The Worrying Kind

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"The Worrying Kind"
The Ark-The Worrying Kind.jpg
Single by the Ark
from the album Prayer for the Weekend
Released5 March 2007
Recorded2007
GenreGlam Rock
Length2:56
Songwriter(s)Ola Salo
Eurovision Song Contest 2007 entry
Country
Sweden
Artist(s)
  • Ola Salo
  • Lars Ljungberg
  • Mikael Jepson
  • Sylvester Schlegel
  • Martin Axén
  • Jens Andersson
As
The Ark
Language
English
Composer(s)
Ola Salo
Lyricist(s)
Ola Salo
Finals performance
Final result
18th
Final points
51
Entry chronology
◄ "Invincible" (2006)
"Hero" (2008) ►

"The Worrying Kind" is a rock song performed by the Ark, written and composed by Ola Salo. It was released as the second single from their fourth album, Prayer for the Weekend. On 10 March 2007 the song won Melodifestivalen 2007, becoming Sweden's Eurovision Song Contest 2007 entry. The song won both the jury and public vote.

The Ark performing "The Worrying Kind" at the Eurovision Song Contest.

The song includes the verse "just a mortal with potential of a superman", taken from the 1971 David Bowie song "Quicksand". Similarities have also been drawn with the 1970 Edison Lighthouse one-hit-wonder "Love Grows (Where My Rosemary Goes)". The song was directly qualified for the Final of Eurovision Song Contest, held in Helsinki on the 12th of May, due to Carola Häggkvist's fifth-place finish in the 2006 contest with "Invincible". In the finals, the song received 51 points and finished 18th of 24 finalists. It received votes from six countries: 12 points from Denmark and Norway, 10 from Iceland, 8 from Finland, 7 from the United Kingdom, and 2 from Andorra.

Chart performance[]

The song held the top spot on the Swedish singles chart for a total of three weeks. It also entered Svensktoppen on 15 April 2007 at #3 and reached the #1 spot on 29 April 2007.

A cover version by Maia Hirasawa was also at Svensktoppen between 11 May-7 September 2008, peaking at #2.

Weekly charts[]

Chart (2007) Peak
position
European Hot 100 Singles[1] 92
Germany (Official German Charts)[2] 99
Italy (FIMI)[3] 34
Sweden (Sverigetopplistan)[4] 1
UK Singles (Official Charts Company)[5] 121

Year-end charts[]

Chart (2007) Position
Sweden (Sverigetopplistan)[6] 2

References[]

  1. ^ European Hot 100 Singles Chart
  2. ^ "The Ark – The Worrying Kind" (in German). GfK Entertainment charts. Retrieved 14 May 2020.
  3. ^ "The Ark – The Worrying Kind". Top Digital Download. Retrieved 14 May 2020.
  4. ^ "The Ark – The Worrying Kind". Singles Top 100. Retrieved 14 May 2020.
  5. ^ Chart Log UK 1994-2010 (scroll down the page to The Ark - alphabetical order)
  6. ^ "Årslista Singlar – År 2007" (in Swedish). Sverigetopplistan. Retrieved 14 May 2020.
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