I'm Gay (6 AM song)
Encyclopedia
I'm Gay is a Swedish
pop song by the Swedish pop
duo 6 AM made up of Alex Falk (a contestant on Swedish Idol 2004
) and Martin Strand, featuring Cissi Ramsby (a contestant on Swedish Idol 2006
).
The song written by J. Dennis , J. Bejerholm and U. Turesson and produced by Johan Bejerholm was adopted as the official song for the Swedish annual gay
Pride-låten event held in Stockholm
in 2007. The song samples on the song Go West
by Village People
. "I'm Gay" became very popular in Sweden and was released as a single topping the Swedish Singles Chart
for 1 week for the week ending 9 August 2007. They also performed the song on Sommarkrysset on Sweden's TV4 television station.
Sweden
Sweden , officially the Kingdom of Sweden , is a Nordic country on the Scandinavian Peninsula in Northern Europe. Sweden borders with Norway and Finland and is connected to Denmark by a bridge-tunnel across the Öresund....
pop song by the Swedish pop
Pop music
Pop music is usually understood to be commercially recorded music, often oriented toward a youth market, usually consisting of relatively short, simple songs utilizing technological innovations to produce new variations on existing themes.- Definitions :David Hatch and Stephen Millward define pop...
duo 6 AM made up of Alex Falk (a contestant on Swedish Idol 2004
Idol 2004
-24 September :#Alex Falk - Celebration #Cornelia Dahlgren - What It Feels Like For A Girl #Fillip Williams - This Love #Angel Hansson - Hello...
) and Martin Strand, featuring Cissi Ramsby (a contestant on Swedish Idol 2006
Idol 2006
The third season of Idol premiered in Sweden on August 29, 2005 and continued until its grand finale on December 1, when 24-year-old Markus Fagervall from Övertorneå was crowned winner...
).
The song written by J. Dennis , J. Bejerholm and U. Turesson and produced by Johan Bejerholm was adopted as the official song for the Swedish annual gay
Gay
Gay is a word that refers to a homosexual person, especially a homosexual male. For homosexual women the specific term is "lesbian"....
Pride-låten event held in Stockholm
Stockholm
Stockholm is the capital and the largest city of Sweden and constitutes the most populated urban area in Scandinavia. Stockholm is the most populous city in Sweden, with a population of 851,155 in the municipality , 1.37 million in the urban area , and around 2.1 million in the metropolitan area...
in 2007. The song samples on the song Go West
Go West (song)
"Go West" is a song by the 1970s disco group Village People. The song eventually found greater success when it was covered in 1993 by the synthpop duo Pet Shop Boys.-Village People version:...
by Village People
Village People
Village People is a concept disco group that formed in the United States in 1977, well known for their on-stage costumes depicting American cultural stereotypes, as well as their catchy tunes and suggestive lyrics....
. "I'm Gay" became very popular in Sweden and was released as a single topping the Swedish Singles Chart
Sverigetopplistan
Sverigetopplistan, earlier known as Topplistan and Hitlistan and other names, is since October 2007 the Swedish national record chart, based on sales data from Swedish Recording Industry Association ....
for 1 week for the week ending 9 August 2007. They also performed the song on Sommarkrysset on Sweden's TV4 television station.
Tracklist
The song was released on 18 July 2007 on CD and as a maxi-single on WEA Records AB (Sweden) containing five tracks:- I'm Gay (SoundFactory Radio Edit) - Remix - SoundFactory
- I'm Gay (Original Version)
- I'm Gay (SoundFactory Club Anthem) - Remix - SoundFactory
- I'm Gay (SoundFactory Dark Dub) - Remix - SoundFactory
- I'm Gay (Instrumental Version)
Year (2007) | Top position |
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