Curly Sue (song)
"Curly Sue" is a song by the Swedish rock band Takida and was the second single released from their second album, Bury the Lies. The song was released as a single on 10 October 2007. The song was co-produced by Takida and Patrik Frisk at Sidelake Studios in Sundsvall, Sweden.
"Curly Sue" | ||||
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Single by Takida | ||||
from the album Bury The Lies | ||||
Released | 10 October 2007 (swe) | |||
Recorded | February–April 2007 | |||
Genre | Rock | |||
Length | 3:53 | |||
Label | Ninetone Records | |||
Songwriter(s) | Patrik Frisk, Mattias Larsson, Fredrik Pålsson, Robert Petterson, Kristoffer Söderström, Tomas Wallin | |||
Producer(s) | Patrik Frisk, Takida | |||
Takida singles chronology | ||||
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Reception
The track received varied reviews from the press. Örnsköldsviks Allehanda called the song "one of the albums low water marks" and "plain".[1]
Chart performance
According to IFPI it went gold in Sweden in May 2009.[2]
The song entered the Swedish Top 60 at fifty-two on 4 October 2007 and peaked at number one on 24 July 2008. All and all it spent a total of 63 weeks on the chart[3] which makes it the longest-running single ever on the chart, and puts the single as #1 of the Top 100 of all Singles in the Swedish charts since 1975.[4]
The band also had a huge success with the song on the Tracks chart. The song entered the chart at spot twenty on 20 October 2007 and had climbed to number one ten weeks later, a spot that it held for ten weeks. It spent 50 weeks and over a year on the chart and was the most successful song of 2008.[5] As of 21 June 2009 it holds the longevity record on the chart as well.[6]
The song had a huge success on Svensktoppen where it entered the chart on the second of February 2008, later on peaking at number two and spending a total of 54 weeks on the chart. Making it the ninth longest-running single there.[7]
Chart (2009) | Peak Position |
Certification | Sales/Shipments |
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Sweden | 1 | Gold | 10,000+ |
References
- "Okonstlad och publikfriande postgrunge". Örnsköldsviks Allehanda. 2007-05-23. Archived from the original on 2013-04-18. Retrieved 2009-06-21.
- "Guld och Platina-certifikat - Ifpi" (PDF). IFPI. www.ifpi.se/. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2016-01-11. Retrieved 2009-06-21.
- "Takida - Curly Sue (Song)". Grammofon Leverantörernas Förening. swedishcharts.com/. Retrieved 2009-06-21.
- "Best of All Time - Singles". Grammofon Leverantörernas Förening. swedishcharts.com/. Archived from the original on 2007-02-21. Retrieved 2009-06-21.
- "Tracks hits 2008 - Melodier topp 100". Sveriges Radio. www.sr.se/p3/tracks/. Archived from the original on 2009-02-19. Retrieved 2009-06-21.
- "Takida: Vi är besvikna". Aftonbladet. 2008-12-29. Retrieved 2009-06-21.
- "Flest veckor på Svensktoppen". Sveriges Radio. www.sr.se/. Archived from the original on 2009-04-23. Retrieved 2009-06-21.