"When I Grow Up" | ||||
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Single by Fever Ray | ||||
from the album Fever Ray | ||||
B-side | "Memories from When I Grew Up (Remembered by The Subliminal Kid)" | |||
Released | 30 March 2009 | |||
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Length | 4:31 (Album Version) 3:42 (Radio Edit) | |||
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Songwriter(s) | Fever Ray | |||
Producer(s) | Van Rivers & The Subliminal Kid | |||
Fever Ray singles chronology | ||||
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Music video | ||||
"When I Grow Up" on YouTube |
"When I Grow Up" is the second single from Swedish recording artist Fever Ray's self-titled debut album, Fever Ray (2009).
Pitchfork Media placed "When I Grow Up" at number 36 on the website's list of The Top 100 Tracks of 2009.[1]
The music video for "When I Grow Up" was directed by Martin de Thurah. He said of the video's visual statement:
"That initial idea was something about something coming out of water—something which was about to take form – a state turning into something new. And a double headed creature not deciding which where [sic] to turn. But the idea had to take a simpler form, to let the song grow by itself. I remembered a photo I took in Croatia two years ago, a swimming pool with its shining blue color in a grey foggy autumn landscape."[2]
The video premiered on Fever Ray's YouTube channel on 19 February 2009. It has received over 12 million views as of March 2016.[3]
"When I Grow Up" was placed at number three on Spin's list of The 20 Best Videos of 2009.[4]
Year | Category | Genre | Recording | Result |
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UK Music Video Awards[8] | ||||
2009 | Best Indie/Alternative | Music Video | When I Grow Up | Nominated |
The song was used as part of the soundtrack for the video game Pro Evolution Soccer 2011.