Waltz for Koop

Studio album by

Released

21 Nov 2001

Genre

Length

34:52

Label

Sony Music Entertainment (Sweden) 505426 2

Producer

Oscar Simonsson
Magnus Zingmark

Koop chronology

Sons of Koop
(1997)

Waltz for Koop
(2001)

Koop Islands
(2006)

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
Allmusic	^[1]
PopMatters	(not rated)^[2]

Waltz for Koop is the second studio album by the Swedish electronic music duo Koop. It was their first album to hit a U.S. Billboard chart, peaking at number seventeen on Top Electronic Albums. The compositions were recorded and mixed by Mats "Limpan" Lindfors. Two years after its release, a remix album was issued with the title Waltz for Koop: Alternative Takes.

Track listing

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
1.	"Waltz for Koop" (featuring Cecilia Stalin)	Oscar Simonsson Magnus Zingmark	3:06
2.	"Tonight" (featuring Mikael Sundin)	Simonsson Zingmark	2:54
3.	"Baby" (featuring Cecilia Stalin)	Simonsson Zingmark	3:47
4.	"Summer Sun" (featuring Yukimi Nagano)	Simonsson Zingmark	3:47
5.	"Soul for Sahib"	Simonsson Zingmark	3:37
6.	"Modal Mile" (featuring Earl Zinger)	Simonsson Earl Zinger Zingmark	4:21
7.	"In a Heartbeat" (featuring Terry Callier)	Terry Callier Simonsson Zingmark	5:10
8.	"Relaxin' at Club Fusion"	Simonsson Zingmark	4:15
9.	"Bright Nights" (featuring Yukimi Nagano)	Simonsson Zingmark	3:55
Total length:			34:52

Credits

Bass – Dan Berglund (tracks: 1 2 4 5 6 7 8 9)
Bongos – Ola Bothzén
Engineer (co-engineered) – Limpan
Flute, brass (reeds) – Magnus Lindgren
Mastered by – Bo Kondren
Producer, written by – Magnus Zingmark, Oscar Simonsson
Recorded by, mixed by – Koop
Vibraphone – Mattias Ståhl

Sales


Region	Certification	Certified units/sales
Italy	—	18,000^[3]
United States	—	44,000^[4]
Summaries
Worldwide	—	160,000^[4]

Legacy

"Summer Sun" is featured during a ballroom dance segment in the 2004 animated teen sitcom O'Grady.^[5]

"Waltz for Koop" was featured in the theatrical trailer for the 2005 film Match Point.

References

^ Glazer, Joshua. Waltz for Koop at AllMusic
^ "PopMatters review". Popmatters.com. Retrieved 30 November 2017.
^ Castelli, Luca (6 November 2002). "Ai Magazzini i Koop celebrano le nozze tra il jazze e l'ectronica". La Stampa (in Italian). p. 81. Retrieved 28 November 2020.
^ ^a ^b Paoletta, Michael (6 October 2007). "Making the Brand". Billboard. Nielsen Business Media, Inc. p. 17. Retrieved 17 January 2023 – via Google Books.
^ O'Grady season 1 episode 6, "Sign Language," at 7:20.