Released 1994 (1994) Genre Pop Producer(s) Svein Gundersen | Format CD Label Universal | |
Writer(s) Jan Vincents Johannessen | ||
Se ilden lyse (in English: Fire In Your Heart) is a single from Norwegian singer Sissel Kyrkjebø. It is the official song of the 1994 Winter Olympics in Lillehammer, Norway. It was a huge hit in Norway and peaked on number one for three weeks. In English this song is also sung as a duet with Spanish tenor Plácido Domingo. Both versions are written by Jan Vincents Johannessen and composed by Svein Gundersen. And both versions were also included on the 1994 number one album release Innerst i sjelen.
Charts
In Norway Se ilden lyse reached number one on VG-lista topp 20 and stayed on this list for nine weeks, with three weeks as number one. The international single-release, Fire In Your Heart peaked on number nine on Sverigetopplistan - Singles top 60 in Sweden and managed to stay on this list for six weeks. The duet-version with Plácido Domingo peaked on number twenty in Switzerland and on number 26 in Germany.