The Worrying Kind
"The Worrying Kind" | |
---|---|
Single by the Ark | |
from the album Prayer for the Weekend | |
Released | 5 March 2007 |
Recorded | 2007 |
Genre | Glam Rock |
Length | 2:56 |
Songwriter(s) | Ola Salo |
Eurovision Song Contest 2007 entry | |
Country | Sweden |
Artist(s) |
|
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 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[]
- ^ European Hot 100 Singles Chart
- ^ "The Ark – The Worrying Kind" (in German). GfK Entertainment charts. Retrieved 14 May 2020.
- ^ "The Ark – The Worrying Kind". Top Digital Download. Retrieved 14 May 2020.
- ^ "The Ark – The Worrying Kind". Singles Top 100. Retrieved 14 May 2020.
- ^ Chart Log UK 1994-2010 (scroll down the page to The Ark - alphabetical order)
- ^ "Årslista Singlar – År 2007" (in Swedish). Sverigetopplistan. Retrieved 14 May 2020.
- 2007 singles
- 2007 songs
- Eurovision songs of Sweden
- Melodifestivalen songs of 2007
- Eurovision songs of 2007
- Number-one singles in Sweden
- The Ark (band) songs
- Songs written by Ola Salo