Elinor is a song written and produced by Swedish musician

Basshunter Jonas Erik Altberg (; born 22 December 1984), known professionally as Basshunter, is a Swedish singer, record producer, songwriter and DJ. Basshunter has recorded five studio albums: ''The Bassmachine'' (2004), ''LOL (Basshunter album), LOL'' (2 ...

, released as a single on 20 November 2013, by Rush Hour.

Background

On 26 July 2013, Basshunter announced he was retiring from singing to focus on DJing, producing, and songwriting, however his sixth single "

Calling Time ''Calling Time'' is the fifth studio album by Swedish musician Basshunter. It was released on 13 May 2013. Background and release Basshunter started working on the album in October 2010. It was announced that the album will feature the single "Sat ...

" from the album of the same name, was released on 27 September 2013. "Elinor" was released on 20 November 2013 by Rush Hour, being released as a single by

Ultra Records Ultra Records is an American record label formed in New York City in 1995 by former PolyGram and Virgin Records executive Patrick Moxey. As of December 23, 2012, Ultra entered a global partnership with Sony Music, giving its artists access to ...

on 17 December, and is a 3 minute and nine second-long

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song with a tempo of 145

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in the key of

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. "Elinor" was written and produced by Basshunter. In 2016, Basshunter returned to recording and his next single "

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" was released on 19 October 2018, almost five years after "Elinor" was released. In 2016, during an interview with Basshunter, Per Kågström from

Göteborgs-Posten ''Göteborgs-Posten'' (lit. "The Gothenburg Post"), abbreviated GP, is a major Swedish language daily newspaper published in Gothenburg, Sweden. History and profile ''Göteborgs-Posten'' was first published in 1813, but ceased publication in 1 ...

said it is strange that Basshunter sings many of his songs in Swedish abroad. Basshunter replied that the audience knows the lyrics anyway. In 2021 Basshunter played ''Elinor'' live during the Øresound Festival in Copenhangen. also playing in the Trädgår'n arena in Gothenburg and editor from Göteborgs-Posten considered this to be the best aspect of the Basshunter concert. Access to the article is possible by paid subscription.

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* {{Authority control 2013 singles 2013 songs Basshunter songs Ultra Music singles Songs written by Basshunter Song recordings produced by Basshunter Swedish-language songs