Ihmisten edessä (song)
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"Ihmisten edessä" is a Finnish-language
song by Finnish
pop singer Jenni Vartiainen
. It was released by Warner Music Finland
on September 5, 2007, as the second single from her eponymous debut album Ihmisten edessä
.
Written by Teemu Brunila, the lyrics to "Ihmisten edessä" talk about a couple's struggles with showing their romantic affection in public. The music video depicts the couple as two females
, though Vartiainen, when interviewed by City magazine
, said the song could be about any couple whose love is not accepted by the surrounding society. In 2008, SETA, the main Finnish LGBT
organization, awarded Vartiainen and Brunila with its annual award, Asiallisen tiedon omena (the "Apple of Objective Information"), for the song. According to SETA, the piece is "an apposite evocation of the courage needed from LGBT people e.g. to hold hands in public".
"Ihmisten edessä" debuted at number 20 on the Finnish Singles Chart and peaked at number two on its fourth week, while charting for 33 weeks. The single topped the Download Chart on its seventh week. "Ihmisten edessä" has sold gold in Finland with over 16,000 copies to date.
Finnish language
Finnish is the language spoken by the majority of the population in Finland Primarily for use by restaurant menus and by ethnic Finns outside Finland. It is one of the two official languages of Finland and an official minority language in Sweden. In Sweden, both standard Finnish and Meänkieli, a...
song by Finnish
Finland
Finland , officially the Republic of Finland, is a Nordic country situated in the Fennoscandian region of Northern Europe. It is bordered by Sweden in the west, Norway in the north and Russia in the east, while Estonia lies to its south across the Gulf of Finland.Around 5.4 million people reside...
pop singer Jenni Vartiainen
Jenni Vartiainen
Jenni Mari Vartiainen is a Finnish pop singer. Before her professional musical endeavours, she was a figure skater in her teen-age years and attended the Kuopio Senior High of Music and Dance...
. It was released by Warner Music Finland
Warner Music Group
Warner Music Group is the third largest business group and family of record labels in the recording industry, making it one of the big four record companies...
on September 5, 2007, as the second single from her eponymous debut album Ihmisten edessä
Ihmisten edessä
Ihmisten edessä is the debut studio album by Finnish pop singer Jenni Vartiainen. The Finnish-language album was released digitally on September 5, 2007, with the physical release following on September 12. The album was produced by Jukka Immonen...
.
Written by Teemu Brunila, the lyrics to "Ihmisten edessä" talk about a couple's struggles with showing their romantic affection in public. The music video depicts the couple as two females
Homosexuality
Homosexuality is romantic or sexual attraction or behavior between members of the same sex or gender. As a sexual orientation, homosexuality refers to "an enduring pattern of or disposition to experience sexual, affectional, or romantic attractions" primarily or exclusively to people of the same...
, though Vartiainen, when interviewed by City magazine
City (magazine)
City is a Finnish free-of-charge magazine in various cities in Finland.City is aimed for the young adult population of 18-35-year-olds...
, said the song could be about any couple whose love is not accepted by the surrounding society. In 2008, SETA, the main Finnish LGBT
LGBT
LGBT is an initialism that collectively refers to "lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender" people. In use since the 1990s, the term "LGBT" is an adaptation of the initialism "LGB", which itself started replacing the phrase "gay community" beginning in the mid-to-late 1980s, which many within the...
organization, awarded Vartiainen and Brunila with its annual award, Asiallisen tiedon omena (the "Apple of Objective Information"), for the song. According to SETA, the piece is "an apposite evocation of the courage needed from LGBT people e.g. to hold hands in public".
"Ihmisten edessä" debuted at number 20 on the Finnish Singles Chart and peaked at number two on its fourth week, while charting for 33 weeks. The single topped the Download Chart on its seventh week. "Ihmisten edessä" has sold gold in Finland with over 16,000 copies to date.
Track listing
- Digital download
Charts
| Chart (2007) | Peak position |
|---|---|
| Finnish Singles Chart | 2 |
| Finnish Download Chart | 1 |