"As I Lay Me Down" is a song recorded by Swedish singer Wiktoria, written by Justin Forrest, Jonas Wallin, and Lauren Dyson and produced by Didrik Franzen. The song was released as a digital download in

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on 25 February 2017 and peaked at number 2 on the

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. It took part in

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, and qualified to the final from the fourth semi-final on 25 February 2017. Being the heavy favorite to win, it placed only sixth in the final; eight with the international juries and second with the Swedish public. Although not winning the contest, it eventually became the biggest hit out of the participating entries, beating the winner " I Can't Go On" and runner-up " Hold On". When Swedish radio station Rix FM asked its listeners in late 2019 to rank the 100 best songs of the 2010s, the song ranked 59th; out of the Melodifestivalen entries on the list, only contest winners "

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" (5th) and "

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" (15th) ranked higher, which titles "As I Lay Me Down" as the most successful Melodifestivalen entry of the decade not to win the actual competition.

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{{authority control 2017 singles 2017 songs English-language Swedish songs Melodifestivalen songs of 2017 Swedish pop songs Wiktoria Johansson songs Songs written by Lauren Dyson