Håll om mig
| "Håll om mig" | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Single by Nanne Grönvall | ||||
| Released | 2005 | |||
| Format | CD | |||
| Length | M&L | |||
| Nanne Grönvall chronology | ||||
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Håll om mig, written by Ingela Forsman and Nanne Grönvall, is a song performed by Nanne Grönvall at Melodifestivalen 2005. The song won a late 2004 contest, as very songs with few female songwriters had been selected for Melodifestivalen. The song was performed for first time in the 4th Melodifestivalen semifinal, inside Växjö tipshall in Växjö on 5 March 2005. From the semifinal, the song went all the way to the final inside the Stockholm Globe Arena one week later. The song became popular among the audience, and was expected to win the final. After the votings, the song received most votes from the TV viewers, but the jury groups appointed the Martin Stenmarck song Las Vegas as winner. Håll om mig ended up second, three points after the winning song.
Chart trajectory
The song became successful charting, topping the Swedish singles chart three weeks after release. The single topped the Swedish singles chart for two weeks, and charted for totally 32 weeks, ending the chart visit on 22 December2005. The song entered Svensktoppen on 3 April 2005,[1] topping the chart before staying at the chart for 36 weeks, ending the visit on 4 December 2005[2] and ending up as the third most successful Svensktoppen song in 2005.
During 2005, the song was voted as winner for the National Finals Song Contest.
Chart trajectory
| Chart (2005) | Peak position |
|---|---|
| Sweden | 1[3] |
Album
The song appeared on two 2005 Nanne Grönwall albums, 20 år med Nanne and Alltid på väg.
Trivia
- Nanne Grönvall recorded a new, humorist, version of the song for the After Dark show, back then called Håll i mig.
- A Framåt fredag parody was called "Kör om mig", giving the song a traffic-related theme.[4]
- At Dansbandskampen 2009, the song was performed by Titanix, when Nanne Grönvall was the theme of the evening during the second round.
- This song is also used for a popular AMV (Anime music video) featuring scenes from the animated series Princess Tutu.[5]
Chart successions
| Preceded by Las Vegas by Martin Stenmarck What's in It for Me by Amy Diamond |
Number-one single in Sweden 31 March 2005 |
Succeeded by What's in It for Me by Amy Diamond Schnappi, das kleine Krokodil by Schnappi |
References
- ↑ "Svensktoppen". 3 April 2005. Retrieved 17 June 2014.
- ↑ "Svensktoppen". 4 December 2005. Retrieved 17 June 2014.
- ↑ "Håll om mig". 2005. Retrieved 17 June 2014.
- ↑ Framåt fredag - Kör om mig
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