Begging (song)

"Begging"
Single by Anton Ewald
from the album A[1][2]
Released 2013
Format CD
Genre Pop
Length 3:01 [3]
Songwriter(s)

Begging is a 2013 song by Swedish singer Anton Ewald.[4][5] Written by Fredrik Kempe and Anton Malmberg Hård af Segerstad, it was performed in Melodifestivalen 2013 in the second semi-final was held on 9 February 2013 in Scandinavium, Gothenburg. Finishing 3rd/4th, it went on to the Second Chance round, where it passed through to the Melodifestivalen final after a duel with Behrang Miri and his song "Jalla Dansa Sawa". In the finals, it finished fourth in the rankings failing to qualify to 2013 Eurovision Song Contest.

Despite this, the song gained popularity with the Swedish public and the single was released immediately after the competition reaching number 2 on Sverigetopplistan, the official Swedish Singles Chart.


Charts

Chart (2013) Peak
position
Sverigetopplistan Swedish Singles Chart[6] 2
Turkish Singles Chart[7] 87

References

  1. "Eurovision Sweden: Anton Ewald's 'A'". Esctoday.com. 2013-06-25. Retrieved 2014-02-15.
  2. "ANTON EWALD > Слушайте в начало песни, альбомы, концерты, биография". Youzeek.com. Retrieved 2014-02-15.
  3. https://itunes.apple.com/se/artist/anton-ewald/id597389893?l=en
  4. http://www.svd.se/kultur/skicka-anton-ewald-till-malmo_7979112.svd
  5. "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2013-02-07. Retrieved 2013-02-09.
  6. ""Jalla dansa sawa" in Swedish charts". swedishcharts.com. Retrieved 5 April 2013.
  7. Billboard Turkiye Top 20 Archived 2008-03-30 at the Wayback Machine.


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