I've Come to Life

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"I've Come to Life"
I've Come to Life.jpg
Single by Edita Abdieski
from the album One
Released10 November 2010 (2010-11-10)
Length3:04
Label Sony Music
Songwriter(s)
  • Florian Jakob
  • Chris Buseck
  • Raphaël Schillebeeckx
Producer(s)
  • Marek Pompetzki
  • Paul NZA
  • Cecil Remmler
Edita Abdieski singles chronology
"Wenn ig nume wüsst"
(2008)
"I've Come to Life"
(2010)
"The Key"
(2011)

"I've Come to Life" is a pop song by Swiss singer Edita Abdieski. The track was released as Abdieski's debut single on November 10, 2010 in German-speaking Europe, following her triumph on the German television talent show X Factor the same day. It reached the top ten in Germany and Switzerland. [1]

Contents

Music video

A music video for "I've Come to Life," directed by Sandra Marschner, [2] made its premiere on Bild.de on 23 November 2010. [3]

Track listing

Digital single [4]
No.TitleWriter(s)Producer(s)Length
1."I've Come to Life"
  • Florian Jakob
  • Chris Buseck
  • Raphaël Schillebeeckx
  • Pompetzki
  • NZA
  • Remmler [a]
3:04
2."Heavy Cross"Philipp Schwär2:27

Notes

Charts

Chart performance for "I've Come to Life"
Chart (2010)Peak
position
Austria (Ö3 Austria Top 40) [5] 27
Europe (European Hot 100 Singles) [6] 36
Germany (Official German Charts) [7] 9
Switzerland (Schweizer Hitparade) [1] 8

Release history

Release history and formats for "I've Come to Life"
RegionDateFormatLabelRef.
Various10 November 2010 Digital download Sony Music [4]
12 November 2010 CD single

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