The Darker Instinct

The Darker Instinct is the third studio album by Swedish rock band Takida. It was recorded at Big Island Sound in Stockholm, Sweden. The album was released on September 2, 2009. The album entered the Swedish album chart at No. 1 and was certified gold after just one week of sales.^[9]

The Darker Instinct
Studio album by Takida
Released	September 2, 2009
Genre	Post-grunge, pop rock
Length	49:55
Label	Se7en Records, Versity Rights
Producer	Jacob Hellner, Tom van Heesch
Takida chronology
Bury the Lies (2007) The Darker Instinct (2009) The Burning Heart (2011)
Singles from The Darker Instinct
"As You Die" Released: June 22, 2009 "The Things We Owe" Released: August 2009

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
Sundsvalls Dagblad	[1]
Dagens Nyheter	[2]
Expressen	[3]
Kristianstadsbladet	(extremely unfavorable)[4]
Norran	[5]
Svenska Dagbladet	[6]
Sydsvenskan	[7]
Upsala Nya Tidning	[8]

The album charted for a total of 41 weeks^[10] and was certified platinum during 2010.

Track listing

1. "Get Me Started" 3:52
2. "As You Die" 3:31
3. "End Is Near" 3:32
4. "Never Alone Always Alone" 4:05
5. "The Things We Owe" 3:43
6. "Deadlock" 3:27
7. "Walk On By" 4:16
8. "Caroline" 3:21
9. "Hours" 4:11
10. "Between the Lines" 3:50
11. "Tonight" 3:43
12. "Trigger" 4:02
13. "Too Late" 4:22

Chart performance

Chart (2009)	Peak Position	Certification	Sales/Shipments
Sweden	1	Gold	20,000+

Release history

Region	Date	Format	Label
Finland	September 30, 2009	CD, digital download	Universal Music
Sweden	September 11, 2009	CD, digital download