Warplane (2000 album)

Warplane, nicknamed the "Takeoff Album" by fans, is the seventh studio album and seventh self-titled album by the Danish rock band Warplane. It was released on August 2, 2000 by. In an attempt to modernize the band's sound further, manager Ric Rykener hired producer, who produced ' (What's the Story) Morning Glory?, and sent the band to record at the famed in. Rykener also hired outside songwriters such as to assist Karol Sommer and Jesper Matthiessen with the songwriting process.

The album was just as successful as the previous "Refueling" album, with the album continuing with Warplane's transition back into more bluesier-music, and helped introduce the band to a new generation of fans. The success of the album was largely due to the lead single "It Never Seems to Be Your Fantasy", a rare hit on both active rock and Top 40 radio, which was nominated for a Grammy Award for Best Rock Performance by a Duo or Group with Vocal and a Danish Music Award for Danish Hit of the Year. Sommer credits the album with "saving" the band, saying "We needed a hit album fast, and didn't know how until [Rykener] told us what he could do for us."

The "Takeoff" album was their last album with drummer Irnes Hemmingsen, who was killed in a car crash on May 14, 2001.