Release Me (Oh Laura song)
"Release Me" is a song made by the Swedish indie pop group Oh Laura, released as a single in 2007. The single is first off in Oh Laura's debut album, A Song Inside My Head, a Demon in My Bed.[1]
| "Release Me" | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
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| Single by Oh Laura | ||||
| from the album A Song Inside My Head, A Demon In My Bed | ||||
| Released | 2007 | |||
| Recorded | 2007 | |||
| Genre | country, Indie pop | |||
| Label | BAM | |||
| Oh Laura singles chronology | ||||
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Oh Laura won the Sopot International Song Festival in 2008 with the song.[2]
Remixes
The Swedish band The Attic also recorded a remix of "Release Me" featuring Oh Laura.[3] It appears in the EP Release Me, The Attic Remix that contains for remix tracks:
- "Release Me" (The Attic Remix) (3:35)
- "Release Me" (Remix) (3:43)
- "Release Me" (The Attic Extended Remix) (8:01)
- "Release Me" (Extended Remix) (7:14)
In popular culture
- The song appeared in a Saab commercial for the Saab 9-3 car model,[4] which was aired in Sweden, Norway, Poland, Spain, Ireland, France and the United Kingdom and later also in New Zealand and Australia.
- Martin Halla sang the song in the semi-finals of The Voice – Norges beste stemme the inaugural season of the Norwegian The Voice. His version of "Release Me" peaked at number 7 on VG-lista, the Norwegian Singles Chart.[5]
Charts
Oh Laura version
| Chart (2007–2008) | Peak position |
|---|---|
| Australia Digital Tracks (ARIA)[6] | 49 |
| Sweden (Sverigetopplistan)[7] | 5 |
| United Kingdom (UK Singles Chart)[8] | 47 |
Martin Halla version
| Chart (2012) | Peak position |
|---|---|
| Norway (VG-lista)[9] | 7 |
References
- "Meet Scandinavia's latest musical exports". The Independent. 7 March 2008. Retrieved 27 May 2023.
- "POLAND - No prizes for Eurostars at the Sopot Festival". Oikotimes.com. Archived from the original on 2011-05-19.
- "swedishcharts.com - The Attic feat. Oh Laura - Release Me". Swedishcharts.com. Retrieved 27 May 2023.
- "norwegiancharts.com - Martin Halla - Release Me". Norwegiancharts.com. Retrieved 27 May 2023.
- Ryan, Gavin (2011). Australia's Music Charts 1988–2010 (PDF ed.). Mt Martha, Victoria, Australia: Moonlight Publishing. p. 208.
- "Oh Laura – Release Me". Singles Top 100. Retrieved May 3, 2012.
- "Laura - full Official Chart History". Official Charts Company. Retrieved November 2, 2019.
- "Oh Laura – Release Me". VG-lista. Retrieved May 3, 2012.
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