{{Infobox album | name = Saade | type = ep | artist = [[Eric Saade]] | cover = Saade (EP) by Eric Saade.jpg | alt = | released = 24 June 2016 | recorded = | studio = | genre = [[music|Pop]] | length = | label = [[Roxy Recordings|Roxy]] | producer = | prev_title = [[Forgive Me (Eric Saade album)|Forgive Me]] | prev_year = 2013 | next_title = [[Det svarta fåret]] | next_year = 2020 | misc = {{Singles | name = Saade | type = ep | single1 = Colors | single1date = 18 March 2016 | single2 = [[Wide Awake (Eric Saade song)|Wide Awake]] | single2date = 27 May 2016 }} }}
'''''Saade''''' is the debut [[extended play]] by Swedish singer [[Eric Saade]]. It was released worldwide on 24 June 2016. The EP is considered a change in direction for Saade. In an interview with ''[[Expressen]]'' newspaper in May 2016, he said he "grew tired of his old sound" and decided not to continue with the album of pop songs.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.expressen.se/noje/sa-stottas-saade-av-nicole-under-tuffa-tiden/|title=Eric Saade är tillbaka med ny musik|publisher=Expressen|date=26 May 2016|accessdate=16 March 2017}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://wiwibloggs.com/2016/06/27/eric-saade-wide-awake-lyrics/145690/|title=Sweden: Eric Saade Gets Dark in "Wide Awake" Music Video|website=WiwiBloggs|date=27 June 2016|accessdate=16 March 2017}}</ref> Saade promoted the EP by performing "Colors" and "[[Wide Awake (Eric Saade song)|Wide Awake]]" on [[Nyhetsmorgon]].
==Reception== ''Scandipop'' said that Saade reinvented himself with this EP. They said that it was "largely a strong collection," and that "new songs "How Do You Like Me Now?" and "Heart of a Lion" stand up alongside "Colors" as sublime synthpop tracks with a cohesive sound and standard. They're so good as a trio though, that we can't help but feel the other two songs detract somewhat from what could have been a brilliant EP. "Wide Awake", while still good, is just in a world of its own and away from the rest, sonically speaking. While "Darkest Hour".. should never have made it out of the studio! We love the new artist he's become, and we want him to stick with this new direction."<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.scandipop.co.uk/album-eric-saade-saade-ep/|title=Album: Eric Saade – ''Saade'' (EP)|website=ScandiPop|date=27 June 2016|accessdate=16 March 2017}}</ref>
==Track listing== {{track listing | headline = ''Saade'' track listing | total_length = | title1 = How Do You Like Me Now? | writer1 = | length1 = 3:42 | title2 = [[Wide Awake (Eric Saade song)|Wide Awake]] | note2 = featuring [[Gustaf Norén]] | writer2 = | length2 = 3:20 | title3 = Colors | writer3 = | length3 = 3:20 | title4 = Darkest Hour | writer4 = | length4 = 2:29 | title5 = Heart of a Lion | writer5 = | length5 = 3:09 }}
==Release history== {| class="wikitable plainrowheaders" |+Release history and formats for ''Saade'' ! scope="col"| Country ! scope="col"| Date ! scope="col"| Format ! scope="col"| Label |- ! scope="row"| Various<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://music.apple.com/au/album/saade-ep/1125985689|title=EP by Eric Saade|publisher=iTunes Australia|access-date=16 March 2017}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://itunes.apple.com/se/album/saade-ep/id1125087772|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160921193843/https://itunes.apple.com/se/album/saade-ep/id1125087772|url-status=dead|archive-date=September 21, 2016|title=Saade - EP av Eric Saade|publisher=[[iTunes]]|accessdate=June 24, 2016}}</ref> | 24 June 2016 | [[Digital distribution|digital download]] | [[Roxy Recordings]] |}
==References== {{reflist}} {{Eric Saade}}
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[[Category:2016 debut EPs]] [[Category:Eric Saade albums]] [[Category:EPs by Swedish artists]]