Tell the World (Pandora song)

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"Tell the World"
Tell the World by Pandora (song).jpg
Single by Pandora
from the album Tell the World
ReleasedOctober 1994
Studio Stocksund (Stockholm, Sweden)
Length3:37
Label Virgin Records
Songwriter(s)
  • Henrik Andersson
  • Martin Akelius
  • Peter Johansson
Producer(s)
  • Dr Maxx Family
  • Sir Martin
Pandora singles chronology
"Something's Gone"
(1994)
"Tell the World"
(1994)
"Don't You Know"
(1995)
Music video
"Tell the World" on YouTube

"Tell the World" is a song by Swedish singer and songwriter Pandora, released in October 1994 Virgin Records as the lead single from her second studio album, Tell the World (1995). The single features an uncredited rap by M-Fuse and became Pandora's third top-5 single, peaking at number 5 on the Swedish charts. The accompanying music video was directed by Stefan Berg, [1] who had previously directed videos for Fun Factory and Rednex.

Contents

Critical reception

Pan-European magazine Music & Media wrote, "Tell the world another talented Swedish singer has just stood up to be counted. The reggae set-up has Ace of Base cleverness, while the singing is ABBA-esque and the rapper is the finishing Euro touch." [2] Manila Standard commented that "you are swept by the dizzying beat" of the song. [3]

Track listings

  1. "Tell the World" (Radio Edit) - 3:37
  2. "Tell the World" (Extended Club Mix) - 5:29
  1. "Tell the World" (Radio Edit) - 3:37
  2. "Tell the World" (Extended Club Mix) - 5:29
  3. "Tell the World" (Straight Outta Kalahari) - 3:37

Charts

United DJ's vs. Pandora remix

"Tell the World"
Tell the World by United DJs vs Pandora.jpg
Single by United DJs vs Pandora
from the album Celebration
ReleasedJuly 2007
Length3:09
Label Capitol
Songwriter(s)
  • Martin Ankelius
  • Peter Johansson
Producer(s) Pitchtunes and Playmaker
United DJs vs Pandora singles chronology
"Don't You Know"
(2007)
"Tell the World"
(2007)
"On a Night Like This"
(2007)

"Tell the World" was re-released in July 2007 as the third single from United DJs vs. Pandora's album, Celebration (2007). The song peaked at number seven on the Swedish Singles Chart.

Track listing

Swedish and Finnish CD single (2007)

  1. "Tell the World" (Radio Edit) - 3:09
  2. "Tell the World" (Groove Maniax Casablanca Edit) - 3:17
  3. "Tell the World" (Groove Maniax Casablanca Extended) - 4:12
  4. "Tell the World" (Team Dicaster Funky-String Edit) - 3:23

Charts

Chart (2007)Peak
position
Finland (Suomen virallinen lista) [8] 12
Sweden (Sverigetopplistan) [9] 7

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