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  • Breakup Breakout: Nina Persson's work outside the band - two albums as A Camp and one under her own name - has received a lot more attention than the other members' solo projects.
  • Most Wonderful Sound: Nina's voice. It's just so soft and cute.
  • Nightmare Fuel:
    • "After All...". Nina's emotionless, spooky vocals over a spare, echoey piano sing lyrics about a relationship gone wrong late in the night.
    • "Heartbreaker", another sparse song that seems very sinister. Especially towards the end where all sound fades out and you can faintly hear Nina whisper, "Oh god, please not again...". The eerie intro and outro sections are modeled after "Black Sabbath" by Black Sabbath of all things.
  • Signature Song: "Lovefool". In Europe, "My Favourite Game" and "Erase/Rewind" both share that status.
  • Song Association: Fans of the racing game franchise Gran Turismo will always remember "My Favourite Game" thanks to its inclusion in the American and European versions of Gran Turismo 2 intro, which is ironically fitting given the title of the album it was featured in.
  • Special Effect Failure: If you watch closely during certain parts of the video to "My Favourite Game", you can see Nina's arm tattoo being rubbed off on the car seats.
  • Tear Jerker:
    • The "Puck version" of "Carnival" that appears as a b-side on the "Hey! Get Out of my Way" single. It's a much slower, somber version with no instruments but an acoustic guitar. Svensson sings lead with Nina on backing vocals, making it sound like a despairing husband wondering why his wife doesn't love him anymore.
    • "Lead Me Into The Night", especially after TCM Remembers 2017.

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