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Montague (album)

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Montague
The cover art depicts Hov1's members. Clockwise from upper left: Kronstrand, Flike, Lindhe, Jansson.
Mixtape by
Released10 January 2020
Genre
Length26:05
LanguageSwedish
LabelUniversal Music
Producer
  • Axel Liljefors Jansson
  • Jens Resch Thomason
Hov1 chronology
Vindar på Mars
(2019)
Montague
(2020)
Barn av vår tid
(2021)

Montague is the debut mixtape[3][4] by Swedish hip hop group Hov1. It was released on 10 January 2020 on streaming services as well as a digital download.[1][5] The mixtape serves as the group's fourth number one "album" on the Swedish Albums Chart, where it debuted at that position.[6] The mixtape is also the second of Hov1's albums to chart on the Finnish Albums Chart, where it placed at number 40.[7] As previous releases, the mixtape was mainly produced by the group's producer and member Axel Liljefors Jansson, while all members share writing credits on all tracks.[8] Jens Resch Thomason helped with producing two tracks on the mixtape: "Mitten av september" and "Brev ifrån en storstad".[3][8] On the track "Kära Mamma", Swedish singer-songwriter Veronica Maggio is featured as both a songwriter and background vocalist. It markes the second collaboration between the group and the singer, with the first being the track "Horntullsstrand" on the group's third studio album, Vindar på Mars.

Critical reception

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Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Dagens Nyheter[2]

Montague did not receive much attention from Swedish music critics at its release, but Dagens Nyheter's reviewer Mattias Dahlström gave the mixtape an overall negative review, calling it "tone-deaf" and too reliable on "streaming service" tracks. However, he highlighted the track "Svartsjuk" as the mixtape's best and stated that Montague, at times, expresses "charming, youthful enthusiasm."[2]

Track listing

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Montague track listing
No.TitleWriter(s)Producer(s)Length
1."Mitten av september"
  • Axel Liljefors Jansson
  • Dante Lindhe
  • Ludwig Kronstrand
  • Moonica Mac
  • Noel Flike
  • Tobias Carlsson
  • Jansson
  • Jens Resch Thomason
3:17
2."Våra vackra dar"
  • Jansson
  • Lindhe
  • Kronstrand
  • Flike
Jansson3:53
3."Svartsjuk"
  • Jansson
  • Lindhe
  • Kronstrand
  • Flike
Jansson3:22
4."Två sekunder på loftet"
  • Jansson
  • Lindhe
  • Kronstrand
  • Flike
Jansson2:29
5."Kära mamma" (featuring background vocals by Veronica Maggio)
  • Jansson
  • Christian Waltz
  • Lindhe
  • Kronstrand
  • Flike
  • Veronica Maggio
Jansson3:03
6."Sex i taxin"
  • Jansson
  • Lindhe
  • Kronstrand
  • Flike
Jansson2:14
7."Brev ifrån en storstad"
  • Jansson
  • Lindhe
  • Joel Alme
  • Kronstrand
  • Flike
  • Jansson
  • Thomason
3:21
8."I Love U So Much"
  • Jansson
  • Lindhe
  • Kronstrand
  • Flike
Jansson4:26
Total length:26:05

Charts

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Weekly charts

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Chart (2020) Peak
position
Finnish Albums (Suomen virallinen lista)[7] 40
Swedish Albums (Sverigetopplistan)[6] 1

Year-end charts

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Chart Year Position
Swedish Albums (Sverigetopplistan)[9] 2020 4
Swedish Albums (Sverigetopplistan)[10] 2021 46
Swedish Albums (Sverigetopplistan)[11] 2023 55

Release history

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Release formats for Montague
Region Date Format Label
Various 10 January 2020 Universal Music

References

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  1. ^ a b c d "Montague by Hov1". Apple Music. Retrieved 6 May 2020.
  2. ^ a b c Dahlström, Mattias (15 January 2020). "Hov1 blir lite som en algoritm från en strömningstjänst". Dagens Nyheter (in Swedish). Archived from the original on 3 March 2020. Retrieved 6 May 2020.
  3. ^ a b "Hov1 släpper sitt mixtape "Montague"". Dopest (in Swedish). 11 January 2020. Archived from the original on 3 March 2020. Retrieved 6 May 2020.
  4. ^ "HOV1 SLÄPPER NYTT MIXTAPE – LYSSNA HÄR!". Kingsizemag (in Swedish). 10 January 2020. Retrieved 6 May 2020.
  5. ^ a b "Montague by Hov1". Spotify. Retrieved 6 May 2020.
  6. ^ a b "Veckolista Singlar, vecka 3". Retrieved 6 May 2020.
  7. ^ a b "Albumit 3/2020 - Suomen virallinen lista - Musiikkituottajat". Musiikkituottajat. Archived from the original on 26 January 2020. Retrieved 4 March 2020.
  8. ^ a b "Credits / Montague / Hov1". Tidal. Retrieved 6 May 2020.
  9. ^ "Årslista Album, 2020". Sverigetopplistan. Retrieved 20 January 2021.
  10. ^ "Årslista Album, 2021". Sverigetopplistan. Retrieved 14 January 2022.
  11. ^ "Årslista Album, 2023". Sverigetopplistan. Retrieved 18 January 2024.