We Got the World explained

We Got the World
Cover:WeGottheWorld.png
Border:yes
Type:single
Artist:Icona Pop
Album:Icona Pop and This Is... Icona Pop
Recorded:2012
Genre:Synth-pop[1]
Length:3:17
Label:TEN
Producer:Elof Loelv
Prev Title:I Love It
Prev Year:2012
Next Title:Girlfriend[2]
Next Year:2013

"We Got the World" is a song recorded by Swedish synth-pop duo Icona Pop, from their debut studio album Icona Pop (2012). It was written by Aino Jawo, Caroline Hjelt, Linus Eklöw, Nicole Morier, Tove Nilsson, and its producer Elof Loelv. It was released for digital download and streaming on 15 October 2012 through TEN Music Group as the album's third single. Later the song was included on the duo's second studio album and debut international album This Is... Icona Pop (2013). The song entered the Swedish Singles Chart at number 54 and eventually peaked at number 29.

This song served as the theme song for the MTV talk show Nikki & Sara Live as well as for the 2013 CONCACAF U-20 Championship in Mexico. It is also used in a promotion video for season 13 of the Canadian teen drama show, Degrassi. In 2015, The Barden Bellas covered this song as part of the Kennedy Center Performance in the musical comedy film Pitch Perfect 2.

Credits and personnel

Credits adapted from Genius.[3]

Release history

Release history and formats for "We Got the World"!Region!Date!Format!Label
Sweden15 October 2012[5] Digital downloadTEN

Eric Saade version

We Got the World
Cover:We Got the World Eric Saade.jpg
Artist:Eric Saade
Album:Så mycket bättre – Tolkningarna
Genre:Pop
Length:3:23
Label:Roxy

In 2017, Swedish singer Eric Saade recorded the cover and rearranged version of "We Got the World" as a part of the eighth season of the Swedish reality television show, Så mycket bättre. The version was released on 3 December 2017 through Roxy Recordings. Later, the version was on their extended play, Så mycket bättre 2017 – Tolkningarna (2017), which compiles all the songs the singer performed on the show.

Release history

Country! scope="col"
DateFormatLabel
Sweden3 December 2017digital downloadRoxy

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Lipshutz. Jason. Icona Pop, ‘This Is… Icona Pop’: Track-By-Track Review. Billboard. 18 September 2013 . en.
  2. Icona Pop Returns with 'Girlfriend': Hear New International Single. Billboard.
  3. Web site: Icona Pop - We Got the World Lyrics. Genius. 10 February 2021.
  4. https://www.ascap.com/repertory#/ace/search/writer/linus%20eklow/title/we%20got%20the%20world?at=false&searchFilter=SVW&page=1
  5. https://itunes.apple.com/se/album/we-got-the-world-single/id570136786?l=en