Sitting Down Here

"Sitting Down Here" is a pop song written by Norwegian singer-songwriter Lene Marlin for Marlin's 1999 debut album, Playing My Game. The song is the album's opening track, and was released as its second single, peaking at number 5 in the UK Singles Chart (see 2000 in British music). It also peaked within the top ten in Finland, Hungary, the Netherlands, New Zealand and Norway. The song is certified gold in Norway and silver in the United Kingdom.

"Sitting Down Here"
UK/France picture sleeve
Single by Lene Marlin
from the album Playing My Game
Released27 September 1999
RecordedDisclab, Oslo, Norway
Genre
Length3:55
LabelVirgin
Songwriter(s)Lene Marlin
Producer(s)
  • Hans G
  • Jorn Dahl
Lene Marlin singles chronology
"Unforgivable Sinner"
(1998)		 "Sitting Down Here"
(1999)		 "Where I'm Headed"
(1999)
Music video
"Sitting Down Here" on YouTube
Audio sample
Lene Marlin - "Sitting Down Here"
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Release and composition

It was a big hit in many countries, reaching number 2 in Norway, number 4 in Finland, New Zealand and Scotland, and number 5 in the Netherlands and the UK. The song also peaked at number 6 in Hungary and Ireland, number 12 in Denmark and number 18 in Sweden. "Sitting Down Here" is a pop song composed in common time and has the standard verse-chorus form. Its instrumentation comes mainly from the guitar.[1]

Critical reception

CantStopThePop stated that Marlin’s "ability to craft a track with so many layers and shades of grey was impressive and Sitting Down Here was the perfect showcase of that, at the very least."[2] Håkon Moslet from Norwegian newspaper Dagbladet noted the song as "smooth [and] radio-friendly" in his review of Playing My Game.[3] Geir Rakvaag from Dagsavisen wrote that the song, with "Unforgivable Sinner" and "Where I'm Headed" are the "most earcatching" songs of the album.[4] Terje Carlsen from Fredrikstad Blad said it is "immaculate".[5] Pia M. Isaksen from Moss Dagblad was less enthustiastic, calling it "traditional folk" with a "nice" melody.[6] Kjell Nordeng from Nordlands Framtid wrote in his review, that "Sitting Down Here" and "Unforgivable Sinner" are the "cream of the crop" of the album.[7] Pop Rescue noted the song as a "gentle acoustic guitar meandering", adding that "this song is catchy, it feels summery and light. The guitars are delicate, and the bass line gently prods it along."[8]

Formats and track listings

CD single (1999)

  1. "Sitting Down Here" 3:57
  2. "The Way We Are" (live acoustic version)

CD single maxi (1999)

  1. "Sitting Down Here" (original version)
  2. "Playing My Game" (acoustic version)
  3. "I Know" (2:23)

French CD single

  1. "Sitting Down Here" (original version)
  2. "Sitting Down Here" (Tin Tin Out mix)

UK CD single maxi (2000)

  1. "Sitting Down Here" (original version)
  2. "Sitting Down Here" (Tin Tin Out mix) 3:49
  3. "Playing My Game" (acoustic version)
  4. Sitting Down Here (Video)

UK cassette (2000)

  1. "Sitting Down Here" (original version)
  2. "Sitting Down Here" (Tin Tin Out mix)
  3. "Playing My Game" (acoustic version)

Credits and personnel

Charts

Other versions

Sandy Lam recorded a Mandarin cover version of "Sitting Down Here" as <<我坐在這裡>> for her 2000 album 林憶蓮's.

References
  1. Playing My game (CD liner notes). Virgin Records. April 1999.
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  4. Rakvaag, Geir (20 March 1999). "Pent og pyntelig fra Lene Marlin". Dagsavisen (in Norwegian) (78). p. 15. Retrieved 31 March 2020.
  5. Carlsen, Terje (23 March 1999). "Ikke helt ferdig". Fredrikstad Blad (in Norwegian) (81). p. 42. Retrieved 31 March 2020.
  6. Isaksen, Pia M. (29 March 1999). "Fint, men kjedelig". Moss Dagblad (in Norwegian) (87). p. 13. Retrieved 31 March 2020.
  7. Nordeng, Kjell (23 March 1999). "Fin debut". Nordlands Framtid (in Norwegian) (69). p. 60.
  8. "REVIEW: "PLAYING MY GAME" BY LENE MARLIN (CD, 1999)". Pop Rescue. 5 June 1995. Retrieved 31 March 2020.
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