Sober (Loreen song)

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"Sober"
SoberLoreen.jpg
Single by Loreen
from the album Heal
Released12 September 2011
Recorded2011
Genre
Length3:52
Label Warner Music Sweden
Songwriter(s) Loreen, Moh Denebi, Bjorn Bjupstrom, Ali Payami
Loreen singles chronology
"My Heart is Refusing Me"
(2011)
"Sober"
(2011)
"Euphoria"
(2012)

"Sober" is a song performed by Swedish pop singer and music producer Loreen. It was released as a digital download on 12 September 2011 in Sweden. The song peaked at number 26 on the Swedish Singles Chart six months later due to her victory at Melodifestivalen 2012 with Euphoria. A remixed version of the song was included on Loreen's debut album Heal (2012).

Contents

Album remix version received favorable reviews. Scandipop.co.uk claimed that the singles (including this song) don't ever "dip below being a 9.5 out of 10 moment." [1] Higher Plain Music wrote positively claiming that it "returns to the catchy low-key whispery verse / vocal display chorus over earlier tracks" but that is more stop/start to make big distinctions" comparing to other songs in album. [2] EscXtra praised the production : "this mix has given added strength to this track (...) so it would fit with the whole album." However the same critic criticized the vocal editing: "the effect of her voice delivering the lyrics is a little compromised compared to how it used to sound. I would have liked to have had the original cut of “Sober” as a bonus track at the end." [3]

Track listing

Digital download
  1. "Sober" - 3:52
Official Remixes
  1. "Sober (Ali Payami Radio Edit) 3:35
  2. "Sober (PJ Harmony Radio Edit) 3:42
  3. "Sober (Acoustic Version) 3:39
  4. "Sober (Original Mix) 3:53

Chart performance

Charts (2012)Peak
position
Sweden (Sverigetopplistan) [4] 26
Sweden (Digilistan) [5] 6

Certifications

RegionCertification Certified units/sales
Sweden (GLF) [6] Platinum40,000

Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone.

Release history

CountryDateFormatLabel
Sweden12 September 2011 [7] Digital download Warner Music Sweden

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References

  1. Scandipop review
  2. Higher Plain Music review
  3. Review by escXtra Archived 2014-12-07 at the Wayback Machine Retrieved 16 September 2014
  4. "Loreen – Sober". Singles Top 100.
  5. "Digilistan 2011-09-25". Sveriges Radio . Retrieved March 4, 2012.
  6. "Sverigetopplistan – Loreen" (in Swedish). Sverigetopplistan.
  7. iTunes - Musik - Sober - Single av Loreen