"Do What You're Told" is the debut single from Swedish pop/rock and alternative rock

Alternative rock

Alternative rock is a genre of rock music and a term used to describe a diverse musical movement that emerged from the independent music underground of the 1980s and became widely popular by the 1990s...

 artist Sebastian

Sebastian Karlsson (singer)

Sebastian Karlsson, or Sebastian , is a Swedish singer and performer, best known for his participation in Idol 2005, where he came in second place after Agnes Carlsson...

, released from his debut album "Sebastian

Sebastian (album)

Sebastian is the 2006 debut album from Swedish pop/rock singer Sebastian Karlsson, led by the first single and four weeks #1 hit "Do What You're Told". The album was released on March 1, debuting at #1 in Sweden, and not falling until a few weeks thereafter...

" on February 1, 2006. The song was a hit on Swedish radio and successful in the Swedish charts, staying in the #1 position for four weeks.

The song was released three months after the Idol 2005

Idol 2005

The second season of Swedish Idol premiered in August 2005 and continued until its grand finale on 2 December, when 17-year-old Agnes Carlsson from Vänersborg was crowned winner. The series was the first to crown a female Idol and is to date the sole season to be won by either a public or judges'...

 final, where Sebastian came in second place after Agnes Carlsson

Agnes Carlsson

Agnes Emilia Carlsson, also known mononymously as Agnes , is a Swedish recording artist. She rose to fame as the winner of Idol 2005, the second season of the Swedish Idol series...

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Chart positions

Position in the Swedish charts after release
Week	06	07	08	09	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25
Position	1	1	1	1	2	2	8	10	10	14	13	19	27	23	29	30	42	52	42	57
Week	26	27	27	29	30	31	32	33	34	35
Position	58	40	44	58	X	46	49	X	54	60