Missä muruseni on

"Missä muruseni on"
Single by Jenni Vartiainen
from the album Seili
Released	August 23, 2010 (2010-08-23)
Format	Digital
Recorded	2009–2010
Genre	Pop
Length	3:42
Label	Warner Music Finland
Writer(s)	Mariska[1]
Jenni Vartiainen singles chronology
"Nettiin" (2010) "Missä muruseni on" (2010) Music video "Missä muruseni on" on YouTube

"Missä muruseni on" (English: Where My Sweetheart Is) is a Finnish-language song by Finnish pop singer Jenni Vartiainen. It was released in Finland as the third single from her second studio album Seili on August 23, 2010, by Warner Music Finland.

Chart performance

"Missä muruseni on" debuted at number three on the Finnish Singles Chart on the week 35 of 2010 and peaked at number one on its fourth week. The single remained atop the chart for a total of 11 weeks in three runs (weeks 38, 40–46 and 52 in 2010; weeks 1 and 2 in 2011) and 15 weeks atop the Official Finnish Download Chart in 2010 and 2011.^[2] With over 14,000 copies sold, "Missä muruseni on" was the eighth-best-selling single in Finland in 2010^[3][4] and the best-selling single in 2011.^[5][6]

Music video

Written by Finnish rapper Mariska,^[1] the lyrics talk about the singer being far away from her loved one and how she asks the wind to blow there "where my sweetheart is"^[7] (directly in Finnish "missä muruseni on") — in order for her to be in touch with her loved one through the wind. The music video for the song was directed by Mikko Harman and made available on October 27, 2010.^{[citation needed]} The video begins with the singer walking on a suspension bridge. Then the scene moves on quickly indoors with lyrics beginning while the singer is lying on the attic floor and singing how she went upstairs to sleep "to be closer to the wind" and how she hopes the wind will blow soon. Then the chorus begins with the singer seen by a window. The next verse begins and Vartiainen is seen standing and lying on a rocky beach looking towards the sea with an expression of longing on her face. Then the singer sings the chorus twice while the sky becomes cloudy and she sings more passionately standing on the beach. The scene is interspersed with quick shots of Vartiainen standing on the suspension bridge. The video ends with a clearing sky and the singer sitting on the ground, looking into a puddle on the beach.^[8] In February 2011, Jenni Vartiainen won the Emma Award for Music Video of the Year with "Missä muruseni on".^[9]

Charts, certifications, and chart succession

Chart (2010) Peak position Finnish Singles Chart[2] 1 Finnish Download Chart[10] 1

Certifications Region Certification Sales/shipments Finland (IFPI Finland)[11] Gold 14,087[11]

Chart procession and succession

Preceded by "Love the Way You Lie" by Eminem feat. Rihanna	Finnish Singles Chart number-one single 25 September 2010 – 29 September 2010 (1st run, 1 week)	Succeeded by "Vapaa" by Kaija Koo
Preceded by "Vapaa" by Kaija Koo	Finnish Singles Chart number-one single 6 October 2010 – 24 November 2010 (2nd run, 7 weeks)	Succeeded by "Hirmuliskojen yö" by Hevisaurus
Preceded by "Hirmuliskojen yö" by Hevisaurus	Finnish Singles Chart number-one single 29 December 2010 – 19 January 2011 (3rd run, 3 weeks)	Succeeded by "Hold It Against Me" by Britney Spears

References

1. ^ ^{a b} "Kappaleen tiedot" (in Finnish). Finnish Broadcasting Company. http://www.fono.fi/KappaleenTiedot.aspx?ID=824325cf-a1dc-4b64-97b7-c2033a4bb2b9. Retrieved July 9, 2011. 
2. ^ ^{a b} "Jenni Vartiainen: Missä muruseni on" (in Finnish). Musiikkituottajat – IFPI Finland. http://ifpi.fi/tilastot/virallinen-lista/artistit/jenni+vartiainen/miss%C3%A4+muruseni+on. Retrieved July 9, 2011. 
3. ^ "Myydyimmät kotimaiset singlet vuonna 2010" (in Finnish). Musiikkituottajat – IFPI Finland. http://www.ifpi.fi/tilastot/myydyimmat/2010/kotimaiset/singlet. Retrieved November 3, 2011. 
4. ^ "Myydyimmät ulkomaiset singlet vuonna 2010" (in Finnish). Musiikkituottajat – IFPI Finland. http://www.ifpi.fi/tilastot/myydyimmat/2010/ulkomaiset/singlet. Retrieved November 3, 2011. 
5. ^ "Myydyimmät kotimaiset singlet vuonna 2011" (in Finnish). Musiikkituottajat – IFPI Finland. http://www.ifpi.fi/tilastot/myydyimmat/2011/kotimaiset/singlet. Retrieved November 3, 2011. 
6. ^ "Myydyimmät ulkomaiset singlet vuonna 2011" (in Finnish). Musiikkituottajat – IFPI Finland. http://www.ifpi.fi/tilastot/myydyimmat/2011/ulkomaiset/singlet. Retrieved November 3, 2011. 
7. ^ ""Missä muruseni on" lyrics by Jenni Vartiainen". lyrics.com. http://www.lyrics.com/miss-muruseni-on-lyrics-jenni-vartiainen.html. Retrieved July 9, 2011. 
8. ^ "Jenni Vartiainen - Missä muruseni on [Official Music Video]". YouTube; Google Inc.; Warner Music Finland. October 28, 2010. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EO0p_U1w89A. Retrieved July 9, 2011. 
9. ^ "EMMA-GAALA '11 – Voittajat" (in Finnish). Musiikkituottajat – IFPI Finland. http://www.emmagaala.fi/2011/tulokset/. Retrieved July 9, 2011. 
10. ^ "Haku" (in Finnish). Musiikkituottajat – IFPI Finland. http://www.latauslista.fi/haku/?q=jenni+vartiainen&hae=Hae. Retrieved July 9, 2011. 
11. ^ ^{a b} "Finnish single certifications – Jenni Vartiainen – Missä muruseni on" (in Finnish). Musiikkituottajat – IFPI Finland. http://www.ifpi.fi/tilastot/artistit/Jenni+Vartiainen. Retrieved July 9, 2011. 

See also

• List of number-one singles of 2010 (Finland)
• List of number-one singles of 2011 (Finland)

External links

• Official music video of "Missä muruseni on" on YouTube on YouTube