If I Were Sorry

"If I Were Sorry" is a song by Swedish singer Frans. The song was released in Sweden as a digital download on 28 February 2016, and was written by Frans along with Fredrik Andersson, Michael Saxell and Oscar Fogelström.[1] It took part in Melodifestivalen 2016, and qualified to the final from the fourth semi-final.[2] It later won the finale with 156 points and represented Sweden in the Eurovision Song Contest 2016 where it placed fifth.[3] In the weeks after the semifinal appearance the song charted in the Spotify Viral charts in Switzerland, Taiwan, Iceland, Uruguay, the Czech Republic, the United Kingdom, Spain, the United States, Norway, France, Denmark, Turkey and Germany.[4][5]

"If I Were Sorry"
Single by Frans
Released28 February 2016
Genre
Length3:04
LabelCardiac Records
Songwriter(s)
Frans singles chronology
"Fotbollsfest"
(2008)		 "If I Were Sorry"
(2016)		 "Young Like Us"
(2016)
"If I Were Sorry"
Eurovision Song Contest 2016 entry
Country
Artist(s)
Language
Composer(s)
Fredrik Andersson, Michael Saxell, Frans Jeppsson-Wall, Oscar Fogelström
Lyricist(s)
Fredrik Andersson, Michael Saxell, Frans Jeppsson-Wall, Oscar Fogelström
Finals performance
Final result
5th
Final points
261
Entry chronology
◄ "Heroes" (2015)   
"I Can't Go On" (2017) ►

Track listing
Digital download
No.TitleLength
1."If I Were Sorry"3:04

Chart performance

Weekly charts
Chart (2016) Peak
position
Austria (Ö3 Austria Top 40)[6] 2
Belgium (Ultratop 50 Flanders)[7] 34
Belgium (Ultratip Wallonia)[8] 15
Czech Republic (Rádio Top 100)[9] 3
Czech Republic (Singles Digitál Top 100)[10] 57
Euro Digital Songs (Billboard)[11] 12
Finland Download (Latauslista)[12] 7
France (SNEP)[13] 36
Germany (Official German Charts)[14] 12
Hungary (Single Top 40)[15] 20
Iceland (RÚV)[16] 5
Ireland (IRMA)[17] 47
Latvia (Latvijas Top 40)[18] 15
Netherlands (Single Top 100)[19] 34
Poland (Polish Airplay Top 100)[20] 1
Russia Airplay (Tophit)[21] 161
Scotland (OCC)[22] 35
Slovakia (Rádio Top 100)[23] 6
Slovakia (Singles Digitál Top 100)[24] 16
Slovenia (SloTop50)[25] 35
Sweden (Sverigetopplistan)[26] 1
Switzerland (Schweizer Hitparade)[27] 25
UK Singles (OCC)[28] 61

Year-end charts
Chart (2016) Position
Austria (Ö3 Austria Top 40)[29] 41
Germany (Official German Charts)[30] 64
Poland (ZPAV)[31] 14
Sweden (Sverigetopplistan)[32] 11

Certifications
Region CertificationCertified units/sales
Austria (IFPI Austria)[33] Gold 15,000
Germany (BVMI)[34] Gold 200,000
Poland (ZPAV)[35] 2× Platinum 40,000
Sweden (GLF)[36] 7× Platinum 56,000,000

sales+streaming figures based on certification alone
streaming-only figures based on certification alone

Release history
Region Date Format Label Ref
Sweden 28 February 2016 Digital download Sony Music Entertainment Sweden [1]
Italy 17 June 2016 Mainstream radio [37]

References
  1. "If I Were Sorry - Single". iTunes. Retrieved 12 March 2016.
  2. Petersson, Emma (27 February 2016). "Molly Sandén och Frans är i final i Melodifestivalen 2016". svt.se (in Swedish). Sveriges Television. Retrieved 27 February 2016.
  3. Escudero, Victor M. (12 March 2016). "Frans wins Melodifestivalen in Sweden". EBU.
  4. Angus Quinn. "Melodifestivalen 2016: Frans storming Spotify charts globally". Wiwibloggs. Retrieved 12 March 2016.
  5. http://wiwibloggs.com/2016/03/15/eurovision-2016-odds-russia-now-favourites-after-frans-wins-melodifestivalen/132864/ read 2016-03-17
  6. "Austriancharts.at – Frans – If I Were Sorry" (in German). Ö3 Austria Top 40. Retrieved 25 May 2016.
  7. "Ultratop.be – Frans – If I Were Sorry" (in Dutch). Ultratop 50. Retrieved 10 June 2016.
  8. "Ultratop.be – Frans – If I Were Sorry" (in French). Ultratip. Retrieved 16 July 2016.
  9. "ČNS IFPI" (in Czech). Hitparáda – Radio Top 100 Oficiální. IFPI Czech Republic. Note: Change the chart to CZ – RADIO – TOP 100 and insert 201651,52 into search. Retrieved 1 January 2017.
  10. "ČNS IFPI" (in Czech). Hitparáda – Digital Top 100 Oficiální. IFPI Czech Republic. Note: Change the chart to CZ – SINGLES DIGITAL – TOP 100 and insert 201620 into search. Retrieved 29 March 2016.
  11. "Euro Digital Song Sales Chart (The week of June 4, 2016)". Billboard. Archived from the original on May 30, 2020. Retrieved May 30, 2020.
  12. "Frans: If I Were Sorry" (in Finnish). Musiikkituottajat – IFPI Finland. Retrieved 20 May 2016.
  13. "Le Top de la semaine : Top Singles Téléchargés - SNEP (Week 20, 2016)" (in French). Syndicat National de l'Édition Phonographique. Archived from the original on 20 May 2016. Retrieved 21 May 2016.
  14. "Offiziellecharts.de – Frans – If I Were Sorry". GfK Entertainment Charts. Retrieved 20 May 2016.
  15. "Archívum – Slágerlisták – MAHASZ" (in Hungarian). Single (track) Top 40 lista. Magyar Hanglemezkiadók Szövetsége. Retrieved 20 May 2016.
  16. "RÚV - Vinsældalisti Rásar 2". RÚV. Retrieved 4 June 2016.
  17. "Chart Track: Week 20, 2016". Irish Singles Chart. Retrieved 21 May 2016.
  18. "Latvijas Top 40". Latvijas Radio. 19 June 2016. Archived from the original on 19 June 2016. Retrieved 19 June 2016.
  19. "Dutchcharts.nl – Frans – If I Were Sorry" (in Dutch). Single Top 100. Retrieved 20 May 2016.
  20. "Listy bestsellerów, wyróżnienia :: Związek Producentów Audio-Video". Polish Airplay Top 100. Retrieved 5 September 2016.
  21. "Frans - If I Were Sorry(послушать музыку, посмотреть видео клип)". tophit.ru. Retrieved 29 June 2017.
  22. "Official Scottish Singles Sales Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 20 May 2016.
  23. "ČNS IFPI" (in Slovak). Hitparáda – Radio Top 100 Oficiálna. IFPI Czech Republic. Note: insert 201646 into search. Retrieved 22 November 2016.
  24. "ČNS IFPI" (in Slovak). Hitparáda – Singles Digital Top 100 Oficiálna. IFPI Czech Republic. Note: Select SINGLES DIGITAL - TOP 100 and insert 201620 into search. Retrieved 29 March 2016.
  25. SloTop50 - Week 31 Archived 2015-09-27 at WebCite
  26. "Swedishcharts.com – Frans – If I Were Sorry". Singles Top 100. Retrieved 4 March 2016.
  27. "Swisscharts.com – Frans – If I Were Sorry". Swiss Singles Chart. Retrieved 23 May 2016.
  28. "Official Singles Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 21 May 2016.
  29. "Ö3 Austria Top 40 - Single-Charts 2016". oe3.orf.at. Archived from the original on 28 December 2016. Retrieved 29 December 2016.
  30. "Top 100 Jahrescharts 2016". GfK Entertainment (in German). viva.tv. Retrieved 1 January 2017.
  31. "Podsumowanie roku – Airplay 2016" (in Polish). Polish Society of the Phonographic Industry. Retrieved 23 January 2017.
  32. "Årslista Singlar – År 2016" (in Swedish). Sverigetopplistan. Swedish Recording Industry Association. Retrieved 2 February 2017.
  33. "Austrian single certifications – Frans – If I were sorry" (in German). IFPI Austria. Retrieved November 22, 2016.
  34. "GOLD/PLATIN/DIAMOND- Auszeichnungen in Deutschland" (PDF). Bundesverband Musikindustrie. 18 October 2016. Retrieved 18 October 2016.
  35. "Polish single certifications – Frans – If I Were Sorry" (in Polish). Polish Society of the Phonographic Industry. Retrieved 1 March 2017.
  36. "Frans - If I Were Sorry". IFPI Sweden. Archived from the original on 3 April 2018. Retrieved 7 November 2020.
  37. "FRANS "If I Were Sorry" (Radio Date: 17/06/2016)". Radio Date. Retrieved February 5, 2017.
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