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Öppna din dörr

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"Öppna din dörr"
Single by Tommy Nilsson
from the album En kvinnas man
B-side"Nu ger jag mig av"
Released1994
GenreSoft rock
LabelAlpha
Songwriter(s)Tommy Nilsson
Producer(s)Lasse Englund

"Öppna din dörr" (English: "Open your door") is a song written by Tommy Nilsson, and released as a single from his 1994 studio album, En kvinnas man.[1][2] The single peaked at number 2 in Sweden and number 10 in Norway. On the Eurochart Hot 100, "Öppna din dörr" reached number 45. It also became a Svensktoppen hit,[3] charting for 24 weeks between 18 June-26 November 1994, topping the chart. It was also appointed "Svensktoppen song of the year 1994". The song became a Trackslistan hit as well.

Shirley Clamp recorded the song for her 2006 album "Favoriter på svenska"[4] and it also acted as a B-side for her single "När kärleken föds" ("It Must Have Been Love"), released 26 April 2006.[5]

A Danny Saucedo recording[6] peaked at 24th position at the Swedish singles chart.

In 2010, the song was recorded by Zekes on the album En så'n natt.[7]

In 2016 Jill Johnson performed the song in English, as "Open Your Heart", during Så mycket bättre.[8]

Charts

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Tommy Nilsson

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Chart (1994-2006) Peak position
Europe (Eurochart Hot 100)[9] 45
Norway (VG-lista)[10] 10
Sweden (Sverigetopplistan)[11] 2

Danny Saucedo

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Chart (2006) Peak position
Sweden (Sverigetopplistan)[12] 24

References

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  1. ^ "En kvinnas man" (in Swedish). Svensk mediedatabas. 1994. Retrieved 29 May 2011.
  2. ^ "Öppna din dörr" (in Swedish). Svensk mediedatabas. 1994. Retrieved 18 August 2014.
  3. ^ Svensktoppen - 1994
  4. ^ "Favoriter på svenska" (in Swedish). Svensk mediedatabas. 2006. Retrieved 29 May 2011.
  5. ^ "När kärleken föds" (in Swedish). Svensk mediedatabas. 2006. Retrieved 29 May 2011.
  6. ^ "Det bästa från Idol 2006" (in Swedish). Svensk mediedatabas. 2006. Retrieved 29 May 2011.
  7. ^ "En s'n natt" (in Swedish). Svensk mediedatabas. 2010. Retrieved 18 August 2014.
  8. ^ "Open Your Heart" (in Swedish). TV4. 22 October 2016. Retrieved 24 October 2016.
  9. ^ "Eurochart Hot 100 Singles" (PDF). Music & Media. 1 October 1994. Retrieved 8 May 2019.
  10. ^ "Topp 20 Single 2006-16". VG-lista. Retrieved 1 May 2020.
  11. ^ "Veckolista Singlar, vecka 36, 1994". Retrieved 1 May 2020.
  12. ^ "Veckolista Singlar, vecka 48, 2006". Sverigetopplistan. Retrieved 1 May 2020.