Costa Rica (Benjamin Ingrosso song)

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"Costa Rica"
CostaRicaBenjaminIngrosso.jpg
Single by Benjamin Ingrosso
Released12 July 2019
Recorded2019
Length3:08
Label TEN
Songwriter(s) Benjamin Ingrosso [1]
Benjamin Ingrosso singles chronology
"Happy Thoughts"
(2019)
"Costa Rica"
(2019)
"The Dirt"
(2020)

"Costa Rica" is a song by Swedish singer Benjamin Ingrosso. It was released as a single on 12 July 2019 by TEN Music Group. [2] [3] The song peaked at number 17 on the Swedish Singles Chart.

Contents

Background

It's about Ingrosso ending his relationship with Linnea Wildmark. [4] Talking about the song, Ingrosso said, "This song is incredibly personal to me. It's about that stage after a break up where you feel bitter about what happened and you haven’t really let the person go. If you listen carefully to the lyrics – you know exactly what the song is about." [5]

Track listing

Digital download [2]
No.TitleLength
1."Costa Rica"3:08

Charts

Chart (2019)Peak
position
Sweden (Sverigetopplistan) [6] 17

Certifications

RegionCertification Certified units/sales
Sweden (GLF) [7] Gold4,000,000Dagger-14-plain.png

Dagger-14-plain.png Streaming-only figures based on certification alone.

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References

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