Hagnesta Hill

1999 studio album by Swedish band Kent

Hagnesta Hill

Studio album by

Kent

Released

6 December 1999 (Swedish version)
28 April 2000 (English version)

Studio

Puk, Gjerlev, Denmark
Ljudhavet, Stockholm, Sweden
City Recording, Stockholm, Sweden
Atlantis, Stockholm, Sweden

Genre

Alternative rock

Length

62:44 (Swedish version)
63:52 (English version)

Label

BMG

Producer

Zed

Kent chronology

Isola
(1997)

Hagnesta Hill
(1999)

B-sidor 95–00
(2000)

Singles from Hagnesta Hill

"Musik Non Stop"
Released: 15 November 1999
"En himmelsk drog"
Released: 8 March 2000
"Kevlarsjäl"
Released: 4 September 2000

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
Dagens Skiva	^[1]
Expressen	^[2]
Göteborgs-Posten	^[3]

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.

Track listing

All lyrics are written by Joakim Berg

*Hagnesta Hill* Swedish version track listing
No.	Title	Music	Length
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

*Hagnesta Hill* English version track listing
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

"En himmelsk drog" (1999)

Sample of "En himmelsk drog" from the Swedish version of the album

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Credits adapted from the liner notes of Hagnesta Hill.

Kent

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

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

Zmago Smon (Zed) – producer, mixing, recording
Martin von Schmalensee – technician
George Marino – mastering

Artwork

Jonas Linell – cover photo, photography
Helen Sköld – design
Frida Engström – girl on the cover

Charts

Weekly charts

Weekly chart performance for Swedish version of *Hagnesta Hill*
Chart (1999-2000)	Peak position
Finnish Albums (Suomen virallinen lista)^[4]	6
Norwegian Albums (VG-lista)^[5]	9
Swedish Albums (Sverigetopplistan)^[6]	1

Weekly chart performance for English version of *Hagnesta Hill*
Chart (2000)	Position
Swedish Albums (Sverigetopplistan)^[7]	45
Chart (2023)	Position
Swedish Albums (Sverigetopplistan)^[8]	19

Year-end charts

Year-end chart performance for Swedish version of *Hagnesta Hill*
Chart (2002)	Position
Swedish Albums (Sverigetopplistan)^[9]	50
Chart (2003)	Position
Swedish Albums (Sverigetopplistan)^[10]	73

References

^ 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.
^ "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.