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in the first semifinal of

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. The song ended up at the last position in the semifinal, not reaching the final inside the

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. During the 7th week of 2011, the song entered the second place of

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. On 6 March 2011, the song entered

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. The song also topped the iTunes sales-chart for several days. and at the Labyrint chart, the song was voted number one during the 7th week of 2011. The song was also released as part of an EP. During

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the song was part of " Tredje chansen", and was performed by

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& Soundtrack of Our Lives during the first semifinal in

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. and their version was also released as a single.

Charts

References

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