Sitting Down Here

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"Sitting Down Here"
LeneMarlinSittingDownHereCDSingleCover.jpg
UK/France picture sleeve
Single by Lene Marlin
from the album Playing My Game
Released22 February 1999 (1999-02-22)
Studio Disclab (Oslo, Norway)
Length3:55
Label Virgin
Songwriter(s) Lene Marlin
Producer(s)
  • Hans G
  • Jorn Dahl
Lene Marlin singles chronology
"Unforgivable Sinner"
(1998)		"Sitting Down Here"
(1999)		"Where I'm Headed"
(1999)
Music video
"Sitting Down Here" on YouTube

"Sitting Down Here" is a song written by Norwegian singer-songwriter Lene Marlin for her 1999 debut album, Playing My Game . The song is the album's opening track and was released as its second single in February 1999, peaking at number two on the Norwegian Singles Chart. It also peaked within the top 10 in Finland, Hungary, Italy, the Netherlands, New Zealand, and the United Kingdom. The song is certified gold in Norway and the United Kingdom.

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Release and composition

The single reached number two in Norway, number three in Italy, number four in Finland, New Zealand and Scotland, and number five in the Netherlands and the UK. The song also peaked at number six in Hungary and Ireland, number 12 in Denmark, and number 18 in Sweden. "Sitting Down Here" is composed in common time and has the standard verse-chorus form. Its instrumentation comes mainly from the guitar. [1]

Critical reception

Can't Stop the Pop stated that Marlin's "ability to craft a track with so many layers and shades of grey was impressive and Sitting Down Here was the perfect showcase of that, at the very least." [2] Håkon Moslet from Norwegian newspaper Dagbladet noted the song as "smooth [and] radio-friendly" in his review of Playing My Game . [3] Geir Rakvaag from Dagsavisen wrote that the song, with "Unforgivable Sinner" and "Where I'm Headed" are the "most earcatching" songs of the album. [4] Terje Carlsen from Fredrikstad Blad said it is "immaculate". [5]

Pia M. Isaksen from Moss Dagblad was less enthustiastic, calling it "traditional folk" with a "nice" melody. [6] Kjell Nordeng from Nordlands Framtid wrote in his review, that "Sitting Down Here" and "Unforgivable Sinner" are the "cream of the crop" of the album. [7] Pop Rescue noted the song as a "gentle acoustic guitar meandering", adding that "this song is catchy, it feels summery and light. The guitars are delicate, and the bass line gently prods it along." [8]

Track listings

Credits and personnel

Charts

Certifications

RegionCertification Certified units/sales
Norway (IFPI Norway) [39] 3× Platinum 
United Kingdom (BPI) [40] Gold400,000‡

‡ Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone.

Release history

RegionDateFormat(s)Label(s)Ref(s).
Norway10 February 1999Radio Virgin [41]
22 February 1999CD
Europe28 June 1999 [30]
United Kingdom28 February 2000
  • CD
  • cassette
 [42] [43]

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