BWO

Biography

BWO was a Swedish electropop group, formed in 2003. Prior to early 2006 they used the name Bodies Without Organs. In Sweden they have enjoyed considerable commercial success throughout their career, so far notching up 15 Top 40 singles, including a Number 1 with "Temple of Love", and five Top 10 albums including a Number 1 with Halcyon Days×Halcyon Days2006 · Studio albumSpotify (search)YouTube Music (search)Tracklist · 16 tracks1Chariots of Fire4:172Temple of Love3:253Will My Arms Be Strong Enough4:164We Could Be Heroes4:235Juggernaut3:256Hanging on the Phone3:507Angel of Night3:208I Keep Walking On4:099Marrakech4:0710Obsession3:4311Crystal Odyssey3:2012Haunted3:0513Voodoo Magic3:4114Sixteen Tons of Hardware3:3015Sunshine in the Rain3:3016Open Door3:30, and have won several major Swedish music awards. The group scored major successes in countries like Russia.
Since the mid-2000s, BWO have had significant chart success in several Eastern European countries including Ukraine and Russia, and some moderate success in the United Kingdom, Switzerland, Germany, Norway, Denmark, Finland, and the United States. 2009 saw a major breakthrough for the band in Japan, China and Taiwan with the compilation album Sunshine in the Rain×Sunshine in the Rain25 September 2005 · SingleSpotify (search)YouTube Music (search)Tracklist · 7 tracks1Sunshine in the Rain (radio edit)3:332Sunshine in the Rain (Soundfactory New York Anthem)8:503Sunshine in the Rain (Soundfactory New York Drama dub)8:144Sunshine in the Rain (Soundfactory Glamourama Anthem)7:145Sunshine in the Rain (Johan Afterglow Electro mix)3:516Sunshine in the Rain (Johan Afterglow Electro dub)3:357Sunshine in the Rain (Italo mix)4:33, targeted at the Asian market.

Origins

Alexander Bard, whose previous music projects had included Army of Lovers, Vacuum and Alcazar, started work on a new project during 2003, working with the record producer Anders Hansson who became the band's co-producer. They auditioned over 35 different vocalists before meeting former Popstars contestant Martin Rolinski who was duly chosen as lead singer and Caroline McDowell backing vocals. Marina Schiptjenko, an art-dealer and a one-time member of Vacuum, then came on board as the third member of what became Bodies Without Organs.
There was initially a suggestion that the band would be a four-piece including Jean-Pierre Barda from Army of Lovers, but this did not come to fruition, and Barda's explicit involvement extended as co-writing the songs "Living In A Fantasy×Living in a Fantasy7 May 2004 · SingleSpotify (search)YouTube Music (search)Tracklist · 2 tracks1Living in a Fantasy (radio edit)3:552Living in a Fantasy (Dungeon dub)4:03" (BWO's first single) and "European Psycho", both included on BWO's first album "Prototype×PrototypeDecember 2004 · Studio albumSpotify (search)YouTube Music (search)Tracklist · 15 tracks1Sixteen Tons of Hardware3:312Conquering America3:243Son of a Gun3:284Open Door (ballad version)3:325Walking the Night3:546Voodoo Magic3:447Sunshine in the Rain4:048Riding Through the Night3:319Say I Love You4:2310Rhythm Divine3:4011European Psycho3:4312Living in a Fantasy4:0013Open Door (disco version)3:4414Sixteen Tons of Hardware (Johan S remix)3:2915Conquering America (Johan S remix)3:13" (It's odd that a picture of Barda turned up in the inner booklet of this album), and appearing on the videos "Conquering America×Conquering AmericaSingleSpotify (search)YouTube Music (search)Tracklist · 7 tracks1Conquering America (radio edit)3:222Conquering America (Barbarian Invasion mix)4:313Conquering America (Johan S radio remix)3:144Conquering America (Johan S extended remix)5:455Conquering America (Atomic Leopard mix)5:066Conquering America (Stockholm Sound Machine mix)3:337Conquering America (Richi M remix)6:20", "Sixteen Tons of Hardware×Sixteen Tons of Hardware28 October 2004 · OtherSpotify (search)YouTube Music (search)Tracklist · 1 track1Sixteen Tons of Hardware3:30", "Open Door×Open Door2005 · Single · RemixSpotify (search)YouTube Music (search)Tracklist · 7 tracks1Open Door (Ballad Radio Edit)3:312Open Door (Disco Radio Edit)3:413Open door (Paradise Garage Mix)4:434Open Door (DJ Slow Remix)4:055Open Door (Johan S Remix)5:306Open Door (Johan S Klub Dub)5:477Open Door (Covox Correction)4:11" and "The Bells of Freedom", in which Dominika Peczynski, also from Army of Lovers did make a cameo too.
The name of the band derives from the philosophical term body without organs, developed by French philosopher Gilles Deleuze and psychoanalyst Félix Guattari in their 1972 book Anti-Œdipus. Bard, an author and lecturer of philosophy, has referred to the ideas of Deleuze in his books "The Netocrats", "The Global Empire", and "The Body Machines", all co-written with Jan Söderqvist.
At no point has BWO been a full-time project for any of the band's members - Bard continues his other career as a philosopher, while Schiptjenko remains an art dealer in Stockholm and Rolinski has a Master of Science in Engineering and works in that field.

2004-2005: Prototype

BWO's debut single release was "Living in a Fantasy×Living in a Fantasy7 May 2004 · SingleSpotify (search)YouTube Music (search)Tracklist · 2 tracks1Living in a Fantasy (radio edit)3:552Living in a Fantasy (Dungeon dub)4:03" in May 2004. This was only a moderate Number 44 hit in Sweden, and the style and production of the song differ somewhat from those of any BWO song released subsequently. Subsequent releases were more successful in Sweden, particularly third single "Sixteen Tons of Hardware×Sixteen Tons of Hardware28 October 2004 · OtherSpotify (search)YouTube Music (search)Tracklist · 1 track1Sixteen Tons of Hardware3:30" (Number 11) in February 2005. BWO's debut album Prototype×PrototypeDecember 2004 · Studio albumSpotify (search)YouTube Music (search)Tracklist · 15 tracks1Sixteen Tons of Hardware3:312Conquering America3:243Son of a Gun3:284Open Door (ballad version)3:325Walking the Night3:546Voodoo Magic3:447Sunshine in the Rain4:048Riding Through the Night3:319Say I Love You4:2310Rhythm Divine3:4011European Psycho3:4312Living in a Fantasy4:0013Open Door (disco version)3:4414Sixteen Tons of Hardware (Johan S remix)3:2915Conquering America (Johan S remix)3:13, first released in Russia in November 2004, was released in Sweden in March 2005, reaching Number 2 in the album charts and attaining platinum status. Eventually no fewer than seven tracks from the album went on to be Swedish hit singles, with sixth single "Sunshine in the Rain×Sunshine in the Rain25 September 2005 · SingleSpotify (search)YouTube Music (search)Tracklist · 7 tracks1Sunshine in the Rain (radio edit)3:332Sunshine in the Rain (Soundfactory New York Anthem)8:503Sunshine in the Rain (Soundfactory New York Drama dub)8:144Sunshine in the Rain (Soundfactory Glamourama Anthem)7:145Sunshine in the Rain (Johan Afterglow Electro mix)3:516Sunshine in the Rain (Johan Afterglow Electro dub)3:357Sunshine in the Rain (Italo mix)4:33" (Number 12) being another high point. Peter Ashraf.
"Sixteen Tons of Hardware" and "Voodoo Magic×Voodoo Magic5 December 2005 · SingleSpotify (search)YouTube Music (search)Tracklist · 6 tracks1Voodoo Magic (radio edit)2Voodoo Magic (Soundfactory Airwave edit)3Voodoo Magic (Soundfactory Big Room Anthem)4Voodoo Magic (Soundfactory Dreamscape dub)5Voodoo Magic (Johan S remix)6Voodoo Magic (Johan Afterglow Electro mix)" were both hit singles in Finland. Two singles off the album, "Living in a Fantasy" and "Sixteen Tons of Hardware" went Number 1 in the Europa Plus Airplay Chart in Russia, and the album soon crossed over to neighboring countries, generating no less than five Top 5 hit singles in Ukraine and two Top 5 hit singles in Hungary. The track "Gone" was a Number 1 hit in Lebanon.

2006: Halcyon Days

BWO's second album Halcyon Days×Halcyon Days2006 · Studio albumSpotify (search)YouTube Music (search)Tracklist · 16 tracks1Chariots of Fire4:172Temple of Love3:253Will My Arms Be Strong Enough4:164We Could Be Heroes4:235Juggernaut3:256Hanging on the Phone3:507Angel of Night3:208I Keep Walking On4:099Marrakech4:0710Obsession3:4311Crystal Odyssey3:2012Haunted3:0513Voodoo Magic3:4114Sixteen Tons of Hardware3:3015Sunshine in the Rain3:3016Open Door3:30, released in April 2006, entered the Swedish Album Chart at Number 1, shipping gold and generating four further hit singles, of which the first single "Temple of Love" was a Number 1 smash in Sweden and charted across Scandinavia and Eastern Europe.
Halcyon Days was followed by a remix collection called Halcyon Nights, released in December 2006.

2007-2008: Fabricator

A third studio album, Fabricator×Fabricator19 September 2007 · Studio albumSpotify (search)YouTube Music (search)Tracklist · 16 tracks1Last Flight to San Francisco3:332Give Me the Night3:103Let It Rain3:304The Destiny of Love3:505Gomenasai3:286We Should Be Dancing3:497Stay With You Again4:158Rhythm Drives Me Crazy3:519Save My Pride4:0010Happiness2:5411Hooked on the Danger3:3312Concrete Jungle3:4713Paradise on Mars4:0314Chariots of Fire4:1015Save My Pride (The Attic remix) (radio edit)4:0316The Destiny of Love (The Attic remix) (radio edit)3:23, was released in Sweden on September 19, 2007, entering the Swedish charts at Number 6. A pre-release single "Save My Pride×Save My Pride16 May 2007 · SingleSpotify (search)YouTube Music (search)Tracklist · 7 tracks1Save My Pride (radio edit)4:002Save My Pride (The Attic radio edit)4:023Save My Pride (Soundfactory radio edit)3:474Save My Pride (Credheadz remix)8:165Save My Pride (The Attic remix)7:416Save My Pride (Soundfactory Electric club mix)8:467Save My Pride (Soundfactory Electribal dub)10:13", was released in May 2007, becoming BWO's fourth Top 20 single in Sweden. It also went Number 1 on major Turkish radio station Radio Mydonese's Top 40 Countdown in July 2007. The singles "Let it Rain" and "Rhythm Drives Me Crazy" were released simultaneously in August 2007. "Rhythm Drives Me Crazy" was chosen as the theme for the Swedish team in the Women's Football World Cup in China in September 2007, and was a fourth Top 20 hit for BWO in Finland. A fourth single "The Destiny Of Love" was released in October 2007. A fifth, "Give Me the Night×Give Me The Night12 December 2007 · SingleSpotify (search)YouTube Music (search)Tracklist · 7 tracks1Give Me the Night (radio edit)3:092Give Me the Night (Soundfactory radio mix)3:023Give Me the Night (Ali Payami remix)4:184Give Me the Night (2N Productions extended mix)4:585Give Me the Night (Soundfactory Electric club mix)6:476Give Me the Night (Soundfactory Dubstrumental)6:477Give Me the Night (Credheadz remix)7:05", was released at the end of December 2007, but became the only BWO single (as of August 2008) to fail to reach the Swedish singles chart.

2008: Pandemonium - The Singles Collection

A "greatest hits" album called Pandemonium - The Singles Collection was released on April 9, 2008. It contained most of their previous singles plus 3 new songs. "Lay Your Love On Me×Lay Your Love on Me28 July 2008 · SingleSpotify (search)YouTube Music (search)Tracklist · 9 tracks1Lay Your Love on Me (radio edit)2:592Lay Your Love on Me (Soundfactoey radio edit)3:543Lay Your Love on Me (Organs Without Bodies remix)5:374Lay Your Love on Me (Ali Payami remix)6:125Lay Your Love on Me (Soundfactory Obsession club mix)7:486Lay Your Love on Me (Soundfactory Possession dub mix)8:557Lay Your Love on Me (Oscar Holter Body mix)3:338Lay Your Love on Me (Oscar Holter club mix)5:109Lay Your Love on Me (Oscar Holter Techhouse mix)5:16", their entry for Melodifestivalen 2008, was the first single release, reaching Number 2 in the Swedish singles chart, plus their first Number 1 in the influential Sveriges Radio P3 Tracks chart. "Barcelona×Barcelona28 May 2008 · SingleSpotify (search)YouTube Music (search)Tracklist · 10 tracks1Barcelona (Radio Edit)3:452Barcelona (Shane 54 & Myon Retrofuturism Edit)3:243Barcelona (Soundfactory Radio Edit)3:404Barcelona (Ali Payami Remix)3:415Barcelona (Oscar Holter Body Mix)4:516Barcelona (Shane 54 & Myon Retrofuturism Remix)5:557Barcelona (Soundfactory Reconstruction Anthem)6:598Barcelona (Soundfactory Pumpin' Dub)8:019Barcelona (Hanssonic Featuring Felix & Märta Remix)5:5810Barcelona (Miss Leeloo After Hours Remix)4:56" was a less successful second single, but third single "The Bells of Freedom" became a sixth Top 20 single after a tie-in with Europride 2008 in Stockholm.
A DVD by the same name, containing all video clips, was released in the fall of 2008.

2009: Big Science

Big Science is the fourth studio album of BWO and was released on April 1, 2009. It features 12 brand new songs, but the album has a total of 14 tracks (two remixes are included). The first single is "You're Not Alone×You're Not AloneMarch 2009 · SingleSpotify (search)YouTube Music (search)Tracklist · 10 tracks1You're Not Alone (Ballad radio edit)3:002You're Not Alone (Skyylab radio edit)3:043You're Not Alone (Fatty Phunk radio edit)3:534You're Not Alone (Soundfactory radio edit)3:415You're Not Alone (Oscar Holter radio mix)3:006You're Not Alone (Soundfactory club anthem)6:197You're Not Alone (Skyylab extended mix)4:458You're Not Alone (Fatty Phunk extended mix)4:529You're Not Alone (Oscar Holter vs Tombola tech house mix)5:2210You're Not Alone (Soundfactory Big Room dub)6:57", which was released as a ballad and as a disco version (like they did with Open Door). The ballad version also served as BWO's entry in the 2009 Melodifestivalen. "Right Here Right Now" is the second single and was released on May 27, 2009. The third single. "Rise To The Occasion×Rise To The Occasion2009 · SingleSpotify (search)YouTube Music (search)Tracklist · 7 tracks1Rise to the Occasion3:252Rise to the Occasion (Holter Erixson radio edit)2:593Rise to the Occasion (Freakchild remix)3:424Rise to the Occasion (Skylab remix)4:575Rise to the Occasion (Holter Erixson extended remix)3:586Rise to the Occasion (DJ Frazze remix)3:337Rise to the Occasion (Itech remix)4:53" was released in Scandinavia in the fall.
On April 15, 2009, the band release their second compilation album Sunshine in the Rain×Sunshine in the Rain25 September 2005 · SingleSpotify (search)YouTube Music (search)Tracklist · 7 tracks1Sunshine in the Rain (radio edit)3:332Sunshine in the Rain (Soundfactory New York Anthem)8:503Sunshine in the Rain (Soundfactory New York Drama dub)8:144Sunshine in the Rain (Soundfactory Glamourama Anthem)7:145Sunshine in the Rain (Johan Afterglow Electro mix)3:516Sunshine in the Rain (Johan Afterglow Electro dub)3:357Sunshine in the Rain (Italo mix)4:33 – The Album, made specifically for Japanese market. It contains 15 songs and 3 remixes. The first single of this album is "Sunshine in the Rain" and the second single is "Lay Your Love on Me×Lay Your Love on Me28 July 2008 · SingleSpotify (search)YouTube Music (search)Tracklist · 9 tracks1Lay Your Love on Me (radio edit)2:592Lay Your Love on Me (Soundfactoey radio edit)3:543Lay Your Love on Me (Organs Without Bodies remix)5:374Lay Your Love on Me (Ali Payami remix)6:125Lay Your Love on Me (Soundfactory Obsession club mix)7:486Lay Your Love on Me (Soundfactory Possession dub mix)8:557Lay Your Love on Me (Oscar Holter Body mix)3:338Lay Your Love on Me (Oscar Holter club mix)5:109Lay Your Love on Me (Oscar Holter Techhouse mix)5:16".

2010: Band hiatus and future projects

In early 2010, BWO announced they were temporarily departing ways after an intensive career of five albums released in less than six years.
Alexander Bard joined the Universal Music-signed Gravitonas project led by former punk rock singer and producer Andreas Öhrn. In 2013 he also got reunited with the original line-up of Army Of Lovers to perform a new song called "Rockin' The Ride" in Melodifestivalen and the release of a new Greatest Hits, which also features a track with Gravitonas member Andreas Öhrn.
Martin Rolinski signed a solo contract with Universal Music and released his debut solo single "Blame It On a Decent Matter" in 2012, and took part in 2013 Melodifestivalen with the track "In and Out Of Love".
Marina Schiptjenko went on a Scandinavian tour and made an album with her reunited 1980s synthpop project Page. All three BWO members were adamant the split was amicable and would not prevent them from rather very likely future musical collaborations under both the BWO and other umbrellas.

In the United Kingdom

BWO are mainly well known and popular in the gay community (but not only) in the UK, due to the attention they receive via the gay media. Signed to small independent record label Shell Records in the UK, BWO have achieved moderate success with a few single releases. Initially two of their Swedish hit singles, "Sixteen Tons of Hardware×Sixteen Tons of Hardware28 October 2004 · OtherSpotify (search)YouTube Music (search)Tracklist · 1 track1Sixteen Tons of Hardware3:30" and "Chariots of Fire×Chariots Of Fire2008 · SingleSpotify (search)YouTube Music (search)Tracklist · 4 tracks1Chariots of Fire (original edit)4:102Chariots of Fire (Big World club edit)4:103Chariots of Fire (Hex Hector radio mix)4:214The Bells of Freedom (radio edit)3:26", reached the Top 10 of the British club charts. With a more concerted UK release including physical CD singles, the remixed 2005 single "Sunshine in the Rain×Sunshine in the Rain25 September 2005 · SingleSpotify (search)YouTube Music (search)Tracklist · 7 tracks1Sunshine in the Rain (radio edit)3:332Sunshine in the Rain (Soundfactory New York Anthem)8:503Sunshine in the Rain (Soundfactory New York Drama dub)8:144Sunshine in the Rain (Soundfactory Glamourama Anthem)7:145Sunshine in the Rain (Johan Afterglow Electro mix)3:516Sunshine in the Rain (Johan Afterglow Electro dub)3:357Sunshine in the Rain (Italo mix)4:33" hit number 1 in the UK indie chart and reached Number 69 in the main UK singles chart in March 2008. "Lay Your Love On Me×Lay Your Love on Me28 July 2008 · SingleSpotify (search)YouTube Music (search)Tracklist · 9 tracks1Lay Your Love on Me (radio edit)2:592Lay Your Love on Me (Soundfactoey radio edit)3:543Lay Your Love on Me (Organs Without Bodies remix)5:374Lay Your Love on Me (Ali Payami remix)6:125Lay Your Love on Me (Soundfactory Obsession club mix)7:486Lay Your Love on Me (Soundfactory Possession dub mix)8:557Lay Your Love on Me (Oscar Holter Body mix)3:338Lay Your Love on Me (Oscar Holter club mix)5:109Lay Your Love on Me (Oscar Holter Techhouse mix)5:16" was released in the UK in late July 2008, charted also at Number 69 in the main singles chart, and Number 2 in the UK indie charts. BWO's third physical single release in the UK was to be "Will My Arms Be Strong Enough×Will My Arms Be Strong EnoughAugust 2006 · SingleSpotify (search)YouTube Music (search)Tracklist · 2 tracks1Will My Arms Be Strong Enough4:172Walking the Night3:50", the single was released on 22 September 2008, and failed to make the top 100.
All three single releases by BWO have been playlisted by BBC Radio 2 "The UK's most popular radio station" and a few music TV channels. They have attracted more attention in gay media, and have twice appeared in the prestigious Saturday night slot at the G-A-Y nightclub in London. Both "Sunshine in the Rain" and "Lay Your Love On Me" can still be heard being played in New Look and H&M, two of the UK's most popular high street clothing retailers, throughout 2008 and 2009.
"Right Here Right Now" was released in 2009 and peaked at #19 in the UK Commercial Pop Charts Top40. The track has been remixed the UK market, with additional vocals from Swedish artist Velvet.

In the United States

BWO made their way to the USA with their singles "Lay Your Love On Me×Lay Your Love on Me28 July 2008 · SingleSpotify (search)YouTube Music (search)Tracklist · 9 tracks1Lay Your Love on Me (radio edit)2:592Lay Your Love on Me (Soundfactoey radio edit)3:543Lay Your Love on Me (Organs Without Bodies remix)5:374Lay Your Love on Me (Ali Payami remix)6:125Lay Your Love on Me (Soundfactory Obsession club mix)7:486Lay Your Love on Me (Soundfactory Possession dub mix)8:557Lay Your Love on Me (Oscar Holter Body mix)3:338Lay Your Love on Me (Oscar Holter club mix)5:109Lay Your Love on Me (Oscar Holter Techhouse mix)5:16," "Chariots of Fire×Chariots Of Fire2008 · SingleSpotify (search)YouTube Music (search)Tracklist · 4 tracks1Chariots of Fire (original edit)4:102Chariots of Fire (Big World club edit)4:103Chariots of Fire (Hex Hector radio mix)4:214The Bells of Freedom (radio edit)3:26", "Temple of Love" and "The Destiny of Love" being played in the popular clothing store Abercrombie and Fitch during summer 2008, the holiday season in 2008 and into early 2009. In February 2009, "Sunshine In The Rain×Sunshine in the Rain25 September 2005 · SingleSpotify (search)YouTube Music (search)Tracklist · 7 tracks1Sunshine in the Rain (radio edit)3:332Sunshine in the Rain (Soundfactory New York Anthem)8:503Sunshine in the Rain (Soundfactory New York Drama dub)8:144Sunshine in the Rain (Soundfactory Glamourama Anthem)7:145Sunshine in the Rain (Johan Afterglow Electro mix)3:516Sunshine in the Rain (Johan Afterglow Electro dub)3:357Sunshine in the Rain (Italo mix)4:33" was also featured on the Abercrombie and Fitch playlist. They were also on the Abercrombie and Fitch spring preview playlist for 2009/2010 with "Burning Down the House". BWO songs are still played in Abercrombie and Fitch and Hollister in 2012.

Melodifestivalen participation

BWO competed in the Swedish Melodifestivalen 2005 with the song "Gone", written by the band's co-producer Anders Hansson, but failed to qualify for the final, finishing fifth out of eight in one of the four semi-finals.
In 2006, they competed once again in Melodifestivalen with the song Temple Of Love, this time qualifying for the final at the Stockholm Globe Arena, where they finished second behind Carola. Temple Of Love went on to reach Number 1 in the Swedish singles chart, and has been assessed as the most internationally successful Melodifestivalen song from the 2006 competition.
During 2007 BWO stated in interviews that they had no intention of returning to Melodifestivalen, but might consider instead seeking to enter Eurovision for Martin Rolinski's homeland of Poland. However, there was a change of heart, and BWO entered Melodifestivalen for a third time in 2008 with a song called "Lay Your Love on Me×Lay Your Love on Me28 July 2008 · SingleSpotify (search)YouTube Music (search)Tracklist · 9 tracks1Lay Your Love on Me (radio edit)2:592Lay Your Love on Me (Soundfactoey radio edit)3:543Lay Your Love on Me (Organs Without Bodies remix)5:374Lay Your Love on Me (Ali Payami remix)6:125Lay Your Love on Me (Soundfactory Obsession club mix)7:486Lay Your Love on Me (Soundfactory Possession dub mix)8:557Lay Your Love on Me (Oscar Holter Body mix)3:338Lay Your Love on Me (Oscar Holter club mix)5:109Lay Your Love on Me (Oscar Holter Techhouse mix)5:16". This was co-written by Bard and Hansson together with Bobby Ljunggren and Henrik Wikström, ironically the two composers who wrote Carola's winning song which beat BWO in 2006. Going into their semi-final as heavy bookmakers' favourites to qualify, the song duly progressed directly to the final, held at the Stockholm Globe Arena on 15 March 2008, where the song finished in third place behind winner Charlotte Perrelli and second-placed Sanna Nielsen.
In 2008, it was also rumoured that BWO were approached by the BBC to appear in Eurovision: Your Decision, the UK's version of Melodifestivalen, however BWO turned them down in favour of participating once again at Melodifestivalen. In August, they detailed their refusal to Digital Spy with the requirement of UK "second-rate" songwriters being a main stumbling block. "BWO were once offered the chance to compete to become the UK's entry, but we turned it down because they wouldn't let us write our own songs."
BWO entered Melodifestivalen once again in 2009 with their fourth studio album's first single, You're Not Alone×You're Not AloneMarch 2009 · SingleSpotify (search)YouTube Music (search)Tracklist · 10 tracks1You're Not Alone (Ballad radio edit)3:002You're Not Alone (Skyylab radio edit)3:043You're Not Alone (Fatty Phunk radio edit)3:534You're Not Alone (Soundfactory radio edit)3:415You're Not Alone (Oscar Holter radio mix)3:006You're Not Alone (Soundfactory club anthem)6:197You're Not Alone (Skyylab extended mix)4:458You're Not Alone (Fatty Phunk extended mix)4:529You're Not Alone (Oscar Holter vs Tombola tech house mix)5:2210You're Not Alone (Soundfactory Big Room dub)6:57, which was co-written by Bard and Hansson with Fredrik Kempe. The song did not qualify directly for Globen and was sent to 'Andra Chansen'. They did not go through in that round either.

Recognition

BWO won the prestigious Rockbjörnen award in both 2005 and 2006, voted Sweden's most popular band, all categories. In 2006 they received a Grammis Award for Sweden's most popular band of the year. BWO were nominated for four Grammis Awards in 2005 for the Prototype album and five Grammis Awards in 2006 for the Halcyon Days×Halcyon Days2006 · Studio albumSpotify (search)YouTube Music (search)Tracklist · 16 tracks1Chariots of Fire4:172Temple of Love3:253Will My Arms Be Strong Enough4:164We Could Be Heroes4:235Juggernaut3:256Hanging on the Phone3:507Angel of Night3:208I Keep Walking On4:099Marrakech4:0710Obsession3:4311Crystal Odyssey3:2012Haunted3:0513Voodoo Magic3:4114Sixteen Tons of Hardware3:3015Sunshine in the Rain3:3016Open Door3:30 album. BWO were also nominated for dance act of the year in 2006 at the NRJ Scandinavian Awards in Helsinki and won the category for the most popular band.

Singles

The UK chart placing of "Sunshine in the Rain×Sunshine in the Rain25 September 2005 · SingleSpotify (search)YouTube Music (search)Tracklist · 7 tracks1Sunshine in the Rain (radio edit)3:332Sunshine in the Rain (Soundfactory New York Anthem)8:503Sunshine in the Rain (Soundfactory New York Drama dub)8:144Sunshine in the Rain (Soundfactory Glamourama Anthem)7:145Sunshine in the Rain (Johan Afterglow Electro mix)3:516Sunshine in the Rain (Johan Afterglow Electro dub)3:357Sunshine in the Rain (Italo mix)4:33" was attained in March 2008, and that of "Lay Your Love on Me×Lay Your Love on Me28 July 2008 · SingleSpotify (search)YouTube Music (search)Tracklist · 9 tracks1Lay Your Love on Me (radio edit)2:592Lay Your Love on Me (Soundfactoey radio edit)3:543Lay Your Love on Me (Organs Without Bodies remix)5:374Lay Your Love on Me (Ali Payami remix)6:125Lay Your Love on Me (Soundfactory Obsession club mix)7:486Lay Your Love on Me (Soundfactory Possession dub mix)8:557Lay Your Love on Me (Oscar Holter Body mix)3:338Lay Your Love on Me (Oscar Holter club mix)5:109Lay Your Love on Me (Oscar Holter Techhouse mix)5:16" in August 2008.
The U.S. Billboard chart placing of "Chariots of Fire×Chariots Of Fire2008 · SingleSpotify (search)YouTube Music (search)Tracklist · 4 tracks1Chariots of Fire (original edit)4:102Chariots of Fire (Big World club edit)4:103Chariots of Fire (Hex Hector radio mix)4:214The Bells of Freedom (radio edit)3:26" was attained in December 2008 after promotional re-issue of the single in U.S. clubs.