Fighting for Love (song)

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"Fighting for Love"
Fighting for Love by Dami Im.jpg
Single by Dami Im
Released21 October 2016 (2016-10-21)
Genre Pop
Length3:33
Label Sony Music Australia
Songwriter(s)
  • Dami Im
  • Anthony Egizii
  • David Musumeci
Producer(s) DNA
Dami Im singles chronology
"Sound of Silence"
(2016)
"Fighting for Love"
(2016)
"Hold Me in Your Arms"
(2017)
Music video
"Fighting for Love" on YouTube

"Fighting for Love" is a single by Australian recording artist Dami Im, released on 21 October 2016. Upon its release, "Fighting for Love" debuted at number 64 on the Australian ARIA Singles Chart.

Contents

Im said "Fighting for Love" was partly inspired by her own struggles to fit in after immigrating to Australia from South Korea at the age of nine. [1]

Im performed the song live on The X Factor Australia on 7 November 2016.

In 2017, the song won the OGAE Song Contest, organized by the official Eurovision Song Contest fan club.

Track listing

  1. "Fighting for Love" – 3:33
  1. "Fighting for Love" – 3:33
  2. "Fighting for Love" (instrumental) – 3:33
  1. "Fight for Love" (7th Heaven Remix) – 3:27

Charts

Chart (2016)Peak
position
Australia (ARIA) [4] 64

Release history

CountryDateFormatVersion(s)Label
Australia21 October 2016 Digital download Main version Sony Music Australia
4 November 2016CD singleMain version / Instrumental
18 November 2016Digital download7th Heaven Remix

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References

  1. "Dami Im unveils a dance pop sound for new single Fighting For Love". Kathy McCabe. news.com.au. 21 October 2016. Retrieved 1 November 2016.
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