The King (The Playtones song)

"The King"
Single by The Playtones
from the album Rock'n Roll Is King
Released 2011
Genre dansband, rockabilly
Writer(s) Prter Kvint, Fredrik Kempe

The King is a song written by Prter Kvint and Fredrik Kempe. The song was performed in the second semifinal of Melodifestivalen 2011 by the The Playtones in the second semifinal in the town of Linköping. From there, it made it to the finals inside the Stockholm Globe Arena, where it ended up 6th.

The song also charted at Svensktoppen for seven weeks.[1] before leaving chart.[2]

In 2011, the song was also recorded by the Top Cats on the album Heartache.[3]

Chart trajectory

Chart (2011) Peak position
Sweden 34[4]

References

  1. "Svensktoppen". 22 May 2011. Retrieved 4 March 2012.
  2. "Svensktoppen". 29 May 2011. Retrieved 4 March 2012.
  3. "Heartache". Svensk mediedatabas. 2011. Retrieved 4 March 2012.
  4. "The King". Swedischcharts. 2011. Retrieved 4 March 2014.