Vårvise

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"Vårvise"
Single by Sebastian & Sissel Kyrkjebø
from the album På Vulkaner / Sissel
LanguageDanish
English title"Springsong"
Released1987 (1987)
GenrePop
Length3:49
LabelMedley
Songwriter(s)Sebastian
Sissel Kyrkjebø singles chronology
"Vårvise"
(1987)
"Innerst i sjelen"
(1994)

"Vårvise" (in English: "Springsong") is a 1987 song by Danish singer-songwriter Sebastian and Norwegian singer Sissel Kyrkjebø. It is written by Sebastian and released as a single from his 16th album, På Vulkaner (1987), and the Danish version of Sissel's debut album, Sissel (1986). They performed it on the Danish TV-show Under Uret,[1][2] hosted by Hans Otto Bisgaard. It was also Sissel's debut on Danish Television,[3] and made her a familiar name in Denmark. The single peaked at number 13 there, on July 17, 1987. No music video was produced.

The B-side was "Summertime", which Sissel also performed on Under Uret.

Track listing[edit]

  • 7-inch single, Scandinavia (1987)
  1. "Vårvise" – 3:49
  2. "Summertime" – 3:10

Charts[edit]

Chart (1987) Peak
position
Denmark (IFPI)[4] 13

References[edit]

  1. ^ "Gensyn med Sebastian i Lørdagskanalen '86". Sebastianfan.dk. Retrieved 1 December 2014.
  2. ^ "Sissel Kyrkjebø & Sebastian – Vårvise". YouTube. Retrieved 1 December 2014.
  3. ^ "Sissel Kyrkjebø (Soprano)". The Bach Cantatas Website. Retrieved 1 December 2014.
  4. ^ Danish Singles Chart. 17 July 1987.