If I were sorry
| If I were sorry | |
|---|---|
| Frans | |
| publication | February 28, 2016 |
| length | 3:04 in the standard version |
| Genre (s) | Pop , Folktronica |
| Author (s) | Oscar Fogelström, Michael Saxell, Fredrik Andersson, Frans Jeppsson-Wall |
| Label | Cardiac Records |
| album | Melodifestivalen 2016 |
If I Were Sorry is a song by the Swedish singer Frans . He represented Sweden at the 2016 Eurovision Song Contest with the song .
Background and publication
If I Were Sorry was written by Oscar Fogelström, Michael Saxell, Fredrik Andersson and the singer himself and released on February 28, 2016. On February 27, 2016, Frans took part in the fourth semi-final of the Melodifestivalen , the Swedish preliminary decision for the Eurovision Song Contest , and won it ahead of Molly Sandén and the song Youniverse . He moved into the final, which took place on March 12, 2016. According to the jury vote, he finished second, one point behind Oscar Zia and the song Human . However, since he received the most calls in televoting, he was named the winner of the competition.
At the Eurovision Song Contest
Since Sweden had won the Song Contest last year, the country did not have to qualify for the final in the semi-finals, but was directly represented in the final. On March 14, 2016, a draw was made for Sweden to have start number 9 in the final on May 14, 2016. According to bookmakers, Frans was one of the favorites to win the Eurovision Song Contest.
The song eventually reached number 5.
Allegations of plagiarism
There have been some plagiarism allegations since the song was released because If I Were Sorry sounds very similar to Matt Simons ' song Catch and Release . According to oikotimes.com , Matt Simons' record company PIAS Recordings is investigating whether the song is plagiarized. Henrik Nyström, the manager of the record company, said: “It is too early to say what will happen, but the songs are very similar to each other, that's for sure.” ( German : It's too early to say what will happen, but the songs are very similar, that's for sure. ).
Chart placements
In Germany , If I Were Sorry reached position twelve in the single charts and was in the top 100 for a total of 23 weeks. In the German airplay charts , the single reached the top position for one week . It was able to place itself as the most downloaded ESC song in Germany, Austria and Switzerland .
| Charts | Top ranking | Weeks |
|---|---|---|
| Chart placements | ||
 Germany (GfK)
|
12 (23 weeks) | 23 |
 Austria (Ö3)
|
2 (18 weeks) | 18th |
 Sweden (GLF)
|
1 (25 weeks) | 25th |
 Switzerland (IFPI)
|
25th (18 weeks) | 18th |
 United Kingdom (OCC)
|
61 (1 week) | 1 |
Awards
In 2016 If I Were Sorry was awarded the Golden Record in Germany and Austria . In Poland the single was awarded double platinum in 2017, in Sweden it reached seven times platinum status in March 2018. In total, If I Were Sorry was sold over 535,000 times.
| Country / Region | Award | Sales |
|---|---|---|
| Awards for music sales (country / region, Award, Sales) |
||
|
Germany (BVMI)
|
 gold
|
200,000 |
|
Austria (IFPI)
|
gold
|
15,000 |
 Poland (ZPAV)
|
 2 × platinum
|
40,000 |
|
Sweden (IFPI)
|
7 × platinum
|
280,000 |
| All in all |
2 × gold 9 × platinum |
535,000 |
Individual evidence
- ↑ eurovision.tv: About Frans ( Memento of the original from March 25, 2016 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.
- ↑ Allt om fjärde deltävlingen av Melodifestivalen 2016 in Gävle
- ↑ Live blog: Frans brings the expected Melfest victory - but closer than expected
- ↑ Sweden to perform 9th in the Grand Final
- ↑ EUROVISION 2016 ODDS: RUSSIA REMAINS FAVORITE TO WIN WITH ALL 43 SONGS REVEALED
- ↑ Eurovision Song Contest 2016 Grand Final
- ^ Swedish Eurovision entry in 'plagiarism' row
- ↑ Sweden 2016: 'If I were sorry' to be disqualified? ( Memento of the original from March 25, 2016 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.
- ↑ MELODIFESTIVALS: FRANS 'ENTRY “IF I WERE SORRY” ACCUSED OF PLAGIARISM
- ↑ a b Official German Charts
- ↑ Airplay Charts Germany: Week 30/2016. germancharts.de, accessed on June 14, 2020 .
- ↑ https://www.offiziellecharts.de/downloads/ESC_Downloads_2016.pdf
- ↑ austriancharts.at: Frans - If I Were Sorry
- ↑ swedishcharts.com: FRANS - IF I WERE SORRY (SONG)
- ^ Frans - If I Were Sorry - hitparade.ch
- ^ Official Charts Company
- ↑ Awards: DE AT PL SE
| predecessor | Office | successor |
|---|---|---|
|
Heroes ( Måns Zelmerlöw ) |
 Sweden at the Eurovision Song Contest 2016 |
I Can't Go On ( Robin Bengtsson ) |