Kiila

Kiila is the eighth studio album by Finnish rock band Apulanta. It was released on March 16, 2005, by Levy-Yhtiö. Some tracks on the album contain violins. The album is sung in Finnish. The album reached gold certification status on the day that it was released.

Track listing

"Syöpä" - 04:01
"Pala siitä" - 03:31
"Pahempi toistaan" - 05:09
"Valon juuri" - 4:13
"Armo" - 4:19
"Usko" - 4:02
"Kuollakseen elossa" - 3:50
"Routa" - 4:34
"Laululintu" - 3:16
"Kaukaa lähelle" - 3:37

Personnel

Toni Wirtanen: Vocals and guitar
Simo "Sipe" Santapukki: Drums
Sami Lehtinen: Bass guitar
Emppu Vuorinen : Guitar on "Kaukaa lähelle"
Anssi Tikanmäki: String arrangements

Charts

In the twelfth week of 2005, the album debuted at number one in Finland, staying there for just one week, before dropping to number two. After 28 weeks, in the thirty-ninth week of 2005, it finally dropped out of the charts from number 31. This makes it Apulanta's most successful studio album in Finland.
On the day of its release the album had already been given "Gold" certification. Before the end of 2005 it had sold 50,000 copies in Finland meaning that it was "Platinum" certified as well. It is Apulanta's best selling studio album.

Singles

Two singles were released from the album. "Pahempi toistaan" was released in the ninth week of 2005, reached number one in the Finnish charts and stayed in the charts for 15 weeks. "Armo" was released in the thirty-ninth week of 2005 and debuted at number one, staying there for just one week as well, and staying in the charts for 10 weeks. Both singles were regularly played on Finnish radio stations.