Za Tebe
| Za Tebe | ||||
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Alternative pop | ||||
| Length | 50:56 | |||
| Language | Serbian | |||
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| Senidah chronology | ||||
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| Singles from Za Tebe | ||||
Za Tebe (pronounced flamenco, alternative reggaeton and folk music.[1] It was met with generally positive reception from both critics and the public, and entered the Austrian Albums Chart.
Background
Following the release of her debut album Bez Tebe on 25 March 2019, Senidah released a series of standalone singles, including commercially successful "Mišići" (2019), "
former Yugoslav artist to gross over 700,000 monthly listeners on Spotify.[9] At the 2020 Music Awards Ceremony in Belgrade she received the Trap Song of the Year Award for "Mišići" as well as the Golden MAC for Authenticity Award.[10]
The album was announced during Senidah's guest appearance on Serbian
late night talk show Veče sa Ivanom Ivanovićem in October 2021.[11]
Composition
The album opens with "Zauvek" (Forever), a "quirky rap song with a progressive
Bond themes, while the closing track "Soba 2" (Bedroom, Pt. 2) is a direct sequel to the artist's previous album's opening track "Soba" (Bedroom). It is a ballad that discards electronic beats and percussion in favour of a guitar, synthesizers and heavy Auto-Tune.[1][13][14]
Singles
The lead single "Behute" was released on 28 January 2022, peaking at number one on
bullfighting
against her love interest.
The album's second single "Jadnaja" was released on the night of 5 April 2022.[19] Music video for "Jadnaja" was shot with an iPhone at a Caribbean beach.[20]
The third single from Za Tebe, titled "Dva prsta", was released on 2 November 2022. The music video, which was also directed by Ljubba, displays scenes of a traditional Balkan wedding with Senidah portraying a bride participating in traditional male customs, an implication that the artist married herself. The video also features references to virginity tests, which were interpreted by B92 as the artist empowering women against degrading traditions.[21][22][23] "Dva prsta" debuted and peaked at number 12 on Billboard Croatia Songs.[24]
Critical reception
| Review scores | |
|---|---|
| Source | Rating |
| Muzika.hr |   [1] |
In a four out of five-star review, Domagoj Jurić of Muzika.hr was favorable of the album's genre diversity and
Red Bull: "Za Tebe is a rarely [seen] complete album, with a beginning and an end, a clear idea and exceptional execution. It does not follow trends, but only plays with them. [...] For our area, Senidah is what once were Brena or Čola, but also a counterpart of the album of the year which is Renaissance."[13]
region's new pop. May she live long!"[14]
Year-end lists
| Publication | List | Rank | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Muzika.hr | The Best Local Albums of 2022 | 1
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Track listing
All tracks are written by Senidah
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Producer(s) | Length |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Zauvek" |
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| 3:30 |
| 2. | "Behute" |
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| 3:40 |
| 3. | "Saten" |
|
| 4:05 |
| 4. | "Beli svemir" |
|
| 4:06 |
| 5. | "Dva prsta" |
|
| 3:06 |
| 6. | "Mesečina i ja" |
|
| 2:20 |
| 7. | "Jadnaja" |
|
| 2:55 |
| 8. | "Jug" |
|
| 3:04 |
| 9. | "Noćne životinje" |
|
| 2:39 |
| 10. | "Kad će doći red" |
|
| 3:16 |
| 11. | "Senida" (featuring Žene) |
|
| 3:07 |
| 12. | "Femme fatale" |
|
| 3:51 |
| 13. | "Level" |
|
| 3:05 |
| 14. | "Maria Magdalena" (featuring Surreal) |
|
| 2:43 |
| 15. | "Soba 2" (Outro) |
|
| 5:23 |
| Total length: | 50:56 | |||
Personnel
- Senidah – lead vocals
- Nenad Gajin – guitar (track 2)
- Miloš Nikolić – horns (track 2)
- Tadej Košir – guitar (tracks 3 and 10)
- Grega Robič – bass guitar (tracks 5 and 8)
- Džimi – guitar (tracks 11 and 13)
- Sebastien Graux – guitar (track 12)
Charts
| Chart (2022) | Peak position |
|---|---|
| Austrian Albums (Ö3 Austria)[26] | 53 |
Release history
| Region | Date | Format | Label | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Various | 18 November 2022 | Bassivity Digital | [7] |
References
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- ^ "Behute - Single by Senidah". Apple Music. 28 January 2022. Archived from the original on 28 November 2022. Retrieved 28 November 2022.
- ^ "Jadnaja - Single by Senidah". Apple Music. 6 April 2022. Archived from the original on 28 November 2022. Retrieved 28 November 2022.
- ^ "Dva Prsta - Single by Senidah". Apple Music. 2 November 2022. Archived from the original on 28 November 2022. Retrieved 28 November 2022.
- ^ "za". Hrvatski jezični portal (in Croatian). Archived from the original on 29 November 2022. Retrieved 29 November 2022.
- ^ "tȋ". Hrvatski jezični portal (in Croatian). Archived from the original on 29 November 2022. Retrieved 29 November 2022.
tȅbe
- ^ Nova.rs (in Serbian). Archivedfrom the original on 14 January 2023. Retrieved 28 November 2022.
- ^ L. S. R. (18 November 2022). "Senidah objavila "Za tebe": Čak 15 novih pjesama". Dnevni avaz (in Bosnian). Archived from the original on 28 November 2022. Retrieved 28 November 2022.
- ^ @balkan_facts (15 January 2020). "Senidah becomes the first artist ever to reach 700, 000 monthly listeners on Spotify" (Tweet). Retrieved 29 November 2022 – via Twitter.
- Blic.rs (in Serbian). Archivedfrom the original on 29 November 2022. Retrieved 29 November 2022.
- Nova.rs (in Serbian). 25 October 2021. Archivedfrom the original on 28 November 2022. Retrieved 28 November 2022.
- ^ "Senidah u ekstazi: "Behute" je rapsodija zvukova". Cafe del Montenegro (in Montenegrin). 30 January 2022. Archived from the original on 29 November 2022. Retrieved 29 November 2022.
- ^ Red Bull (in Serbian). Archivedfrom the original on 30 November 2022. Retrieved 30 November 2022.
- ^ a b Parežanin, Lujo (4 December 2022). "Živa bila, Senidah". Novosti (in Serbo-Croatian). Archived from the original on 9 December 2022. Retrieved 9 December 2022.
- ^ "Croatia Songs (Week of February 19, 2022)". Billboard. 15 February 2022. Archived from the original on 17 February 2022. Retrieved 28 November 2022.
- ^ "Austria Songs (Week of February 19, 2022)". Billboard. 15 February 2022. Archived from the original on 28 November 2022. Retrieved 28 November 2022.
- ^ Plovanić, Edo (16 February 2022). "Billboard uveo hrvatsku ljestvicu, najslušanija Senidah, od domaćih Matija Cvek". Muzika.hr (in Croatian). Archived from the original on 29 November 2022. Retrieved 29 November 2022.
- ^ "Senidah - Behute". YouTube. 28 January 2022. Archived from the original on 29 November 2022. Retrieved 29 November 2022.
- ^ "Senidah zaboravila na suzavac: U etru je "Jadnaja"". Cafe del Montenegro (in Montenegrin). 6 April 2022. Archived from the original on 29 November 2022. Retrieved 29 November 2022.
- ^ "Pjesma za dobro jutro: Senidah - Jadnaja". Mondo.ba (in Bosnian). 14 April 2022. Archived from the original on 29 November 2022. Retrieved 29 November 2022.
- ^ Milaković, Zvonimir (20 November 2022). "SENIDAH ZA STORY O DOSAD NEPOZNATIM DETALJIMA IZ ŽIVOTA: 'Udala sam se, ali...'". Story.hr (in Croatian). Archived from the original on 26 December 2022. Retrieved 26 December 2022.
- ^ "Senidah - Dva prsta". Muzzik.tv (in Serbian). 4 November 2022. Archived from the original on 27 November 2022. Retrieved 29 November 2022.
- ^ "Senidah sa dva prsta upire u tradiciju i cepa čaršav nevinosti: "Ne prestajem da plačem"". B92 (in Serbian). 3 November 2022. Archived from the original on 29 November 2022. Retrieved 29 November 2022.
- ^ "Croatia Songs (Week of November 19, 2022)". Billboard. 15 November 2022. Archived from the original on 15 November 2022. Retrieved 29 November 2022.
- ^ "Ovo su najbolji domaći albumi 2022". Muzika.hr (in Croatian). 16 December 2022. Archived from the original on 24 December 2022. Retrieved 24 December 2022.
- ^ "Austriancharts.at – Senidah – Za tebe" (in German). Hung Medien. Retrieved 30 November 2022.
