Young (Place on Earth song)

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"Young"
Single by Place on Earth
Released30 March 2018
Format CD single, digital download
Genre Pop, soul
Length3:35
Label Sony Music Denmark
Songwriter(s) Kwamie Liv
Nicolai Kornerup

"Young" is the debut single of the Danish trio Place on Earth, winners of the eleventh season of the Danish version of X Factor . The English language song was their winner's song for the finale of the show on 6 April 2018.

Place on Earth is a Danish trio consisting of Mille Katharina Hassenkam, Kathrine Ørnfelt and Andreas Falch Kruse. They became the winners of the eleventh season of the Danish version of the X Factor. They were put together at bootcamp by Thomas Blachman.

X Factor is the Danish version of The X Factor, a show originating in the United Kingdom and is created by talent show judge and record and TV producer Simon Cowell. There has been eleven winners to date: Martin Hoberg Hedegaard, Linda Andrews, Thomas Ring Petersen, Sarah Skaalum Jørgensen, Ida Østergaard Madsen, Chresten Falck Damborg, Anthony Jasmin, Emilie Esther, Embrace, Morten Nørgaard, Place on Earth and Kristian Kjærlund.

Charts

Chart (2018)Peak
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Denmark (Tracklisten) [1] 26

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References

  1. "Track Top-40 Uge 15, 2018". Hitlisten . Retrieved 18 April 2018.