Hagnesta Hill is the fourth studio album by Swedish alternative rock band Kent. It was released in 1999 (Swedish version) and 2000 (English version). For the English version two new songs, "Quiet Heart" and "Just Like Money" were recorded, and "Ett tidsfördriv att dö för" and "Insekter" were left out. "Ett tidsfördriv att dö för" was later used as a hidden track in the digipak version, where it is called "A Timekill to Die For". This was the second and last English album Kent recorded.
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| Released | 6 December 1999 (Swedish version) 28 April 2000 (English version) | |||
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| Genre | Alternative rock | |||
| Length | 62:44 (Swedish version) 63:52 (English version) | |||
| Label | BMG | |||
| Producer | Zed | |||
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| Source | Rating |
| Dagens Skiva | 8/10[1] |
| Expressen |   [2] |
| Göteborgs-Posten | [3] |
| VG | [4] |
Track listing
editAll lyrics are written by Joakim Berg
| No. | Title | Music | Length |
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| 1. | "Kungen är död" | Joakim Berg, Martin Sköld | 4:14 |
| 2. | "Revolt III" | Berg | 3:10 |
| 3. | "Musik Non Stop" | Berg | 4:34 |
| 4. | "Kevlarsjäl" | Berg | 4:26 |
| 5. | "Ett tidsfördriv att dö för" | Berg | 4:34 |
| 6. | "Stoppa mig juni (Lilla ego)" | Berg | 6:21 |
| 7. | "En himmelsk drog" | Berg | 4:03 |
| 8. | "Stanna hos mig" | Berg | 3:57 |
| 9. | "Cowboys" | Berg | 5:49 |
| 10. | "Beskyddaren" | Berg | 4:45 |
| 11. | "Berg & dalvana" | Berg | 4:48 |
| 12. | "Insekter" | Berg | 4:08 |
| 13. | "Visslaren" | Berg | 7:47 |
All lyrics are written by Joakim Berg
| No. | Title | Music | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "The King Is Dead" | Joakim Berg, Martin Sköld | 4:17 |
| 2. | "Revolt III" | Berg | 3:10 |
| 3. | "Music Non Stop" | Berg | 4:34 |
| 4. | "Kevlar Soul" | Berg | 4:29 |
| 5. | "Stop Me June (Little Ego)" | Berg | 6:22 |
| 6. | "Heavenly Junkies" | Berg | 4:04 |
| 7. | "Stay with Me" | Berg | 3:58 |
| 8. | "Quiet Heart" | Berg | 5:25 |
| 9. | "Just Like Money" | Berg | 4:16 |
| 10. | "Rollercoaster" | Berg | 4:54 |
| 11. | "Protection" | Berg | 4:46 |
| 12. | "Cowboys" | Berg | 4:08 |
| 13. | "Whistle Song" | Berg | 7:47 |
* The lyrics contained in "Rollercoaster" ("All those memories will be lost in time/Like tears in the rain") are lifted from the penultimate scene of Blade Runner, as spoken by Roy Batty to Rick Deckard. On Kent's previous album Isola, the band also paid homage to the film, as the song "OWC" stands for "Off World Colonies".
Personnel
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Credits adapted from the liner notes of Hagnesta Hill.
Kent
edit- Joakim Berg – music, lyrics, vocals, guitar
- Martin Sköld – music on track 1, bass, keyboards
- Sami Sirviö – guitar, keyboards
- Markus Mustonen – drums, backing vocals, keyboards, piano
- Harri Mänty – rhythm guitar, percussion
Additional musicians
edit- Bill Öhrström – harmonica on track 4
- Jörgen Wall – percussion on track 8
- Peter Asplund – flugelhorn, trumpet
- Joakim Milder – arranged by (strings, wind instruments), conductor
- Kati Raitinen – cello
- Sven Berggren – trombone
- Tony Bauer – viola
- Jannika Gustafsson – violin
- Saara Nisonen-Öman – violin
Technical
edit- Zmago Smon (Zed) – producer, mixing, recording
- Martin von Schmalensee – technician
- George Marino – mastering
Artwork
edit- Jonas Linell – cover photo, photography
- Helen Sköld – design
- Frida Engström – girl on the cover
Charts
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Weekly chartsedit
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Year-end chartsedit
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References
edit- ^ Ekelöf, Patrik (1999-12-09). "Kill your darlings!". Dagensskiva.com.
- ^ Nunstedt, Anders (2016-05-20). "Kents album får uppdaterade betyg". www.expressen.se. Retrieved 2005-03-17.
- ^ Göteborgs-Posten, 3 december 1999.
- ^ "Bunnsolid". www.vg.no. 1999-12-08. Retrieved 2005-03-17.
- ^ "Kent: Hagnesta Hill" (in Finnish). Musiikkituottajat – IFPI Finland. Retrieved 5 June 2020.
- ^ "Norwegiancharts.com – Kent – Hagnesta Hill". Hung Medien. Retrieved 5 June 2020.
- ^ "Swedishcharts.com – Kent – Hagnesta Hill". Hung Medien. Retrieved 5 June 2020.
- ^ "Swedishcharts - Hagnesta Hill ENGLISH VERSION på den svenska albumlistan" (in Swedish). Sverigetopplistan. Retrieved January 17, 2021.
- ^ "Veckolista Album, vecka 17" (in Swedish). Sverigetopplistan. Retrieved January 17, 2021.
- ^ "Årslista Album – År 2002" (in Swedish). Sverigetopplistan. Retrieved January 17, 2021.
- ^ "Årslista Album – År 2003" (in Swedish). Sverigetopplistan. Retrieved January 17, 2021.