Champagne Problems
Champagne Problems #DQH1 cover
Studio album by
Inna
Released7 January 2022
(#DQH1)
11 March 2022
(#DQH2)
Recorded2021
GenreDance pop
Length23:02
(#DQH1)
21:27
(#DQH2)
LanguageEnglish
LabelGlobal
Producer
Inna chronology
Heartbreaker
(2020)		 Champagne Problems
(2022)		 Just Dance
(2023)
Alternative cover
Champagne Problems #DQH2 cover
Champagne Problems #DQH2 cover

Champagne Problems is the eighth studio album by Romanian singer Inna. It was released in two parts, Champagne Problems #DQH1 and Champagne Problems #DQH2, that were made available for digital download and streaming through Global Records on 7 January and 11 March 2022, respectively. Recording sessions took place in late 2021 for both releases and was completed in 16 days in a mansion Inna resided in with several Romanian songwriters and producers; such as Sebastian Barac, Marcel Botezan, David Ciente, Alexandru Cotoi, Minelli, Moa Pettersson Hammar and Gustav Nyström. The first release has been described as a primarily dance-pop record that encompasses Latin pop and reggaeton influences.

Inna vlogged the progress of Champagne Problems through her YouTube channel. The daily episodic videos were part of the second season of her Dance Queen's House series. Commercially, #DQH1 peaked at numbers 72 and 81 on the UK Album Downloads Chart and Germany Album Download Chart, respectively. In celebration of reaching seven million subscribers on her YouTube account, Inna performed songs from both parts of Champagne Problems in March 2022.[1]

Background and creation

On 27 November 2020, Inna released her seventh studio album Heartbreaker.[2] Sessions for the album took place over a three-week period at a rented Bucharest mansion, where Inna resided in with Romanian songwriters and producers Sebastian Barac, Marcel Botezan, David Ciente, Alexandru Cotoi and Minelli. She documented the progress of the album with daily vlogs on her YouTube channel—which constituted the first season of her series Dance Queen's House.[3][4][5] The second season provided viewers with the progress of Champagne Problems. The recording sessions began in late 2021 and lasted 16 days to complete. Ciente was replaced in favor of songwriters Moa Pettersson Hammar and Gustav Nyström, who were present on the selected dates.[6][7][8]

The vlogs ran from 6 to 21 December 2021.[7][9] By the third episode, Inna had recorded 20 songs in consideration for Champange Problems.[10] One of those songs, "De dragul tău", a promotional single released by Inna earlier in 2021, was revealed to have been recorded during the sessions for Champagne Problems in the fourth episode of the series.[11][12] The final episode released on 21 December 2021, provided viewers a link to pre-order the album. The episode revealed the street date of 7 January 2022 for the first part of Champagne Problems, dubbed #DQH1,[9] for digital download and streaming through Global Records.[13] The label handled the release for the second part, Chamapgne Problems #DQH2, released on 11 March 2022.[14]

Composition and reception

#DQH1 is a dance pop album with reggaeton and Latin pop influences, according to Matjaž Ambrožič of 24UR. Contrary to works done by Inna, the recording is performed entirely in English. Ambrožič praised #DQH1 as being "solid" and a "pleasing rhythmic pump" and enjoyed the melodies on the album as well as Inna's vocal delivery.[15] Adevărul's Maria-Alexandru Mortu categorized the opener "Always on My Mind" as a dance song, praising the "catchy" refrain and "honest" lyrics,[16] while Jon Caramanica of The New York Times found the title track as being "immaculate club-pop: ecstatic, bubbly, heartless".[17] Musically, "Champagne Problems" is meant to resemble the spicy taste and is the result of a challenge presented to Inna and her team during the second season of Dance Queen's House.[9]

Commercially, #DQH1 debuted and peaked at number 72 on the UK Album Downloads Chart published by The Official Charts Company (OCC) for the week ending 20 January 2022.[18] It also reached number 81 on GfK Entertainment's Album Download Chart on 17 January 2022.[19]

Track listing

Credits adapted from Tidal.[20][21]

Champagne Problems #DQH1 track listing
No.TitleWriter(s)Producer(s)Length
1."Always on My Mind"
  • Barac
  • Botezan
  • Cotoi
2:44
2."Champagne Problems"
  • Apostoleanu
  • Barac
  • Botezan
  • Cotoi
  • Shaw
  • Barac
  • Botezan
  • Cotoi
2:47
3."Lonely"
  • Apostoleanu
  • Barac
  • Botezan
  • Cotoi
  • Minelli
  • Barac
  • Botezan
2:56
4."Love Bizarre"
  • Apostoleanu
  • Barac
  • Botezan
  • Cotoi
  • Minelli
  • Barac
  • Botezan
  • Cotoi
3:10
5."Baby"
  • Apostoleanu
  • Barac
  • Botezan
  • Cotoi
  • Minelli
  • Barac
  • Botezan
  • Cotoi
3:02
6."Fire & Ice"
  • Apostoleanu
  • Barac
  • Botezan
  • Cotoi
  • Minelli
  • Barac
  • Botezan
  • Cotoi
3:10
7."Solo"
  • Apostoleanu
  • Barac
  • Botezan
  • Cotoi
  • Minelli
  • Barac
  • Botezan
  • Cotoi
2:37
8."Ready Set Go"
  • Apostoleanu
  • Barac
  • Botezan
  • Cotoi
  • Moa Pettersson Hammar
  • Gustav Nyström
Cotoi2:36
Total length:23:02
Champagne Problems #DQH2 track listing
No.TitleWriter(s)Producer(s)Length
1."Cryo"
  • Apostoleanu
  • Barac
  • Botezan
  • Cotoi
  • Minelli
  • Nyström
Cotoi2:38
2."Millennium"
  • Apostoleanu
  • Barac
  • Botezan
  • Cotoi
  • Minelli
  • Nyström
Botezan3:00
3."Take Me Home"
  • Apostoleanu
  • Barac
  • Botezan
  • Cotoi
  • Hammar
  • Barac
  • Cotoi
2:32
4."Kumera"
  • Apostoleanu
  • Barac
  • Botezan
  • Cotoi
  • Minelli
  • Barac
  • Botezan
  • Cotoi
2:47
5."Oxygen"
  • Apostoleanu
  • Hammar
  • Nyström
  • Viky Red
  • Red
  • Alexandru Turcu
2:52
6."Karma"
  • Apostoleanu
  • Barac
  • Botezan
  • Cotoi
  • Shaw
  • Barac
  • Botezan
  • Cotoi
2:47
7."Breathless"
  • Apostoleanu
  • Barac
  • Botezan
  • Cotoi
  • Shaw
  • Barac
  • Botezan
  • Cotoi
2:20
8."Don't Let Me Down"
  • Apostoleanu
  • Barac
  • Botezan
  • Cotoi
  • Minelli
  • Barac
  • Botezan
  • Cotoi
2:31
Total length:21:27

Charts

Weekly chart performance for Champagne Problems #DQH1
Chart (2022) Peak
position
Germany Album Downloads (Official German Charts)[19] 81
UK Album Downloads (OCC)[18] 72

Release history

Release history for Champagne Problems
Region Date Format(s) Version Label Ref.
Various 7 January 2022 Champagne Problems #DQH1 Global
11 March 2022 Champagne Problems #DQH2

References

  1. ↑ "Inna - 7 Million Subscribers YouTube Concert | DQH Performance". Inna. 20 March 2022. Retrieved 21 March 2022 – via YouTube.
  2. ↑ "Heartbreaker by Inna on Apple Music". Apple Music (in Japanese). Apple Inc. Archived from the original on 11 April 2021. Retrieved 11 April 2021.
  3. ↑ Chirilă, Raluca (4 November 2020). "Inna s-a izolat în 'Dance Queen House'. Urmărește primul episod" [Inna has isolated herself in 'Dance Queen House'. Watch the first episode] (in Romanian). InfoMusic. Archived from the original on 13 November 2020. Retrieved 5 November 2020.
  4. ↑ Chivu, Alexandra (25 November 2020). "Cum s-a descurcat Inna 3 săptămâni închisă într-o casă. Ce au făcut mama sa și iubitul Deliric" [How Inna managed to stay in a mansion for 3 weeks. See what her mother and boyfriend Deliric did] (in Romanian). Playtech. Archived from the original on 4 December 2020. Retrieved 27 November 2020.
  5. ↑ "Inchisa intr-o casa cu prietenii mei pentru 3 saptamani (turul casei)" [Locked inside a mansion with my friends for 3 weeks (house tour)] (in Romanian). Inna. 3 November 2020. Archived from the original on 3 November 2020. Retrieved 27 November 2020 – via YouTube.
  6. ↑ "Dance Queen's House | Season 2 (Trailer)". Inna. 4 December 2021. Archived from the original on 2 January 2022. Retrieved 17 January 2022 – via YouTube.
  7. 1 2 "Landed a helicopter in the backyard | Dance Queen's House (S02E01)". Inna. 6 December 2021. Archived from the original on 17 January 2022. Retrieved 17 January 2022 – via YouTube.
  8. ↑ "The biggest scare of my life | Dance Queen's House (S02E02)". Inna. 8 December 2021. Archived from the original on 20 December 2021. Retrieved 17 January 2022 – via YouTube.
  9. 1 2 3 "Cutting the grass before I leave + Season Recap | Dance Queen's House (S02E08)". Inna. 21 December 2021. Archived from the original on 23 December 2021. Retrieved 17 January 2022 – via YouTube.
  10. ↑ "I got saved by my mom + Q&A | Dance Queen's House (S02E03)". Inna. 10 December 2021. Archived from the original on 17 January 2022. Retrieved 17 January 2022 – via YouTube.
  11. ↑ "I destroyed everything | Dance Queen's House (S02E04)". Inna. 12 December 2021. Archived from the original on 17 January 2022. Retrieved 17 January 2022 – via YouTube.
  12. ↑ "De dragul tău - Single by Inna". Apple Music. Apple Inc. Archived from the original on 4 December 2021. Retrieved 27 November 2021.
  13. 1 2 Citations regarding the release of Champagne Problems #DQH1 in various countries:
  14. 1 2 Citations regarding the release of Champagne Problems #DQH2 in various countries:
  15. ↑ Ambrožič, Matjaž (8 January 2022). "Najbolj priljubljena vzhodnoevropska pop zvezdnica v resnici nima problemov" [The most popular Eastern European pop star really has no problems] (in Slovenian). 24UR. Archived from the original on 9 January 2022. Retrieved 17 January 2022.
  16. ↑ Mortu, Maria-Alexandru (7 January 2022). "Inna lansează albumul 'Champagne Problems': 8 piese compuse în cadrul celui de-al doilea sezon Dance Queen's House" [Inna releases the album 'Champagne Problems': 8 songs composed during the second season of Dance Queen's House]. Adevărul (in Romanian). Archived from the original on 8 January 2022. Retrieved 17 January 2022.
  17. ↑ Caramanica, Jon (7 January 2022). "A Radiohead Spinoff's Snarling Single, and 8 More New Songs". The New York Times. Archived from the original on 14 January 2022. Retrieved 17 January 2022.
  18. 1 2 "Official Album Downloads Chart Top 100 - 14 January 2022 - 20 January 2022". Official Charts. Archived from the original on 15 January 2022. Retrieved 21 January 2022.
  19. 1 2 "Offizielle Download Charts Album - Musik Charts | MTV Germany" (in German). Official German Charts. 17 January 2022. Archived from the original on 21 January 2022. Retrieved 21 January 2022.
  20. ↑ "Credits / Champagne Problems #DQH1 / Inna". Tidal. Archived from the original on 7 January 2022. Retrieved 7 January 2022.
  21. ↑ "Credits / Champagne Problems #DQH2 / Inna". Tidal. Retrieved 12 March 2022.
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