Addiction (Medina song)

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"Addiction"
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Single by Medina
from the album Welcome to Medina
Released1 November 2010
Recorded2010
Genre Electropop
Length3:37
Label EMI
Songwriter(s) Medina Valbak, Rasmus Stabell, Jeppe Federspiel, Lisa Greene
Producer(s) Providers
Medina singles chronology
"Lonely"
(2010)		"Addiction"
(2010)		"Gutter"
(2011)
Music video
"Addiction" on YouTube

"Addiction" is a song by Danish singer Medina from her international debut studio album Welcome to Medina . It was released as the third single from the album on 1 November 2010. The electropop song was written by Medina, Providers and Lisa Greene and it was produced by Providers. "Addiction" peaked at number one in Denmark, becoming Medina's fifth number-one single. In the US, the song peaked at number one on Billboard 's Hot Dance Airplay chart.

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Live performances

Medina performed the song on DR's Sport 2010 and during the "Welcome to Medina Tour" in Germany.

Chart performance

"Addiction" debuted at number 59 in Germany and stayed in the chart for nine weeks. In Denmark the song debuted at number 16 on the chart in the release week of the album Welcome to Medina due to a high number of downloads and dropped off the chart two weeks later. On December 17, 2010 "Addiction" peaked at number one in Denmark. The song has spent a total of 21 weeks on the chart, and has since been certified platinum by the International Federation of the Phonographic Industry (IFPI) for sales of 30,000 units. [1] On the issue dated 21 May 2011, "Addiction" peaked at number one on Billboard 's Hot Dance Airplay chart in the United States. [2]

Track listing

  1. "Addiction" – 2:53
  1. "Addiction" (Rune RK Remix) – 6:21
  2. "Addiction" (Traplite Remix) – 5:30
  3. "Addiction" (Svenstrup & Vendelboe Remix) – 5:07
  1. "Addiction" – 2:53
  2. "The One" (Acoustic Version) – 3:55
  1. "Addiction" – 3:37
  2. "The One" (Acoustic Version) – 3:57
  3. "Addiction" (Five Star DJ Remix) – 6:28
  1. "Addiction" (Radio Edit) – 2:53
  2. "Addiction" (Extended Version) – 5:06

Charts

Certifications

RegionCertification Certified units/sales
Denmark (IFPI Danmark) [15] Platinum30,000^

^ Shipments figures based on certification alone.

Release history

RegionDateFormatLabelRef.
Denmark1 November 2010 Digital download Labelmade, At:tack Music [3]
Germany26 November 2010 CD single, digital download EMI [5] [6]
United States5 April 2011Digital download Ultra Records [7]

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