"Me & My Microphone" is a song by Swedish recording artist September

September (singer)

Petra Linnea Paula Marklund who is better known as September is a Swedish singer and songwriter.-Early life and career:...

 released from her fourth studio album Love CPR

Love CPR

Love CPR is the fourth studio album by Swedish singer September. It was released digitally on February 14, 2011 in Sweden by Catchy Tunes with a physical release two days later on the 16th. Producers that worked on the album include Jonas Von Der Burg, who worked with September on almost all of...

. The song was written by several writers, including September and fellow Swedish rapper Petter. The song is the english version of "Mikrofonkåt

Mikrofonkåt

"Mikrofonkåt" is a Swedish song written by Thomas Rusiak and Petter and originally performed Swedish rapper Petter. Taken from his album Mitt sjätte sinne, it was a minor hit for him on the Swedish Singles Chart in 1999 reaching #53...

." "Me & My Microphone" has become a modest success for September, reaching number forty-eight on the Belgium (Wallonia) chart. Compared to the original Swedish "Mikrofonkåt," which was number one on the Swedish singles chart for 11 weeks, the song is a commercial failure.

The song was released in the United States on April 12, 2011 as the first international single from Love CPR, while becoming the third single in Scandinavia, following "Mikrofonkåt" and "Resuscitate Me

Resuscitate Me

"Resuscitate Me" is a dance-pop song by Swedish recording artist September from her upcoming, fourth studio album, Love CPR. It was released in Scandinavia on 19 November 2010 and will be released in Australia on 26 March 2011. The song was written by Wayne Hector, Lucas Secon, Cutfather and Jonas...

." September performed the song live on the norwegian

Norway

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-swedish

Sweden

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 television

Television

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 talk show

Talk show

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 Skavlan

Skavlan

Skavlan is a Norwegian-Swedish television talk show hosted by Norwegian journalist Fredrik Skavlan. It premiered in Sweden on Sveriges Television in January 2009, and the first guests to appear on the show were former Prime Minister of Sweden Göran Persson and his wife Anitra Steen. On 8 May 2009,...

 on January 14 2011.

Composition

"Me & My Microphone" was written by Thomas Rusiak

Thomas Rusiak

Erik Thomas Rusiak is a Swedish rapper, hip hop producer, musician and singer. Rusiak's father was the rather prominent Polish jazz saxophonist, Alfred Banasiak....

, Niklas Bergwall, rapper Petter

Petter Askergren

Petter Alexis Askergren, , who simply uses his given name Petter as a stage name, is a rap artist from Stockholm, Sweden, rapping in Swedish. He debuted in 1998 with the album Mitt sjätte sinne , which became a success and started the Swedish hip hop boom in the late 1990s and early 2000s...

, Daniel Alexander, and September, with production credits to Bergwall. The song is an English adaption of "Mikrofonkåt."

Critical reception

Scandipop gave the song a positive review, praising the bass and lyrics, while calling the song "pop genius."

Music video

According to Stephanie K., A&R of September's US label Robbins Entertainment, a music video for the song has been planned. In the United Kingdom

United Kingdom

The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern IrelandIn the United Kingdom and Dependencies, other languages have been officially recognised as legitimate autochthonous languages under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages...

, September

September

September is the 9th month of the year in the Julian and Gregorian Calendars and one of four months with a length of 30 days.September in the Southern Hemisphere is the seasonal equivalent of March in the Northern Hemisphere....

 has recently departed from her record label, Dance Nation to join her former label, All Around The World. September's first UK single, Satellites, was released through All Around The World in September, 2006. Recently, All Around The World have confirmed that videos for "Me & My Microphone" and "Party In My Head" will be produced in order to promote their release in the United Kingdom

United Kingdom

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 in the summer of 2011.

Release and promotion

For the US release of the song, the of the Scandinavian remixes were used, along with "Mikrofonkåt."

September performed the song for the first time on the Scandinavian talk show Skavlan. Her performance on the show received positive reception from Scandipop, who called it "fierce."

Track listing

• Scandinavian digital and CD extended play

1. "Me & My Microphone" (Original) – 2:48
2. "Me & My Microphone" (Extended) – 4:28
3. "Me & My Microphone" (Casado & Daif Radio Edit) – 3:40
4. "Me & My Microphone" (Casado & Daif Remix) – 6:22
5. "Me & My Microphone" (Alex Lamb Radio Edit) – 3:39
6. "Me & My Microphone" (Alex Lamb Remix) – 6:45
7. "Me & My Microphone" (Punchy Radio Edit) – 3:46
8. "Me & My Microphone" (Punchy Remix) – 6:11
9. "Me & My Microphone" (Mick Kastenholt & Andrew Dee Remix) – 7:10

• US digital download

1. "Me And My Microphone" (Radio Edit) – 2:45
2. "Me And My Microphone" (Extended) – 4:24
3. "Me And My Microphone" (Punchy Remix) – 6:07
4. "Me And My Microphone" (Casado & Daif Remix) – 6:18
5. "Me And My Microphone" (Alex Lamb Remix) – 6:41
6. "Me And My Microphone" (Mick Kastenholt & Andrew Dee Remix) – 7:03
7. "Mikrofonkåt" – 2:43

Charts

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Chart (2011)	Peak position

Release history

Region	Date	Format	Label
Belgium	February 11, 2011	Digital download	Mostiko
Sweden	February 14, 2011	CD single	Catchy Tunes
Norway	February 25, 2011	Digital download	Catchy Tunes/Family Tree Music AB
United States	April 12, 2011	Digital download	Robbins Entertainment Robbins Entertainment Robbins Entertainment is an American dance music record label. It is owned by Cory Robbins and is responsible for releasing and promoting several new artists, such as Cascada, and their hit single "Everytime We Touch". It is also the company responsible for the Dance Party Like It's.... series and...
United Kingdom	December 4, 2011	Digital download	All Around The World All Around the World All Around the World may refer to:* "All Around the World" * "All Around the World" * "All Around the World" * "All Around the World"...