| If a Song Could Get Me You | |
| Cover: | If a Song Could Get Me You (song) cover.jpg |
| Type: | single |
| Artist: | Marit Larsen |
| Album: | If a Song Could Get Me You The Chase |
| B-Side: | "Addicted" (international version), "Fences" (international version) |
| Released: | 18 August 2008 |
| Label: | Columbia SevenOne |
| Composer: | Marit Larsen, Kåre Christoffer Vestrheim |
| Lyricist: | Marit Larsen |
| Producer: | Kåre Christoffer Vestrheim |
| Chronology: | Marit Larsen |
| Prev Title: | Solid Ground |
| Prev Year: | 2007 |
| Next Title: | I've Heard Your Love Songs |
| Next Year: | 2008 |
"If a Song Could Get Me You" is a single by Norwegian singer-songwriter Marit Larsen. It is Larsen's first international single and reached 1 in Norway, Austria, and Germany.
The song deals with a broken relationship. The singer would do everything and try every song to get her boyfriend back.
In Norway, the single entered the chart at No. 1 and stayed there for two consecutive weeks. In Germany it entered at No. 15, rose to No. 3 the next week and in the third week it was No. 1. It stayed there for five consecutive weeks. The song charted at No. 32 in its first week in Austria and in the fourth week, it became No. 1. After one week, it was beaten by "I Gotta Feeling" by the Black Eyed Peas. It then returned to its peak position and held it for three more weeks. In Switzerland, it held the No. 2 spot for one week, beaten by "I Gotta Feeling".
| Chart (2008–2009) | Peak position |
|---|---|
| Europe (Eurochart Hot 100)[1] | 5 |
| Iceland (Tonlist)[2] | 19 |
| Chart (2009) | Position | |
|---|---|---|
| Austria (Ö3 Austria Top 40)[3] | 6 | |
| Europe (Eurochart Hot 100)[4] | 30 | |
| Germany (Official German Charts)[5] | 11 | |
| Switzerland (Schweizer Hitparade)[6] | 19 |