Blame It on the Disco

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"Blame It on the Disco"
Alcazar - Blame It On the Disco.jpg
Single by Alcazar
ReleasedFebruary 23, 2014
Recorded2013
Genre Nu-disco, Europop
Length3:04
Label Warner Music Sweden AB
Songwriter(s) Fredrik Kempe, Victor Finke, David Kreuger, Hamid "K-One" Pirouzpanah
Alcazar singles chronology
"Feel 4 U"
(2011)
"Blame It on the Disco"
(2014)
"Good Lovin"
(2014)

"Blame It on the Disco" is a song by Swedish pop group Alcazar. The song was an entry in the Melodifestivalen 2014 for the Eurovision Song Contest 2014, where it reached the finale, subsequently placing in third place. The single was success in Sweden, peaking at number 10 on the Swedish Singles Chart, but failed to chart internationally, peaking only at number 94 in the Europe official Top-100. [1]

Contents

Formats and track listings

These are the formats and track listings of promotional single releases of "Blame It on the Disco".

CD single
  1. "Blame It on the Disco" Radio Edit - 3:04 (Fredrik Kempe, David Kreuger, Hamid "K-One" Pirouzpanah)
  2. "Blame It on the Disco" Live Acapella Version - 3:00 (Fredrik Kempe, David Kreuger, Hamid "K-One" Pirouzpanah)

Charts

Chart (2014)Peak
position
Sweden (Sverigetopplistan) [2] 10

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References

  1. "Alcazar - Blame It On The Disco". Top40-Charts.com. Retrieved 2019-06-14.
  2. "Swedishcharts.com – Alcazar – Blame It on the Disco". Singles Top 100. Retrieved 23 May 2020.