Popular (Eric Saade song)

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"Popular"
Popular-by-eric-saade.jpg
Single by Eric Saade
from the album Saade Vol. 1
Released28 February 2011 [1]
Recorded2010
Genre Eurodance, dance-pop
Length3:00 [2]
Label Roxy Recordings, B1M1 Recordings, [3] Mostiko, [4] Ratas Music Group [5]
Songwriter(s) Fredrik Kempe
Producer(s) Peter Boström
Eric Saade singles chronology
"Break of Dawn"
(2010)		"Popular"
(2011)		"Hearts in the Air"
(2011)
Eurovision Song Contest 2011 entry
Country
Artist(s)
Language
English
Composer(s)
Lyricist(s)
Finals performance
Semi-final result
1st
Semi-final points
155
Final result
3rd
Final points
185
Entry chronology
◄ "This Is My Life" (2010)
"Euphoria" (2012) ►

Certifications

Certifications for Popular
RegionCertification Certified units/sales
Sweden (GLF) [25] 2× Platinum80,000‡

‡ Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone.

Release history

CountryDateFormatLabel
Sweden [1] 28 February 2011CD single, digital download Roxy Recordings
Sweden [8] (Album remix)14 March 2011
Sweden [9] (Slow version)
Finland [5] 25 April 2011Ratas Music Group
Denmark [2] 6 May 2011 Roxy Recordings
Norway [2] 6 May 2011
Australia [26] 12 May 2011
Canada [27]
Italy [28]
Japan [29]
Lithuania [30]
Mexico [31]
Netherlands [32]
Spain [33]
United Kingdom [34]
United States [35]
Austria [36] 18 May 2011B1M1 Recordings
Germany [3]
Switzerland [37]
Belgium [4] 20 May 2011Mostiko
Sweden [10] (SoundFactory remix)25 May 2011 Roxy Recordings

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