Alcazarized

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Alcazarized
Studio album by
Alcazar
Released6 May 2003
Recorded2002–2003
Genre
Length62:32 (excluding pregap track)
Label
Alcazar chronology
Casino
(2000)		 Alcazarized
(2003)		 Dancefloor Deluxe
(2004)
Singles from Alcazarized
  1. "Not a Sinner Nor a Saint"
    Released: 10 March 2003[1]
  2. "Ménage à Trois"
    Released: 30 June 2003[1]
  3. "Someday"
    Released: July 2003
  4. "Love Life"
    Released: 9 October 2003[2]
  5. "This Is the World We Live In"
    Released: 2 June 2004[3]
  6. "Physical"
    Released: 18 October 2004

Alcazarized is the second studio album by Swedish dance group Alcazar. It was released on 6 May 2003 in Sweden, in Europe on 2 August 2004 and in Japan on 20 October 2004, in separate editions, each with a slightly different track listing.

Release

The third single, "Someday", was made as an official song for the 2003 Stockholm Pride festival, which took place from 30 July to 3 August.[4][5]

"Here I Am" had appeared on Alcazarized, and was used in the promotion of the greatest hits compilation Dancefloor Deluxe, and was released around Christmas 2004. The track failed to make a big impact on the charts, peaking at number 40 in Sweden. However, in neighbouring Finland, it proved much more popular, climbing to number 6 on the Finnish singles chart. The single contains French and Spanish versions of the track, as well as remixes from Groovetemplate, FL and Mark Jason among others.

Track list

Swedish edition
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Dance with the DJ" (Hidden track)Anders Hansson, Zero Th!nk-ink4:06
2."I Love the DJ"G. Samuelson, M. Lundh, Q. Starkie3:33
3."Celebrate the Night"Andreas Lundstedt, Anders Wollbeck, M. Lindblom3:51
4."Ménage à Trois"G. Samuelson, M. Lundh, Q. Starkie. L. Robbins3:50
5."Dancefloor Docusoap"A. Bard, A. Hansson, B. Edwards, N. Rodgers, F. Jacobson, J. Strandkvist3:28
6."Not a Sinner, Nor a Saint"B. Ljunggren, L. Ahlin, T. Lydell3:02
7."Funky Feet"Benny Andersson, Björn Ulvaeus[a]3:34
8."I Go Shopping"Alexander Bard/Anders Hansson/B.H. Edwards/F. Jacobson/Johan Strandkvist/Nile Rodgers3:31
9."Last Days of Disco"J. Kinde, Orup, S. Olsson4:23
10."Chemistry"Aleena Gibson, Anders Wollbeck, Mattias Lindbom3:28
11."Love Life"Chris Lowe, Neil Tennant3:53
12."Wonderland"Thomas "Orup" Ericsson4:47
13."Singing to Heaven"A. Bard, A. Hansson, J. Strandkvist3:31
14."Here I Am"J. Röhr, M. Sandén4:48
15."Someday"J. Kinde, Orup, S. Olsson4:07
16."Save My Pride" (Hidden track)Alexander Bard, Anders Hansson, Johan Strandkvist4:30
Total length:62:32
European edition
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."This Is the World We Live In"A. Banks, A. Bhagavan, B.H. Edwards, M. Rutherford, Nile Rodgers, P. Collins, N. Von der Burg3:36
2."I Love the DJ"G. Samuelson, M. Lundh, Q. Starkie3:33
3."Physical"A. Bhagavan, G. Chandler, J. Chambers, J. Helms, L. Henshall, N. Von der Burg3:31
4."Love Life"Chris Lowe, Neil Tennant3:55
5."Not a Sinner, Nor a Saint"B. Ljunggren, L. Ahlin, T. Lydell3:02
6."Funky Feet"Benny Andersson, Björn Ulvaeus[a]3:34
7."I Go Shopping"Alexander Bard, Anders Hansson, B.H. Edwards, F. Jacobson, Johan Strandkvist, Nile Rodgers3:31
8."Last Days of Disco"J. Kinde, Orup, S. Olsson4:23
9."Celebrate the Night"A. Lundstedt, A. Wollbeck, M. Lindblom3:52
10."Singing to Heaven"Alexander Bard, Anders Hansson, Johan Strandkvist3:32
11."Someday"J. Kinde, Orup, S. Olsson4:07
12."Crying at the Discoteque" (Bonus track)Alexander Bard, Anders Hansson, Anders Wollbeck, Bernard Edwards, Michael Goulos, Nile Rodgers3:54
13."Here I am" (Hidden track)J. Röhr, M. Sandén4:49
Total length:49:27
Japan edition
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
12."Start the Fire"Billy Joel, Ken Gold, Michael Denne3:18
13."Chemistry"Aleena Gibson, Anders Wollbeck, Mattias Lindbom3:28
14."Wonderland"Thomas "Orup" Ericsson4:47
15."Crying at the Discoteque" (Bonus track)Alexander Bard, Anders Hansson, Anders Wollbeck, Bernard Edwards, Michael Goulos, Nile Rodgers3:54
16."Here I Am" (Hidden track)J. Röhr, M. Sandén4:49
Total length:61:02

Charts

Chart performance for Alcazarized
Chart (2003–2004) Peak
position
Belgian Albums (Ultratop Flanders)[8]95
German Albums (Offizielle Top 100)[9]46
Swedish Albums (Sverigetopplistan)[10]2
Swiss Albums (Schweizer Hitparade)[11]43
Chart performance for "Someday"
Chart (2003) Peak
position
Swedish Singles Chart[12] 31
Chart performance for "Here I Am"
Chart (2004) Peak
position
Finland (Suomen virallinen lista)[13] 6
Sweden (Sverigetopplistan)[14]41

Notes

  1. 1 2 This song was originally recorded by ABBA in July 1976, but never released.[6][7]

References

  1. 1 2 "The Discography: Singles 2003". Alcazar World. 2003. Archived from the original on 24 August 2004. Retrieved 8 July 2025.
  2. ↑ "Swedish single release: Love Life hits the stores". Alcazar World. 9 October 2003. Archived from the original on 19 August 2004. Retrieved 8 July 2025.
  3. ↑ "Release Date for the New Single!". Alcazar World. Archived from the original on 15 June 2004. Retrieved 8 July 2025.
  4. ↑ "ALCAZAR gör årets Pridelåt" [Alcazar performs this year's Pride song]. Stockholm Pride 2003 (in Swedish). Stockholm. 30 June 2003. Archived from the original on 6 December 2003. Retrieved 9 July 2025.
  5. ↑ "Alcazar gör årets Pride-låt, se videon här!" [Alcazar performs this year's Pride song, watch the video here!]. QX (in Swedish). Stockholm. 30 June 2003. Retrieved 9 July 2025.
  6. ↑ De Hart, Jeffrey (25 October 2003). "Gang of Four". Billboard. Vol. 115, no. 43. New York. p. 59 – via Internet Archive.
  7. ↑ Palm, Carl Magnus (1994). ABBA: The Complete Recording Sessions. London: Century 22. p. 60. ISBN 0907938108.
  8. ↑ "Ultratop.be – Alcazar – Alcazarized" (in Dutch). Hung Medien. Retrieved 21 May 2020.
  9. ↑ "Offiziellecharts.de – Alcazar – Alcazarized" (in German). GfK Entertainment charts. Retrieved 21 May 2020.
  10. ↑ "Swedishcharts.com – Alcazar – Alcazarized". Hung Medien. Retrieved 21 May 2020.
  11. ↑ "Swisscharts.com – Alcazar – Alcazarized". Hung Medien. Retrieved 21 May 2020.
  12. ↑ "Alcazar - Someday". swedishcharts.com. Retrieved 13 August 2022.
  13. ↑ "Alcazar: Here I Am" (in Finnish). Musiikkituottajat – IFPI Finland. Retrieved 21 May 2020.
  14. ↑ "Alcazar – Here I Am". Singles Top 100. Retrieved 21 May 2020.