Juvenile (album)

Juvenile
Studio album by
ReleasedMarch 1, 2019 (2019-03-01)[1]
Genre
  • Pop
LanguageEnglish
LabelThe Bank Music
ProducerEmil Falk
Hugo Helmig chronology
Promise
(2018)
Juvenile
(2019)
Lulu Vol. 1
(2020)
Singles from Juvenile
  1. "Wild"
    Released: June 22, 2018
  2. "Young Like This"
    Released: January 4, 2019

Juvenile is the debut album by Danish singer-songwriter Hugo Helmig, released on March 1, 2019.[2] It is Helmig's only full-length album before he ended his career in 2021 and died in 2022. The album includes two radio hits, "Wild" and "Young Like This", the former of which was certified platinum.[3]

Juvenile was produced by Emil Falk, who also co-wrote all of the album's tracks.

The songs on the album revolve around, in Helmig's words,

being young and trying to make sense of life – and everything that comes with love. There are also songs about having fun without thinking about tomorrow, but also about the doubt and insecurity that follows.[4]

Track listing

Songwriting credits adapted from liner notes.
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Don't Wait Up"Emil Falk, Hugo Helmig Toft Simonsen, Sara Forsberg, Johan Tholin3:24
2."Young Like This"Falk, Simonsen3:06
3."Please Don't Lie"Falk, Simonsen3:32
4."My Fault"Falk, Simonsen, Daniella Binyamin3:29
5."Posing For Pictures"Falk, Simonsen3:50
6."Wild"Falk, Simonsen, Binyamin3:30
7."Eyes Wide Shut"Falk, Simonsen3:32
8."Times of War"Falk, Simonsen, Jacob Bellens3:26
9."You Should Know"Falk, Simonsen4:03
10."One Plus One"Falk, Simonsen, Nick Labajewska Madsen3:08
11."Home"Falk, Simonsen4:41

Critical reception

Juvenile received generally positive reviews from Danish music publications:

  • GAFFA rated the album four out of six stars.[1]
  • Soundvenue gave it three out of six stars.[5]
  • Politiken awarded it three out of six hearts.[6]
  • Ekstra Bladet also rated it four out of six stars.[7]

Charts

Chart (2019) Peak
position
Denmark Albums (Hitlisten) 11

References

  1. ^ a b Overraskende stærk debut
  2. ^ https://itunes.apple.com/dk/album/juvenile/1449835568
  3. ^ "HUGO HELMIG "WILD"". IFPI Denmark. 12 May 2020. Retrieved 3 August 2020.
  4. ^ Ikke rigtig ung, men heller ikke rigtig voksen: Hugo Helmig klar med debutalbum | stiften.dk
  5. ^ Hugo Helmigs mest interessante attribut er uden tvivl hans vokal 'Juvenile' / Album
  6. ^ Anmeldelse: Problemet er ikke, at Hugo Helmig står i skyggen af sin far – det gør han ikke. Problemet er snarere, at han slet ikke står i nogen skygge – politiken.dk
  7. ^ Hugo Helmig chokerer – Ekstra Bladet