Mikrofonkåt (literally "Microphone Horny") is a

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song written by

rappers

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and Petter, originally performed by Petter. Taken from Petter's album '' Mitt sjätte sinne'', Mikrofonkåt was ranked #53 on the

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in 1999. In 2010, the Swedish singer

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covered it as "Me and My Microphone" in a Europop song that topped the Swedish charts for eleven consecutive weeks.

Petter's version

Chart performance

Petter's rap release had a short run in 1999, where it was ranked in the Swedish Singles charts for three weeks. On 28 January 1999, it peaked at #53 on the chart.

September version

In 2010, the song was re-recorded and released by Swedish singer-songwriter Petra Marklund (performing as September) as a single from her fourth studio album ''

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''. The song debuted at number one on the Swedish singles chart

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, and held the position for eleven consecutive weeks. The song is regarded as one of the 100 most successful singles of all time in

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. Following its success, an English-language adaptation titled " Me & My Microphone" was released.

Background and musical structure

Before the song's release, Petra Marklund appeared on the Swedish television program ''

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'' ("So much better") from October though December 2010. For each episode of the show, the artists performed

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of songs by other artists appearing on the program. When Petter appeared as a guest on 7 November 2010, September sang "Mikrofonkåt" accompanied by new upbeat dance music. The song has a Euro-dance beat, with strong

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elements. It was later announced that the song would be released as a single.

Chart performance

Marklund's cover debuted at number one in Sweden and remained in this position for eleven consecutive weeks, making it her first song to be ranked number one in her home country. It was also the second-highest selling single in Sweden in 2010, selling over 300,000 copies and receiving the highest certification of 8× Platinum. As of May 2012, it is listed as number 30 in Sweden's Best Of All Time.

Weekly charts

Year-end charts

Release history

Me & My Microphone

"Me & My Microphone" is a song by Swedish

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released from her fourth studio album ''

''. The song was written by several writers, including September and fellow Swedish rapper Petter. The song is the English version of "Mikrofonkåt." "Me & My Microphone" has become a modest success for September, reaching number forty-eight on the Belgium (Wallonia) chart. Compared to the original Swedish "Mikrofonkåt," which was number one on the Swedish singles chart for 11 weeks, the song is a commercial failure. The song was released in the United States on 12 April 2011 as the first international single from ''Love CPR'', while becoming the third single in Scandinavia, following "Mikrofonkåt" and " Resuscitate Me." September performed the song live on the Norwegian-

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on 14 January 2011.

Composition

"Me & My Microphone" was written by

, Niklas Bergwall, rapper Petter, Daniel Alexander, and September, with production credits to Bergwall. The song is an English adaption of "Mikrofonkåt."

Critical reception

Scandipop gave the song a positive review, praising the bass and lyrics, while calling the song "pop genius." This Must Be Pop listed the track as their no.1 single of November to coincide with its UK release.

Music video

According to Stephanie K., A&R of September's US label Robbins Entertainment, a music video for the song has been planned. In the

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, September has recently departed from her record label, Dance Nation to join her former label, All Around The World. September's first UK single,

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, was released through All Around The World in September 2006. Recently, All Around The World have confirmed that videos for "Me & My Microphone" and "Party In My Head" will be produced in order to promote their release in the

in the summer of 2011.

Release and promotion

For the US release of the song, the Scandinavian remixes were used, along with "Mikrofonkåt." September performed the song for the first time on the Scandinavian talk show ''Skavlan''. Her performance on the show received positive reception from Scandipop, who called it "fierce."

Track listing

*Scandinavian digital and CD extended play # "Me & My Microphone" (Original) – 2:48 # "Me & My Microphone" (Extended) – 4:28 # "Me & My Microphone" (Casado & Daif Radio Edit) – 3:40 # "Me & My Microphone" (Casado & Daif Remix) – 6:22 # "Me & My Microphone" (Alex Lamb Radio Edit) – 3:39 # "Me & My Microphone" (Alex Lamb Remix) – 6:45 # "Me & My Microphone" (Punchy Radio Edit) – 3:46 # "Me & My Microphone" (Punchy Remix) – 6:11 # "Me & My Microphone" (Mick Kastenholt & Andrew Dee Remix) – 7:10 *US digital download # "Me And My Microphone" (Radio Edit) – 2:45 # "Me And My Microphone" (Extended) – 4:24 # "Me And My Microphone" (Punchy Remix) – 6:07 # "Me And My Microphone" (Casado & Daif Remix) – 6:18 # "Me And My Microphone" (Alex Lamb Remix) – 6:41 # "Me And My Microphone" (Mick Kastenholt & Andrew Dee Remix) – 7:03 # "Mikrofonkåt" – 2:43

Charts

Release history

Other versions

*In 2004, Petter released a music video on Sony BMG for the song. *There is also a cover version by Teo Holmer.SwedishCharts.com: "Mikrofonkåt" page by Teo Holmer
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References

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