| Tro | |
| Cover: | tro.jpg |
| Type: | single |
| Artist: | Marie Fredriksson |
| Album: | I en tid som vår |
| B-Side: | Tid för försoning |
| Studio: | Studio Vinden, Djursholm |
| Genre: | Alternative rock |
| Length: | 4:48 |
| Label: | EMI Svenska AB |
| Prev Title: | Mellan sommar och höst |
| Prev Year: | 1993 |
| Next Title: | I en tid som vår |
| Next Year: | 1996 |
"Tro" ("Faith") is an alternative rock song written by Swedish singer-songwriter Marie Fredriksson, released on 11 October 1996 by EMI as the first and only commercial single from her fifth studio album, I en tid som vår (1996). The song is about belief, although the lyric does not reference religion.[1] The track was featured as the theme music to Colin Nutley's film Sånt är livet (en|italic=yes|This Is Life),[2] [3] [4] who also directed its music video.[5]
The song peaked at number eight and spent 29 weeks on the Swedish Singles Chart, making it the longest-charting single of her entire career, including her work as part of Roxette.[6] It also performed well on Swedish radio, peaking at number eight on the Swedish Airplay Chart and at number twelve on Sveriges Radio's "Tracks" chart.[7] [8] In a 2018 online poll of Roxette fans, "Tro" was dubbed the fifth best song of Fredriksson's entire solo discography.[9]
All songs written by Marie Fredriksson.
Credits adapted from the liner notes of the CD single.[10]
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Swedish pop singer Shirley Clamp included her version of the track on her 2006 covers album Favoriter på svenska. She said of the song: "I can't find words to describe how beautiful it is", and said its lyric took on a deeper meaning after she was asked to perform the song at a funeral.[11]