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"Mikrofonkåt" is a Swedish song written by Thomas Rusiak and Petter and originally performed Swedish rapper Petter. Taken from his album Mitt sjätte sinne, it was a minor hit for him on the Swedish Singles Chart in 1999 reaching #53. In 2010, Swedish singer September revived the song in a eurodance beat pop song that topped the Swedish charts for eleven consecutive weeks.
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Petter's version
"Mikrofonkåt" Single by Petter from the album Mitt Sjätte Sinne Released 1999 Recorded 1998 Genre Slow rap Label BMG Writer(s) Thomas Rusiak, Petter Askergren Chart performance
Petter's rap release had a short run in 1999 where it stayed 3 weeks in the Swedish Singles charts peaking at #53 on the chart of 28 January 1999.
Chart (1999) Peak
positionSweden (Sverigetopplistan)[1] 53 September's version
"Mikrofonkåt" 
Single by September from the album Love CPR and Så mycket bättre Released 12 November 2010 Format Digital download Recorded 2010 Genre Eurodance Length 2:43 Label Catchy Tunes/TV4 Writer(s) Thomas Rusiak, Petter Askergren, Petra Marklund, Niklas Bergwall and Lendinsky[2] September singles chronology "Because I Love You"
(2008)"Mikrofonkåt"
(2010)"Resuscitate Me"
(2010)In 2010, the song was rerecorded and released by Swedish singer September as her first single from an upcoming fourth studio album Love CPR. The song debuted at number one on the Swedish singles chart by Sverigetopplistan and has stayed in the position for eleven straight weeks as of the 4 February 2011 chart issue. The song is one of the 100 most successfully singles of all time in Sweden. Following the success of the song, an English-language adaption titled "Me & My Microphone" was created. The video for Me & My Microphone was released on September 20, 2011.
Background and musical structure
Before the song's release, September took part in the Swedish television program Så mycket bättre ("So much better") from October though December 2010. For each episode of the show, participating singers sang their own versions of other singers' songs that were also part of the show. "Mikrofonkåt" was originally a slow rap song by Swedish rapper Petter, which September sang to new upbeat dance music. The song has a eurodance beat, with strong elements of pop.
Live performances
September had previously performed the song on the episode of Så mycket bättre where the contestants had to perform songs by Petter on 7 November 2010, before announcing that it would be released as a single.[3]
Chart performance
September's song debuted at number one in Sweden and has remained at number one for eleven weeks straight, making it her first number one in her home country.[4] It was also the 2nd highest selling single in Sweden of 2010. It sold over 60,000 copies.[citation needed] As from May 20, 2011, its is listed at number 60 at Swedens Best Of All Time.[5]
Chart (2010) Peak
positionEuropean Hot 100 Singles[6] 76 Sweden (Sverigetopplistan)[4] 1 Preceded by
"Gubben i lådan"
by Daniel Adams-RaySwedish Singles Chart number-one single
November 26, 2010 – February 11, 2011Succeeded by
"Grenade"
by Bruno MarsRelease history
Region Date Format Label Denmark[7] 12 November 2010 Digital download Catchy Tunes Sweden[8] Finland[9] Norway[10] Denmark[11] 21 December 2010 Digital download – Extended Remix Finland[12] Norway[13] Sweden[14] Other versions
- In 2004, Petter released a music video on Sony BMG for the song.[15]
- There is also a cover version by Teo Holmer[16]
References
- ^ SwedsihCharts.com: Mikrofonkåt page by Petter
- ^ Song credits presented in September's performance at TV show Skavlan broadcast 14 January 2011.
- ^ "September: ‘Mikrofonkåt’". ScandiPop. 7 November 2010. http://www.scandipop.co.uk/?p=3757. Retrieved 30 December 2010.
- ^ a b "September - Mikrofonkåt (song)". Hung Meiden. http://swedishcharts.com/showitem.asp?interpret=September&titel=Mikrofonk%E5t&cat=s. Retrieved 14 January 2011.
- ^ http://swedishcharts.com/bestall.asp
- ^ "European Hot 100 - Week of December 11, 2010". Billboard. Promtheus Global Media. http://www.billboard.com/#/charts/european-hot-100?chartDate=2010-12-29&order=gainer. Retrieved 2011-02-04.
- ^ "Mikrofonkåt (Single) September". iTunes. 12 November 2010. http://itunes.apple.com/dk/album/id404204972?i=404204994&ign-mpt=uo%3D4. Retrieved 2 January 2010.
- ^ "Mikrofonkåt (Single) September". iTunes. 12 November 2010. http://itunes.apple.com/se/album/id404204972?i=404204994&ign-mpt=uo%3D4. Retrieved 30 December 2010.
- ^ "Mikrofonkåt (Single) September". iTunes. 12 November 2010. http://itunes.apple.com/fi/album/id404204972?i=404204994&ign-mpt=uo%3D4. Retrieved 2 January 2010.
- ^ "Mikrofonkåt (Single) September". iTunes. 12 November 2010. http://itunes.apple.com/no/album/id404204972?i=404204994&ign-mpt=uo%3D4. Retrieved 12 December 2010.
- ^ "Mikrofonkåt (Extended Remix) - Single". iTunes. 21 December 2010. http://itunes.apple.com/dk/album/id411705641. Retrieved 2 January 2010.
- ^ "Mikrofonkåt (Extended Remix) - Single". iTunes. 21 December 2010. http://itunes.apple.com/fi/album/id411705641. Retrieved 2 January 2010.
- ^ "Mikrofonkåt (Extended Remix) - Single". iTunes. 21 December 2010. http://itunes.apple.com/no/album/id411705641. Retrieved 2 January 2010.
- ^ "Mikrofonkåt (Extended Remix) - Single". iTunes. 21 December 2010. http://itunes.apple.com/se/album/id411705641. Retrieved 2 January 2010.
- ^ Music video for "Mikrofonkåt" by Petter
- ^ SwedishCharts.com: "Mikrofonkåt" page by Teo Holmer
Categories:- 1999 singles
- 2010 singles
- September songs
- Number-one singles in Sweden
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