“If I Were Sorry” is a song by Swedish singer Frans. The song was released in Sweden as a digital download on 28 February 2016, and was written by Frans along with Oscar Fogelström, Michael Saxell, and Fredrik Andersson. It took part in Melodifestivalen 2016, and qualified to the final from the fourth semi-final. It later won the final with 156 points and repreented represent Sweden in the Eurovision Song Contest 2016 were it placed fifth. In the weeks after the semifinal appearance the song charted in the Spotify Viral charts in Switzerland, Taiwan, Iceland, Uruguay, the Czech Republic, the United Kingdom, Spain, the United States, Norway, France, Denmark, Turkey and Germany.
Frans Jeppsson Wall (born 19 December 1998), better known as Frans, is a Swedish singer and songwriter. He won Melodifestivalen 2016 and represented Sweden in the Eurovision Song Contest 2016 in Stockholm, Sweden with the song “If I Were Sorry”. After years of absence from the charts, Frans returned with his participation in Melodifestivalen 2016 in a bid to represent Sweden the 2016 Eurovision Song Contest with the song “If I Were Sorry”, co-written by Oscar Fogelström, Michael Saxell, Fredrik Andersson and Frans. He performed it in Gävle during the fourth and last semi-final leg of the competition on 27 February 2016, thereby securing a place in the final-10 competition on 12 March 2016 in Stockholm, Sweden.
Frans: If I Were Sorry
Immediately after his performance, the single was released. It became very popular and went straight to number 1 of Sverigetopplistan during the first week following its release. It also charted on the Spotify Viral charts in Switzerland, Taiwan, Iceland, Uruguay, the United Kingdom, Spain, Norway, France, Denmark, Turkey and Germany. He won the Melodifestivalen 2016 final on 12 March 2016 with 156 points, and will represent Sweden in the 2016 Eurovision Song Contest. At the age of 17, Frans became the youngest winner of Melodifestivalen in 33 years, and the second youngest ever after Carola Häggkvist, who was 16 when she won in 1983. In the final of the contest Frans song placed fifth after the jury and televoting. Frans’s father Mark was born in Nigeria to a Nigerian mother and a British father. At the age of eight, Mark moved to London, United Kingdom. Frans’ mother is Swedish. He was thus raised speaking both English and Swedish. During most of his life, Frans has been a part-time resident in London and he also studied music there for an entire year when he was 15. Wikipedia®.
Frans: If I Were Sorry
Produced by Fredrik Andersson, Oscar Fogelström. Actors: Frans Jeppsson Wall & Ida Tjörnhagen. Directed by: Filip Iversen. Produced by: Maximilian Ekman & Caroline Ehrnström. Cinematographer: Rasmus Eriksson. Sound recording & Sound design: Viktor Iversen. 1st AC: Martin Mikitas. Gaffer: Fanny Linander. Grip: Oskar Lorentzon. Make-up: Johanna Hagenborn. Productionassistant: Freja Albinsdotter.
Frans: If I Were Sorry Lyrics:
I’d crawl thru the desert on my hands and knees
Rehearsin my pretty please
Climb the highest mountain
If I were sorry
Shout it from the top
Swim under water until my lungs exploded
Walk into the fire
If I were sorry
I’d run a thousand mile
Wouldn’t stop until I dropped
Wouldn’t take a break to breathe until I got close
enough
Then Id do it all again
If I really had the chance
But I know deep inside for you its just another
dance
If I were sorry
I’d give you all the glory
If I were sorry. If I were sorry
It would be a different story
If I were sorry. If I were sorry oh
I’d hold my breath until my face turned blue
I’d rob a bank and the post office too
Swim across the ocean
If I were sorry
I’d take wow of silence
I wouldn’t say a single word
Until you really heard
If I were sorry
I’d run a thousand miles
Wouldn’t stop until I dropped
Wouldn’t take the break to breathe
Until I I got close enough
If I were sorry
I’d give you all the glory
If I were sorry
If I were sorry
It would be a different story
If I were sorry oh
Now did you ever realize
That your mistake had a prize
Oh you threw it all away
Cuz youre the devil in disguise
Now would you ever realize
The consequences of your lies
And would you save the falling tear or act as if
There’s nothing there
If I were sorry. If I were sorry.
If I were sorry. If I were sorry.
If I were sorry.
I’d take a vow of silence
I wouldn’t say a single word
If I were sorry. If I were sorry
I’d be on my hands and knees
Beggin pretty please
If I were sorry. But I’m not so rry no.
Composer: Frans Jeppsson Wall, Fredrik Andersson, Michael Saxell, Oscar Fogelström.
Writer: Frans Jeppsson Wall, Fredrik Andersson, Michael Saxell, Oscar Fogelström.
