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, Gregory Elias and Martin Duiser, and produced by Martin Duiser. It charted for 14 weeks.

Cover versions

* The song was

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in 1982 by

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singer Julie Pietri as ''Je veux croire'' and became a hit in France. *The song was also covered by

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singer Carola as ''Säg mig var du står'' for her debut album '' Främling'' (1983). This version has become a popular party song among

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in Sweden in the early 2020s, and charted at number three on Sweden's Heatseeker chart. * In 2019,

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covered the song on the Swedish reality TV series '' Så mycket bättre''. It peaked at number 61 in Sweden. *In 2020, Carola released a new version of ''Säg mig var du står'' as a duet with Swedish singer Zara Larsson. While the original version never charted, the duet reached number 1 on the '' Svensktoppen''. It also peaked at number two on the

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and has been certified double platinum in Sweden. It was first performed live at Gröna Lund in

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during the summer of 2020. Further versions can be found at Hitparade.ch.

Other versions and remixes

The single has been remixed twice, first in 2009 by

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and in 2011 by Dutch DJ Gailliano (with Meyer getting credit in the latter). The song is also sampled heavily in

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's single "Discotex (Yah!)", which reached number one on Belgium's Ultratop 50 chart in January 2011.

Charts

Weekly charts

Year-end charts

References