"Husavik"
Cahill Remix artwork
Song by Will Ferrell and My Marianne
from the album Eurovision Song Contest: The Story of Fire Saga (Music from the Netflix Film)
ReleasedJune 26, 2020
Length3:22
Label
Songwriter(s)
Producer(s)Fat Max Gsus

"Husavik" (also known as "Húsavík" or "Husavik (My Hometown)") is a song performed by Will Ferrell and Molly Sandén (under the stage name My Marianne) for the film Eurovision Song Contest: The Story of Fire Saga (2020).[1][2] The song was written by Fat Max Gsus, Rickard Göransson, and Savan Kotecha, and received a nomination for Best Original Song at the 93rd Academy Awards.[3]

Context

The song can be first heard when Sigrit (Rachel McAdams) was writing a song and playing the piano after returning to her hotel room. Lars (Will Ferrell) overhears Sigrit working on a new song, not knowing that it was a song she dedicated to him. Lars wrongly concludes that it was a love song for Alexander (Dan Stevens), another contestant in the Eurovision Song Contest.

The song is sung during the finals of the contest after Lars arrives just in time for the grand final after asking for a ride from some initially unwilling American tourists. Instead of their official entry "Double Trouble", Sigrit and Lars perform "Husavik", an ode to their hometown. Since Fire Saga changed the song for the finals, they are disqualified from the contest but "won the hearts of the people". Lars and Sigrit kiss for the first time after performing the song.

Accolades

"Husavik" was nominated for Best Original Song at the 93rd Academy Awards.[4] It was also nominated for Best Song at the 26th Critics' Choice Awards[5] and for Best Original Song in a Feature Film at the 11th Hollywood Music in Media Awards.[6]

At the 2021 Society of Composers and Lyricists Awards, "Husavik" won Outstanding Original Song for Visual Media.[7] It won the Hollywood Critics Association Awards for Best Original Song.[8]

The town of Húsavík, which is described in the song, has adopted it as their local anthem.[9]

Awards
Award Category Result
Academy Awards Best Original Song Nominated
Critics' Choice Awards Best Song Nominated
Hollywood Music in Media Awards Best Original Song in a Feature Film Nominated
Society of Composers and Lyricists Awards Outstanding Original Song for Visual Media Won
Hollywood Critics Association Awards Best Original Song Won

Music video

Sandén released a music video for an acoustic version of "Husavik (My Hometown)" in August 2020. Filmed on Öland, the video features accompaniment by pianist Pontus Persson.[10][11] Sandén had previously shared a performance of an acoustic version of the song through an Instagram account for her My Marianne persona; the video features piano accompaniment by David Karl Larson of the Royal Concept.[12] As of July 2022, the music video has reached 16 million views on YouTube[13]

Tracklist

  1. "Husavik (My Hometown)" (Cahill remix) – 3:51

Charts

Chart (2020) Peak
position
Australia Digital Song Sales (Billboard)[15] 8
Hot Canadian Digital Song Sales (Billboard)[16] 15
Euro Digital Songs (Billboard)[17] 12
Hungary (Single Top 40)[18] 21
Iceland (Tónlist)[19] 2
New Zealand Hot Singles (RMNZ)[20] 17
Scotland (OCC)[21] 8
Sweden (Sverigetopplistan)[22] 30
UK Singles (OCC)[23] 59
US Digital Song Sales (Billboard)[24] 16

References

  1. ^ Einar Þór Sigurðsson (2 July 2020). "Telur að lagið Húsavík hefði getað unnið Eurovision". Fréttablaðið (in Icelandic). Retrieved 3 October 2020.
  2. ^ Sylvía Hall (27 June 2020). "Husavik rýkur upp vinsældalistana". Vísir.is (in Icelandic). Retrieved 3 October 2020.
  3. ^ "93RD OSCARS® SHORTLISTS IN NINE AWARD CATEGORIES ANNOUNCED". Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences. 9 February 2021. Retrieved 25 February 2021.
  4. ^ "The 93rd Academy Awards 2021". Oscars.org. March 16, 2021. Retrieved March 17, 2021.
  5. ^ Davis, Clayton (March 7, 2021). "Critics Choice Awards 2021 Full Winners: Chloe Zhao's 'Nomadland' Continues Its Reign on Awards Season". Variety. Retrieved March 22, 2021.
  6. ^ Grein, Paul (January 27, 2021). "Diane Warren & James Newton Howard Among Top Winners at 2021 Hollywood Music in Media Awards". Billboard. Retrieved January 28, 2021.
  7. ^ Lewis, Hilary (March 2, 2021). "'Soul,' 'Eurovision Song Contest' Among Society of Composers and Lyricists Award Winners". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved March 7, 2021.
  8. ^ "2021 Hollywood Critics Association Awards Winners - Variety". March 5, 2021. Retrieved May 30, 2021.
  9. ^ "Small Icelandic town rallies behind Oscar-nominated song". AP NEWS. April 20, 2021.
  10. ^ Jansson, Alfred (23 August 2020). "Molly Sandéns akustiska version av Husavik bör ingen missa". QX (in Swedish). Retrieved 21 February 2021.
  11. ^ Adams, William Lee (18 August 2020). "My Marianne shares acoustic video of "Husavik" filmed on Sweden's Öland island". Wiwibloggs. Retrieved 21 February 2021.
  12. ^ Adams, William Lee (1 July 2020). "Molly Sandén uploads live acoustic of "Husavik" to her My Marianne Music Instagram account". Wiwibloggs. Retrieved 21 February 2021.
  13. ^ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qjuphuG3ndw YouTube
  14. ^ "Husavik (My Hometown) [Cahill Remix] - Single by Will Ferrell & My Marianne - Single". iTunes. Retrieved 3 November 2020.
  15. ^ "Australia Digital Song Sales Chart: July 11, 2020". Billboard. Retrieved 12 July 2020.
  16. ^ "Canadian Digital Song Sales Chart: July 11, 2020". Billboard. Retrieved 12 July 2020.
  17. ^ "Euro Digital Song Sales Chart: July 11, 2020". Billboard. Retrieved July 12, 2020.
  18. ^ "Archívum – Slágerlisták – MAHASZ" (in Hungarian). Single (track) Top 40 lista. Magyar Hanglemezkiadók Szövetsége. Retrieved 17 July 2020.
  19. ^ "TÓNLISTINN – LÖG" (in Icelandic). Tónlist. Archived from the original on 27 July 2020. Retrieved 24 August 2020.
  20. ^ "NZ Hot Singles Chart". Recorded Music NZ. July 6, 2020. Retrieved July 9, 2020.
  21. ^ "Official Scottish Singles Sales Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved July 6, 2020.
  22. ^ "Will Ferrell & My Marianne – Husavik". Singles Top 100. Retrieved 11 July 2020.
  23. ^ "Official Singles Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved July 10, 2020.
  24. ^ "Digital Song Sales Chart - Week of July 11, 2020". Billboard. Retrieved July 9, 2020.
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