Elinor is a song written and produced by Swedish musician

Basshunter Jonas Erik Altberg (; born 22 December 1984), known professionally as Basshunter, is a Swedish singer, record producer, songwriter and DJ. As indicated by his stage name, Basshunter is known for bass-heavy Eurodance music. Born and raised in Ha ...

, released as a single on 20 November 2013, by Rush Hour.

Background

On 26 July 2013, Basshunter announced he was retiring from singing to focus on DJing, producing, and songwriting, however his sixth single "

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" from the album of the

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, was released on 27 September 2013. "Elinor" was released on 20 November 2013 by Rush Hour, being released as a single by

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on 17 December, and is a 3 minute and nine second-long

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song with a tempo of 145

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in the key of

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. "Elinor" was written and produced by Basshunter. In 2016, Basshunter returned to recording and his next single "

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" was released on 19 October 2018, almost five years after "Elinor" was released. In 2016, during an interview with Basshunter, Per Kågström from ''

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'' said it is strange that Basshunter sings many of his songs in Swedish abroad. Basshunter replied that the audience knows the lyrics anyway. In 2021 Basshunter played "Elinor" live during the Øresound Festival in Copenhangen. also playing in the Trädgår'n arena in Gothenburg and editor from ''Göteborgs-Posten'' considered this to be the best aspect of the Basshunter concert. Access to the article is possible by paid subscription.

Track listing

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* {{Authority control 2013 singles 2013 songs Basshunter songs Ultra Music singles Songs written by Basshunter Song recordings produced by Basshunter Songs in Swedish