Sting (Eric Saade song)
"Sting" is a 2015 song by Swedish singer Eric Saade. He was participating with the song in Melodifestivalen 2015 in a bid to represent Sweden in the Eurovision Song Contest 2015 in Vienna, Austria. The song is co-written by Sam Arash Fahmi, Fredrik Kempe, Hamed "K-one" Pirouzpanah and David Kreuger. Saade performed the song live during the first semi-final round of Melodifestivalen on 7 February 2015 in Gothenburg's Scandinavium. Coming first/second that day, he qualified to the Finals held on 14 March 2015 in Stockholm where he came fifth overall after the televoting and jury results was revealed.
"Sting" | ||||
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Single by Eric Saade | ||||
Released | 1 March 2015 | |||
Recorded | 2014 | |||
Genre | Pop | |||
Length | 3:00 | |||
Label | Roxy Recordings | |||
Songwriter(s) |
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Producer(s) | Jason Gill | |||
Eric Saade singles chronology | ||||
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In 2017, Uno Svenningsson released a Swedish-language version of the song titled "Slå" as a part of the eighth season of Så mycket bättre.[1]
Track listing
No. | Title | Length |
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1. | "Sting" (TV Version) | 3:00 |
2. | "Sting" (Radio Edit) | 2:50 |
Chart performance
Weekly charts
Chart (2015) | Peak position |
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Sweden (Sverigetopplistan)[2] | 5 |
Year-end charts
Chart (2015) | Position |
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Sweden (Sverigetopplistan)[3] | 95 |
Certifications
Region | Certification | Certified units/sales |
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Sweden (GLF)[4] | 2× Platinum | 80,000‡ |
‡ Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone. |
Release history
Region | Date | Format | Label |
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Sweden | 1 March 2015[5] | Digital download | Roxy Recordings |
References
- Larsson, Markus (11 November 2017). "Höjdpunkten var Uno Svenningssons 'balle'". Aftonbladet. Archived from the original on 30 March 2018. Retrieved 8 April 2020.
- "Veckolista Singlar, vecka 12, 2015". Sverigetopplistan. Retrieved 8 April 2020.
- "Årslista Singlar – År 2015" (in Swedish). Sverigetopplistan. Retrieved 7 April 2020.
- "Veckolista Singlar, vecka 48, 2015 | Sverigetopplistan" (in Swedish). Sverigetopplistan. Retrieved 11 June 2021.
- "Sting - Single by Eric Saade on Apple Music". Apple Music. Retrieved 8 April 2020.