7 YEARS
LUKAS GRAHAM
SONGWRITERS: CHRISTOPHER BROWN; LUKAS FORCHHAMMER;
STEFAN FORREST; MORTEN RISTORP JENSEN; MORTEN PILEGAARD & DAVID LABREL
COUNTRY: DANMARK
ÁLBUM: LUKAS GRAHAM(BLUE ÁLBUM)
LABEL: COPENHAGEN RECORDS
GENRE: SOUL-POP
YEAR: 2015
Lukas Graham is a Danish pop band consisting
of lead vocalist and multi-instrumentalist Lukas Forchhammer, bassist
Magnus Larsson, and drummer Mark Falgren. The band released their first album, Lukas Graham,
with labels Copenhagen Records and Then We Take
The World in 2012. The album peaked at number
one on the Danish charts. Their second album was released in 2015 and earned international attention with singles
like "Mama Said"
and "7 Years",
the latter of which topped the singles charts in many major music markets. The
self-titled international debut album was officially released in the United
States by Warner Bros. Records on 1 April 2016.
"7 Years" is a song by Danish soul-pop band
Lukas Graham from
their second studio album, Lukas Graham.
The song was released as a digital download on 18 September 2015 by Copenhagen Records.
The lyric video was uploaded to YouTube on 17 November 2015, and the music
video was uploaded on 15 December 2015. It has since garnered over 1 billion views on YouTube.
"7 Years" topped the Danish
Singles Chart. Outside Denmark, the singles topped the charts in
Australia, Austria, Canada, Italy, New Zealand, the Republic of Ireland, Sweden
and the United Kingdom, while peaking within the top ten of the charts in many
other European countries and the United States. The song
was written by Lukas Forchhammer, Stefan Forrest, Morten Ristorp, and
Morten "Pilo" Pilegaard. The song was produced by Stefan Forrest and
Morten Ristorp under their stage name Future Animals,
and Pilegaard. The song was mixed by Delbert Bowers and Morten Pilegaard.
On 12 February 2017, "7 Years" was
nominated for three Grammy Awards: Record of the
Year, Song of the
Year, and Best Pop Duo/Group Performance.
According to the International Federation of the Phonographic Industry(IFPI),
"7 Years" was the seventh best-selling song of 2016 worldwide with
10.4 million digital downloads and track-equivalent streams.
Once I was seven
years old, my mama told me
Go make yourself some friends or you'll be lonely
Once I was seven years old
It was a big big
world, but we thought we were bigger
Pushing each other to the limits, we were learning quicker
By 11 smoking herb and drinking burning liquor
Never rich so we were out to make that steady figure
Once I was 11 years
old, my daddy told me
Go get yourself a wife or you'll be lonely
Once I was 11 years old
I always had that
dream like my daddy before me
So I started writing songs, I started writing stories
Something about the glory, just always seemed to bore me
'Cause only those I really love will ever really know me
Once I was 20 years
old, my story got told
Before the morning sun, when life was lonely
Once I was 20 years old
(Lukas Graham)
I only see my goals,
I don't believe in failure
'Cause I know the smallest voices, they can make it major
I got my boys with me atleast those in favor
And if we don't meet before I leave, I hope I'll see you later
Once I was 20 years
old, my story got told
I was writing 'bout everything, I saw before me
Once I was 20 years old
Soon we'll be 30
years old, our songs have been sold
We've traveled around the world and we're still roaming
Soon we'll be 30 years old
I'm still learning
about life
My woman brought children for me
So I can sing them all my songs
And I can tell them stories
Most of my boys are with me
Some are still out seeking glory
And some I had to leave behind
My brother I'm still sorry
Soon I'll be 60 years
old, my daddy got 61
Remember life and then your life becomes a better one
I made the man so happy when I wrote a letter once
I hope my children come and visit, once or twice a month
Soon I'll be 60 years
old, will I think the world is cold
Or will I have a lot of children who can warm me
Soon I'll be 60 years old
Soon I'll be 60 years
old, will I think the world is cold
Or will I have a lot of children who can hold me
Soon I'll be 60 years old
Once I was seven
years old, my mama told me
Go make yourself some friends or you'll be lonely
Once I was seven years old
Once I was seven years old.