Vacation (Alphabeat song)

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"Vacation"
Alphabeat - Vacation.png
Single by Alphabeat
from the album Express Non-Stop
Released12 March 2012 (2012-03-12)
Recorded2011
Genre
Length2:54
Label
Songwriter(s)
  • Anders SG Nielsen
  • Anders Bønløkke
Producer(s)
  • Alphabeat
Alphabeat singles chronology
"Heat Wave"
(2010)
"Vacation"
(2012)
"Love Sea"
(2012)

"Vacation" is a song by Danish pop band Alphabeat, released on 12 March 2012 as the lead single from their third studio album, Express Non-Stop (2012). The song was originally intended to be released in the United States on the same date, but due to "faults in the system", it was ultimately released on 26 March 2012. [1] The song peaked at number fifteen on the Danish Singles Chart. Alphabeat performed "Vacation" live on the season five finale of the Danish version of X Factor on 23 March 2012. [2] [3]

Contents

Track listing

  1. "Vacation" – 2:54

Charts

Chart (2012)Peak
position
Denmark (Tracklisten) [5] 15
Denmark Airplay (Tracklisten) [6] 1
Netherlands (Tipparade)19

Release history

RegionDateFormatLabel
Denmark [4] 12 March 2012 Digital download
France [7]
Germany [8]
United Kingdom [9]
Canada [10] 26 March 2012
United States [11]

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