If a Song Could Get Me You (song)

"If a Song Could Get Me You"
"If a Song Could Get Me You"
Single by Marit Larsen
from the album If a Song Could Get Me You / The Chase
B-side	"Addicted" (international version), "Fences" (international version)
Released	18 August 2008
Length	3:28
Label	Columbia SevenOne
Composers	Marit Larsen, Kåre Christoffer Vestrheim
Lyricist	Marit Larsen
Producer	Kåre Christoffer Vestrheim
Marit Larsen singles chronology
Marit Larsen international singles chronology

"If a Song Could Get Me You" is a single by Norwegian singer-songwriter Marit Larsen. It is Larsen's first international single and reached No. 1 in Norway, Austria, and Germany.

Lyrical content

The song deals with a broken relationship. The singer would do everything and try every song to get her boyfriend back.^{[original research?]}

Chart performance

In Norway, the single entered the chart at No. 1 and stayed there for two consecutive weeks. In Germany it entered at No. 15, rose to No. 3 the next week and in the third week it was No. 1. It stayed there for five consecutive weeks. The song charted at No. 32 in its first week in Austria and in the fourth week, it became No. 1. After one week, it was beaten by "I Gotta Feeling" by the Black Eyed Peas. It then returned to its peak position and held it for three more weeks. In Switzerland, it held the No. 2 spot for one week, beaten by "I Gotta Feeling".

Charts

Weekly charts

Chart (2008–2009)	Peak position
Austria (Ö3 Austria Top 40)^[1]	1
Europe (Eurochart Hot 100)^[2]	5
Germany (GfK)^[3]	1
Hungary (Editors' Choice Top 40)^[4]	24
Iceland (Tonlist)^[5]	19
Norway (VG-lista)^[6]	1
Switzerland (Schweizer Hitparade)^[7]	2

Year-end charts

Chart (2009)	Position
Austria (Ö3 Austria Top 40)^[8]	6
Europe (Eurochart Hot 100)^[9]	30
Germany (Media Control GfK)^[10]	11
Switzerland (Schweizer Hitparade)^[11]	19

Decade-end charts

Chart (2000–2009)	Position
Germany (Media Control GfK)^[12]	49

Certifications


Region	Certification	Certified units/sales
Austria (IFPI Austria)^[13]	Gold	15,000^*
Germany (BVMI)^[14]	Platinum	300,000^{^}
Switzerland (IFPI Switzerland)^[15]	Platinum	30,000^{^}
^* Sales figures based on certification alone. ^{^} Shipments figures based on certification alone.

References

^ "Marit Larsen – If a Song Could Get Me You" (in German). Ö3 Austria Top 40. Retrieved 8 May 2020.
^ "Hits of the World: European Hot 100" (PDF). Music & Media. Vol. 121, no. 35. 5 September 2009. p. 63. Retrieved 27 August 2021.
^ "Marit Larsen – If a Song Could Get Me You" (in German). GfK Entertainment charts. Retrieved 8 May 2020.
^ "2009/53. heti Editors' Choice Top 40 slágerlista" (in Hungarian). MAHASZ. Retrieved 29 May 2025.
^ Icelandic Singles Chart Archived 7 January 2015 at the Wayback Machine
^ "Marit Larsen – If a Song Could Get Me You". VG-lista. Retrieved 8 May 2020.
^ "Marit Larsen – If a Song Could Get Me You". Swiss Singles Chart. Retrieved 8 May 2020.
^ "Jahreshitparade Singles 2009". austriancharts.at (in German). Retrieved 8 May 2020.
^ "Year End Charts: European Hot 100 Singles". Billboard. Archived from the original on 4 October 2012. Retrieved 10 January 2022.
^ "Top 100 Single–Jahrescharts 2009" (in German). GfK Entertainment. Retrieved 8 May 2020.
^ "Schweizer Jahreshitparade 2009". hitparade.ch (in German). Retrieved 8 May 2020.
^ "Gratis: 'Hits des neuen Jahrtausend'-Liste" [Free: 'Hits of the New Millennium' List] (in German). RTL. 2010. Archived from the original on 2 November 2010. Retrieved 27 August 2021.
^ "Austrian single certifications – Marit Larsen – If a Song Could Get Me You" (in German). IFPI Austria.
^ "Gold-/Platin-Datenbank (Marit Larsen; 'If a Song Could Get Me You')" (in German). Bundesverband Musikindustrie.
^ "The Official Swiss Charts and Music Community: Awards ('If a Song Could Get Me You')". IFPI Switzerland. Hung Medien.

[sc_Austria_Marit_Larsen-1] "Marit Larsen – If a Song Could Get Me You" (in German). Ö3 Austria Top 40. Retrieved 8 May 2020.

[2] "Hits of the World: European Hot 100" (PDF). Music & Media. Vol. 121, no. 35. 5 September 2009. p. 63. Retrieved 27 August 2021.

[sc_Germany_Marit_Larsen-3] "Marit Larsen – If a Song Could Get Me You" (in German). GfK Entertainment charts. Retrieved 8 May 2020.

[4] "2009/53. heti Editors' Choice Top 40 slágerlista" (in Hungarian). MAHASZ. Retrieved 29 May 2025.

[5] Icelandic Singles Chart Archived 7 January 2015 at the Wayback Machine

[sc_Norway_Marit_Larsen-6] "Marit Larsen – If a Song Could Get Me You". VG-lista. Retrieved 8 May 2020.

[sc_Switzerland_Marit_Larsen-7] "Marit Larsen – If a Song Could Get Me You". Swiss Singles Chart. Retrieved 8 May 2020.

[8] "Jahreshitparade Singles 2009". austriancharts.at (in German). Retrieved 8 May 2020.

[9] "Year End Charts: European Hot 100 Singles". Billboard. Archived from the original on 4 October 2012. Retrieved 10 January 2022.

[10] "Top 100 Single–Jahrescharts 2009" (in German). GfK Entertainment. Retrieved 8 May 2020.

[11] "Schweizer Jahreshitparade 2009". hitparade.ch (in German). Retrieved 8 May 2020.

[12] "Gratis: 'Hits des neuen Jahrtausend'-Liste" [Free: 'Hits of the New Millennium' List] (in German). RTL. 2010. Archived from the original on 2 November 2010. Retrieved 27 August 2021.

[AustriaMarit_LarsenIf_a_Song_Could_Get_Me_YousingleCertRef-13] "Austrian single certifications – Marit Larsen – If a Song Could Get Me You" (in German). IFPI Austria.

[GermanyMarit_LarsenIf_a_Song_Could_Get_Me_YousingleCertRef-14] "Gold-/Platin-Datenbank (Marit Larsen; 'If a Song Could Get Me You')" (in German). Bundesverband Musikindustrie.

[SwitzerlandMarit_LarsenIf_a_Song_Could_Get_Me_YousingleCertRef-15] "The Official Swiss Charts and Music Community: Awards ('If a Song Could Get Me You')". IFPI Switzerland. Hung Medien.

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Studio albums	Under the Surface The Chase Spark When the Morning Comes Joni Was Right I / II
Compilation albums	If a Song Could Get Me You
Singles	"Don't Save Me" "Only a Fool" "If a Song Could Get Me You"
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