"Funny Little World" | ||||
---|---|---|---|---|
![]() | ||||
Single by Alexander Rybak | ||||
from the album Fairytales | ||||
Released | May 13, 2009 | |||
Genre | Pop | |||
Length | 3:45 | |||
Label | EMI | |||
Songwriter(s) | Alexander Rybak, Henrik Wikström, Amir Aly | |||
Alexander Rybak singles chronology | ||||
| ||||
Music video | ||||
"Funny Little World" is a song by Norwegian singer–songwriter Alexander Rybak from his debut studio album, Fairytales . It was released in Norway on May 13, 2009 by EMI Records as the second single from the album. "Funny Little World" was written by Alexander Rybak and produced by Henrik Wikström and Amir Aly.
"Funny Little World" received positive critical appreciation with most Norwegian critics. [1] [2] The song entered the Norwegian charts at #2 in its first week, only beaten by Rybak's own "Fairytale". [3] "Funny Little World" was first released digitally as a Platekompaniet exclusive in Norway on May 13, Alexander Rybak's birthday. The song reached the top spot in its second week.
Alexander Rybak performed an acoustic version of the song for the first time at a press conference at the Eurovision Song Contest 2009 in Moscow, Russia. [4]
When "Funny Little World" entered the Norwegian charts, it was the first time a Norwegian artist held both the first and second position in the singles chart. Technically, Kurt Nilsen managed to do this when he had his single on top, while his old band's re-release was at #2 in 2003. Otherwise, the closest was when Inger Lise Rypdal held the first and third positions in 1968. [5]
Chart (2009) | Peak position |
---|---|
Norway (VG-lista) [6] | 1 |
Sweden (Sverigetopplistan) [7] | 4 |
Region | Date | Format |
---|---|---|
Norway [1] | 13 May 2009 | Radio, digital download |
Denmark | 25 May 2009 | Digital download |
Finland | 25 May 2009 | Digital download |
Maria Viktoria Mena is a Norwegian award-winning pop artist, best known for her singles such as "You're the Only One", "Just Hold Me", "All This Time" which charted in multiple countries.
Marit Elisabeth Larsen is a Norwegian singer and songwriter. She began playing violin at age of 5 and played it until the age of 8. She gained international fame during her teenage years as a member of the pop duo M2M with childhood friend Marion Raven. She then pursued her own music career, releasing her debut solo album Under the Surface in 2006. Her second album, The Chase, was released in Norway in October 2008. Her third album, titled Spark was released in Norway, Denmark, Sweden and Finland on 18 November 2011, and in Germany, Austria and Switzerland on 16 December 2011. Her fourth studio album When the Morning Comes was released on 20 October 2014. Larsen toured in its support within Norway with her own concerts, played songs from the album in Germany and Switzerland at public festivals and was the opening act at two of Johannes Oerding's concerts in November 2015.
Christine Guldbrandsen is a singer who is best known internationally for being the Norwegian entrant in the 2006 Eurovision Song Contest. She has released three albums in Scandinavia: Surfing in the Air, Moments, and Christine. A new album, Colors, was released on 8 April 2011. She sings mainly in Norwegian, Danish and English.
Alexander Igorevich Rybak or Alyaxandr Iharavich Rybak is a Belarusian-Norwegian singer-composer, violinist, pianist and actor.
Maria Haukaas Mittet also known as simply Maria is a Norwegian recording artist. She gained national recognition in 2004 for her participation in the Idol reality television series, and international recognition in 2008 as Norway's representative in the 53rd Eurovision Song Contest.
Norway participated in the Eurovision Song Contest 2009 with the song "Fairytale" written and performed by Alexander Rybak. NRK organised the national final Melodi Grand Prix 2009 in order to select the Norwegian entry for the 2009 contest in Moscow, Russia. "Fairytale" performed by Alexander Rybak was selected as the winner with the clearest victory in Melodi Grand Prix to date following a five-week-long competition consisting of three semi-finals, a Second Chance round and the final.
Tone Damli Aaberge is a Norwegian singer-songwriter and actress. She became famous for being a contestant in the Norwegian version of the Idol series.
"Always" is a song by Azerbaijani singer Aysel Teymurzadeh and Swedish-Iranian singersongwriter Arash Labaf. It was the Azerbaijani entry to the Eurovision Song Contest 2009. The song was selected by Ictimai TV (İTV), the Azerbaijani broadcaster, among the 30 songs submitted to the broadcaster in an open call. The song was composed by a group of songwriters including Arash.
"Fairytale" is a song written and composed by Belarusian-Norwegian violinist and singer Alexander Rybak, the first single from his debut album Fairytales. The song was the winner for Norway of the Eurovision Song Contest 2009, held in Moscow, Russia.
Fairytales is the debut studio album by the Belarusian-Norwegian artist Alexander Rybak. It was released in Norway and most of Europe on 29 May 2009, and in the UK on 15 June. Most of the songs on the album are written and/or composed by Rybak himself.
"Roll with the Wind" is a song by Norwegian singer–songwriter Alexander Rybak from his debut studio album, Fairytales. "Roll with the Wind" was written by Mårten Eriksson and Lisa Eriksson and produced by Amir Aly.
"Sometimes" is a song by Norwegian band Donkeyboy, released as the second single from their debut album, Caught in a Life. It is their second-most-successful single, after "Ambitions". "Sometimes" stayed at top of the Norwegian Singles Chart for a total of eight weeks in 2009.
No Boundaries is the second studio album by the Belarusian-Norwegian artist Alexander Rybak, released on 14 June 2010.
Hver gang vi møtes is a Norwegian reality television show broadcast on the Norwegian TV 2 television station in 2012. It is structured in similar format to the Swedish series Så mycket bättre that had been launched in 2010.
"Butterflies" is a song by Norwegian singer Tone Damli from her third studio album I Know (2009). It was released in Norway on 9 January 2009. The song has peaked to number 2 on the Norwegian Singles Chart. The song was written by David Eriksen, Billy Burnette, Tone Damli Aaberge and Mats Lie Skåre.
Broiler, formerly known as DJ Broiler, is a Norwegian electronic music record producer and DJ duo made up of Mikkel Buxrud Christiansen and Simen Auke. In 2011, they found online success with their dance tunes consisting of comical elements, but have since focused on professional remixing and music production.
Astrid Smeplass is a Norwegian singer and songwriter. In 2013, she placed fifth in the Norwegian version of Pop Idol, entitled Idol – Jakten på en superstjerne. In 2020, she released her debut studio album, Leave It Beautiful, through Universal.
Petter Bjørklund Kristiansen, better known by his stage name Katastrofe, is a Norwegian singer and songwriter. Originating from Fredrikstad in Norway, he is signed to Sony Music Norway.
"Typisk norsk" is a song by Norwegian singer Katastrofe featuring violinist Alexander Rybak. It was released on 27 November 2015 as a digital download in Norway through PBK Entertainment and Sony Music Entertainment Norway. The song has peaked to number 12 on the Norwegian Singles Chart, making it Rybak's first single to chart in Norway since "Roll with the Wind" in 2010.
"That's How You Write a Song" is a song written and performed by Belarusian-Norwegian singer Alexander Rybak. It represented Norway in the Eurovision Song Contest 2018 in Lisbon, Portugal. The song was released as a digital download on 15 January 2018.