Friday, March 19, 2021

Sweden - John Lundvik - Too Late For Love

5 - 334 pts / 3 - 238 pts in semi 2
Digital release image
John Lundvik is the winner of this years Melodifestivalen and he represented Sweden with the song Too Late For Love.

The song is written by John Lundvik himself, Anderz Wrethov and Andreas “Stone” Johansson.

Too Late For Love can be found on the Melodifestivalen 2CD and has also been released as a digital single.
The song already went to #1 in the Swedish charts the day before the MF final.

No physical release or promo was issued.

Too Late For Love was the winner of the jury-vote in the Tel Aviv final until the votes were corrected. So he made it second with the juries but went up one place (from 6 to 5) in the total results, swapping places with Norway.

Four remixes were released on April 26 (digital, see versions below)
7th Heaven also made a remix which you listen to on their website.

John Lundvik's first Melodifestivalen appearance was in 2018 when he finished 3rd with My Turn. It became a #10 hit in the Swedish charts.
Too Late For Love and My Turn are also released on the digital 5-track EP My Turn, (out since May 10).

London born singer songwriter John Hassim Lundvik has been writing songs for the likes of Sanna Nielsen and Anton Ewald (Natural from MF 2014). When You Tell The World You're Mine, a song he wrote with Jörgen Eloffson, was performed at the wedding of Swedish Crown Princess Victoria.
In 2016 he wrote and recorded All About The Games, the official song for the Swedish Olympic team.

This year Lundvik had another song in the competition. He is one of the songwriters of the U.K. entry Bigger Than Us by Michaèl Rice.

Remix DRI
Versions
Too Late For Love
- MF 2CD, Tel Aviv 2CD
Too Late For Love - Albin Meyers remix
Too Late For Love - Thomas Gold remix
Too Late For Love - Pelago remix
Too Late For Love - Alexie Divello & Peet Syntax remix
- remixes are digital releases
Too Late For Love
- on official karaoke album (digital)
Too Late For Love - 7th Heaven remix video edit
- video only (gone now)


Charts
Swedish top 100: 3, 1, 1, 1, 1, 4, 8, 10, 14, 23, 31, 28, 13, 23, 40, 63, 72, 64, 86, 89, 91, 90, 89, 93, 91, -
Netherlands top 100: 50, 100, -
Switzerland top 75: 20, -
Norway VG lista top 40: 27, -
France top 200 (IFOP): 60, -
Scottish singles top 100 (OCC): 40, -

Melodifestivalen 2019
By now you know the drill. Melodifestivalen has 4 rounds, a second chance round and a final on March 9.
All MF first round performances can be viewed at Melodifestivalens official Youtube.
The album (CD & digital) with all 28 songs was released after the 4th round and is available now. (Warner Music Sweden)
Full tracklist below.

Links and sources
Sweden in 2018 has the links to all Swedish entries from 2009 to 2018.
Melodifestivalen at SVT
John Lundvik Website,  FB


MF In the charts
So Melodifestivalen is big business and it makes Lotta Svenska Kronor, and a large part of the often recordbreaking televoting revenue always goes to charity, åååååh....

There is a huge decline in the success of the MF though, ever since they are trying to create it as a Spotify playlist sales/streams of the official album are way down. From being the #1 best selling album every year to finishing 14th in 2018 and 43rd in 2019. Down to # 96 in 2021 and not even in the top 100 in 2022. But it has to be noted that the Melodifestivalen album is not available as a streaming album. (Streaming counts heavily towards the charts)

Below are the chart results of Melodifestivalen and Eurovision hits in the Swedish top 60 since 2002, when the 32 song MF was introduced.
In a sudden change, 2010 saw only a few entries released on cdsingle, and it showed decline in the number of MF hits.
Since a few years streaming is the main factor in  the Swedish charts so Eurovision hits chart without being released on cdsingle. Some only chart one or two weeks just after the contest.

Melodifestivalen (and Eurovision) in the Swedish charts
2023 top 100: 19 MF hits - 7 top 10 hits - 1 #1 hit - 10 Eurovision hits 
2022 top 100: 20 MF hits - 10 top 10 hits - 2 #1 hits - 10 Eurovision hits
2021 top 100: 23 MF hits - 8 top 10 hits - 1 #1 hit - 16 Eurovision hits
2020 top 100: 16 MF hits - 6 top 10 hits - 1 #1 hit - 2 Eurovision hits
2019 top 100: 21 MF hits - 10 top 10 hits - 1 #1 hit - 10 Eurovision hits
2018 top 100: 21 MF hits - 7 top 10 hits - 1 #1 hit - 10 Eurovision hits
2017 top 100: 21 MF hits - 6 top 10 hits - 0 #1 hits - 9 Eurovision hits
2016 top 100: 26 MF hits - 9 top 10 hits - 2 #1 hits - 12 Eurovision hits
* 2016 Digilistan top 60 - 17 MF hits - 9 top 10 hits - 2 #1 hits
2015 top 100: 19 MF hits - 6 top 10 hits - 1 #1 hit - 6 Eurovision hits
* 2015 Digilistan top 60: 22 MF hits - 9 top 10 hits - 1 #1 hit - 14 Eurovision hits
2014: 17 MF hits - 5 top 10 hits - 1 #1 hit - 6 Eurovision hits
* 2014 Digilistan top 60 2014: 22 MF hits - 10 top 10 hits - 2 #1 hits - 18 Eurovision hits
2013: 22 MF hits - 6 top 10 hits - 1 #1 hit - 4 Eurovision hits
2012: 17 MF hits - 7 top 10 hits - 1 #1 hit - 4 Eurovision hits
2011: 18 MF hits - 7 top 10 hits - 1 #1 hit - 2 Eurovision hits
2010: 28 MF hits - 10 top 10 hits - 3 #1 hits - 9 Eurovision hits
2009: 28 MF hits - 12 top 10 hits - 2 # 1 hits - 16 Eurovision hits
A record breaking 15 Eurovision hits in the week after the contest, most on downloads (sales) alone
2008: 30 MF hits - 14 top 10 hits - 1 #1 hit - 9 Eurovision hits
2007: 28 MF hits - 10 top 10 hits - 2 #1 hits - 7 Eurovision hits
2006: 23 MF hits -10 top 10 hits - 3 #1 hits - 6 Eurovision hits
2005: 23 MF hits - 9 top 10 hits - 4 #1 hits - 3 Eurovision hits
2004: 22 MF hits - 8 top 10 hits - 1 #1 hit - 3 Eurovision hits
2003 : 17 MF hits - 8 top 10 hits - 3 #1 hits - 2 Eurovision hits
2002 : 13 MF hits - 4 top 10 hits - 1 #1 hit - 3 Eurovision hits

2014: The official charts in Sweden have gone a bit crap, with Spotify and other steamers as a much too infuential source. This list is still the 'official chart' but we'll feature the digilistan as well.
The Digilistan is now the main (digital) sales based Swedish chart.
Changes in 2015: The MF has only 28 entries and the official charts have gone up to a top 100.
Changes in 2016: The method for the official Swedish charts has changed again, now it is almost the same as the digilistan.

You can check your Swedish charts weekly at Sverige Topplistan.


Melodifestivalen 2019 tracklist
CD 1
1. Chasing Rivers - Nano
2. No Drama - High15
3. Not With Me - Wiktoria
4. Mina Bränder - Zeana feat. Anis Don Demina
5. Mina Fyra Årstider - Arja Saijonmaa
6. Hello - Mohombi
7. Ashes To Ashes - Anna Bergendahl
8. Army Of Us - Andreas Johnson
9. I Do Me - Malou Prytz
10. I Love It - Oscar Enestad
11. Leva Livet - Jan Malmsjö
12. Nakna I Regnet - Vlad Reiser
13. Hold You - Hanna Ferm & Liamoo
14. Tempo - Margaret
CD 2
15. Somebody Wants - The Lovers Of Valdaro
16. Habibi - Dolly Style
17. Låt Skiten Brinna - Martin Stenmarck
18. Victorious - Lina Hedlund
19. Om Om Och Om Igen - Omar Rudberg
20. Who I Am - Rebecka Karlsson
21. Norrsken - Jon Henrik Fjällgren
22. Stormbringer - Pagan Fury
23. Känner Dig - Anton Hagman
24. Torn - Lisa Ajax
25. I Do - Arvingarna
26. On My Own - Bishara
27. Kärleken Finns Kvar - Ann-Louise Hanson
28. Too Late For Love - John Lundvik

1 comment:

  1. It is important to note that the digital release of the Melodifestivalen's official album is only available within Sweden.
    Sometimes, once every few years, digital release of this album is only available for one year in the rest of Scandinavia.

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