Mads Langer

Mads Langer
Mads Langer performs acoustically in Amsterdam, 22 December 2010
Mads Langer performs acoustically in Amsterdam, 22 December 2010
Background information
Born (1984-01-14) 14 January 1984 (age 40)
Aabenraa, Denmark
OriginSkive, Denmark
GenresPop, rock
Occupation(s)Singer-songwriter
Multi-instrumentalist
Instrument(s)Vocals, guitar, piano,
keyboard, Mellotron
Years active2005–current
LabelsCopenhagen Records
Sony Music
Websitewww.madslanger.com

Mads Lillelund Langer[1] ( Langer Clausen; born 14 January 1984) is a Danish singer-songwriter, who became internationally known for his cover of "You're Not Alone" by the British band Olive.[2] He is a multi platinum artist in his home country Denmark.

The follow-up to Reckless Twin was a 2016 album featuring his hit single “3AM” which he co-produced with Jamie Hartman.[3] Langer’s forthcoming full-length reclaims a certain unfettered spirit from his first attempts at songwriting. “I feel like I can learn a lot from my earliest material, because it was so pure,” says Langer, who began playing piano at age 3 and writing songs at 8. “With the new album, I made a point of getting back to what I first loved about music: those moments where a song comes together and you don’t really know how it happened, and it just gives you the chills.”

Discography[edit]

Studio albums[edit]

List of albums, with selected chart positions
Title Album details Peak chart positions Certifications
DEN
[4]
Attention Please
Mads Langer
  • Released: 9 February 2009
  • Label: Copenhagen Records
  • Formats: CD, digital download
12
Behold
  • Released: 9 May 2011
  • Label: Sony Music
  • Formats: CD, digital download
2
Behold Deluxe
  • Released: December 2012
  • Label: Sony Music
  • Formats: CD, digital download
2 DEN: Gold[4]
In These Waters
  • Released: March 2013
  • Label: Sony Music
  • Formats: CD, digital download
1 DEN: Platinum[4]
Reckless Twin
  • Released: 18 March 2016
  • Label: Sony Music
  • Formats: CD, digital download
1
[6]
Where Oceans Meet
  • Released: 1 October 2021
  • Label: Freedom Is a State of Mind, Sony Music
  • Formats: CD, digital download
24
[7]
"—" denotes releases that did not chart.

Live albums and EPs[edit]

  • Fact-Fiction. Pop – or ??? (EP, 2008), Copenhagen Records
  • Amstrdm EP (EP, 2011), Sony Music
  • Side Effects (EP, 2014), Sony Music
  • All the Time, Sometimes (EP, 2017)

Singles[edit]

List of singles, with selected chart positions
Year Single Peak chart positions Certifications Album
DEN
[4]
Other charts
2009 "Fact-Fiction" 17 Gold Mads Langer
"You're Not Alone" 17 AUT #41
BEL (Vl) #29 (Ultratip)
BEL (Wa) #20 (Ultratip)
IT #6
NED #52
SWI #32
2012 "Microscope" 37 BEL (Vl) #29 (Ultratip) Behold
2013 "Elephant" 4 Gold In These Waters
"Heartquake" 17
"I en stjerneregn af sne" 1 TBA
"No Gravity" 35 TBA
2014 "Bringing Back Tomorrow"
(with Tim Christensen)
3 Side Effects
"Fact-Fiction / Silverflame"
(with Tim Christensen)
25
2015 "3 AM" 5[8]
2017 "Flawless" 16
[9]
All the Time, Sometimes
2018 "Tag mig med" 11
[10]

Other singles (charting)

List of singles, with selected chart positions
Year Single Peak chart positions Certifications Album
DEN
[4]
2012 "Overgir mig langsomt" 1 Platinum Toppen af Poppen Vol. 3
"Ikk hate" 15
"København (Fra en DC 9)" 2
"Deep Sleep" 22
"Alle har en drøm" 7

Other singles (non-charting)

  • 2005: "Breaking News"
  • 2006: "Poem with No Rhyme"
  • 2009: "Wake Me Up in Time"
  • 2009: "Too Close" (with Mike Sheridan)
  • 2009: "Last Flower"
  • 2011: "Riding Elevators"
  • 2012: "Something New"

Notes and references[edit]

  1. ^ "Proff Company Registry: Mads Lillelund Langer".
  2. ^ HotPopNews (2011, January 18). Mads Langer covers "You`re not alone" from Olive Archived 2011-07-12 at the Wayback Machine.
  3. ^ "Songwriter Jamie Hartman re-signs publishing deal with Reservoir - and pays it a big compliment". 11 October 2017.
  4. ^ a b c d e danishcharts.dk – Discography Mads Langer. Retrieved 2011-05-20.
  5. ^ "Certificeringer - ifpi.dk" (in Danish). IFPI Danmark. Retrieved 24 July 2011.
  6. ^ "Home". hitlisten.nu.
  7. ^ "Album Top-40 Uge 40, 2021". Hitlisten. Retrieved 12 October 2021.
  8. ^ "Hitlisten.NU".
  9. ^ "Track Top-40 Uge 4, 2018". Hitlisten. Retrieved 31 January 2018.
  10. ^ "Track Top-40 Uge 51, 2018". Hitlisten. Retrieved 26 December 2018.

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