# Max 500 > Mediated Wiki article. Canonical URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/Max_500 > Markdown URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/Max_500.md > Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Max_500 > Source revision: 1317917576 > License: Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/) 2005 single by Kent "Max 500" Single by Kent from the album Du & jag döden Released 9 February 2005 Studio Park Studio (Stockholm) Genre Alternative rock Label BMG Sweden/RCA Songwriter Joakim Berg Producers Kent, Stefan Boman Kent singles chronology "FF / VinterNoll2" (2002) "Max 500" (2005) "Palace & Main" (2005) Music video "Max 500" on YouTube "**Max 500**" is a song by [Swedish](/source/Sweden) [alternative rock](/source/Alternative_rock) band [Kent](/source/Kent_(band)).[1] It was released in February 2005 as the first single from the album *[Du & jag döden](/source/Du_%26_jag_d%C3%B6den)*. The case has a sticker on front with the track list and other details. The CD is black on both sides. [Lisa Miskovsky](/source/Lisa_Miskovsky) sings backing vocals on "Välgärningar & illdåd". Max 500 was an illegal nightclub in [Eskilstuna](/source/Eskilstuna) in the early 1990s. ## Critical reception Anders Nunstedt of *[Expressen](/source/Expressen)* wrote: "I'm so blown away by 'Max 500' that I have a hard time putting the experience into words. But the new single sounds unmistakably Kent, without sounding like they have before. The production, which hasn't been this dark since *[Isola](/source/Isola_(album))* (1997), brings to mind the old 80s like [The Cult](/source/The_Cult) and [Sisters of Mercy](/source/The_Sisters_of_Mercy) (without being goth) but the melody is beautiful and the chorus crystal clear (despite having to strain to distinguish certain words)."[2] Fredrik Welander of *Dagens Skiva* wrote: "'Max 500' is a good song. It stuck right away when I heard it a week ago. With somewhat the same musical style as '[VinterNoll2](/source/FF_%2F_VinterNoll2)', the band brings forth an eerie and cool drive. A melody with guitar and something resembling a xylophone rivets itself and lays the foundation for a characteristic Jocke Berg text."[3] ## Music video The music video for "Max 500" was directed by [Johan Renck](/source/Johan_Renck) and features the band in an old log cabin with black ghosts/shadows lurking behind them. ## Track listing All lyrics are written by [Joakim Berg](/source/Joakim_Berg). No. Title Music Length 1. "Max 500" Joakim Berg 3:35 2. "M" Berg 4:21 3. "Välgärningar & illdåd" (Benefactories & Atrocities) Berg 3:43 ## Charts Weekly charts Weekly chart performance for "Max 500" Chart (2005) Peak position Denmark (Tracklisten)[4] 6 Finland (Suomen virallinen lista)[5] 4 Norway (VG-lista)[6] 1 Sweden (Sverigetopplistan)[7] 1 Year-end charts Year-end chart performance for "Max 500" Chart (2005) Position Sweden (Sverigetopplistan)[8] 12 ## References 1. **[^](#cite_ref-1)** [Max 500](https://kent.nu/latar/max-500/) *Kent.nu* 1. **[^](#cite_ref-2)** [Kent: Max 500](https://www.expressen.se/noje/recensioner/musik/kent-max-500/) *Expressen* 1. **[^](#cite_ref-3)** [Allvarligt talat](http://dagensskiva.com/2005/02/14/kent-max-500/) *Dagens Skiva* 1. **[^](#cite_ref-sc_Denmark_Kent_4-0)** "[Kent – Max 500](https://danishcharts.dk/showitem.asp?interpret=Kent&titel=Max+500&cat=s)". [Tracklisten](/source/Hitlisten). Retrieved 25 November 2021. 1. **[^](#cite_ref-sc_Finland_Kent_Max_500_5-0)** "[Kent: Max 500](https://www.ifpi.fi/lista/artistit/kent/kappale/max-500)" (in Finnish). [Musiikkituottajat](/source/Musiikkituottajat). Retrieved 25 November 2021. 1. **[^](#cite_ref-sc_Norway_Kent_6-0)** "[Kent – Max 500](https://norwegiancharts.com/showitem.asp?interpret=Kent&titel=Max+500&cat=s)". [VG-lista](/source/VG-lista). Retrieved 25 November 2021. 1. **[^](#cite_ref-sc_Sweden_Kent_7-0)** "[Kent – Max 500](https://swedishcharts.com/showitem.asp?interpret=Kent&titel=Max+500&cat=s)". [Singles Top 100](/source/Sverigetopplistan). Retrieved 25 November 2021. 1. **[^](#cite_ref-8)** ["Årslista Singlar – År 2005"](https://sverigetopplistan.se/chart/43/?dspy=2005&dspp=1) (in Swedish). Sverigetopplistan. Retrieved 13 April 2025. ## External links - [Max 500](https://www.discogs.com/release/515757-Kent-Max-500) at [Discogs](/source/Discogs) v t e Kent Joakim Berg Martin Sköld Markus Mustonen Sami Sirviö Thomas Bergqvist Martin Roos Harri Mänty Studio albums Kent Verkligen Isola Hagnesta Hill Vapen & ammunition Du & jag döden Tillbaka till samtiden Röd En plats i solen Jag är inte rädd för mörkret Tigerdrottningen Då som nu för alltid Compilation albums B-sidor 95–00 Box 1991–2008 Best Of EPs The hjärta & smärta EP Singles "Kräm (så nära får ingen gå)" "Gravitation" "Om du var här" "Saker man ser" "747" "Musik non stop" "En himmelsk drog" "Kevlarsjäl" "Chans" "Dom andra" "Kärleken väntar" "FF" / "VinterNoll2" "Max 500" "Palace & Main" "Den döda vinkeln" "Nålens öga" "Ingenting" "Columbus" "Generation Ex" "Vy från ett luftslott" "Töntarna" "2000" "Hjärta" "Idioter" "Gamla Ullevi" / "Skisser för sommaren" "Ismael" / "Varje gång du möter min blick" "999" "Jag ser dig" "Tänd på" "La Belle Epoque" "Var är vi nu?" "Egoist" Lists Discography Songs Authority control databases MusicBrainz release group --- Adapted from the Wikipedia article [Max 500](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Max_500) by Wikipedia contributors ([contributor history](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Max_500?action=history)). Available under [Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/). Changes may have been made.