If I Were Sorry

"If I Were Sorry"
Single by Frans
Released 28 February 2016
Format Digital download
Genre
Length 3:04
Label Cardiac Records
Writer(s)
Frans singles chronology
"Fotbollsfest"
(2008)		 "If I Were Sorry"
(2016)		 "Young Like Us"
(2016)
Sweden "If I Were Sorry"
Eurovision Song Contest 2016 entry
Country
Artist(s)
Language
Composer(s)
Oscar Fogelström, Michael Saxell, Fredrik Andersson, Frans Jeppsson-Wall
Lyricist(s)
Oscar Fogelström, Michael Saxell, Fredrik Andersson, Frans Jeppsson-Wall
Finals performance
Final result
5th
Final points
261
Appearance chronology
◄ "Heroes" (2015)   

"If I Were Sorry" is a song by Swedish singer Frans. The song was released in Sweden as a digital download on 28 February 2016, and was written by Frans along with Oscar Fogelström, Michael Saxell, and Fredrik Andersson.[1] It took part in Melodifestivalen 2016, and qualified to the final from the fourth semi-final.[2] It later won the final with 156 points and represented Sweden in the Eurovision Song Contest 2016 where it placed fifth.[3] In the weeks after the semifinal appearance the song charted in the Spotify Viral charts in Switzerland, Taiwan, Iceland, Uruguay, the Czech Republic, the United Kingdom, Spain, the United States, Norway, France, Denmark, Turkey and Germany.[4][5]

Track listing

Digital download
No. Title Length
1. "If I Were Sorry"   3:04

Chart performance

Weekly charts

Chart (2016) Peak
position
Austria (Ö3 Austria Top 40)[6] 2
Belgium (Ultratop 50 Flanders)[7] 34
Belgium (Ultratip Wallonia)[8] 15
Czech Republic (Rádio Top 100)[9] 16
Czech Republic (Singles Digitál Top 100)[10] 57
Estonia (Raadio Uuno)[11] 3
Finland Download (Suomen virallinen latauslista)[12] 7
France (SNEP)[13] 36
Germany (Official German Charts)[14] 12
Germany (Airplay Chart)[15] 1
Hungary (Single Top 40)[16] 20
Ireland (IRMA)[17] 47
Netherlands (Single Top 100)[18] 34
Poland (Polish Airplay Top 100)[19] 1
Russia Airplay (Tophit)[20] 161
Scotland (Official Charts Company)[21] 35
Slovakia (Rádio Top 100)[22] 6
Slovakia (Singles Digitál Top 100)[23] 16
Slovenia (SloTop50)[24] 35
Spain (PROMUSICAE)[25] 25
Sweden (Sverigetopplistan)[26] 1
Switzerland (Schweizer Hitparade)[27] 25
UK Singles (Official Charts Company)[28] 61

Certifications

Region Certification Certified units/Sales
Germany (BVMI)[29] Gold 200,000^
Poland (ZPAV)[30] Platinum 20,000*
Sweden (GLF)[31] 5× Platinum 200,000^

*sales figures based on certification alone
^shipments figures based on certification alone

Release history

Region Date Format Label
Sweden 28 February 2016[1] Digital download Sony Music Entertainment Sweden

References

  1. 1 2 "If I Were Sorry - Single". iTunes. Retrieved 12 March 2016.
  2. ↑ Petersson, Emma (27 February 2016). "Molly Sandén och Frans är i final i Melodifestivalen 2016". svt.se (in Swedish). Sveriges Television. Retrieved 27 February 2016.
  3. ↑ Escudero, Victor M. (12 March 2016). "Frans wins Melodifestivalen in Sweden". EBU.
  4. ↑ Angus Quinn. "Melodifestivalen 2016: Frans storming Spotify charts globally". Wiwibloggs. Retrieved 12 March 2016.
  5. ↑ http://wiwibloggs.com/2016/03/15/eurovision-2016-odds-russia-now-favourites-after-frans-wins-melodifestivalen/132864/ read 2016-03-17
  6. ↑ "Austriancharts.at – Frans – If I Were Sorry" (in German). Ö3 Austria Top 40. Retrieved 25 May 2016.
  7. ↑ "Ultratop.be – Frans – If I Were Sorry" (in Dutch). Ultratop 50. Retrieved 10 June 2016.
  8. ↑ "Ultratop.be – Frans – If I Were Sorry" (in French). Ultratip. Retrieved 16 July 2016.
  9. ↑ "ČNS IFPI" (in Czech). Hitparáda – Radio Top 100 Oficiální. IFPI Czech Republic. Note: insert 201647 into search. Retrieved 29 November 2016.
  10. ↑ "ČNS IFPI" (in Czech). Hitparáda – Digital Top 100 Oficiální. IFPI Czech Republic. Note: insert {{{year}}}{{{week}}} into search. Retrieved 29 March 2016.
  11. ↑ Uuno Top 20 (nädal 16). Raadio Uuno. Uuno.ee
  12. ↑ "Frans: If I Were Sorry" (in Finnish). Musiikkituottajat – IFPI Finland. Retrieved 20 May 2016.
  13. ↑ "Le Top de la semaine : Top Singles Téléchargés - SNEP (Week 20, 2016)" (in French). Syndicat National de l'Édition Phonographique. Retrieved 21 May 2016.
  14. ↑ "Offiziellecharts.de – Frans – If I Were Sorry". GfK Entertainment Charts. Retrieved 20 May 2016.
  15. ↑ "Airplay Charts Deutschland – Woche 30/2016". German Charts. Retrieved 16 August 2016.
  16. ↑ "Archívum – Slágerlisták – MAHASZ" (in Hungarian). Single (track) Top 40 lista. Magyar Hanglemezkiadók Szövetsége. Retrieved 20 May 2016.
  17. ↑ "Chart Track: Week 20, 2016". Irish Singles Chart. Retrieved 21 May 2016.
  18. ↑ "Dutchcharts.nl – Frans – If I Were Sorry" (in Dutch). Single Top 100. Retrieved 20 May 2016.
  19. ↑ "Listy bestsellerów, wyróżnienia :: Związek Producentów Audio-Video". Polish Airplay Top 100. Retrieved 5 September 2016.
  20. ↑ TopHit Track Info - Frans, "If I Were Sorry"
  21. ↑ "Archive Chart: 2016-05-20". Scottish Singles Top 40. Retrieved 20 May 2016.
  22. ↑ "SNS IFPI" (in Slovak). Hitparáda – Radio Top 100 Oficiálna. IFPI Czech Republic. Note: insert 201646 into search. Retrieved 22 November 2016.
  23. ↑ "SNS IFPI" (in Slovak). Hitparáda – Singles Digital Top 100 Oficiálna. IFPI Czech Republic. Note: insert {{{year}}}{{{week}}} into search. Retrieved 29 March 2016.
  24. ↑ SloTop50 - Week 31
  25. ↑ "Spanishcharts.com – Frans – If I Were Sorry" Canciones Top 50. Retrieved 30 May 2016.
  26. ↑ "Swedishcharts.com – Frans – If I Were Sorry". Singles Top 100. Retrieved 4 March 2016.
  27. ↑ "Swisscharts.com – Frans – If I Were Sorry". Swiss Singles Chart. Retrieved 23 May 2016.
  28. ↑ "Archive Chart: 2016-05-20" UK Singles Chart. Retrieved 21 May 2016.
  29. ↑ "GOLD/PLATIN/DIAMOND- Auszeichnungen in Deutschland" (PDF). Bundesverband Musikindustrie. 18 October 2016. Retrieved 18 October 2016.
  30. ↑ "Polish single certifications – Frans – If I Were Sorry" (in Polish). Polish Society of the Phonographic Industry. Retrieved 30 November 2016.
  31. ↑ "Frans - If I Were Sorry". Sverigetopplistan. Retrieved 20 May 2016.
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