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. It was released as the first single from Måns' debut album '' Stand by For...'' in Sweden on 28 February 2007 digitally and later released as a CD single. The song served as Måns'

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entry coming eventual 3rd place behind winners The Ark and

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. The song has been certified 2× platinum in

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History

On 17 February 2007 Måns competed in the 3rd semi-final of

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with the song ''"Cara Mia"'', where he qualified for the final in

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on 10 March, at which he won 3rd place in the contest. The single was released digitally in February 2007 and physically a few days later entering the

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at number 9 but quickly climbing the charts to number 1 where it spent 4 consecutive weeks, with a total of 36 weeks on the chart and being certified 2× platinum by

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. A video clip has been filmed for the single, shots of which can be seen in the last pages of Måns' album booklet for '' Stand by For...''.

Track listings

* The acoustic version of "Cara Mia" appears as a hidden track on the album '' Stand By For...''

Chart performance

The single debuted at number 9 on the Swedish Singles Chart but climbed to number 1 after the physical release in March 2007.

Weekly charts

Year-end charts

Certifications

Release history

The single was released officially in Sweden as a digital download and then as a CD single 5 days later. The song was only released digitally in Poland and Finland. The song was never officially released in Bulgaria but charted there from download sales only.

Cover versions

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recorded a remake of this song and named it "Queen". *

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n singer Jan Vehar did a cover of a song back in 2015 *

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did a cover of the song on

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in 2022

References

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