Tro (song) explained

Tro
Cover:tro.jpg
Type:single
Artist:Marie Fredriksson
Album:I en tid som vår
B-Side:Tid för försoning
Studio:Studio Vinden, Djursholm
Genre:Alternative rock
Length:4:48
Label:EMI Svenska AB
Prev Title:Mellan sommar och höst
Prev Year:1993
Next Title:I en tid som vår
Next Year:1996

"Tro" ("Faith") is an alternative rock song written by Swedish singer-songwriter Marie Fredriksson, released on 11 October 1996 by EMI as the first and only commercial single from her fifth studio album, I en tid som vår (1996). The song is about belief, although the lyric does not reference religion.[1] The track was featured as the theme music to Colin Nutley's film Sånt är livet (en|italic=yes|This Is Life),[2] [3] [4] who also directed its music video.[5]

The song peaked at number eight and spent 29 weeks on the Swedish Singles Chart, making it the longest-charting single of her entire career, including her work as part of Roxette.[6] It also performed well on Swedish radio, peaking at number eight on the Swedish Airplay Chart and at number twelve on Sveriges Radio's "Tracks" chart.[7] [8] In a 2018 online poll of Roxette fans, "Tro" was dubbed the fifth best song of Fredriksson's entire solo discography.[9]

Track listing

All songs written by Marie Fredriksson.

  1. "Tro" – 4:48
  2. "Tid för försoning" – 4:13

Credits and personnel

Credits adapted from the liner notes of the CD single.[10]

Musicians

Technical

Covers

Swedish pop singer Shirley Clamp included her version of the track on her 2006 covers album Favoriter på svenska. She said of the song: "I can't find words to describe how beautiful it is", and said its lyric took on a deeper meaning after she was asked to perform the song at a funeral.[11]

Notes and References

  1. Book: Thorselius, Robert . The Look for Roxette: The Illustrated Worldwide Discography & Price Guide. 1st. May 2003. Premium Förlag Publishing . Sweden. 978-9197189484.
  2. Web site: Such Is Life – Variety . Rehlin, Gunnar . . . 4 November 1996 . 25 February 2019.
  3. Web site: Marie Fredriksson om att fylla 60: "Jag firar med min kära familj" . Peterson, Jens . . . 30 May 2018 . 25 February 2019 . Swedish . "Marie Fredriksson on turning 60: 'I will celebrate with my dear family'".
  4. Web site: Arkiv CD-recensioner (F) . Archive CD Reviews (F) . Swedish . Hvidfeldt, Anders . . 25 February 2019.
  5. Web site: The Daily Roxette » TDR Archive » Dirty Dozen: Marie's best Swedish songs . Evensson, Thomas . The Daily Roxette . 30 May 2017 . 27 February 2019.
  6. Web site: swedishcharts.com – Discography Roxette . Hung Medien . Swedish . 25 February 2019 . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20161109013320/http://www.swedishcharts.com//showinterpret.asp?interpret=Roxette . 9 November 2016.
  7. Web site: Svensktoppen 1996 . . Swedish . 25 February 2019.
  8. Web site: Tracks Lördag 9 November 1996 . . Swedish . Tracks Saturday 9 November 1996.
  9. Web site: The Daily Roxette » TDR Archive » Marie 60 – Happy Birthday! . Petkovic, Stevo . The Daily Roxette . 30 May 2018 . 6 September 2018.
  10. Tro. Marie Fredriksson. 1996. CD single liner notes. EMI. 8652692.
  11. Web site: Shirley samlar sina favoriter . Martin, Kai . . . 2 May 2006 . 25 February 2019 . Swedish . Shirley collects her favourites.

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