Perfect (Darin song)

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"Perfect"
Darin - Perfect.png
Single by Darin
from the album Break the News
Released18 October 2006
Recorded2006
Genre Pop
Length3:00
Label Columbia
Songwriter(s) Anders Wikström, Fredrik Thomander, Robbie Nevil
Producer(s) Björn Engelmann Cutting Room Studios
Darin singles chronology
"Want Ya!"
(2006)
"Perfect"
(2006)
"Everything But the Girl"
(2007)

"Perfect" is a song by Swedish singer Darin. It was released as the lead single from Darin's third studio album, Break the News, in Sweden on 18 October 2006.

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Music video

The accompanying music video shows a teenage girl, watching a video of Darin performing the song, dancing in her bedroom while different colored backgrounds in her bedroom are projected. The video ends with Darin emerging from the TV, subsequently standing face to face with the girl.

Formats and track listings

CD single [1]
  1. "Perfect" — 3:00
  2. "Perfect" (instrumental) — 2:59

Charts

Chart (2006)Peak
position
Sweden (Sverigetopplistan) [2] 3
Finland (Suomen virallinen lista) [3] 4

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