![]() Her albums may blend a poppish, universal appeal with more leftfield sonic experimentation, but her singles are always well-chosen and laden with emotion. Robyn is consistently hailed as a critical success – practically anything she touches is described as musical gold, and for good reason. How did he achieve success with a song that can most accurately be described as a cult favourite? More importantly, why is Robyn’s original still so commercially underrated? Even more surprisingly, his version has been a fixture on the charts for the last 20 weeks and has even been certified gold for selling in excess of 400,000 copies. A cover version by Calum Scott, an attractive talent show alumnus, peaked at #2 last week. ![]() Six years later, however, and the song is back in the charts – albeit in a very different form. ![]() Despite being named the best song of 2010 by the likes of The Guardian and appearing in countless year-end round-ups, the song’s commercial response was comparatively lukewarm – it reached just #8 in the UK, and didn’t even chart on the USA’s Billboard Hot 100. There was “Be Mine”, a tale of unrequited love “With Every Heartbeat”, an exploration of pain experienced in relationships and of course “Dancing On My Own”, a heartbreaking depiction of seeing an ex with a new lover. The Swedish pop singer’s lyrics are melancholic, bittersweet, yet never saccharine. Few musicians are able to sonically narrate the trajectory of love as skillfully as Robyn.
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