"Funny Little World" is a song by Norwegian singer–songwriter Alexander Rybak from his debut studio album, ''

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''. It was released in

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on May 13, 2009 by

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as the second single from the album. "Funny Little World" was written by Alexander Rybak and produced by Henrik Wikström and Amir Aly. "Funny Little World" received positive critical appreciation with most Norwegian critics.Alexander Rybak begeistrer med ny single
( Norwegian), farojournalen.no, May 15, 2009 The song entered the Norwegian charts at #2 in its first week, only beaten by Rybak's own "

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".Alexander Rybak: Funny Little World

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, June 1, 2009 "Funny Little World" was first released digitally as a Platekompaniet exclusive in Norway on May 13, Alexander Rybak's birthday. The song reached the top spot in its second week. Alexander Rybak performed an acoustic version of the song for the first time at a press conference at the Eurovision Song Contest 2009 in

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Charts

When "Funny Little World" entered the Norwegian charts, it was the first time a Norwegian artist held both the first and second position in the singles chart. Technically,

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managed to do this when he had his single on top, while his old band's re-release was at #2 in 2003. Otherwise, the closest was when Inger Lise Rypdal held the first and third positions in 1968.Dobbel-topp for Alexander
VG, May 22, 2009

Release history

References

{{authority control 2009 singles Alexander Rybak songs Number-one singles in Norway 2009 songs EMI Records singles Songs written by Alexander Rybak Songs written by Henrik Wikström Songs written by Amir Aly