Kukkurukuu

Kukkurukuu is the second album by a Finnish band Mariska & Pahat Sudet. It was released on 14 September 2012. In the first week of release, the album peaked at number three on the Official Finnish Album Chart.[1] According to IFPI Finland, the album sold 11,744 copies during 2012.[2]

Kukkurukuu
Studio album by
Mariska & Pahat Sudet
Released14 September 2012
Length32:16
LabelFried Music, Warner Music Finland
ProducerJukka Immonen
Mariska & Pahat Sudet chronology
Mariska & Pahat Sudet
(2010)		 Kukkurukuu
(2012)

Themes

Mariska has stated that the main themes on the album are death and love. She had previously suffered from a fear of death, but has since then learned to value life and live every day like her last. The title Kukkurukuu was inspired by a Mexican song ”Cucurrucucú paloma”.[3]

Singles

The album has spawned three singles. "Liekki" was released in June 2012. Mariska has said that this song was inspired by both Leonard Cohen and her own heartaches.[4] The title track was released as a single in August 2012 and remains the only song from the album to have appeared on the Official Finnish Singles Chart where it peaked at number 16.[5] The third single "Kuolema on kalamies" was released in November 2012.[6]

Track listing
No.TitleLength
1."Matkalla manalaan"3:18
2."Liekki"3:27
3."Kuolema on kalamies"2:47
4."Kukkurukuu"3:56
5."Sinä päivänä kun sä lähdet"4:02
6."Veri on vettä sakeampaa"3:33
7."Kettu ja korppi"2:22
8."La Muerte"3:19
9."Kalpeet"3:04
10."Ukon laulu"2:28

Chart performance
Chart (2010) Peak
position
Finland (Suomen virallinen lista) 3

References
  1. "Musiikkituottajat – Tilastot – Suomen virallinen lista – Artistit". Musiikkituottajat – IFPI Finland ry. Retrieved 29 January 2013.
  2. "Musiikkituottajat – Tilastot – Myydyimmät levyt". Musiikkituottajat – IFPI Finland ry. Retrieved 29 January 2013.
  3. "Uudelleensyntynyt Mariska teki albumin rakkaudesta ja kuolemanpelosta". Yle. Retrieved 29 January 2013.
  4. "Mariska & Pahat Sudet julkaisee uuden albumin syyskuussa « Warner Music Finland". Warner Music Finland. Archived from the original on 17 February 2013. Retrieved 29 January 2013.
  5. "Musiikkituottajat – Tilastot – Suomen virallinen lista – Artistit". Musiikkituottajat – IFPI Finland ry. Retrieved 31 January 2013.
  6. "Uutiset « Mariska & Pahat Sudet". Fried Music / Warner Music Finland. Archived from the original on 18 November 2012. Retrieved 29 January 2013.



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