# Smerz

Smerz is a Norwegian electronic music duo based in Copenhagen, Denmark, and Oslo, Norway, consisting of Catharina Stoltenberg and Henriette Motzfeldt. The duo's debut studio album, Believer, was released in 2021.

## History

Catharina Stoltenberg and Henriette Motzfeldt met at high school in Oslo and moved to Copenhagen in 2011.
Smerz released their first single "Because" on SoundCloud in 2016. Later the same year, they released the EP Okey on Escho in Denmark and HardUp in the UK. The following year, in 2017, Smerz signed to XL Recordings and re-released the EP Okey. In 2018, Smerz released the EP Have fun on XL Recordings. Their debut studio album Believer was released in 2021, also on XL Recordings. Later the same year, the duo released the mixtape Før og etter on their own label Shopping on Bandcamp.
Smerz have been hosting a monthly radio show on NTS Radio since 2017.
Smerz have played concerts at Tate Modern in London, MoMA PS1 in New York, Mutek in Mexico City and Montreal, Berghain in Berlin, Pitchfork Festival in Chicago, Roskilde Festval in Denmark, and Volksbühne in Berlin.

## Discography
### Studio albums

| Title | Year | Record label |
| Believer | 2021 | XL Recordings |

### EPs

| Title | Year | Record label |
| Okey | 2016 | Escho, HardUp |
| Okey | 2017 | XL Recordings |
| Have fun | 2018 | XL Recordings |
| Allina | 2024 | Shopping Records |

### Mixtapes

| Title | Year | Record label |
| Før og etter | 2021 | Shopping |

### Singles

| Title | Year | Label | Album |
| "Because" | 2016 | Self-released | |
| "Because" | 2016 | Escho, HardUp | Okey |
| "Blessed" | 2016 | Escho, HardUp | Okey |
| "Sure" | 2016 | Escho, HardUp | Okey |
| "Oh my my" | 2017 | XL Recordings | Have fun |
| "No harm" | 2017 | XL Recordings | Have fun |
| "Half life" | 2017 | XL Recordings | Have fun |
| "Have fun" | 2017 | XL Recordings | Have fun |
| "Før og etter" | 2020 | Escho | Escho 15 år: Burgers for my new life |
| "The favourite" / "Rap interlude" | 2020 | XL Recordings | Believer |
| "I dont talk about that much" / "Hva hvis" | 2020 | XL Recordings | Believer |
| "Believer" | 2021 | XL Recordings | Believer |
| "Flashing" | 2021 | XL Recordings | Believer |
| "Remember" | 2021 | XL Recordings | Believer |
| "My Producer | 2024 | Shopping Records | Allina |

### Commissioned work

| Title | Year | Artist(s) | Type |
| Øy | 2020 | Carte Blanche | Music for dance performance |
| Miss france | 2021 | ALL-IN Studio | Soundtrack for runway show |
| Debutante | 2022 | ALL-IN Studio | Soundtrack for runway show |

### Sampled on

| Title | Sample of | Year | Artist(s) | Album |
| "If U Ever" | "I don't talk about that much" | 2021 | Overmono | If U Ever |
| "Stop Playin" | "Flashing" | 2022 | Lil Baby and Jeremih | It's Only Me |
| "Good Lies2 | "No Harm" | 2023 | Overmono | Good Lies |

### As featured artist(s)

| Title | Year | Artist(s) | Album |
| "Guess What" | 2017 | Code Walk | Guess What |
| "Verdens smarteste person" | 2022 | Cezinando | Samtidig |

### Remixes

| Title | Year | Artist(s) |
| "Friendly (Smerz Remix)" | 2021 | Erika de Casier |
| "Say you love me - Smerz EDIT" | 2024 | Astrid Sonne |

### Songwriting and production credits

| Title | Year | Artist(s) | Album |
| "Verdens smarteste person" | 2022 | Cezinando | Samtidig |
| "ASAP" | 2023 | NewJeans | Get Up EP |