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Vapen & ammunition (Swedish for Weapons & Ammunition) is the fifth studio album by Swedish alternative rock band Kent. It was released on 15 April 2002 through RCA Records and BMG. The white tiger on the album cover is a tribute to the band's hometown Eskilstuna: Parken Zoo had white tigers as its main attraction.

Vapen & Ammunition
Studio album by
Kent
Released15 April 2002
RecordedOctober 2001 – February 2002
Studio
  • Medley Studio (Copenhagen)
  • DHS Studio (Stockholm)
GenreAlternative rock
Length45:46
LabelRCA, BMG
ProducerKent, Zed, Martin von Schmalensee
Kent chronology
B-Sidor 95-00
(2000)		 Vapen & Ammunition
(2002)		 Du & jag döden
(2005)
Singles from Vapen & ammunition
  1. "Dom andra"
    Released: 18 March 2002
  2. "Kärleken väntar"
    Released: 8 July 2002
  3. "FF / VinterNoll2"
    Released: 4 November 2002
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AftonbladetStarStarStarStar[1]
DagbladetStarStarStarStarStar[2]
Dagens Skiva6/10[3]
ExpressenStarStarStarStarStar[4]
VGStarStarStarStarStar[5]

Vapen & ammunition was voted Best Album of 2002 on the Grammis awards, the Swedish equivalent to the Grammy. It is the best-selling album by Kent.

In an interview in January 2003, Berg spoke about the great success of Vapen & ammunition: "What exists is a self-confidence underpinned by many years of work, a certainty that we know the art, know the craft, we can redo it and more than that, we can do it better. But that in itself is no guarantee that the commercial success can be surpassed. What happened to us may never happen again. Regardless of whether we make the best album in world history next time. It's not really about that. It's more about timing, releasing the right kind of album at the right kind of time. Last year I kind of had to shake myself up and think: Enjoy! This is maybe once in a lifetime. Maybe this will be the best year of my life. It gives strange perspectives. At the same time, it is a depressing thought."[6]

Background and recording

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In April 2001, lead singer Joakim Berg played fifteen new songs on acoustic guitar in his apartment for the other band members. In June, Kent rented a big house in Nantes, France, where the band spent a week recording demos.[7] In October, the band traveled to Copenhagen to start recording a new album. They later went on to record the album in Stockholm as well. In December, they had laid the foundations for nine of eleven songs.[8] They reported from the studio that they had tried to make an album with more radio-friendly songs.[9][10][11]

Commercial performance

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Vapen & ammunition debuted at number one in Sweden, Norway and Finland, and at number four in Denmark. In 2003, the album had sold over 600,000 copies worldwide.[12][13]

Track listing

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All music and lyrics written by Joakim Berg, except "FF" lyrics written by Berg and Nancy Danino.[14]

Vapen & ammunition track listing
No.TitleLength
1."Sundance Kid"5:09
2."Pärlor" (Pearls)3:56
3."Dom andra" (The Others)3:46
4."Duett" (Duet)4:42
5."Hur jag fick dig att älska mig" (How I Made You Love Me)5:22
6."Kärleken väntar" (Love Awaits)3:59
7."Socker" (Sugar)5:35
8."FF"4:13
9."Elite"6:05
10."Sverige" (Sweden)2:59
Limited edition – disc 2
No.TitleLength
1."VinterNoll2" (WinterZero2)4:24

Personnel

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Credits adapted from the liner notes of Vapen & ammunition.

Kent

Additional musicians

  • Martin von Schmalensee – slide guitar on track 1, acoustic guitar on track 9
  • Titiyo – vocals on track 4
  • Nancy Danino – vocals on track 8
  • Henrik Rongedal, Ingela Olson, Jessica Pilnäs, Niklas Gabrielsson – backing vocals on track 9
  • Thobias Gabrielsson – backing vocal arrangement on track 9
  • Jojje Wadenius – acoustic guitar on track 10

Technical

  • Kent – producer
  • Zmago Smon (Zed) – producer, mixing, recording
  • Martin von Schmalensee – producer, recording
  • Björn Engelmann – mastering

Artwork

  • Jonas Linell – photography
  • Helen Sköld – design

Charts

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Certifications

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Certifications for Vapen & ammunition
Region CertificationCertified units/sales
Denmark (IFPI Danmark)[31] 2× Platinum 40,000‡
Finland (Musiikkituottajat)[32] Platinum 57,339[32]
Norway (IFPI Norway)[33] 2× Platinum 100,000*
Sweden (GLF)[34] 6× Platinum 360,000^

* Sales figures based on certification alone.
^ Shipments figures based on certification alone.
‡ Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone.

References

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  1. ↑ Bjurman, Per (2002-04-12). "Vapen & ammunition". Aftonbladet.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: deprecated archival service (link)
  2. ↑ MOSLET, HÅKON (2002-04-13). "Kent klarer kunststykket å holde standarden oppe på skive etter skive. Med «Vapen & Ammunition» overgår de seg selv". Dagbladet.no. Retrieved 15 October 2007.
  3. ↑ Ekelöf, Patrik (2002-04-16). "En hedrande femteplats". Dagensskiva.com. Retrieved 15 October 2007.
  4. ↑ Nunstedt, Anders (2002-04-12). "Kents album får uppdaterade betyg". Expressen.
  5. ↑ "Kent: «Vapen & Ammunition". vg.no. 2002-04-15.
  6. ↑ Man känner sig som Jesus utan korset aftonbladet.se
  7. ↑ HÄR LADDAR DE OM Aftonbladet
  8. ↑ Boken om Kent - Ett tidsfördriv att dö för (2021) Linus Kuhlin
  9. ↑ HÄR LADDAR DE OM Aftonbladet
  10. ↑ Kent Interview & Studio Session on Swedish TV2, 2001 Musikbyrån
  11. ↑ Vapen & Ammunition – Ny triumf fra Sveriges største hitmaskin Panorama.no
  12. ↑ Fokus på Kent
  13. ↑ NU ÄR KENT STÖRST
  14. ↑ Vapen & ammunition (booklet). RCA Records, BMG. 2002. 74321 93119 2.
  15. ↑ "Danishcharts.dk – Kent – Vapen & ammunition". Hung Medien. Retrieved 5 June 2020.
  16. ↑ "Kent: Vapen & ammunition" (in Finnish). Musiikkituottajat – IFPI Finland. Retrieved 5 June 2020.
  17. ↑ "Norwegiancharts.com – Kent – Vapen & ammunition". Hung Medien. Retrieved 5 June 2020.
  18. ↑ "Swedishcharts.com – Kent – Vapen & ammunition". Hung Medien. Retrieved 5 June 2020.
  19. ↑ "Official IFPI Charts Top-75 Albums Sales Chart (Combined) – Εβδομάδα: 41/2025" (in Greek). IFPI Greece. Archived from the original on 15 October 2025. Retrieved 15 October 2025.
  20. ↑ "Årslista Album – År 2002" (in Swedish). Sverigetopplistan. Retrieved 13 June 2020.
  21. ↑ "Årslista Album – År 2003" (in Swedish). Sverigetopplistan. Retrieved 13 June 2020.
  22. ↑ "Årslista Album – År 2005" (in Swedish). Sverigetopplistan. Retrieved 13 June 2020.
  23. ↑ "Årslista Album – År 2015" (in Swedish). Sverigetopplistan. Retrieved 13 June 2020.
  24. ↑ "Årslista Album – År 2016" (in Swedish). Sverigetopplistan. Retrieved 13 June 2020.
  25. ↑ "Årslista Album – År 2017" (in Swedish). Sverigetopplistan. Retrieved 13 June 2020.
  26. ↑ "Årslista Album – År 2018" (in Swedish). Sverigetopplistan. Retrieved 13 June 2020.
  27. ↑ "Årslista Album, 2021" (in Swedish). Sverigetopplistan. Retrieved 14 January 2022.
  28. ↑ "Årslista Album, 2022" (in Swedish). Sverigetopplistan. Retrieved 15 January 2023.
  29. ↑ "Årslista Album, 2024". Sverigetopplistan. Retrieved 15 January 2025.
  30. ↑ "Årslista Album, 2025" (in Swedish). Sverigetopplistan. Retrieved 22 January 2026.
  31. ↑ "Danish album certifications – Kent – Vapen & Ammunition". IFPI Danmark. Retrieved 27 January 2018.
  32. 1 2 "Kent" (in Finnish). Musiikkituottajat – IFPI Finland. Retrieved 27 January 2018.
  33. ↑ "IFPI Norsk platebransje Trofeer 1993–2011" (in Norwegian). IFPI Norway. Retrieved 27 January 2018.
  34. ↑ "Guld- och Platinacertifikat − År 2007" (PDF) (in Swedish). IFPI Sweden. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2011-05-17. Retrieved 27 January 2018.
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