What's the Point

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"What's the Point"
What's the point by Johnossi.png
Single by Johnossi
from the album Mavericks
ReleasedJanuary 2010 (2010-01)
Studio Decibel Studios, Stockholm
Length4:13
Label Universal Music
Songwriter(s)
Producer(s)
  • Lasse Mårtén
  • Johnossi
Johnossi singles chronology
"Party with My Pain"
(2008)
"What's the Point"
(2010)
"Dead End"
(2010)

"What's the Point" is a song written by John Engelbert and Oskar Bonde and recorded by Swedish rock group, Johnossi. It was released in January 2010 and peaked at number 20 on the Swedish charts.

Contents

Charts

Weekly charts

Chart (2010)Peak
position
Sweden (Sverigetopplistan) [1] 20

Year-end charts

Chart (2010)Position
Sweden (Sverigetopplistan) [2] 80

Darin version

"What's the Point"
What's the Point by Darin.png
Single by Darin
Released12 November 2022 (2022-11-12)
Length3:41
Label Dex Music
Songwriter(s)
Producer(s) Mona Khoshi
Darin singles chronology
"Satisfaction"
(2022)
"What's the Point"
(2022)
"Starkare"
(2023)

In 2022, Darin performed the song on Så mycket bättre and released the song shortly after. In a review of his performance ScandiPop said "[Darin] delivered a turbo-charged synthpop cover of Johnossi's 'What's the Point'. A knock-out interpretation of the song, which is quite likely to go down as one of the all time best for both Darin and the show." [3] Culture Fix said "[Darin delivered] a barnstorming version of Johnossi's What’s The Point. It is fabulous high energy banger that Darin delivers with an impressive gusto with the track shining as a comfortable addition to his every expanding back catalogue." [4]

Darin's version peaked at number 8 on the Swedish charts. It was certified gold in Sweden in February 2023. [5]

Charts

Chart (2022–2023)Peak
position
Sweden (Sverigetopplistan) [6] 8

Certifications

RegionCertification Certified units/sales
Sweden (GLF) [7] Gold4,000,000

Streaming-only figures based on certification alone.

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References

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  2. "Årslista Singlar – År 2010" (in Swedish). Sverigetopplistan. Retrieved 5 March 2023.
  3. "SONG: Darin - 'What's The Point'". ScandiPop. 13 November 2022. Retrieved 5 March 2023.
  4. "Darin Delivers Once Again with Synthoio Gem 'What's the Point'". Culture Fix. 15 November 2022. Retrieved 5 March 2023.
  5. "Veckolista Singlar, vecka 5, 2023 | Sverigetopplistan" (in Swedish). Sverigetopplistan.Scroll to position 38 to view certification.
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