As I Lay Me Down (Wiktoria song)

"As I Lay Me Down" is a song recorded by Swedish singer Wiktoria, written by Justin Forrest, Jonas Wallin, and Lauren Dyson and produced by Didrik Franzen.^[1] The song was released as a digital download in Sweden on 25 February 2017 and peaked at number 2 on the Swedish Singles Chart.

"As I Lay Me Down"
Single by Wiktoria
Released	25 February 2017
Recorded	2016
Genre	Pop country pop folk pop
Length	3:09
Label	Moon Man Records
Songwriter(s)	Justin Forrest Jonas Wallin Lauren Dyson
Producer(s)	Didrik Franzén
Wiktoria singles chronology
"Unthink You" (2016) "As I Lay Me Down" (2017) "I Won't Stand In Your Way" (2017)

It took part in Melodifestivalen 2017, and qualified to the final from the fourth semi-final on 25 February 2017. Being the heavy favorite to win, it placed only sixth in the final; eight with the international juries and second with the Swedish public. Although not winning the contest, it eventually became the biggest hit out of the participating entries, beating the winner "I Can't Go On" and runner-up "Hold On".^[2] When Swedish radio station Rix FM asked its listeners in late 2019 to rank the 100 best songs of the 2010s, the song ranked 59th; out of the Melodifestivalen entries on the list, only contest winners "Heroes" (5th) and "Euphoria" (15th) ranked higher, which titles "As I Lay Me Down" as the most successful Melodifestivalen entry of the decade not to win the actual competition.^[3]

Track listing

Digital download^[4]

No.	Title	Length
1.	"As I Lay Me Down"	3:09

Chart performance

Weekly charts

Chart (2017)	Peak position
Sweden (Sverigetopplistan)[5]	2

Year-end charts

Chart (2017)	Position
Sweden (Sverigetopplistan)[6]	41

Release history

Region	Date	Format	Label
Sweden	25 February 2017	Digital download	Moon Man Records

References

1. The NPBC (3 March 2017). "LOREEN, THE FAVOURITE TO WIN MELODIFESTIVALEN 2017, HEADS TO ANDRA CHANSEN". eurovoix.com. Eurovoix.
2. "Sverigetopplistan - Sveriges Officiella Topplista". Sverigetopplistan. Retrieved 18 March 2017.
3. Rix FM (25 November 2019). "RIX Topp 100". ilikeradio.se. ILikeRadio. Archived from the original on 8 November 2020. Retrieved 4 November 2020.
4. "As I Lay Me Down - Single". iTunes. Retrieved 3 March 2017.
5. "Sverigetopplistan - Sveriges Officiella Topplista". Sverigetopplistan. Retrieved 18 March 2017.
6. "Årslista Singlar – År 2017" (in Swedish). Sverigetopplistan. Retrieved 16 January 2018.