As I Lay Me Down (Wiktoria song)

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"As I Lay Me Down"
Wiktoria - As I Lay Me Down.jpg
Single by Wiktoria
Released25 February 2017
Recorded2016
Genre
Length3:09
Label Moon Man Records
Songwriter(s)
  • Justin Forrest
  • Jonas Wallin
  • Lauren Dyson
Producer(s) Didrik Franzén
Wiktoria singles chronology
"Unthink You"
(2016)		"As I Lay Me Down"
(2017)		"I Won't Stand In Your Way"
(2017)

"As I Lay Me Down" is a song recorded by Swedish singer Wiktoria, written by Justin Forrest, Jonas Wallin, and Lauren Dyson and produced by Didrik Franzen. [1] The song was released as a digital download in Sweden on 25 February 2017 and peaked at number 2 on the Swedish Singles Chart.

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It took part in Melodifestivalen 2017, and qualified to the final from the fourth semi-final on 25 February 2017. Being the heavy favorite to win, it placed only sixth in the final; eight with the international juries and second with the Swedish public. Although not winning the contest, it eventually became the biggest hit out of the participating entries, beating the winner "I Can't Go On" and runner-up "Hold On". [2] When Swedish radio station Rix FM asked its listeners in late 2019 to rank the 100 best songs of the 2010s, the song ranked 59th; out of the Melodifestivalen entries on the list, only contest winners "Heroes" (5th) and "Euphoria" (15th) ranked higher, which titles "As I Lay Me Down" as the most successful Melodifestivalen entry of the decade not to win the actual competition. [3]

Track listing

Digital download [4]
No.TitleLength
1."As I Lay Me Down"3:09

Chart performance

Weekly charts

Chart (2017)Peak
position
Sweden (Sverigetopplistan) [5] 2

Year-end charts

Chart (2017)Position
Sweden (Sverigetopplistan) [6] 41

Release history

RegionDateFormatLabel
Sweden 25 February 2017 Digital download Moon Man Records

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References

  1. ↑ The NPBC (3 March 2017). "LOREEN, THE FAVOURITE TO WIN MELODIFESTIVALEN 2017, HEADS TO ANDRA CHANSEN". eurovoix.com. Eurovoix.
  2. ↑ "Sverigetopplistan - Sveriges Officiella Topplista". Sverigetopplistan . Retrieved 18 March 2017.
  3. ↑ Rix FM (25 November 2019). "RIX Topp 100". ilikeradio.se. ILikeRadio. Archived from the original on 8 November 2020. Retrieved 4 November 2020.
  4. ↑ "As I Lay Me Down - Single". iTunes. Retrieved 3 March 2017.
  5. ↑ "Sverigetopplistan - Sveriges Officiella Topplista". Sverigetopplistan . Retrieved 18 March 2017.
  6. ↑ "Årslista Singlar – År 2017" (in Swedish). Sverigetopplistan . Retrieved 16 January 2018.
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