Me and My Drum
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"Me and My Drum" is an English language
English language
English is a West Germanic language that arose in the Anglo-Saxon kingdoms of England and spread into what was to become south-east Scotland under the influence of the Anglian medieval kingdom of Northumbria...

 song by American-Swede Swingfly
Swingfly
Ricardo DaSilva II better known by his stage name Swingfly is an American-born naturalised Swedish rapper and singer. He is also known by other aliases like Swing-Fly, Richie Pasta and Swing. He started lending his vocal talents to other artists' records, but has also developed also a solo career...

 with Christoffer Hiding
Christoffer Hiding
Christoffer Hiding, born 25 December 1985 in Göteborg but raised in Alingsås is a Swedish singer who took part in Swedish Idol 2007 finishing 6th place...

 and Beatrice Stars. The song is written by Teron Beal
Teron Beal
Teron Beal is an American singer/songwriter born in Tyler, Texas. He has also written songs for Michael Jackson, Jennifer Lopez, P!nk, Kelly Rowland, Chrisette Michele, Robyn, Jaheim and others....

, Patrik Magnusson
Patrik Magnusson
Patrik Magnusson, born Öland, Sweden on 17 March 1970) is a Swedish songwriter.Patrik Magnusson was a member of Popshop, a Swedish pop band founded in Kalmar in 1998 with members Cornelia Cassidy as lead singer, Johan Ramström , Micael Olofsson , Jonas Hermansson and Johan Ramstrom...

, Johan Ramström
Johan Ramström
Johan Ramström, born in Kalmar, Sweden on 17 December 1975, is a Swedish songwriter.Johan Ramström was a member of Popshop, a Swedish pop band founded in Kalmar in 1998 with members Cornelia Cassidy as lead singer, Patrik Magnusson , Micael Olofsson , Jonas Hermansson and Johan Ramstrom...

 and Swingfly himself.

Swingfly (real name Ricardo DaSilva II), alongside Hiding and Stars performed it in the first semi-final of 4 semi-finals in Melodifestivalen 2011 on 5 February 2011 at the Coop Arena
Coop Arena
Coop Arena is an indoor sporting arena located in Luleå, Sweden. The seating capacity of the arena is 6 200 and it's the home arena of the Luleå HF ice hockey team...

, Luleå
Luleå
- Transportation :Local buses are run by .A passenger train service is available from Luleå Centralstation on Sweden's national SJ railway service northbound to Narvik on the Norwegian coast, or southbound to Stockholm. See Rail transport in Sweden....

 coming second and proceeding to the finals on 12 March 2011 at the Globe Arena in Stockholm. He finished fifth overall.

"Me and My Drum" is produced by RamPac
RamPac
RamPac is a Swedish music writing and producing team made up of Johan Ramström born on 17 December 1975) and Patrik Magnusson...

 (Johan Ramström
Johan Ramström
Johan Ramström, born in Kalmar, Sweden on 17 December 1975, is a Swedish songwriter.Johan Ramström was a member of Popshop, a Swedish pop band founded in Kalmar in 1998 with members Cornelia Cassidy as lead singer, Patrik Magnusson , Micael Olofsson , Jonas Hermansson and Johan Ramstrom...

 and Patrik Magnusson
Patrik Magnusson
Patrik Magnusson, born Öland, Sweden on 17 March 1970) is a Swedish songwriter.Patrik Magnusson was a member of Popshop, a Swedish pop band founded in Kalmar in 1998 with members Cornelia Cassidy as lead singer, Johan Ramström , Micael Olofsson , Jonas Hermansson and Johan Ramstrom...

). Drums by Patrik Heikinpieti.

The song was released one week before the final and proved popular making it to #10 in the Sverigetopplistan
Sverigetopplistan
Sverigetopplistan, earlier known as Topplistan and Hitlistan and other names, is since October 2007 the Swedish national record chart, based on sales data from Swedish Recording Industry Association ....

, the official Swedish Singles Chart and rising further up to #2. It was also certified gold in Sweden.

Charts

Chart (2011) Peak
position
Swedish Singles Chart
Sverigetopplistan
Sverigetopplistan, earlier known as Topplistan and Hitlistan and other names, is since October 2007 the Swedish national record chart, based on sales data from Swedish Recording Industry Association ....

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