I Need a House

"I Need a House"
Single by Marie Serneholt
from the album 'Enjoy the Ride'
Released September 5, 2006
Format CD Single
Digital Download
Recorded 2005
Genre Pop
Length 3:01 (Album Version)
3:00 (Radio Version)
Label SonyBMG
Writer(s) Elofsson
Rodrigues
Producer Elofsson
Westerlund
Brandén
Marie Serneholt singles chronology
"That's the Way My Heart Goes"
(2006)		 "I Need a House"
(2006)		 "Oxygen"
(2006)
Alternative Cover
European Single Cover

"I Need a House" is the second single by Swedish pop music singer Marie Serneholt released from her debut album Enjoy the Ride, the single was released on June 6 of 2006 in Sweden.

"I Need a House" spent 3 weeks in the Swedish Top 60. Despite its low chart position, the song was very popular in her homeland, Sweden, where it peaked at #2 on the Digital Sales in early May, when the video was released. Delays of the physical single skewed sales towards internet downloads.

The single has been released throughout Europe with a different cover and tracklisting.

Marie promoted her new single in Germany, where it debuted at #49 on the German Top 100, but failed to make an impact on the charts and fell to #76 in its second week. The single charted on the German Top 100 for 5 weeks before falling off the charts.

In the United Kingdom, finalists of the The X Factor, Same Difference recorded a version of the song for their debut album, Pop.

Contents

Music video

The video for I Need a House was filmed in Sweden in April 2006, and was premiered in May with strong response on the Swedish music channels.

The video shows Marie in different facets of herself doing what she does in her house, Cooking, Working out, Talking on the phone, Taking a bath and other situations.

Tracklisting

Swedish CD Single

  1. "I Need a House" Radio Version - 3:00
  2. "I Need a House" Instrumental - 3:00

Swedish Digital Download

  1. "I Need a House" Instrumental - 3:00

European 2-Track CD Single

  1. "I Need a House" Radio Edit - 3:02
  2. "I Need a House" Instrumental - 3:02

European CD Maxi

  1. "I Need a House" Radio Edit - 3:02
  2. "I Need a House" Michael Feiner Remix - 6:53
  3. "I Need a House" Instrumental - 3:02
  4. "Calling All Detectives" - 3:56
  5. Video: I Need a House [New Video Edit]

Charts

Chart (2006) Peak
position
Swedish Top 60 Singles #40
Swedish Top 20 Downloads #2
Polish Top 70 Hits (Hot Lista) #38
German Top 100 Singles #49
Swiss Top 100 Singles #72

Chart trajectories

Swedish Top 60 Singles
Week 01 02 03 04 05 06 07 08
Chart position 40 44
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 58
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Swedish Top 20 Downloads
Week 01 02 03 04 05 06 07 08
Chart position
2
 10 12
5
9
 11 11 20
German Top 100 Singles
Week 01 02 03 04 05 06 07 08
Chart position 49 76 76 89 96
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Swiss Top 100 Singles
Week 01 02 03 04 05 06 07 08
Chart position 72 92 92
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Polish Top 70 Hits (Hot Lista)
Week 01 02 03 04 05 06 07 08
Chart position 38 68
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 55 62 67
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