I Can Buy You

"I Can Buy You"
Single by A Camp
from the album A Camp
B-side
  • "Charlie Charlie"
  • "Angel of Sadness" (Out on the Porch version)
Released27 June 2001 (2001-06-27)
GenreCountry pop
Length3:50
Label
Songwriter(s)
Producer(s)Mark Linkous
A Camp singles chronology
"I Can Buy You"
(2001) 		"Song for the Leftovers"
(2001)

"I Can Buy You" is a song by A Camp, the solo project by the Cardigans lead vocalist Nina Persson. The song was released on 27 June 2001 through Stockholm and Universal as the first single from the project's debut studio album A Camp (2001).

The song peaked at number 17 on the Sverigetopplistan singles chart and reached number 46 on the UK Singles Chart.

Background and composition

"I Can Buy You" was written by Nina Persson and Niclas Frisk, and produced by Mark Linkous.[1] It was released in Sweden on 27 June 2001[2] through Stockholm and Universal as the first single from the project's debut studio album A Camp (2001).[3]

"I Can Buy You" is a country pop song.[4][5]

Reception

At the time of its release, Håkan Steen of Aftonbladet graded the single three out of five points, writing that the song proves that Persson's vocals fit well with country pop guitars.[6] Similarly, Per Hägred of Expressen deemed it a catchy country-flavoured pop song.[4] Johan Lindqvist, writing for Göteborgs-Posten, predicted the song would be commercially successful thanks to its country sound and Persson's star quality.[7]

Formats and track listing

  1. "I Can Buy You" – 3:50
  2. "Charlie Charlie" – 3:07
  • Maxi CD single[9]
  1. "I Can Buy You" – 3:50
  2. "Charlie Charlie" – 3:07
  3. "Angel of Sadness" (Out on the Porch version) – 4:27
  4. "Camplife" (part 1; video) – 3:45

Credits and personnel

Credits are adapted from the A Camp liner notes.[1]

  • Nina Persson – songwriting
  • Niclas Frisk – songwriting, harmonica
  • Kevin March – drums, percussion
  • Nathan Larson – bass, acoustic guitar, piano, hammond, steel guitar sequencer,
  • Niko Röhlcke – steel guitar
  • Mark Linkous – production, electric guitar, acoustic guitar, backing vocals, chamberlin
  • Karl Berger – string arrangements, string conducting
  • Julianne Klopotic – violin
  • Jenny Scheinman – violin
  • Julie Goodale – viola
  • Julia Kent – cello
  • Tore Johansson – mixing
  • Al Weatherhead – engineering
  • Björn Engelmann – mastering

Charts

Chart performance for "I Can Buy You"
Chart (2001) Peak
position
Netherlands (Single Top 100)[10] 85
Sweden (Sverigetopplistan)[11] 17
UK Singles (OCC)[12] 46

References

  1. ^ a b A Camp (2001). A Camp (Liner notes). A Camp. Europe: Stockholm, Universal. 014 324-2.
  2. ^ Börjesson, Tore (7 June 2001). "Jag tafsar på en rockstjärna" [I'm pawing at a rock star]. Aftonbladet (in Swedish). Retrieved 15 August 2023 – via Retriever Research. (subscription required)
  3. ^ "Klart med Ninas soloalbum" [Nina's solo album is done] (in Swedish). TT News Agency. 3 May 2001. Retrieved 30 June 2023 – via Retriever Research. (subscription required)
  4. ^ a b Hägred, Per (14 June 2001). "Singlar" [Singles]. Expressen (in Swedish). Retrieved 30 June 2023 – via Retriever Research. (subscription required)
  5. ^ Jaderup, Anders (13 July 2001). "Lyssna!" [Listen!]. Sydsvenskan (in Swedish). Retrieved 30 June 2023 – via Retriever Research. (subscription required)
  6. ^ Steen, Håkan (13 June 2001). "Veckans singlar" [Singles of the week]. Aftonbladet (in Swedish). Retrieved 30 June 2023 – via Retriever Research. (subscription required)
  7. ^ Lindqvist, Johan (21 June 2001). "Ninas solodebut kan slå" [Nina's solo debut can be a hit]. Göteborgs-Posten (in Swedish). Retrieved 30 June 2023 – via Retriever Research. (subscription required)
  8. ^ "I can buy you" (in Swedish). Svensk mediedatabas. Retrieved 30 June 2023.
  9. ^ "I can buy you" (in Swedish). Svensk mediedatabas. Retrieved 30 June 2023.
  10. ^ "A Camp – I Can Buy You" (in Dutch). Single Top 100. Retrieved 28 June 2023.
  11. ^ "A Camp – I Can Buy You". Singles Top 100. Retrieved 28 June 2023.
  12. ^ "Official Singles Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 28 June 2023.