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Wikipedia article
"'White Light Moment'" is a song by Swedish singer Tove Styrke from her debut studio album, 'Tove Styrke' (2010). Sony Music released it as the album's second single on 26 October 2010. Styrke wrote the song with its producers, Jan Kask and Peter gren. "White Light Moment" received general praise from music critics. The song attained commercial success in Sweden, where it peaked at number five on the Sverigetopplistan chart, becoming Styrke's best-performing single on the chart. It was certified gold by the Swedish Recording Industry Association (GLF) in 2010. "White Light Moment" was nominated for Song of the Year at the 2012 Grammis Awards.
Background
Tove Styrke wrote "White Light Moment" with Jan Kask and Peter gren. In an interview for 'Vsterbottens-Kuriren', she explained that the song is about longing for "grandiose moments" in life. The song was produced by Kask and gren, while Anders Hvenare handled mixing. "White Light Moment" was sercived to radio stations in Sweden on 25 October 2010, followed by a digital release the following day, through Sony Music. It served as the second single from her debut studio album 'Tove Styrke' (2010).
Styrke re-recorded the song for a limited-run 7-inch single in 2015. The re-worked version, titled "WLM", was produced by Johan Eckeborn. The single was released for Record Store Day on 18 April 2015 and included a remix of her 2015 song "Ego" on its B-side.
Reception
"White Light Moment" was met with positive reviews in the Swedish press. Carin Jnsson of TT News Agency described the song as Kelly Clarkson-esque, "but better". Mattias Dahlstrm of 'Dagens Nyheter' named it the best track on 'Tove Styrke', and both 'Vsterbottens-Kuriren' Simon sterhof and 'Metro' Anneli Sandberg considered it one of the highlights of the album. Peter Carlsson, writing for 'rnskldsviks Allehanda', regarded it a hit single. Karin Fredriksson of 'Helsingborgs Dagblad' described it as a "glossy and nice Pet Shop Boys disco" song. The song earned Styrke her first Grammis nomination in the category for Song of the Year.
"White Light Moment" debuted at number 21 on the Sverigetopplistan singles chart on 19 November 2010. The following week, it attained its peak position at number five, becoming Styrke's best-performing single on the chart. The song remained on the chart for 21 weeks. It was certified gold by the Swedish Recording Industry Association (GLF), indicating sales of 20,000 units. As measured by STIM, the song was the fifth-most-played song on Swedish radio stations during the second half of 2010 and the first half of 2011.
Track listing
*'Digital single'
# "White Light Moment" 3:42
*'7-inch'
# "WLM" 3:42
# "Ego" (Bearson remix) 3:59
Credits and personnel
Credits are adapted from the 'Tove Styrke' liner notes.
*Tove Styrke songwriting
*Jan Kask songwriting, production
*Peter gren songwriting, production
*Anders Hvenare mixing
Charts
Weekly charts
Year-end charts
Certifications
Release history
References
Category:2010 songs
Category:2010 singles
Category:Tove Styrke songs
Category:Songs written by Peter gren
Category:Songs written by Tove Styrke
Category:Sony Music singles
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