I Can't Go On

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"I Can't Go On"
Robin Bengtsson - I Can't Go On.jpeg
Single by Robin Bengtsson
Released26 February 2017
Recorded2016
Genre Electropop
Length3:03
Label Capitol
Songwriter(s)
Producer(s)
  • David Kreuger
  • Hamed "K-One" Pirouzpanah
  • Robin Stjernberg
Robin Bengtsson singles chronology
"Stevie Wonder"
(2016)
"I Can't Go On"
(2017)
"Dark Angel"
(2017)
Eurovision Song Contest 2017 entry
Country
Artist(s)
Language
English
Composer(s)
Lyricist(s)
  • David Kreuger
  • Hamed "K-One" Pirouzpanah
  • Robin Stjernberg
Finals performance
Semi-final result
3rd
Semi-final points
227
Final result
5th
Final points
344
Entry chronology
◄ "If I Were Sorry" (2016)
"Dance You Off" (2018) ►

"I Can't Go On" is a song recorded by Swedish singer Robin Bengtsson. The song was released as a digital download in Sweden on 26 February 2017 and peaked at number three on the Swedish Singles Chart. It won Melodifestivalen 2017 and represented Sweden in the Eurovision Song Contest 2017. The song is written by David Kreuger, Hamed "K-One" Pirouzpanah, and Robin Stjernberg. [1]

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Eurovision Song Contest

Bengtsson was announced to be taking part in Melodifestivalen 2017, Sweden's national final for the Eurovision Song Contest 2017, on 30 November 2016. [2] He competed in the third semi-final on 18 February 2017 and qualified directly to the final. He won the final of Melodifestivalen on 11 March 2017, after placing first with the international juries and third with the Swedish public. [3] Sweden opened the first semi-final at the Eurovision Song Contest. [4] [5] The song finished 5th with 344 points at the grand final, including 126 points from televote (8th place) and 218 points from the juries (3rd place).

Track listing

Digital download [6]
No.TitleLength
1."I Can't Go On"3:03

Credits and personnel

Credits adapted from Qobuz.com [7]

Charts

Weekly charts

Chart (2017)Peak
position
Belgium (Ultratip Flanders) [8] 23
Finland Download (Latauslista) [9] 12
France (SNEP) [10] 132
Hungary (Single Top 40) [11] 40
Iceland (RÚV) [12] 2
Netherlands (Dutch Single Tip) [13] 23
Poland (Polish Airplay Top 100) [14] 19
Scotland (OCC) [15] 66
Sweden (Sverigetopplistan) [16] 3
Switzerland (Schweizer Hitparade) [17] 83
UK Download (OCC) [18] 62

Year-end charts

Chart (2017)Position
Sweden (Sverigetopplistan) [19] 56

Release history

RegionDateFormatLabel
Sweden 26 February 2017 Digital download Capitol Records

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