Ihmisten edessä (song)

For the album, see Ihmisten edessä.

"Ihmisten edessä" (English: In Front of People) is a Finnish-language pop song by Finnish pop singer Jenni Vartiainen. It was released by Warner Music Finland on 5 September 2007 as the second single from her eponymous debut album Ihmisten edessä.

"Ihmisten edessä"
Single by Jenni Vartiainen
from the album Ihmisten edessä
Released	5 September 2007 (2007-09-05)[1]
Genre	Pop
Length	3:32[1]
Label	Warner Music Finland
Songwriter(s)	Teemu Brunila[2]
Jenni Vartiainen singles chronology
"Tunnoton" (2007) "Ihmisten edessä" (2007) "En haluu kuolla tänä yönä" (2010)
Music video
"Ihmisten edessä" on YouTube

Written by Teemu Brunila,^[2] the lyrics to "Ihmisten edessä" talk about a couple's struggles with showing their romantic affection in public. The music video depicts the couple as two females, though Vartiainen, when interviewed by City magazine, said the song could be about any couple whose love is not accepted by the surrounding society.^[3] In 2008, Seta, the main Finnish LGBT organization, awarded Vartiainen and Brunila with its annual award, Asiallisen tiedon omena (the "Apple of Objective Information"), for the song. According to Seta, the piece is "an apposite evocation of the courage needed from LGBT people e.g. to hold hands in public".^[4]

"Ihmisten edessä" debuted at number 20 on the Finnish Singles Chart and peaked at number two on its fourth week, while charting for 33 weeks.^[5] The single topped the Download Chart on its seventh week.^[6] "Ihmisten edessä" has sold platinum in Finland with over 16,000 copies to date,^[7] was the sixth-best-selling single of 2008^[8] and ranks currently 66th on the list of the best-selling singles of all time in the country.^[9]

Track listing

• Digital download^[1]

No.	Title	Length
1.	"Ihmisten edessä" (In Front of people)	3:32

Charts and certifications

Weekly charts Chart (2007) Peak position Finland (Suomen virallinen lista)[5] 2 Year-end charts Chart (2007) Position Finland (Suomen virallinen lista)[10] 24 Chart (2008) Position Finland (Suomen virallinen lista)[8] 6

Certifications Region Certification Certified units/sales Finland (Musiikkituottajat)[7] Platinum 16,547[7]

See also

• List of best-selling singles in Finland

References

1. "Ihmisten edessä – Jenni Vartiainen" (in Finnish). Bonnier Group. Retrieved 2011-06-15.
2. "Kappaleen tiedot – Ihmisten edessä" (in Finnish). Yleisradio. Retrieved 2011-06-15.
3. Rinne, Jaana (5 October 2007). "Jenni Vartiainen – Tyttöbändin ex". City (in Finnish). 2007 (19). Janton. Retrieved 2011-06-15.
4. "Seta palkitsi Jenni Vartiaisen ja Teemu Brunilan". Helsingin Sanomat (in Finnish). Sanoma News. 2008-06-28. Retrieved 2011-06-15.
5. "Jenni Vartiainen: Ihmisten edessä" (in Finnish). Musiikkituottajat. Retrieved 2013-08-27.
6. "Suomen Virallinen Latauslista – Viikko 43, 22.10.–28.10.2007" (in Finnish). Musiikkituottajat – IFPI Finland. Archived from the original on 2013-11-11. Retrieved 2011-06-15.
7. "Jenni Vartiainen" (in Finnish). Musiikkituottajat – IFPI Finland. Retrieved 2012-01-27.
8. The first is the list of the best-selling domestic singles of 2008 in Finland, the second is that of the foreign singles:

   • "Myydyimmät kotimaiset singlet vuonna 2008" (in Finnish). Musiikkituottajat – IFPI Finland. Retrieved 2013-08-27.
   • "Myydyimmät ulkomaiset singlet vuonna 2008" (in Finnish). Musiikkituottajat – IFPI Finland. Retrieved 2013-08-27.
9. • "Kaikkien aikojen myydyimmät kotimaiset singlet" [Best-selling domestic singles of all time] (in Finnish). Musiikkituottajat – IFPI Finland. Retrieved 2013-08-30.
   • "Kaikkien aikojen myydyimmät ulkomaiset singlet" [Best-selling foreign singles of all time] (in Finnish). Musiikkituottajat – IFPI Finland. Retrieved 2013-08-30.
10. The first is the list of the best-selling domestic singles of 2007 in Finland, the second is that of the foreign singles:

    • "Myydyimmät kotimaiset singlet vuonna 2007" (in Finnish). Musiikkituottajat – IFPI Finland. Retrieved 2013-08-27.
    • "Myydyimmät ulkomaiset singlet vuonna 2007" (in Finnish). Musiikkituottajat – IFPI Finland. Retrieved 2013-08-27.

External links

• Official music video of "Ihmisten edessä" on YouTube