This has SHOT to #1 on iTunes Sweden and is also available on UK iTunes should anybody want it. A duet between Agnes and two time Swedish Eurovision entrant (and pop legend) Björn Skifs. The song was written specifically and performed at the Swedish royal wedding which happened yesterday. Loads of stars have written singles especially for the event, which is apparently the biggest royal wedding in Europe since Charles and Diana!!! Other new songs are about from Carola, Darin and Salem Al Fakir, but this is my favourite, and I love how Agnes gets to perform the official wedding single!!! Testament to how well respected she is in Sweden, probably because of her international success with Release Me.

 

The song is a very Disney-ish ballad written by Jorgen Elofsson who wrote Sometimes and Crazy for Britney, most of Westlife's singles, a few singles by Leona Lewis, Steps, Shayne Ward and Will Young. Don't rule this out of being covered by future X Factor contestants or appearing on an album/as a single of a SyCo artist. Very strong ballad in my opinion, and obviously being the official single of the royal wedding, will be to Sweden what Candle In The Wind was to the UK (well except that it's for a wedding not a funeral).

 

it sounds so much like a Disney song. :lol:

I love Agnes though; not keen on Bjorn though. However, it is a nice song.

 

Bjorn sounds better on the studio version imo, which is very strong indeed. Not up on Youtube I don't think though :unsure:

This is quite nice, and the key change is epic :wub:

This has just gone to #1 in Sweden officially - finally giving Agnes her second chart topper :cheer:

 

Release Me peaked at #9 there :mellow:

 

Here's the studio version of the song seeing as it hasn't already been posted;

 

What was Agnes' first Swedish #1? :unsure:

 

Anyway, I like this song a lot, but I think a lot of it's success is due to Bjorn rather than her. He's pretty awesome tbh, check out some of his old Melodifestivalen entries on YouTube, like Michaelangelo and Fangad I En Drom...

What was Agnes' first Swedish #1? :unsure:

 

Anyway, I like this song a lot, but I think a lot of it's success is due to Bjorn rather than her. He's pretty awesome tbh, check out some of his old Melodifestivalen entries on YouTube, like Michaelangelo and Fangad I En Drom...

 

Right Here Right Now, her Idol winning single.

 

I know those songs, I have the Absolute Schlager CD remember :funky: It would have been #1 by her solo to be honest, it's the official wedding single, sung live at the royal wedding, anything with that sort of mass exposure would have gone to #1, had it been Agnes by herself, Agnes & Bjorn, or Py Backman :heehee:

Hmmm, not so sure about Py :lol: Thanks for the info anyway :)

I much prefer the arrangement of the version performed at the wedding, shame about Bjorn's vocals. Sorry for the bump but theres a version on Swedish itunes called the Church version and it's the one that's still riding high on itunes. It seems to be a studio recording of the church version, and while judging by the 30 second clip it seems to just be a sloppy remake of the radio edit, I'd still be interested to hear it. Anybody know how I can get hold of it??

I much prefer the arrangement of the version performed at the wedding, shame about Bjorn's vocals. Sorry for the bump but theres a version on Swedish itunes called the Church version and it's the one that's still riding high on itunes. It seems to be a studio recording of the church version, and while judging by the 30 second clip it seems to just be a sloppy remake of the radio edit, I'd still be interested to hear it. Anybody know how I can get hold of it??

 

I'm pretty sure they removed the original version, hence this one doing well on iTunes there. It disappeared from #1 out of the chart altogether and then this 'Church version' started picking up steam in its place. It's not on our iTunes either way so I don't know what to advise :( I wasn't a fan of the live version anyway, both sounded a bit ropey, Bjorn in particular. Love the studio still though :wub:

I'm pretty sure they removed the original version, hence this one doing well on iTunes there. It disappeared from #1 out of the chart altogether and then this 'Church version' started picking up steam in its place. It's not on our iTunes either way so I don't know what to advise :( I wasn't a fan of the live version anyway, both sounded a bit ropey, Bjorn in particular. Love the studio still though :wub:

 

I agree about the vocals sounding ropey, Bjorn's timing is all over the place. But I much prefer the arrangement, it's much more atmospheric, and less formulaic sounding than the studio version.