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"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
Composer(s)	Marit Larsen, Kåre Christoffer Vestrheim
Lyricist(s)	Marit Larsen
Producer(s)	Kåre Christoffer Vestrheim
Marit Larsen singles chronology
"Solid Ground" (2007) "If a Song Could Get Me You" (2008) "I've Heard Your Love Songs" (2008)
Marit Larsen international singles chronology
"If a Song Could Get Me You" (2009) "Under the Surface" (2010)

"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.

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

Certifications

References

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.
3. "Marit Larsen – If a Song Could Get Me You" (in German). GfK Entertainment charts. Retrieved 8 May 2020.
4. Icelandic Singles Chart Archived 7 January 2015 at the Wayback Machine
5. "Marit Larsen – If a Song Could Get Me You". VG-lista. Retrieved 8 May 2020.
6. "Marit Larsen – If a Song Could Get Me You". Swiss Singles Chart. Retrieved 8 May 2020.
7. "Jahreshitparade Singles 2009". austriancharts.at (in German). Retrieved 8 May 2020.
8. "Year End Charts: European Hot 100 Singles". Billboard. Archived from the original on 4 October 2012. Retrieved 10 January 2022.
9. "Top 100 Single–Jahrescharts 2009" (in German). GfK Entertainment. Retrieved 8 May 2020.
10. "Schweizer Jahreshitparade 2009". hitparade.ch (in German). Retrieved 8 May 2020.
11. "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.
12. "Austrian single certifications – Marit Larsen – If a Song Could Get Me You" (in German). IFPI Austria.
13. "Gold-/Platin-Datenbank (Marit Larsen; 'If a Song Could Get Me You')" (in German). Bundesverband Musikindustrie.
14. "The Official Swiss Charts and Music Community: Awards ('If a Song Could Get Me You')". IFPI Switzerland. Hung Medien.

• 2008 singles
• 2008 songs
• 2009 singles
• Columbia Records singles
• Marit Larsen songs
• Number-one singles in Austria
• Number-one singles in Germany
• Number-one singles in Norway
• Songs written by Marit Larsen