Euphoria (Loreen song)
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| Single by Loreen | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| from the album Heal | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Released | 26 February 2012 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Format | CD single, digital download | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Recorded | 2012 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Genre | Eurodance | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Length | 3:01 (Single Version), 3:33 (Album Version) |
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| Label | Warner Music Sweden | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Writer(s) | Thomas G:son, Peter Boström | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Producer(s) | Peter Boström, SeventyEight | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Single by Sverrir Bergmann & Halldór Gunnar | |
| from the album Föstudagslögin | |
| Released | 2012 |
| Format | Downloads |
| Recorded | 2012 |
| Genre | Pop |
| Length | 3:32 |
| Writer(s) | Thomas G:son, Peter Boström |
"Euphoria" is a song performed by Swedish recording artist and songwriter Loreen. It was released as the third single from her debut studio album Heal (2012). The song was written by Thomas G:son, Peter Boström and produced by Boström and SeventyEight. It is best known as Sweden's winning entry at the Eurovision Song Contest 2012 held in Baku, Azerbaijan. The song won the competition with a total of 372 points, the second-highest point total in the contest's history. The song received the highest number of maximum (12) points of any entry in the contest's history with eighteen countries giving the song their top marks.
"Euphoria" received critical acclaim from most music critics. Commercially, the song was an instant success both in Sweden and in the rest of Europe. It debuted at number twelve in Loreen's home country Sweden, until reaching number one, staying there for six weeks. The song has been certified 10 times Platinum, selling 400,000 copies there.
The song was written by Thomas G:son, Peter Boström and produced by Boström and SeventyEight.
Prior to the song contest, it was ranked highly on many prediction polls to win most notably by the OGAE members. The song also received positive reviews. SameSame praised the song "The heavy bangs, the steely gaze, and that icy-yet-pleading vocal performance in ‘Euphoria’ all set the tone for what was to complete my Loreen experience." Higher Plain Music wrote "the most straightforward dance track on the album and is still a killer track." Music journalist Deban Aderemi of wiwibloggs noted that '..Loreen’s performance transcends borders. It is conceptual, yet so relatable. “Euphoria” provides the perfect template for a thousand remixes. Aderemi then goes on to award Loreen a score of 9/10. EscXtra considered that the string intro from the album version was the best part of the song while calling the song "brilliant." Erika Brooks Adickman from Idolator had described the song as "infectious". The Reflective Inklings had labelled the song as "Song of the Week". They gave it an extended review saying:
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