Uncover (song)

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"Uncover"
Single by Zara Larsson
from the album 1 and the EPs Introducing and Uncover
Released21 January 2013 (2013-01-21)
Recorded2012
Genre
Length3:34
Label
Songwriter(s)
  • Marcus Sepehrmanesh
  • Robert Habolin
  • Gavin Jones
Producer(s) Robert Habolin
Zara Larsson singles chronology
"My Heart Will Go On"
(2008)		"Uncover"
(2013)		"She's Not Me"
(2013)
Music video
"Uncover" on YouTube

"Uncover" is a song by Swedish singer Zara Larsson. The song was released on 21 January 2013 as the lead single from her debut extended play, Introducing (2013). [1] [2] It was written by Marcus Sepehrmanesh, Robert Habolin and Gavin Jones and was produced by Habolin. It managed to chart on Sverigetopplistan, the official Swedish Singles Chart on 22 February 2013 at number one, giving Larsson her first chart-topper in her career. The single also reached number one in Norway as well. In July 2013, the song was certified 6× Platinum in Sweden by Universal Music Sweden. [3]

Contents

"Uncover" was rerecorded in 2014 and featured on Larsson's debut studio album, 1 (2014), as well as on her third extended play of the same name (2015).

Charts

Certifications

RegionCertification Certified units/sales
Belgium (BEA) [24] Platinum20,000‡
Brazil (Pro-Música Brasil) [25] 2× Platinum120,000‡
Denmark (IFPI Danmark) [26] Gold15,000^
France (SNEP) [27] Gold75,000*
Norway (IFPI Norway) [28] Platinum10,000*
Sweden (GLF) [29] 6× Platinum240,000‡
Streaming
Denmark (IFPI Danmark) [30] 3× Platinum5,400,000†

* Sales figures based on certification alone.
^ Shipments figures based on certification alone.
‡ Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone.
† Streaming-only figures based on certification alone.

Release history

RegionDateFormatLabel
United States [31] 2 February 2015

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