| "It Hurts" | ||||
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| Single byLena Philipsson | ||||
| from the albumDet gör ont en stund på natten men inget på dan | ||||
| Released | 17 March 2004 | |||
| Genre | ||||
| Length | 3:00 | |||
| Label | Columbia | |||
| Songwriter | Thomas Eriksson | |||
| Producer | Anders Hansson | |||
| Lena Philipsson singles chronology | ||||
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| Eurovision Song Contest 2004 entry | ||||
| Country | ||||
| Artist | ||||
| Language | English | |||
| Composer | ||||
| Lyricist | Thomas Eriksson | |||
| Finals performance | ||||
| Final result | 5th | |||
| Final points | 170 | |||
| Entry chronology | ||||
| ◄ "Give Me Your Love" (2003) | ||||
| "Las Vegas" (2005) ► | ||||
"It Hurts" is a song recorded by Swedish singerLena Philipsson. It was written byThomas "Orup" Eriksson and produced by Anders Hansson for Philipsson's studio albumDet gör ont en stund på natten men inget på dan (2004). It is the best known as the winning song ofMelodifestivalen 2004, where it was performed in Swedish as "Det gör ont" (Swedish pronunciation:[deːjœːrˈʊnːt]; "It Hurts"), and asSweden's entry at theEurovision Song Contest 2004, where it finished in fifth place with 170 points.
Philipsson had previously enteredMelodifestivalen, the Swedish national selection for the Eurovision Song Contest, in1986,1987 and1988, finishing in second, fifth and second place, respectively. She also competed in1991 and in1999 as a songwriter.
In 2004, Philipsson entered Melodifestivalen for the fourth time as a performer, with "Det gör ont", written by Orup. She first performed in the semi-final four at theMalmömässan inMalmö and qualified for the final with a total of 134,189 votes. Philipsson then went on to win the final at theGloben inStockholm, having received most points from both the jury and the televote.[1]
Since Sweden had placed fifth in theEurovision Song Contest 2003, Philipsson qualified directly to the final of the 2004 contest, held inIstanbul, Turkey. She performed at the 24th position—the last in the final—and eventually placed fifth with 170 points. Philipsson performed "It Hurts", the English-language version of the song, at Eurovision.[2]
The Swedish-language version of the song reached number-one on bothSvensktoppen andSverigetopplistan,[3][4] and was certifiedplatinum.[5] Following theEurovision Song Contest, the English-language version charted in Belgium and Turkey.
"Det gör ont"
"It Hurts"
| Chart | Peak position |
|---|---|
| Belgium (Flanders Ultratop) | 38[6] |
| Sweden (Svensktoppen) | 1[3] |
| Sweden (Sverigetopplistan) | 1[4] |
| Sweden (Trackslistan) | 1[7] |
| Turkey (Turkish Music Charts) | 6 |
| Region | Certification | Certified units/sales |
|---|---|---|
| Sweden (GLF)[8] | Platinum | 20,000^ |
^ Shipments figures based on certification alone. | ||
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