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| Single by Oscar Zia | ||||
| Released | 28 February 2016 | |||
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| Length | 3:04 | |||
| Label | Parlophone Music Sweden AB | |||
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| Oscar Zia singles chronology | ||||
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"Human" is a song by Swedish singer Oscar Zia. [1] It was released on 28 February 2016 as a digital download in Sweden. The song was written and composed by Oscar Zia along with Victor Thell and Maria Smith. It placed second in the final of Melodifestivalen 2016. [2] The song was subsequently certified Platinum in Sweden. [3]
Being Zia's third participation in the Swedish Eurovision selection, "Human" participated in the third semi-final of the 2016 Melodifestivalen which was held in Norrköping's Himmelstalundshallen on 20 February 2016. [4] The song was performed last at the semi-final. It direct qualified to the final as it got one of the first two places. [5] On 12 March, during the final at the Friends Arena in Stockholm, Zia performed the song at the fifth position of the running order and got the highest score from the 11 international juries. Overall "Human" placed second in the competition with 132 points.
| No. | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Human" | 3:04 |
| Chart (2016) | Peak position |
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| Sweden (Sverigetopplistan) [6] | 7 |
| Region | Certification | Certified units/sales |
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| Sweden (GLF) [3] | Platinum | 40,000‡ |
‡ Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone. | ||
| Country | Date | Format | Label |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sweden [7] | 28 February 2016 | Digital download | Parlophone Music Sweden AB |
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