My Favourite Game

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"My Favourite Game"
My Favourite Game CD 1.jpg
Single by the Cardigans
from the album Gran Turismo
B-side
Released14 September 1998 (1998-09-14) [1]
Studio Country Hell (Skurup, Sweden)
Genre Alternative rock
Length3:36
Label
Songwriter(s)
Producer(s)
The Cardigans singles chronology
"Your New Cuckoo"
(1996)		"My Favourite Game"
(1998)		"Erase/Rewind"
(1999)
Audio sample
The Cardigans - "My Favourite Game"

Credits and personnel

The Cardigans

Other personnel

Charts

Certifications

RegionCertification Certified units/sales
Sweden (GLF) [42] Gold15,000^
United Kingdom (BPI) [43] Gold400,000‡

^ Shipments figures based on certification alone.
‡ Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone.

Release history

RegionDateFormat(s)Label(s)Ref(s).
Sweden14 September 1998CD Stockholm [1]
United States28 September 1998 Mercury
Japan30 September 1998CDStockholm [44]
United Kingdom5 October 1998
  • CD
  • cassette
 [1] [45]
United States27 October 1998Mercury [1]

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