Cara Mia (Måns Zelmerlöw song)

"Cara Mia" is a song recorded by Swedish singer Måns Zelmerlöw. It was released as the first single from Måns' debut album Stand by For... in Sweden on 28 February 2007 digitally and later released as a CD single. The song served as Måns' Melodifestivalen 2007 entry coming eventual 3rd place behind winners The Ark and runner-up Andreas Johnson. The song has been certified 2× platinum in Sweden.

History

On 17 February 2007 Måns competed in the 3rd semi-final of Melodifestivalen 2007 in Örnsköldsvik with the song "Cara Mia", where he qualified for the final in Stockholm on 10 March, at which he won 3rd place in the contest. The single was released digitally in February 2007 and physically a few days later entering the Swedish Singles Chart at number 9 but quickly climbing the charts to number 1 where it spent 4 consecutive weeks,^[1] with a total of 36 weeks on the chart and being certified 2× platinum by IFPI. A video clip has been filmed for the single, shots of which can be seen in the last pages of Måns' album booklet for Stand by For....

Music video

Track listings

Digital download^[2]
No.	Title	Length
1.	"Cara Mia"	3:04
2.	"Cara Mia" (PJ Harmony Day Remix)	3:22
3.	"Cara Mia" (PJ Harmony At Nite Remix)	3:43
4.	"Cara Mia" (Perra Dance Remix)	4:04
5.	"Cara Mia" (Acoustic Version)	4:02

The acoustic version of "Cara Mia" appears as a hidden track on the album Stand By For...

Chart performance

The single debuted at number 9 on the Swedish Singles Chart but climbed to number 1 after the physical release in March 2007.^[3]

Weekly charts

Chart (2007)	Peak position
Finland (Suomen virallinen lista)^[4]	4
Sweden (Sverigetopplistan)^[3]	1

Year-end charts

Chart (2007)	Position
Sweden (Sverigetopplistan)^[5]	3

Certifications


Region	Certification	Certified units/sales
Sweden (GLF)^[6]	Platinum	40,000^{^}
^{^} Shipments figures based on certification alone.

Release history

The single was released officially in Sweden as a digital download and then as a CD single 5 days later. The song was only released digitally in Poland and Finland. The song was never officially released in Bulgaria but charted there from download sales only.

Region	Label	Date	Format
Sweden	Warner Music Sweden	5 March 2007	Digital download^[2]
Sweden	Warner Music Sweden	5 March 2007	CD
Finland	Warner Music	July 2007	Digital download
Poland	Warner Music	6 August 2007	Digital download

Cover versions

Russian singer Philip Kirkorov recorded a remake of this song and named it "Queen".
Slovenian singer Jan Vehar did a cover of a song back in 2015
Swedish duo Norlie & KKV did a cover of the song on Så mycket bättre in 2022

References

^ Steffen Hung. "Måns Zelmerlöw - Cara mia". swedishcharts.com. Retrieved 2022-08-13.
^ ^a ^b iTunes - Musik - Cara Mia - EP av Måns Zelmerlöw
^ ^a ^b swedishcharts.com - Måns Zelmerlöw - Cara mia. Singles Top 60.
^ finnishcharts.com - Måns Zelmerlöw - Cara mia. The Official Finnish Charts
^ "Årslista Singlar – År 2007" (in Swedish). Sverigetopplistan. Retrieved 1 May 2020.
^ "Guld- och Platinacertifikat − År 2007" (PDF) (in Swedish). IFPI Sweden. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2011-05-17.

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Discography
Studio albums	Stand by For... (2007) MZW (2009) Christmas with Friends (2010) Kära vinter (2011) Barcelona Sessions (2014) Perfectly Damaged (2015) Chameleon (2016) Time (2019)
Singles	"Cara Mia" "Work of Art (Da Vinci)" "Brother Oh Brother" "Miss America" "Hope & Glory" "Hold On" "Impossible" "December" "Vit som en snö" "Broken Parts" "Beautiful Life" "Run for Your Life" "Heroes" "Should've Gone Home" "Fire in the Rain" "Hanging on to Nothing" "Glorious" "Happyland" "Walk with Me" "Better Now" "One" "Alone on Christmas Eve"
Related articles	Warner Music Sweden Melodifestivalen 2007 2009 2015 Eurovision Song Contest 2015 Sweden 2015 Sweden

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