"Begging" is a 2013 song by Swedish singer Anton Ewald.[2][3] The song was released on February 22, 2013, as the lead single from his debut extended play, A.[4][5] Written by Fredrik Kempe and Anton Malmberg Hård af Segerstad, it was performed in Melodifestivalen 2013 in the second semi-final was held on 9 February 2013 in Scandinavium, Gothenburg. Finishing 3rd/4th, it went on to the Second Chance round, where it passed through to the Melodifestivalen final after a duel with Behrang Miri and his song "Jalla Dansa Sawa". In the finals, it finished at fourth place, failing to qualify to 2013 Eurovision Song Contest.

"Begging"
Single by Anton Ewald
from the album A
ReleasedFebruary 22, 2013
GenrePop
Length3:01 [1]
LabelUniversal Music
Songwriter(s)
Producer(s)
  • Kempe
  • Segerstad
Anton Ewald singles chronology
"Begging"
(2013)
"Can't Hold Back"
(2013)

Despite the result at the contest, the song gained popularity with the Swedish public and the single was released immediately after the competition. It subsequently peaked at number two on the Swedish Singles Chart.

Charts

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Weekly charts

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Chart (2013) Peak
position
Sweden (Sverigetopplistan)[6] 2
Turkish Singles Chart[7] 87

Year-end charts

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Chart (2013) Position
Sweden (Sverigetopplistan)[8] 22

References

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  1. ^ "Anton Ewald on Apple Music". iTunes.
  2. ^ Amster, Harry (8 March 2013). "Skicka Anton Ewald till Malmö". Svenska Dagbladet.
  3. ^ "Anton Ewald - Melodifestivalen | SVT.se". Archived from the original on 7 February 2013. Retrieved 9 February 2013.
  4. ^ "Eurovision Sweden: Anton Ewald's 'A'". Esctoday.com. 25 June 2013. Retrieved 15 February 2014.
  5. ^ "ANTON EWALD > Слушайте в начало песни, альбомы, концерты, биография". Youzeek.com. Retrieved 15 February 2014.
  6. ^ "Anton Ewald – Begging". Singles Top 100. Retrieved 11 May 2020.
  7. ^ Billboard Turkiye Top 20 Archived 30 March 2008 at the Wayback Machine
  8. ^ "Årslista Singlar – År 2013" (in Swedish). Sverigetopplistan. Retrieved 11 May 2020.