Against the Odds (song)

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"Against the Odds"
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Single by Christopher
from the album Colours
Released16 September 2011
Recorded2011
Genre Pop
Label EMI Denmark
Songwriter(s) Kasper Larsen
Ole Brodersen
Curtis Richa
Johan Wetterberg
Producer(s) Kay & Ndustry
Lasse Lindorff
Christopher singles chronology
"Against the Odds"
(2011)
" Nothing in Common "
(2012)
Music video
"Against the Odds" on YouTube

"Against the Odds" is the 2011 English language debut single by the Christopher released on EMI Denmark. It is co-written by Kay & Ndustry, Kasper Larsen, Ole Brodersen, Curtis Richa and Johan Wetterberg and produced by Kay & Ndustry and GL Music's Lasse Lindorff. [1]

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Chart performance

On 16 September 2011, the single was released reaching #23 on the Danish Singles Chart. [2]

YearChartsPeak
Position
2011 Tracklisten
(Danish Singles Chart)
23

Music video

The accompanying music video is directed by Nicolas Tobias Følsgaard & Jonas Lodahl Andersen showing Christopher and his friends in an outing. [3]

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