Princess of Egypt

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"Princess of Egypt"
Princess of Egypt.jpg
Single by E-Type
from the album Last Man Standing
Released1999
Genre
Length3:39
Label Stockholm Records
Songwriter(s)
Producer(s)
  • David Kreuger
  • Per Magnusson
E-Type singles chronology
"Here I Go Again"
(1998)
"Princess of Egypt"
(1999)
"Hold Your Horses"
(1999)
Music video
"Princess of Egypt" on YouTube

"Princess of Egypt" is a song by Swedish musician Bo Martin Erik Erikson, known under the pseudonym of E-Type. It was released as the third single from his third album, Last Man Standing (1998), and is a tribute to his longtime backing vocalist Nana Hedin. Produced by David Kreuger and Per Magnusson,it features vocals by Jeanette Soderholm, and peaked at number nine on the Swedish singles chart with 11 weeks on the chart. [1] It also charted in Finland and Romania. The maxi-single included the music video of his previous hit-single, "Here I Go Again". [2]

Contents

Music video

A music video was produced to promote the single and was later published on E-Type's official YouTube channel in April 2016. It has amassed more than 2 million views as of September 2021. [3]

Track listing

  1. "Princess of Egypt" (Radio Version) – 3:39
  2. "Princess of Egypt" (Extended Version) – 5:08
  1. "Princess of Egypt" (Radio Version) – 3:39
  2. "Princess of Egypt" (Pierre J's Q-Type Remix) – 7:00
  3. "Princess of Egypt" (Pinocchio Remix) – 5:43
  4. "Princess of Egypt" (Extended Version) – 5:08
  5. "Here I Go Again" (Video) – 4:39

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