Tempo (Margaret song)

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"Tempo"
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Single by Margaret
Released9 February 2019 (2019-02-09)
Recorded2018
Genre Pop
Length2:49
Label
Songwriter(s)
Margaret singles chronology
"Błogość"
(2019)		"Tempo"
(2019)		"Gaja Hornby"
(2019)

"Tempo" is a song by Polish singer Margaret. It was written by Anderz Wrethov, Jimmy Jansson, Laurell Barker and Sebastian von Koenigsegg. [1] The song was released on 9 February 2019 by Powerhouse and Warner Music.

Contents

On 27 November 2018, Swedish broadcaster Sveriges Television (SVT) announced that Margaret was one of the artists taking part in Melodifestivalen 2019 , Sweden's national selection for Eurovision Song Contest 2019, with "Tempo". [1] She placed fifth in the second semi-final of the competition which took place on 9 February 2019 in Malmö Arena, and was subsequently eliminated. [1] [2] The single charted in the top 10 in Poland and in the top 50 in Sweden.

Live recording of "Tempo" from Margaret's MTV Unplugged concert special was released on its accompanying live album in 2023. [3]

Music video

"Tempo" has two music videos labelled "Up" and "Down" which make one music video when put together on two separate mobile devices with the device on top playing the "Up" version of the video and the device below playing the "Down" version at the same time. Both versions, directed by Maciej Bieliński, were released on 25 April 2019. [4]

Track listing

  1. "Tempo" – 2:49

Accolades

YearCeremonyCategoryResultRef.
2020 Fryderyk Audience AwardNominated [6]

Charts

Release history

RegionDateFormatLabelRef.
Various9 February 2019
 [5]

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  3. ↑ "Margaret ze stylowym prezentem na 10-lecie twórczości" (in Polish). Codzienna Gazeta Muzyczna. 14 April 2023. Archived from the original on 14 April 2023. Retrieved 14 April 2023.
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  5. 1 2 Citations accounting for the digital release of "Tempo" in various countries:
  6. ↑ "Wybierz z nami Nagrodę Publiczności Fryderyk Festiwal 2020!". Radio ZET. Archived from the original on 25 February 2020. Retrieved 25 February 2020.
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