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The hjärta & smärta EP - Wikipedia

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The hjärta & smärta EP

EP by

Kent

Released

28 October 2005

Recorded

August–September 2005

Studio

Park Studio
(Stockholm, Sweden)

Genre

Alternative rock

Length

21:19

Label

RCA, Sony BMG

Producer

Kent, Nille Perned, Stefan Boman

Kent chronology

Du & jag döden
(2005)

The hjärta & smärta EP
(2005)

Tillbaka till samtiden
(2007)

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
Aftonbladet	^[1]
BA	^[2]
Dagens Skiva	8/10^[3]
GAFFA	^[4]
Nöjesguiden	^[5]

The hjärta & smärta EP (Swedish for The Heart & Pain EP) is an EP by Swedish alternative rock band Kent.^[6] It was released digitally on 28 October and physically on 2 November 2005. The production of the EP was kept secret and it was announced just one month before its release. The CD and cover slip, in contrast to Kent's previous release Du & jag döden, are both almost completely white. In 2006, the EP had sold 40,000 copies.^[7]

Track listing

All tracks are written by Joakim Berg

*The hjärta & smärta EP* track listing
No.	Title	Length
1.	"Vi mot världen" (We Against the World)	4:12
2.	"Dom som försvann" (Those Who Disappeared)	4:55
3.	"Ansgar & Evelyne"	4:16
4.	"Flen/Paris"	3:44
5.	"Månadens erbjudande" (Offer of the Month)	4:12

Personnel

Credits adapted from the liner notes of The hjärta & smärta EP.

Kent

Joakim Berg – music, lyrics, vocals, guitar
Martin Sköld – bass, keyboards
Sami Sirviö – guitar, keyboards
Markus Mustonen – drums, backing vocals, keyboards, piano
Harri Mänty – rhythm guitar, percussion

Additional musicians

Nille Perned – guitar, synthesizer
Amelie Reuterskiöld, Axel Bergström, David Johnson, Frederik Magnusson, Frida Sandén, Jonathan Lavotha, Ludwig Schreiter, Maja Lundmark, Mimmi Sandén, Molly Sandén – choir on track 2
Pelle Olofson – choir leader on track 2

Technical

Kent – producer
Nille Perned – producer
Stefan Boman – producer
Martin Brengesjö – instrument technician
Tim Young – mastering

Artwork

Jonas Linell – photography

Charts

Weekly charts

Weekly chart performance for *The hjärta & smärta EP*
Chart (2005–2006)	Peak position
Denmark (Tracklisten)^[8]	2
Finland (Suomen virallinen lista)^[9]	1
Norway (VG-lista)^[10]	2
Sweden (Sverigetopplistan)^[11]	1

Year-end charts

Year-end chart performance for *The hjärta & smärta EP*
Chart (2005)	Position
Sweden (Sverigetopplistan)^[12]	2
Chart (2006)	Position
Sweden (Sverigetopplistan)^[13]	40

References

^ Larsson, Markus. "Bra folkhemsgoth, Kent". Aftonbladet. Retrieved 7 November 2009.
^ "plateguiden - Kent". BA. Retrieved 9 November 2009.
^ Ekelöf, Patrik. "Kents chans till revansch". Dagensskiva.com. Retrieved 4 May 2023.
^ Christensen, Jeppe. "Yndere af kvintettens tristessestrejfede rock bliver ikke snydt". GAFFA. Retrieved 9 November 2009.
^ THORÉN, EMELIE. "THE HJÄRTA & SMÄRTA EP". Nöjesguiden. Retrieved 4 May 2023.
^ Bra folkhemsgoth, Kent Aftonbladet
^ Gradvall, Jan (2007). "Läs Jan Gradvalls klassiska intervju med Kent från 2007". Café Magazine. Retrieved 27 November 2016.
^ "Kent – The hjärta & smärta EP". Tracklisten. Retrieved 26 November 2016.
^ "Kent: The hjärta & smärta EP" (in Finnish). Musiikkituottajat. Retrieved 26 November 2016.
^ "Kent – The hjärta & smärta EP". VG-lista. Retrieved 26 November 2016.
^ "Kent – The hjärta & smärta EP". Singles Top 100. Retrieved 26 November 2016.
^ "Årslista Single – År 2005" (in Swedish). Sverigetopplistan. Retrieved 22 November 2020.
^ "Årslista Single – År 2006" (in Swedish). Sverigetopplistan. Retrieved 22 November 2020.

v t e Kent
Joakim Berg Martin Sköld Markus Mustonen Sami Sirviö Thomas Bergqvist Martin Roos Harri Mänty
Studio albums	Kent Verkligen Isola Hagnesta Hill Vapen & ammunition Du & jag döden Tillbaka till samtiden Röd En plats i solen Jag är inte rädd för mörkret Tigerdrottningen Då som nu för alltid
Compilation albums	B-sidor 95–00 Box 1991–2008 Best Of
EPs	The hjärta & smärta EP
Singles	"Kräm (så nära får ingen gå)" "Gravitation" "Om du var här" "Saker man ser" "747" "Musik non stop" "En himmelsk drog" "Kevlarsjäl" "Chans" "Dom andra" "Kärleken väntar" "FF" / "VinterNoll2" "Max 500" "Palace & Main" "Den döda vinkeln" "Nålens öga" "Ingenting" "Columbus" "Generation Ex" "Vy från ett luftslott" "Töntarna" "2000" "Hjärta" "Idioter" "Gamla Ullevi" / "Skisser för sommaren" "Ismael" / "Varje gång du möter min blick" "999" "Jag ser dig" "Tänd på" "La Belle Epoque" "Var är vi nu?" "Egoist"
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