Release Me (Oh Laura song)
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"Release Me" is a song made by the Swedish indie pop group Oh Laura, released as a single in 2007. The single is first off in Oh Laura's debut album, A Song Inside My Head, a Demon in My Bed.[1]
Oh Laura won the Sopot International Song Festival in 2008 with the song.[2]
Remixes
The Swedish band The Attic also recorded a remix of "Release Me" featuring Oh Laura.[3] It appears in the EP Release Me, The Attic Remix that contains for remix tracks:
- "Release Me" (The Attic Remix) (3:35)
- "Release Me" (Remix) (3:43)
- "Release Me" (The Attic Extended Remix) (8:01)
- "Release Me" (Extended Remix) (7:14)
In popular culture
- The song appeared in a Saab commercial for the Saab 9-3 car model,[4] which was aired in Sweden, Norway, Poland, Spain, Ireland, France and the United Kingdom and later also in New Zealand and Australia.
- Martin Halla sang the song in the semi-finals of The Voice – Norges beste stemme the inaugural season of the Norwegian The Voice. His version of "Release Me" peaked at number 7 on VG-lista, the Norwegian Singles Chart.[5]
Charts
- Oh Laura single
| Chart (2007–08) | Peak position |
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| Sweden (Sverigetopplistan)[6] | 5 |
- Martin Halla
| Chart (2012) | Peak position |
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| Norway (VG-lista)[7] | 7 |
References
- ^ The Independent: Meet Scandinavia's latest musical exports
- ^ http://www.oikotimes.com/v2/index.php?file=articles&id=3968
- ^ SwedishCharts.com The Attic featuring Oh Laura - "Release Me"
- ^ http://www.saabhistory.com/2007/05/23/saab-release-me-tv-commercial/
- ^ Norwegian Charts.com Martin Halla - "Release Me" page
- ^ "Oh Laura – Release Me". Singles Top 100. Retrieved May 3, 2012.
- ^ "Oh Laura – Release Me". VG-lista. Retrieved May 3, 2012.