999 (song)

"999" is a song by Swedish alternative rock band Kent from their tenth studio album Jag är inte rädd för mörkret (I am not afraid of the dark). It was released as the album's lead single on March 28, 2012.[1] The song peaked at number ten in Sweden, becoming Kent's sixteenth top ten single but their lowest-charting lead single in the band's career.

"999"
Single by Kent
from the album Jag är inte rädd för mörkret
ReleasedMarch 28, 2012 (2012-03-28)
Format
Studio
GenreAlternative rock
Length6:53
Label
Composer(s)Kent
Lyricist(s)Joakim Berg
Producer(s)
  • Kent
  • Stefan Boman
Kent singles chronology
"Ismael / Varje gång du möter min blick"
(2010)
"999"
(2012)
"Jag ser dig"
(2012)

Kent could have performed the song on the Swedish-Norwegian TV talk show Skavlan SVT, but when SVT wanted Kent to use the shorter version, the band chose instead to not appear at all.

Track listing

  1. "999" – 6:53

Charts

Weekly charts

Chart (2012) Peak
position
Sweden (Sverigetopplistan)[2] 10

Year-end charts

Chart (2012) Position
Sweden (Sverigetopplistan)[3] 92

References

  1. "PREMIÄR: Nya singeln 999 i liveversion" (in Swedish). Kent.nu. 27 March 2012. Retrieved 28 March 2012.
  2. "Swedishcharts.com – Kent – 999". Singles Top 100.
  3. "Årslista Singlar – År 2012" (in Swedish). Sverigetopplistan. Retrieved 14 February 2020.


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