Sting (Eric Saade song)
| "Sting" | ||||
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| Single by Eric Saade | ||||
| Released | 1 March 2015 | |||
| Recorded | 2014 | |||
| Genre | Pop | |||
| Length | 3:00 | |||
| Label | Roxy Recordings | |||
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| Producer(s) | Jason Gill | |||
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"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.
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
[edit]| No. | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Sting" (TV Version) | 3:00 |
| 2. | "Sting" (Radio Edit) | 2:50 |
Chart performance
[edit]Weekly charts
[edit]| Chart (2015) | Peak position |
|---|---|
| Sweden (Sverigetopplistan)[2] | 5 |
Year-end charts
[edit]| Chart (2015) | Position |
|---|---|
| Sweden (Sverigetopplistan)[3] | 95 |
Certifications
[edit]| Region | Certification | Certified units/sales |
|---|---|---|
| Sweden (GLF)[4] | 2× Platinum | 80,000‡ |
| ‡ Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone. | ||
Release history
[edit]| Region | Date | Format | Label |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sweden | 1 March 2015[5] | Digital download | Roxy Recordings |
References
[edit]- ^ 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.
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