Why Am I Crying
| "Why Am I Crying" | ||||
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| Single by Molly Sandén | ||||
| from the album Unchained | ||||
| Released | 25 February 2012 | |||
| Format | Digital download | |||
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| Length | 3:01 | |||
| Label | EMI Music Sweden | |||
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"Why Am I Crying" is a song written by Molly Sandén, Aleena Gibson and Windy Wagner. Participating in the third semifinal of Melodifestivalen 2012 in Leksand on 18 February 2012, the song made it directly to the finals inside the Stockholm Globe Arena on 10 March the same year.[1] Once there, it ended up fifth.[2]
The single was released on 25 February 2012, following the final semifinal.[3] On 2 March 2012, the song debuted on the Swedish singles chart where it peaked at number 8 on 16 March the same year.
The lyrics were written before Molly Sandén broke up with Eric Saade in 2011.[4]
The song also appeared on Molly Sandén's studio album Unchained, with both the original version and an acoustic version.[5]
The song was featured in the second episode of Australian TV show, Ja'mie: Private School Girl.[6]
Charts
| Chart (2012) | Peak position |
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| Sweden (Sverigetopplistan)[7] | 8 |
References
- ↑ "Molly Sandén, Björn Ranelid och Sara Li till final i Melodifestivalen 2012". SVT. Retrieved 18 February 2012.
- ↑ Anders Löf. "Loreen är vinnaren av Melodifestivalen 2012". SVT. Retrieved 10 March 2012.
- ↑ "Why Am I Crying - Single". iTunes. Retrieved 26 February 2012.
- ↑ "Molly Sandén sjunger ut om uppbrottet från Eric Saade" (in Swedish). Sveriges Radio. 17 February 2012. Retrieved 4 March 2012.
- ↑ "Unchained" (in Swedish). Svensk mediedatabas. 2012. Retrieved 21 November 2014.
- ↑ "Ja'mie: Private School Girl, Episode 2". BBC Three. Retrieved 16 August 2015.
- ↑ "Swedishcharts.com – Molly Sandén – Why Am I Crying". Singles Top 60. Retrieved 14 July 2015.