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. The song appeared as the theme music to the Swedish

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'', and released as a single by Bonnier Amigo Music Group on 20 August 2008. It appeared on the film's corresponding soundtrack album, ''Alla himlens änglar – Musik inspirerad av succéfilmen Arn'' ( en, italic=yes, All Heaven's Angels – Music Inspired by the Successful Film Arn). The track was written by

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and lyricist

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, who said its lyrics were inspired by the

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of ''Arn - Riket vid vägens slut'', the second part of a trilogy of novels written by Jan Guillou. Fredriksson had previously worked with both Glenmark and Strömstedt: the former co-wrote and produced Roxette's 1987 non-album single " I Want You", as well as "Alla mina bästa år" ( en, "All My Best Years"), her 1996 duet with former ABBA vocalist Anni-Frid Lyngstad, from Frida's album ''

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'' ( en, italic=yes, Deep Breaths), while the latter co-wrote two songs on her 1986 album '' Den sjunde vågen'' ( en, italic=yes, The Seventh Wave). Fredriksson said that she "instantly loved the song when Anders and Niklas played it to me for the first time, so it was an easy choice to agree when they asked if I wanted to record it. And, of course, it's incredibly fun to be involved in a big Swedish movie in this way." The track debuted atop the Swedish Singles Chart, becoming her first solo number one single in her native country. She also sang an English language version of the song, titled "Where Your Love Lives", which appeared as a bonus extra on DVD and Blu-ray editions of Arn: The Knight Templar – The Complete Series.

Track listing

* CD single # "Där du andas" – 3:56

Credits and personnel

Credits adapted from the liner notes of the CD single. Musicians * André Ferrari – timpani and percussion * Marie Fredriksson – lead vocals *

– composition, arrangement, bass guitar, keyboards and production * Esbjörn Hazelius – flute and violin *

– lyricist * Stockholm Session Strings – string section Technical personnel * Henke Jonsson – mastering * Mårten Eriksson – mixing * Mattias Edwall – photography

Charts

References

External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Dar du andas 2000s ballads 2008 singles 2008 songs Celtic music Marie Fredriksson songs Number-one singles in Sweden Pop ballads Songs written by Anders Glenmark Songs written by Niklas Strömstedt

Track listing

Credits and personnel

Charts

See also

References

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