It Hurts (Lena Philipsson song) explained

It Hurts
Cover:	Lena_Philipsson_Det_Gor_Ont.jpg
Type:	single
Artist:	Lena Philipsson
Album:	Det gör ont en stund på natten men inget på dan
Released:	17 March 2004
Genre:	Pop dance-pop Eurodance Swedish Schlager
Length:	3:00
Label:	Columbia
Producer:	Anders Hansson
Prev Title:	Spell of Love
Prev Title2:	Lady Star
Prev Year:	2001
Title2:	Det gör ont
Next Title:	Delirium
Next Year:	2004
Misc:	Embed: yes Song: "It Hurts" Year: 2004 Country: Sweden Artist: Lena Philipsson Language: English Composer: Thomas Eriksson Lyricist: Thomas Eriksson Place: 5th Points: 170 Lyrics: from Diggiloo Thrush Clip: from YouTube Prev: Give Me Your Love Prev Link: Give Me Your Love (Fame song) Next: Las Vegas Next Link: Las Vegas (Martin Stenmarck song)

"It Hurts" is a song recorded by Swedish singer Lena Philipsson. It was written by Thomas "Orup" Eriksson and produced by Anders Hansson for Philipsson's studio album Det gör ont en stund på natten men inget på dan (2004). It is the best known as the winning song of Melodifestivalen 2004, where it was performed in Swedish as "Det gör ont" (in Swedish pronounced as /deː jœːr ˈʊnːt/; "It Hurts"), and as 's entry at the Eurovision Song Contest 2004, where it finished in fifth place with 170 points.

Melodifestivalen

See also: Melodifestivalen 2004.

Philipsson had previously entered Melodifestivalen, the Swedish national selection for the Eurovision Song Contest, in 1986, 1987 and 1988, finishing in second, fifth and second place, respectively. She also competed in 1991 and in 1999 as a songwriter.

In 2004, Philipsson entered Melodifestivalen for the fourth time as a performer, with "Det gör ont", written by Orup. She first performed in the semi-final four at the Malmömässan in Malmö and qualified for the final with a total of 134,189 votes. Philipsson then went on to win the final at the Globen in Stockholm, having received most points from both the jury and the televote.^[1]

Eurovision Song Contest

See also: Sweden in the Eurovision Song Contest 2004 and Eurovision Song Contest 2004.

Since Sweden had placed fifth in the Eurovision Song Contest 2003, Philipsson qualified directly to the final of the 2004 contest, held in Istanbul, Turkey. She performed at the 24th position—the last in the final—and eventually placed fifth with 170 points. Philipsson performed "It Hurts", the English-language version of the song, at Eurovision.^[2]

Commercial performance

The Swedish-language version of the song reached number-one on both Svensktoppen and Sverigetopplistan,^[3] and was certified platinum.^[4] Following the Eurovision Song Contest, the English-language version charted in Belgium and Turkey.

Track listing

"Det gör ont"

1. "Det gör ont" — 3:00
2. "Det gör ont (Instrumental)" — 3:00

"It Hurts"

1. "It Hurts" — 3:00
2. "It Hurts (Instrumental)" — 3:00

Charts and certifications

Chart positions

Chart	Peak position
Belgium (Flanders Ultratop)
Sweden (Svensktoppen)
Sweden (Sverigetopplistan)
Sweden (Trackslistan)
Turkey (Turkish Music Charts)

Certifications

Cover versions

• Finnish musician M.A. Numminen covered the song in 2008.
• Taiwanese pop singer Jolin Tsai covered the single under the title "Slow Life" for the 2009 album Butterfly.

External links

• "Det gör ont" and "It Hurts" at Svensk mediedatabas
• The lyrics of "Det gör ont" and "It Hurts" at Diggiloo.net

Notes and References

1. News: Melodifestivalen 2004 . sv . 20 March 2004 . 1 August 2017 . Oppetarkiv.se.
2. News: Istanbul 2004 - Grand Final . . 1 August 2017.
3. News: Svensktoppen 2004-04-25 . sv . . 1 August 2017.
4. Web site: Lena Philipsson – Det gör ont: Certifikat. sv . . 27 January 2017.