Undo (Sanna Nielsen song)

"Undo" is a song by Swedish singer Sanna Nielsen. The track was written and composed by Fredrik Kempe, David Kreuger, Hamed "K-One" Pirouzpanah. It premiered on 8 February 2014, as part of the second semi-final in Melodifestivalen 2014. The song successfully progressed to the final.^[1] The single was officially released on 23 February 2014, part of the EP of the same title.^[2] Undo is an uptempo ballad.^[1]

"Undo"
Single by Sanna Nielsen
from the album 7
Released	23 February 2014
Recorded	2014
Genre	Power pop, electropop
Length	3:10 (official version)
Label	Parlophone
Songwriter(s)	Fredrik Kempe, David Kreuger, Hamed "K-One" Pirouzpanah
Sanna Nielsen singles chronology
"Viskar ömt mitt namn" (2012) "Undo" (2014) "En ton av tystnad" (2015)
Music video
"Undo" on YouTube
Eurovision Song Contest 2014 entry
Country	Sweden
Artist(s)	Sanna Nielsen
Language	English
Composer(s)	Fredrik Kempe David Kreuger Hamed "K-One" Pirouzpanah
Lyricist(s)	Fredrik Kempe David Kreuger Hamed "K-One" Pirouzpanah
Finals performance
Semi-final result	2nd
Semi-final points	131
Final result	3rd
Final points	218
Entry chronology
◄ "You" (2013)
"Heroes" (2015) ►
Song presentation
file help
Official performance video
"Undo" (Semi-Final) on YouTube "Undo" (Final) on YouTube

On 8 March, the song won the Melodifestivalen 2014 final beating Ace Wilder's "Busy Doin' Nothin'" by only two points and represented Sweden in the Eurovision Song Contest 2014 in the first semifinal on 6 May.^[3][4]

In the final, on 10 May 2014, after the results came through, "Undo" finished the contest in 3rd place with 218 points. With this score, "Undo" became the second highest scoring Swedish entry at Eurovision after Euphoria.

"Undo" won the OGAE vote with 354 winning the voting after all countries had voted.

"Undo" was sung by Lucia Wu, a Chinese singer from Brazil on Season 1 of Sing! China in 2016.^[5] This led to the song charting on streaming platforms in China in October 2016.

A high-energy pop-funk-fusion cover of this song was arranged by the Swedish trio Dirty Loops and performed at the 2015 Swedish Melody Festival, in keeping with the Festival tradition of an artist performing a cover of the last year's Festival.

Critical reception

The song's reviews were mostly positive and was often described as the selection's favorite. Olivier Rocher of Oikotimes described it as "the hot favorite of the night". He also said that "Undo" is less memorable compared to her previous Melodifestivalen entries.^[6] Billy Xifaras of Wiwibloggs said that Nielsen is perhaps one of the strongest artists in the second semi-final. He also compared the song with "Wrecking Ball" by saying that "in the beginning it is similar to Miley Cyrus' hit".^[7]

With 10 reviews from the Wiwibloggs, "Undo" received an average of 8.2 out of 10, the second highest score at the final of Melodifestivalen, with Helena Paparizou's "Survivor" being first with an average of 8.48 out of 10.

Melodifestivalen

Being Nielsen's seventh participation in the selection, "Undo" participated in the second semi-final of the 2014 Melodifestivalen which was held in Linköping's Cloetta Center on 8 February 2014.^[8] The previews of the second semi-final songs, including "Undo", were published on 6 February 2014.^[9]

The song was performed sixth at the second semi-final.^[10] It direct qualified to the final as it got one of the first two places.^[11] Right after the second chance, the running order of the final was revealed with "Undo" being performed at the eighth place.^[12] "Undo" won the selection just with two points ahead Ace Wilder; it received 90 points from the international jury and 122 points from the public.^[3][4]

Track listing

Digital EP^[13]

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
1.	"Undo"	Fredrik Kempe, David Kreuger, Hamed "K-One" Pirouzpanah	3:07
2.	"Rainbow"	Ina Wroldsen, Per Magnusson, Kreuger	3:59
3.	"Ready"	Magnusson, Kreuger, Kempe, Sharon Vaughn	3:50
4.	"You First Loved Me"	Magnusson, Kreuger, Kempe, Vaughn, Kimberley Walsh	3:36

Swedish, German, Swiss and Austrian CD single^[14][15]

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
1.	"Undo"	Kempe, Kreuger, Pirouzpanah	3:10
2.	"Undo" (instrumental)	Kempe, Kreuger, Pirouzpanah	3:10

Scandinavian digital download — remixes^[16]

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
1.	"Undo" (BrainBeaters radio edit)	Kempe, Kreuger, Pirouzpanah	3:02
2.	"Undo" (BrainBeaters remix)	Kempe, Kreuger, Pirouzpanah	5:09
3.	"Undo" (Eray Oktav & K-One radio edit)	Kempe, Kreuger, Pirouzpanah	4:01
4.	"Undo" (Eray Oktav & K-One extended)	Kempe, Kreuger, Pirouzpanah	5:30
5.	"Undo" (Peet Syntax & Alexie Divello Late Night radio edit)	Kempe, Kreuger, Pirouzpanah	3:43
6.	"Undo" (Peet Syntax & Alexie Divello Late Night club mix)	Kempe, Kreuger, Pirouzpanah	5:28

Charts

Weekly charts Chart (2014) Peak position Australia (ARIA)[17] 81 Austria (Ö3 Austria Top 40)[18] 12 Belgium (Ultratop 50 Flanders)[19] 25 Belgium (Ultratop 50 Wallonia)[20] 48 Denmark (Tracklisten)[21] 5 Finland Download (Latauslista)[22] 7 France (SNEP)[23] 131 Germany (GfK)[24] 32 Iceland (RÚV)[25] 11 Ireland (IRMA)[26] 21 Netherlands (Single Top 100)[27] 21 Scotland (OCC)[28] 39 Sweden (Sverigetopplistan)[29] 2 Switzerland (Schweizer Hitparade)[30] 11 UK Singles (OCC)[31] 40

Year-end charts Chart (2014) Position Sweden (Sverigetopplistan)[32] 52 Certifications Region Certification Certified units/sales Sweden (GLF)[33] Gold 20,000‡ ‡ Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone.

References

1. "Sanna Nielsen och Panetoz vidare till final". aftonbladet.se. 8 February 2014.
2. "Undo - EP". iTunes.
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4. Xifaras, Billy (8 March 2014). "Sanna Nielsen wins Melodifestivalen with "Undo"". Wiwibloggs. Retrieved 8 March 2014.
5. 中国新歌声20160812：吴映香《我的梦+Undo》—在线播放—优酷网，视频高清在线观看. v.youku.com. Retrieved 27 October 2016.
6. Rocher, Olivier. "MF 2014: Second semi-final review". Oikotimes. Retrieved 6 February 2014.
7. Xifaras, Billy (8 February 2014). "Melodifestivalen: Studio versions and impressions from rehearsal". Wiwibloggs. Retrieved 8 February 2014.
8. M. Escudero, Victor. "Sweden presents half of Melodifestivalen 2014 acts". Eurovision.tv. Retrieved 26 November 2013.
9. Stewart, Alex. "Sweden: Melodifestivalen semi-final 2 previews released". Esctoday. Retrieved 6 February 2014.
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17. "Justice Crew Spend Second Week At ARIA No 1". Noise11.com/. 17 May 2014.
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21. "Hitlisten.NU – Sanna Nielsen – Undo" (in Danish). Tracklisten.
22. "Sanna Nielsen: Undo" (in Finnish). Musiikkituottajat. Retrieved 12 May 2014.
23. "Sanna Nielsen – Undo" (in French). Les classement single.
24. "Sanna Nielsen – Undo" (in German). GfK Entertainment charts. Retrieved 14 February 2019.
25. "RÚV - Vinsældalisti Rásar 2". RÚV. Retrieved 31 May 2014.
26. "Chart Track: Week 20, 2014". Irish Singles Chart.
27. "Sanna Nielsen – Undo" (in Dutch). Single Top 100.
28. "Official Scottish Singles Sales Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company.
29. "Sanna Nielsen – Undo". Singles Top 100.
30. "Sanna Nielsen – Undo". Swiss Singles Chart.
31. "Official Singles Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 11 May 2014.
32. "Årslista Singlar – År 2014" (in Swedish). Sverigetopplistan. Retrieved 30 January 2020.
33. "Veckolista Singlar, vecka 12, 2014 | Sverigetopplistan" (in Swedish). Sverigetopplistan. Retrieved 23 March 2014.