Soldiers (Ulrik Munther song)

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"Soldiers"
Soldiers-song-by-ulrik-munther.jpg
Single by Ulrik Munther
from the album Ulrik Munther (2012 Version)
ReleasedMarch 2012
Recorded2012
Genre Pop
Label Universal Music
Songwriter(s) Ulrik Munther
Johan Åberg
Linnea Deb
Joy Deb
David Jackson
Ulrik Munther singles chronology
"Je t'ai menti"
(2011)
"Soldiers"
(2012)
"San Francisco Says Hello"
(2013)

"Soldiers" is a pop song released in 2012 by Swedish singer-songwriter Ulrik Munther. He took part in Melodifestivalen 2012 on 11 February that year with the song, in a bid to represent Sweden in Eurovision Song Contest 2012 in Baku, Azerbaijan. The song finished third overall after Loreen won with "Euphoria" and Danny Saucedo was runner-up with "Amazing".

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Charts

Weekly charts

Chart (2012)Peak
position
Sweden (Sverigetopplistan) [1] 6

Year-end charts

Chart (2012)Position
Sweden (Sverigetopplistan) [2] 86

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References

  1. "Ulrik Munther – Soldiers". Singles Top 100.
  2. "Årslista Singlar, 2012". Sverigetopplistan . Retrieved 11 May 2020.