Basshunter initially published his song "Boten Anna" online in March 2006.
Within twenty-four hours, the song was downloaded 37,000 times.
With this success, Basshunter received several proposals from music labels.
In April 2006, he signed with Extensive Music and Warner Music Sweden, and on 9 May 2006, "Boten Anna" was officially released as a single.
By 8 June 2006, the song had been downloaded over 1,000,000 times.
The German version of song was released as a single in 2007.
The song peaked at number 1 on the Swedish singles chart, was number 14 on the Best of All Time list, and was certified platinum.
It also made it to number 1 on the Danish chart, staying on top for 14 weeks, and was certified triple platinum selling 61,000 copies.
It was also certified gold in Austria.

Basshunter's second studio album, LOL was released on 28 August 2006.
He worked on an album through the three and half weeks.
Ali Payami helped him with three songs.
A red cover version was released on 1 January 2008, with the same Swedish songs from the original album, but with lyrics or just titles translated into English.
The new release also included new tracks, including "Now You're Gone", "Russia Privjet", "The Beat", "Jingle Bells", "Beer in the Bar" and "DotA (Club Mix)".
The special version of this album released in 2008 included the German version of "Boten Anna" and three music videos.
The album peaked at number 5 in Sweden reached number 3 on the Danish albums chart, was certified double platinum, and placed at number 4 on the Finnish chart.

The second single "Vi sitter i Ventrilo och spelar DotA" was released on 13 September of the same year.
The single peaked at number 2 in Finland, number 6 in Sweden, and number 7 in Norway and Denmark.
It was certified gold in Denmark.
His next single "Hallå där" was charted at number 51 on Swedish singles chart.
The single "Vifta med händerna" featured the duo Patrik & Lillen and peaked on the Finnish charts at number 7 and on the Sweden charts at number 25.
His fifth single, a remake of "Jingle Bells" was released on 13 November and peaked at number 9 in Norway, and number 13 in Sweden.
The single also made it onto the Dutch and United Kingdom charts.

On 5 November 2007, a new version of the "Vi sitter i Ventrilo och spelar DotA" was released under the title "DotA", and charted on Germany's singles chart.
This was different from the 2008 version from Now You're Gone – The Album.
Basshunter initially published his song "Boten Anna" online in March 2006. Within twenty-four hours, the song was downloaded 37,000 times. With this success, Basshunter received several proposals from music labels. In April 2006, he signed with Extensive Music and Warner Music Sweden, and on 9 May 2006, "Boten Anna" was officially released as a single. By 8 June 2006, the song had been downloaded over 1,000,000 times. The German version of song was released as a single in 2007. The song peaked at number 1 on the Swedish singles chart, was number 14 on the Best of All Time list, and was certified platinum. It also made it to number 1 on the Danish chart, staying on top for 14 weeks, and was certified triple platinum selling 61,000 copies. It was also certified gold in Austria.
Basshunter's second studio album, LOL was released on 28 August 2006. He worked on an album through the three and half weeks. Ali Payami helped him with three songs. A red cover version was released on 1 January 2008, with the same Swedish songs from the original album, but with lyrics or just titles translated into English. The new release also included new tracks, including "Now You're Gone", "Russia Privjet", "The Beat", "Jingle Bells", "Beer in the Bar" and "DotA (Club Mix)". The special version of this album released in 2008 included the German version of "Boten Anna" and three music videos. The album peaked at number 5 in Sweden reached number 3 on the Danish albums chart, was certified double platinum, and placed at number 4 on the Finnish chart.
The second single "Vi sitter i Ventrilo och spelar DotA" was released on 13 September of the same year. The single peaked at number 2 in Finland, number 6 in Sweden, and number 7 in Norway and Denmark. It was certified gold in Denmark. His next single "Hallå där" was charted at number 51 on Swedish singles chart. The single "Vifta med händerna" featured the duo Patrik & Lillen and peaked on the Finnish charts at number 7 and on the Sweden charts at number 25. His fifth single, a remake of "Jingle Bells" was released on 13 November and peaked at number 9 in Norway, and number 13 in Sweden. The single also made it onto the Dutch and United Kingdom charts.
On 5 November 2007, a new version of the "Vi sitter i Ventrilo och spelar DotA" was released under the title "DotA", and charted on Germany's singles chart. This was different from the 2008 version from Now You're Gone – The Album.
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