Mikrofonkåt

"Mikrofonkåt" is a Swedish song written by Thomas Rusiak and Petter and originally performed Swedish rapper Petter. Taken from his album Mitt sjätte sinne, it was a minor hit for him on the Swedish Singles Chart in 1999 reaching #53. In 2010, Swedish singer September revived the song in a eurodance beat pop song that topped the Swedish charts for eleven consecutive weeks.

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Petter's version

"Mikrofonkåt"
Single by Petter
from the album Mitt Sjätte Sinne
Released 1999
Recorded 1998
Genre Slow rap
Label BMG
Writer(s) Thomas Rusiak, Petter Askergren

Chart performance

Petter's rap release had a short run in 1999 where it stayed 3 weeks in the Swedish Singles charts peaking at #53 on the chart of 28 January 1999.

Chart (1999) Peak
position
Sweden (Sverigetopplistan)[1] 53

September's version

"Mikrofonkåt"
Single by September
from the album Love CPR and Så mycket bättre
Released 12 November 2010
Format Digital download
Recorded 2010
Genre Eurodance
Length 2:43
Label Catchy Tunes/TV4
Writer(s) Thomas Rusiak, Petter Askergren, Petra Marklund, Niklas Bergwall and Lendinsky[2]
September singles chronology
"Because I Love You"
(2008)		 "Mikrofonkåt"
(2010)		 "Resuscitate Me"
(2010)

In 2010, the song was rerecorded and released by Swedish singer September as her first single from an upcoming fourth studio album Love CPR. The song debuted at number one on the Swedish singles chart by Sverigetopplistan and has stayed in the position for eleven straight weeks as of the 4 February 2011 chart issue. The song is one of the 100 most successfully singles of all time in Sweden. Following the success of the song, an English-language adaption titled "Me & My Microphone" was created. The video for Me & My Microphone was released on September 20, 2011.

Background and musical structure

Before the song's release, September took part in the Swedish television program Så mycket bättre ("So much better") from October though December 2010. For each episode of the show, participating singers sang their own versions of other singers' songs that were also part of the show. "Mikrofonkåt" was originally a slow rap song by Swedish rapper Petter, which September sang to new upbeat dance music. The song has a eurodance beat, with strong elements of pop.

Live performances

September had previously performed the song on the episode of Så mycket bättre where the contestants had to perform songs by Petter on 7 November 2010, before announcing that it would be released as a single.[3]

Chart performance

September's song debuted at number one in Sweden and has remained at number one for eleven weeks straight, making it her first number one in her home country.[4] It was also the 2nd highest selling single in Sweden of 2010. It sold over 60,000 copies. As from May 20, 2011, its is listed at number 60 at Swedens Best Of All Time.[5]

Chart (2010) Peak
position
European Hot 100 Singles[6] 76
Sweden (Sverigetopplistan)[4] 1
Preceded by
"Gubben i lådan"
by Daniel Adams-Ray		 Swedish Singles Chart number-one single
November 26, 2010 – February 11, 2011		 Succeeded by
"Grenade"
by Bruno Mars

Release history

Region Date Format Label
Denmark[7] 12 November 2010 Digital download Catchy Tunes
Sweden[8]
Finland[9]
Norway[10]
Denmark[11] 21 December 2010 Digital download – Extended Remix
Finland[12]
Norway[13]
Sweden[14]

Other versions

References

  1. ^ SwedsihCharts.com: Mikrofonkåt page by Petter
  2. ^ Song credits presented in September's performance at TV show Skavlan broadcast 14 January 2011.
  3. ^ "September: ‘Mikrofonkåt’". ScandiPop. 7 November 2010. http://www.scandipop.co.uk/?p=3757. Retrieved 30 December 2010. 
  4. ^ a b "September - Mikrofonkåt (song)". Hung Meiden. http://swedishcharts.com/showitem.asp?interpret=September&titel=Mikrofonk%E5t&cat=s. Retrieved 14 January 2011. 
  5. ^ http://swedishcharts.com/bestall.asp
  6. ^ "European Hot 100 - Week of December 11, 2010". Billboard. Promtheus Global Media. http://www.billboard.com/#/charts/european-hot-100?chartDate=2010-12-29&order=gainer. Retrieved 2011-02-04. 
  7. ^ "Mikrofonkåt (Single) September". iTunes. 12 November 2010. http://itunes.apple.com/dk/album/id404204972?i=404204994&ign-mpt=uo%3D4. Retrieved 2 January 2010. 
  8. ^ "Mikrofonkåt (Single) September". iTunes. 12 November 2010. http://itunes.apple.com/se/album/id404204972?i=404204994&ign-mpt=uo%3D4. Retrieved 30 December 2010. 
  9. ^ "Mikrofonkåt (Single) September". iTunes. 12 November 2010. http://itunes.apple.com/fi/album/id404204972?i=404204994&ign-mpt=uo%3D4. Retrieved 2 January 2010. 
  10. ^ "Mikrofonkåt (Single) September". iTunes. 12 November 2010. http://itunes.apple.com/no/album/id404204972?i=404204994&ign-mpt=uo%3D4. Retrieved 12 December 2010. 
  11. ^ "Mikrofonkåt (Extended Remix) - Single". iTunes. 21 December 2010. http://itunes.apple.com/dk/album/id411705641. Retrieved 2 January 2010. 
  12. ^ "Mikrofonkåt (Extended Remix) - Single". iTunes. 21 December 2010. http://itunes.apple.com/fi/album/id411705641. Retrieved 2 January 2010. 
  13. ^ "Mikrofonkåt (Extended Remix) - Single". iTunes. 21 December 2010. http://itunes.apple.com/no/album/id411705641. Retrieved 2 January 2010. 
  14. ^ "Mikrofonkåt (Extended Remix) - Single". iTunes. 21 December 2010. http://itunes.apple.com/se/album/id411705641. Retrieved 2 January 2010. 
  15. ^ Music video for "Mikrofonkåt" by Petter
  16. ^ SwedishCharts.com: "Mikrofonkåt" page by Teo Holmer