"Suddenly" | |
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Single by Arash | |
from the album Donya | |
Released | June 19, 2008 |
Songwriter(s) | Johan Bejerholm
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"Suddenly" is a song by Iranian-Swedish Persian pop singer Arash for his second album Donya , featuring the Swedish singer Rebecca Zadig. It was released by Warner Music Sweden on June 19, 2008 becoming a summer hit in Sweden. The song is bilingual. The main verses are sung by Arash in Persian and the chorus in English by Rebecca Zadig and contains a sample of Algerian classic Abdel Kader. A second version retitled "Près de toi" (near you) released one year later, featuring the French-Algerian raï singer Najim and also Rebecca becoming trilingual French/Persian/English.
Chart (2008) | Peak position |
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Sweden (Sverigetopplistan) [2] | 8 |
Bulgaria (Singles Top 40) [3] | 32 |
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