"The Little Voice" is a song by Swedish musician Sahlene from her debut studio album It's Been a While (2003). It was released as the lead single from the album in 2000, by Roadrunner Arcade Music. The song was written and produced by Patrik Berger and Kara DioGuardi. "The Little Voice" experienced minimal commercial success in Sweden, where it peaked at number 51 on the Swedish national record chart.

"The Little Voice"
Single by Sahlene
from the album It's Been a While
B-side"Hush Hush"
Released2000
StudioLifeline (Stockholm)
GenrePop rock
Length3:11
LabelRoadrunner Arcade
Songwriter(s)
Producer(s)
  • Patrik Berger
  • Kara DioGuardi
Sahlene singles chronology
"The Little Voice"
(2000)
"House"
(2000)
Audio video
"The Little Voice" on YouTube

Release

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Although the single received airplay, Sahlene's record company went bankrupt before the release of her debut album, and the album was shelved.[1] But, in 2003 she finally released her debut album It's Been a While, which contained "The Little Voice".[1] The Little Voice, had heavy promotion and an accompanying music video was also released. The music video features Sahlene in a laboratory like set, walking around and scenes of her performing the song is also shown.

Track listings and formats

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  1. "The Little Voice"  – 3:11
  2. "Hush Hush"  – 4:38
  1. "The Little Voice"  – 3:11
  2. "Hush Hush"  – 4:38
  3. "The Little Voice" (Long 101 Treat) – 4:42
  4. "The Little Voice" (Longer 101 Treat) – 7:24

Credits and personnel

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Credits and personnel are adapted from the It's Been a While album liner notes.[4]

  • Sahlene – lead vocals, backing vocals, vocal arrangement
  • Patrik Berger – writer, producer, all instruments, programming
  • Kara DioGuardi – writer, producer, backing vocals, vocal arrangement
  • Bernard Löhr – mixing
  • Björn Engelmann – mastering

Charts

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Peak chart positions of "The Little Voice"
Chart (2000) Peak
position
Sweden (Sverigetopplistan)[5] 51

Hilary Duff version

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"Little Voice"
 
Single by Hilary Duff
from the album Metamorphosis
ReleasedMay 10, 2004
Recorded2003
GenrePop rock
Length3:03
Label
Songwriter(s)
Producer(s)
Hilary Duff singles chronology
"Come Clean"
(2004)
"Little Voice"
(2004)
"Our Lips Are Sealed"
(2004)
Audio video
"Little Voice" on YouTube

"Little Voice" is a song recorded by American singer Hilary Duff for her second studio album, Metamorphosis (2003). It was released as the third and final single from the album on May 10, 2004 in Australia. The song was produced by Chico Bennett and DioGuardi. The song peaked at number twenty-nine in Australia and also peaked at eighteen in Netherlands.[6]

Music video

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The music video for the song was taken from The Girl Can Rock Tour DVD.

Track listing

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  • Australian CD single
  1. "Little Voice" — 3:03
  2. "Party Up" (Dance Remix) — 3:43
  • European CD single
  1. "Little Voice" — 3:03
  2. "Come Clean" (Cut to the Chase Club Mix – Radio Edit) — 3:43

Charts

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Chart (2004) Peak
position
Australia (ARIA)[7] 29
Canada (Nielsen SoundScan)[8] 29
Netherlands (Dutch Top 40 Tipparade)[9] 7
Netherlands (Single Top 100)[10] 80

Release history

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Release dates and formats for "Little Voice"
Region Date Format Label Ref.
Australia May 10, 2004 CD single Festival Mushroom [11]

Other versions

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Mexican pop group RBD recorded Spanish and Portuguese cover versions of "The Little Voice", titled "Tu Dulce Voz" and "Sua Doce Voz" ("Your Sweet Voice"), which are included on their third studio album, Celestial (2006) and its Portuguese-language version, Celestial (Versão Brasil) (2006).

References

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  1. ^ a b "Anna Sahlene Biography". Billboard. Prometheus Global Media. Retrieved November 15, 2010.
  2. ^ The Little Voice (Sweden CD single liner notes). Sahlene. Roadrunner Arcade Music. 2000. 188.316-3.{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)
  3. ^ The Little Voice (Sweden maxi single liner notes). Sahlene. Roadrunner Arcade Music. 2000. 23 200143.{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)
  4. ^ It's Been a While (CD liner notes). Sahlene. M&L Records. 2003. MLCD003.{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)
  5. ^ "Sahlene – The Little Voice". Singles Top 100. Retrieved July 11, 2022.
  6. ^ "Hilary Duff - Little Voice". aCharts.us.
  7. ^ "Hilary Duff – Little Voice". ARIA Top 50 Singles.
  8. ^ "Singles : Top 50". Jam!. July 29, 2004. Archived from the original on August 4, 2004. Retrieved January 31, 2023.
  9. ^ "Tipparade-lijst van week 34, 2004". Dutch Top 40. Retrieved May 9, 2022.
  10. ^ "Hilary Duff – Little Voice" (in Dutch). Single Top 100.
  11. ^ http://webarchive.nla.gov.au/awa/20080222222436/http://pandora.nla.gov.au/pan/23790/20040607-0000/issue742.pdf [bare URL PDF]
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