Release Me (Agnes song)
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| Single by Agnes | |||||||||
| from the album Dance Love Pop | |||||||||
| Released | 28 November 2008 | ||||||||
| Format | CD single, digital download, Maxi single, 12" single, EP | ||||||||
| Recorded | 2008 | ||||||||
| Genre | Dance-pop, disco | ||||||||
| Length | 4:15 | ||||||||
| Label | Roxy | ||||||||
| Writer(s) | Anders Hansson, Sharon Vaughn, Agnes Carlsson | ||||||||
| Producer(s) | Anders Hansson, Felix Persson, Märta Grauers | ||||||||
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"Release Me" is a pop song recorded by Swedish singer Agnes Carlsson taken from her third album Dance Love Pop. The track was written by Agnes Carlsson, Anders Hansson and Sharon Vaughn. It was released as the album's second single in Sweden, and as Agnes' debut single internationally. The song has been critically appreciated for its swooping harmonies and Agnes' vocal talents. "Release Me" was another top ten hit for Agnes in Sweden and has also been charting in Belgium, Denmark, Ireland, the Netherlands and the United Kingdom. Worldwide, the single has sold over 900 000 copies making it Agnes' biggest hit to date and a worldwide commercial success.
In July 2009 "Release Me" was released outside of Europe for the first time, in Australia, on Warner Music. The song was also released in the United States on August 18, 2009 where it hit number one on Billboard Hot Dance Club Songs.
The BBC's "Chartblog" said "73% of why this is a great song rests with those amazing swooping harmonies. That's not to take anything away from Agnes's vocal talents, it's just her honeyed-rasp, set to a synth-disco backing, is not THAT startlingly new a sound."
Nick Levine of Digital Spy called "Release Me" "far classier" than other europop that is reaching the UK, like September and Velvet. He also said that " the all-conquering chorus and thumping beats are present and correct, but this has lashings of strings and lavish production flourishes too."
"Release Me" was released to radio stations and as a digital download in Sweden on November 24, 2008. and entered the Swedish Singles Chart at number sixty based solely on digital downloads and slowly climbed the chart and peaked at number nine. The song made its international debut on the Danish Singles Chart on February 27, 2009 at number thirty-nine and has so far peaked at number six and later sold gold with more than 15,000 copies sold. It debuted on the Flanders Ultratop 50 chart on April 11, 2009 at number forty-seven and peaked at number seven, in Wallonia the song debuted in the Ultratop 50 chart at number thirty-three and peaked at number six.
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