Xtra
A distorted color photograph of singer Oh Land wearing a red-pink top holding a mirrorball above her head.
EP by
Oh Land
Released11 November 2022 (2022-11-11)
Length14:01
LanguageDanish
Label
Producer
  • Oh Land
  • William Gerdes
  • Vasco
  • Adnan Zukanovic
Oh Land chronology
Replanting Family Tree
(2019)		 Xtra
(2022)		 Loop Soup
(2023)
Singles from Xtra
  1. "Sådan Ligger Landet"
    Released: 9 September 2022 (2022-09-09)
  2. "Bad Timing"
    Released: 21 October 2022 (2022-10-21)

Xtra is the fourth extended play by Danish singer-songwriter Oh Land. It is her first release written entirely in Danish, and was distributed digitally on 11 November 2022 through Tusk or Tooth Records and Capitol Records Denmark. All four of the project's songs are written by the singer and her boyfriend, Adnan Zukanovic. The two, along with William Gerdes and Vasco, are the four producers of the EP.

Xtra was preceded in release by its two singles, "Sådan Ligger Landet" and "Bad Timing". The former song also appears on the Danish television series Min sang til Danmark.

Background and release

Xtra was written entirely in Oh Land's native Danish, becoming her first project to do so. In a 2023 interview with B.T., she explained that ultimately the songs decide what language she writes in, not herself.[1] She clarified, however, her releases in 2023 would be performed in English.[2] The EP was preceded in release by its two singles, "Sådan Ligger Landet" and "Bad Timing". The former was the first song unveiled from Xtra, and was digitally distributed on 9 September 2022.[3] It served as her entry on the Danish television series Min sang til Danmark, where fifteen Danish musicians competed to create an original song to Denmark; she appeared in the series' fourth episode alongside Ankerstjerne and Mekdes.[4] The song's accompanying music video was released two days later.[5] "Bad Timing" was released on 21 October 2022.[6]

Music and lyrics

TecoApple described "Bad Timing" as a danceable electropop song with fluttering synths. Oh Land sings the song's verses in Danish but repeats the line "Bad timing" in English.[2]

Critical reception

Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Gaffa[7]

Adam Bouttai from Gaffa rated Xtra four out of six stars.[7]

Track listing

Xtra track listing
No.TitleWriter(s)Producer(s)Length
1."Stille før Du Kom"
  • Zukanovic
  • William Gerdes
3:39
2."Bad Timing"
  • Fabricius
  • Zukanovic
  • Zukanovic
  • Vasco
2:28
3."Kriger"
  • Fabricius
  • Zukanovic
  • Zukanovic
3:36
4."Sådan Ligger Landet"
  • Fabricius
  • Zukanovic
  • Fabricius
  • Zukanovic
4:18
Total length:14:01

Credits and personnel

Credits adapted from AllMusic.[8]

  • Nanna Øland Fabricius – primary artist, composer, producer (track 4), strings
  • William Gerdes – producer (track 1)
  • Nick "Vasco" Labajewska Madsen – producer (track 2), synthesizer programming
  • Emil Thomsen – mastering engineer
  • Adnan Zukanovic – composer, producer (tracks 3, 4), mixing, programmer, piano, synthesizer bass, synthesizer programming, voices

Release history

Release dates and formats for Xtra
Region Date Format(s) Label(s) Ref.
Various 11 November 2022 [9]

References

  1. ↑ "Oh Lands drøm blev til en sang". B.T. (in Danish). 19 May 2023. Archived from the original on 22 May 2023. Retrieved 15 July 2023.
  2. 1 2 "Oh Land anuncia o EP 'Xtra' e lança o single 'Bad Timing'". TecoApple (in Portuguese). 1 November 2022. Archived from the original on 2 November 2022. Retrieved 12 July 2023.
  3. ↑ References regarding the release of "Sådan Ligger Landet" by Oh Land on Apple Music:
  4. ↑ "Min sang til Danmark – se online her" (in Danish). DRTV. Archived from the original on 15 July 2023. Retrieved 15 July 2023.
  5. ↑ References regarding the release of "Bad Timing" by Oh Land on Apple Music:
  6. 1 2 Bouttai, Adam (11 November 2022). "Oh Land føjer ekstra hits til diskografien på dansksproget EP". Gaffa (in Danish). Archived from the original on 9 December 2022. Retrieved 12 July 2023.
  7. ↑ "Xtra – Oh Land: Credits". AllMusic. Archived from the original on 15 July 2023. Retrieved 11 July 2023.
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