- The Ark (Swedish band)( The Ark )【 86 songs in total 】
- The Ark was a Swedish glam rock band formed in 1991 by Mikael Jepson (better known as 'Jepson') and Lasse ('Leari') Ljungberg, Ola Salo and Leari being only fourteen years old at the time. In 1996 The Ark released an EP featuring four songs, of those 'Racing With The Rabbits' being the most known. The EP gained very little success in both critical and commercial sense. Martin Axén officially joined the band in 1997, and Sylvester Schlegel in 1999. In late 2005, Jens Andersson joined The Ark as an official member. He had at that point played live with the band for several years.
Ola salo was the main songwriter of the group and his lyrics have sometimes been seen controversial. For example, the 2002 single 'Father of a Son' is about homosexuals’ right to adopt. In October 2006, the band was criticized by members of the U.S. public for some controversial comments referring to the September 11, 2001 attacks that were apparently part of the joking banter between songs as the band performed at the opening festivities for the new Swedish embassy in Washington, D.C.
The Ark also performed in the Melodifestivalen 2007 with the song 'The Worrying Kind'. The song won the contest after capturing both the popular vote and the jury's vote. The song was Sweden's Eurovision Song Contest 2007 entry, and is also included in The Ark's fourth album Prayer for the Weekend, released in April 2007. Despite being a bookmaker favorite, it finished in 18th place (out of 24)
In 2006 The Ark toured the UK acting as the warm-up band for The Darkness.
'One of Us is Gonna Die Young' was used in the 2007 snowboarding video, 'Picture This' from Mack Dawg Productions for Seth Huot and Andreas Wiig's video part, also was it used for the Sam Blenkinsop and Philip Polc Section of the FOX Racing Shox 2007 sequel. 'Let Your Body Decide' was used in the 2010 film 'Super' starring Rainn Wilson and Ellen Page. Their all-time hit remains being the 2000s manifesto for one's freedom in life, 'It Takes A Fool To Remain Sane'. It gained massive radio play especially in Sweden and Italy.
On December 8, 2010 the band announced that they would be breaking up after the release of their greatest hits compilation, Arkeology, and the following spring and summer tours. Arkeology contained two new songs, 'Breaking Up With God' and 'The Apocalypse Is Over'. The Ark won numerous awards during their 20 years together and were lauded as the most successful Swedish band since ABBA, even being recognized by MTV as the most influential northern group of the last 10 years. Ola Salo and Jepson appeared once in Expressen, a Swedish newspaper, where they were referred to as two of the 10 most important personalities in Scandinavia.
They made their last concert at the amusement park, Gröna Lund, in Stockholm 16 September 2011. The crowd was counted up to around 15,000 people.
Members
Ola Salo: vocals, piano, percussion and songwriting (1991–2011)
Jepson: lead guitar and vocals (1991–2011)
Lars Ljungberg: bass, backing vocals (1991–2011)
Martin Axén: rhythm guitar, backing vocals (1997–2011)
Sylvester Schlegel: drums and backing vocals (1999–2011)
Jens Andersson: keyboards and sound engineering (2006–2011)
Touring members
Jens Andersson: keyboards and sound engineering (2000–2006)
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Composer
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2000 Light-Years Of Darkness
2002-10
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2
A Virgin Like You
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3
Absolute Zero
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4
Absolutely No Decorum
2011-07
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5
Ain't Too Proud to Bow
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6
Aldrig Ska Jag Sluta älska Dig
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7
All Those Days
2010-10
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8
Angelheads
Axen Martina Anna Mercedes, Jepsson Mikael Bjorn Ingel, Ljungberg Lars Henrik, Lundgren Rosengardten Martin H, Svensson Ola Rolf Anders
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9
Ascension
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10
Ballroom Blitz
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11
Beauty Is The Beast
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12
Bottleneck Barbiturate
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13
Breaking Up With God
2011-07
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14
Burning Down
2000-06
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15
Calleth You, Cometh I - Single Edit
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16
Calleth You, Cometh I
Martin Karl Axen Persson, Mikael Bjoern-in Jepsson, Peter Sven Kvint, Lars Henrik Ljungberg, Sylvester David Schlegel, Ola Rolf Anders Svensson
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17
Can't Let Go
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18
Clamour for Glamour (Radio Edit)
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19
Clamour For Glamour - Live
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20
Clamour For Glamour
2011-07
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21
Cygnet To Cygnet
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22
Deliver Us From Free Will
2011-07
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23
Disease
2003
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24
E-Cône - Akufen Remix
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25
Echo Chamber
2011-07
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26
Father Of A Son - Live
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27
Father Of A Son
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28
Gimme Love To Give
2007-06
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29
Have You Ever Heard A Song
2010-10
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30
Heal The Waters
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31
Hey Kwanongoma!
Jepsson Mikael Bjorn Ingel, Ljungberg Lars Henrik, Martin Karl Axen Persson, Schlegel Sylvester David Olof, Svensson Ola Rolf Anders
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32
Hey Modern Days
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33
Hygiene Squad
Jens Andersson, Martin Karl Axen Persson, Mikael Jepson, Lars Henrik Ljungberg, Ola Salo, Sylvester David Schlegel
2010-10
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34
I Pathologize
2007-06
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35
I'll Have My Way With You, Frankie
2010-10
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36
Interlude(Provided)
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37
Intro
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38
It Takes a Fool to Remain Sane (DoubleN remix edit)
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39
It Takes A Fool To Remain Sane
2011-07
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40
Joy Surrender
2011-07
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41
Just A Little
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42
Kolla Kolla
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43
Laurel Wreath
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44
Let Me Down Gently
Andersson Jens Sven, Martin Karl Axen Persson, Jepsson Mikael Bjorn Ingel, Ljungberg Lars Henrik, Schlegel Sylvester David Olof, Svensson Ola Rolf Anders
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45
Let Your Body Decide (New version)
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46
Let Your Body Decide
Martina Axen, Mikael Bjorn Ingel Jepsson, Lars Henrik Ljungberg, Rosengardten Lundgren, Ola Rolf Anders Svensson
2011-07
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47
Little Dysfunk You
2011-07
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48
Mother Love
2000-06
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49
No End
Jepsson Mikael Bjorn Ingel, Ljungberg Lars Henrik, Martin Karl Axen Persson, Schlegel Sylvester David Olof, Svensson Ola Rolf Anders
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50
One of Us Is Gonna Die Young (Live)
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51
One Of Us Is Gonna Die Young
2011-07
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52
Operator
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53
Patchouli
2000-10
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54
Power To Change
Axen Martina Anna Mercedes, Jepsson Mikael Bjorn Ingel, Ljungberg Lars Henrik, Schlegel Sylvester David Olof, Svensson Ola Rolf Anders
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55
Prayer For The Weekend
2011-07
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56
Publicity Seeking Rockers
Jens Andersson, Martin Karl Axen Persson, Mikael Jepson, Lars Henrik Ljungberg, Ola Salo, Sylvester David Schlegel
2010-10
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57
Racing With The Rabbit
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58
Resurrection
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59
Rock City Wankers
Jepsson Mikael Bjorn Ingel, Ljungberg Lars Henrik, Martin Karl Axen Persson, Schlegel Sylvester David Olof, Svensson Ola Rolf Anders
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60
Siamese Centerfold
2000
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61
Siamese Centrefold
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62
Singers At The Worlds Dawn
2000-06
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63
Singing 'Bout The City
Jens Andersson, Martin Karl Axen Persson, Mikael Jepson, Lars Henrik Ljungberg, Ola Salo, Sylvester David Schlegel
2010-10
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64
Stay With Me
Jens Andersson, Martin Karl Axen Persson, Mikael Jepson, Lars Henrik Ljungberg, Ola Salo, Sylvester David Schlegel
2010-10
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65
Superstar
2010-10
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66
Take A Shine To Me
2010-10
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67
Tell Me This Night Is Over (radio edit)
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68
Tell Me This Night Is Over
2002-10
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69
The Apocalypse Is Over
2011-07
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70
The Glad Yeah
Axen Martina Anna Mercedes, Jepsson Mikael Bjorn Ingel, Ljungberg Lars Henrik, Schlegel Sylvester David Olof, Svensson Ola Rolf Anders
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71
The Homecomer
Axen Martina Anna Mercedes, Jepsson Mikael Bjorn Ingel, Ljungberg Lars Henrik, Lundgren Rosengardten Martin H, Svensson Ola Rolf Anders
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72
The Hunchback Of Notre Dame
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73
The Most Radical Thing To Do
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74
The Most Radical Things To Do
2002-10
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75
The Others
Martin Karl Axen Persson, Mikael Bjoern-in Jepsson, Lars Henrik Ljungberg, Ola Salo, Sylvester David Schlegel
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76
The Red Cap
2010-10
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77
The Worrying Kind (Sweden)
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78
The Worrying Kind
2011-07
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79
This Piece Of Poetry Is Meant To Do harm
Jepsson Mikael Bjorn Ingel, Ljungberg Lars Henrik, Martin Karl Axen Persson, Schlegel Sylvester David Olof, Svensson Ola Rolf Anders
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80
This Sad Bouquet
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81
Tired Of Being An Object?
2002-10
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82
Topsy Kaiser
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83
Trust Is Shareware
2011-07
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84
Uriel
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85
Vendelay
2002-10
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86
You, Who Stole My Solitude
2000-10