"The Queen" is a 2009

pop song Pop music is a genre of popular music that originated in its modern form during the mid-1950s in the United States and the United Kingdom. The terms ''popular music'' and ''pop music'' are often used interchangeably, although the former describe ...

performed by the

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singer

Velvet Weave details visible on a purple-colored velvet fabric Velvet is a type of woven tufted fabric in which the cut threads are evenly distributed, with a short pile, giving it a distinctive soft feel. By extension, the word ''velvety'' means ...

written by

Tony Nilsson Tony Nilsson is a Swedish singer-songwriter (born in Boden, Norrbotten County, Sweden in 1977). He is signed to Peermusic. A prolific composer of songs, he has contributed to a string of hits by well-known Swedish artists. Many of his songs have ...

and

Henrik Janson Henrik Janson (born 11 March 1961) is a Swedish music arranger, guitarist, record producer and songwriter. Founding a band at thirteen, in 1974, Janson today works with both domestic and international artists. Career Early years Janson was born ...

. It competed in the third Semi-Final of the Swedish music competition

Melodifestivalen 2009 Melodifestivalen 2009 was a Sweden, Swedish song contest held between February and March 2009. It was the selection for the 49th song to represent Sweden in the Eurovision Song Contest, and was the 48th edition of Melodifestivalen. Five heats were ...

on February 21, 2009 at the

Ejendals Arena Tegera Arena is an arena in Leksand, Sweden primarily used for ice hockey. It was opened in October 2005, and is the home arena of Leksands IF. It holds 7,650 people. History Construction of a new arena, replacing the former Leksands ishall fro ...

, but failed to advance to the Final.

Track listing

#"The Queen"

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– 2:59 #"The Queen" emix– 3:38

Charts

The song debuted on the Swedish Singles Chart on the week of March 6, 2009 at number 13, and fell to number 20 the following week before moving up to number 15 in its third week. For weeks four, five and six, the song charted at numbers 32, 42, and 28 respectively. "The Queen" is Velvet's eighth consecutive Top 20 hit in Sweden, and charted for six weeks.

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Queen 2008 songs 2009 singles Bonnier Music singles Melodifestivalen songs of 2009 Songs written by Tony Nilsson English-language Swedish songs Songs written by Henrik Janson