Fest i hela huset

Big Brother is a reality competition television franchise in which contestants live in a house, continuously monitored and isolated from the outside world.{{cite web | url = https://www.expressen.se/noje/1.2306399/gry-forssell-blir-programledare-for-big-brother | title = Gry Forssell blir programledare för "Big brother" | website = Expressen | author = Kerstin Abrahamsson | date = 26 January 2011 | access-date = 24 July 2023 | language = sv | trans-title = Gry Forssell becomes host of "Big Brother" | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20110129181907/https://www.expressen.se/noje/1.2306399/gry-forssell-blir-programledare-for-big-brother | archive-date = 29 January 2011 | url-status = dead}} On 8{{Nbsp}}April 2011, it was announced that Basshunter would appear on Swedish Big Brother to record a song with the show's contestants. Basshunter had previously appeared as a contestant on the seventh season of the British series Celebrity Big Brother.{{cite web |author=Erik Högström |date=8 April 2011 |title=Basshunter till "Big brother"-huset |trans-title=Basshunter to the "Big brother" house |url=https://www.expressen.se/noje/basshunter-till-big-brother-huset |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220604074853/https://www.expressen.se/noje/basshunter-till-big-brother-huset |archive-date=4 June 2022 |access-date=17 May 2022 |website=Expressen |language=sv}}{{cite web | url = https://www.aftonbladet.se/nojesbladet/tv/a/jPLm20/basshunter-in-i-bb-huset | title = Basshunter in i BB-huset | website = Aftonbladet | date = 8 April 2011 | access-date = 17 May 2022 | language = sv | trans-title = Basshunter into the BB house | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20220517162114/https://www.aftonbladet.se/nojesbladet/tv/a/jPLm20/basshunter-in-i-bb-huset | archive-date = 17 May 2022 | url-status = live}}

Before Basshunter entered the Big Brother house on 11{{Nbsp}}April,{{cite web | url = https://www.expressen.se/noje/basshunter-i-big-brother-jag-ar-hog-pa-livet | title = Basshunter i "Big brother": Jag är hög på livet | website = Expressen | date = 11 April 2011 | access-date = 17 May 2022 | author = Mattias Bergqvist | language = sv | trans-title = Basshunter in "Big Brother": I'm high on life | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20220517182630/https://www.expressen.se/noje/basshunter-i-big-brother-jag-ar-hog-pa-livet | archive-date = 17 May 2022 | url-status = live}} his manager stated that he liked contestant Gurkan Gasi. When Basshunter entered the house, he identified Gasi as an "obvious" candidate to sing.{{cite web | url = https://www.aftonbladet.se/nojesbladet/tv/a/bKLQKA/jag-alskar-att-hangla | title = Jag älskar att hångla | website = Aftonbladet | date = 11 April 2011 | access-date = 17 May 2022 | author = Jessica Isaksson | language = sv | trans-title = I love to kiss | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20220517182641/https://www.aftonbladet.se/nojesbladet/tv/a/bKLQKA/jag-alskar-att-hangla | archive-date = 17 May 2022 | url-status = live}} The assignment room was transformed into a studio where Basshunter conducted auditions and asked contestants about their creativity, strengths, and weaknesses.{{cite web | url = http://www.bigbrother.se/1.2092577/2011/04/11/big_brother_studios_audition | title = Big Brother studios audition | website = Big Brother | date = 11 April 2011 | access-date = 17 May 2022 | language = sv | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20110414110951/http://www.bigbrother.se/1.2092577/2011/04/11/big_brother_studios_audition | archive-date = 14 April 2011 | url-status = dead}}{{cite web | url = http://www.bigbrother.se/1.2096860/2011/04/13/martin_vill_hana_basshunter | title = Se deltagarnas auditons | website = Big Brother | date = April 2011 | access-date = 17 May 2022 | language = sv | trans-title = See the contestants' auditions | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20110415133424/http://www.bigbrother.se:80/1.2096860/2011/04/13/martin_vill_hana_basshunter | archive-date = 15 April 2011 | url-status = dead}} None of the contestants had worked with music professionally.{{cite web | url = https://www.resume.se/alla-nyheter/nyheter/nya-pr-vapnet-basshunter | title = Nya pr-vapnet: Basshunter | website = Resumé | date = 11 April 2011 | access-date = 17 May 2022 | author = Christian Ström | language = sv | trans-title = New PR weapon: Basshunter | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20201127104608/https://www.resume.se/alla-nyheter/nyheter/nya-pr-vapnet-basshunter | archive-date = 27 November 2020 | url-status = live}} Basshunter said the contestants impressed him, though he was initially unsure about their ability to succeed. After Basshunter selected the contestants, the song was scheduled to be released on 14{{Nbsp}}April.{{cite web | url = https://nyheter24.se/noje/tv/552853-basshunter-gar-in-i-big-brother-huset | title = Basshunter: "Det kan gå hur som helst" | website = Nyheter24 | date = 11 April 2011 | access-date = 17 May 2022 | author = Elias Giertz | language = sv | trans-title = Basshunter: "It can go any way" | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20220517182624/https://nyheter24.se/noje/tv/552853-basshunter-gar-in-i-big-brother-huset | archive-date = 17 May 2022 | url-status = live}} The song was written by Basshunter and Big Brother contestants Simon Danielsson, Gurkan Gasi, Sara Jönsson, and Sonia Kamau; Basshunter was responsible for the production. Simon Danielsson became the winner of Big Brother after 106 days.{{cite web |author=Zandra Lundberg, Jessica Isaksson |date=6 June 2011 |title=Bråket efter Big Brother-finalen |trans-title=The row after the Big Brother final |url=https://www.aftonbladet.se/nojesbladet/a/p6nm7X/braket-efter-big-brother-finalen |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230724170103/https://www.aftonbladet.se/nojesbladet/a/p6nm7X/braket-efter-big-brother-finalen |archive-date=24 July 2023 |access-date=24 July 2023 |website=Aftonbladet |language=sv}}

The title of the song, "Fest i hela huset", was revealed on 12{{Nbsp}}April.{{cite web | url = http://www.bigbrother.se/1.2094600/2011/04/12/det_ar_en_riktig_partylat | title = Det är en riktig partylåt | website = Big Brother | date = 12 April 2011 | access-date = 17 May 2022 | author = Matilda Ekström | language = sv | trans-title = It's a real party song | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20110415085745/http://www.bigbrother.se/1.2094600/2011/04/12/det_ar_en_riktig_partylat | archive-date = 15 April 2011 | url-status = dead}} The song premiered during the 17{{Nbsp}}April episode of Big Brother.{{cite web | url = http://www.bigbrother.se/1.2101663/2011/04/17/varldspremiar_for_big_brother_laten | title = Världspremiär för Big Brother-låten | website = Big Brother | date = 17 April 2011 | access-date = 17 May 2022 | language = sv | trans-title = World premiere of the Big Brother song | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20110420125049/http://www.bigbrother.se:80/1.2101663/2011/04/17/varldspremiar_for_big_brother_laten | archive-date = 20 April 2011 | url-status = dead}} The show's organisers planned for Basshunter to appear in the Big Brother house for the song's premiere, but Basshunter cancelled due to a scheduling conflict.{{cite web | url = https://www.aftonbladet.se/nojesbladet/tv/a/jPLk6e/big-brother-vantade-pa-basshunter--forgaves | title = Big Brother väntade på Basshunter – förgäves | website = Aftonbladet | date = 18 April 2011 | access-date = 17 May 2022 | author = Martin Gustafsson | language = sv | trans-title = Big Brother was waiting for Basshunter - in vain | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20220517182626/https://www.aftonbladet.se/nojesbladet/tv/a/jPLk6e/big-brother-vantade-pa-basshunter--forgaves | archive-date = 17 May 2022 | url-status = live}}

The song, which has a runtime of 2:50, was released commercially in Sweden on 20 April for digital download and streaming. This was followed by a two-track CD single released on 11{{Nbsp}}May.Release of CD single:

• {{cite web | url = http://www.bigbrother.se/1.2129137/2011/05/08/fa_kebab_till_fest_i_hela_huset | title = Få kebab till "Fest i hela huset" | website = Big Brother | access-date = 8 May 2011 | author = Andreas Larsson | language = sv | trans-title = Get kebabs to "Fest i hela huset" | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20110510143323/http://www.bigbrother.se:80/1.2129137/2011/05/08/fa_kebab_till_fest_i_hela_huset | archive-date = 10 May 2011 | url-status = dead}}
• {{cite AV media notes | title = Fest i hela huset | author = Basshunter vs Big Brother | year = 2011 | publisher = Warner Music Sweden | id = 5052498-6434-2-4}} A three-track digital-only version that included the track alongside an instrumental version and ClubKid remix was then released to various countries on 23{{Nbsp}}May. "Fest i hela huset" was Basshunter's first single since "Saturday", which was released on 5{{Nbsp}}July 2010.{{cite web |title=Saturday |url=https://music.apple.com/se/album/saturday/378839599 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140814142000/https://itunes.apple.com/se/album/saturday/id378839599 |archive-date=14 August 2014 |access-date=13 May 2022 |website=iTunes |language=sv}} The song was followed in Basshunter's singles chronology by "Northern Light" on 21{{Nbsp}}May 2012,{{cite web | url = https://www.beatport.com/release/northern-light/914364 | title = Northern Light | website = Beatport | access-date = 13 May 2022 | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20120529024855/http://www.beatport.com/release/northern-light/914364 | archive-date = 29 May 2012 | url-status = live}} and both tracks were included in Basshunter's 2013 studio album Calling Time.{{cite web | url = https://echosrecordbar.co.za/product/74815 | title = Basshunter – Calling Time {{bracket|CD}} | access-date = 11 October 2018 | website = Echo's Record Bar | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20181016032530/https://echosrecordbar.co.za/product/74815 | archive-date = 16 October 2018 | url-status = live}}

The Big Brother episode featuring Basshunter was watched by 202,000 viewers, an increase of 20,000 compared to the previous week.{{cite web | url = https://www.dagensmedia.se/medier/rorligt/sa-manga-sag-basshunter-i-tv11-6174265 | title = Så många såg Basshunter i TV11 | website = Dagens Media | date = 13 April 2011 | access-date = 17 May 2022 | author = Stephan Drenzel | language = sv | trans-title = So many people watched Basshunter on TV11 | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20220604075344/https://www.dagensmedia.se/medier/rorligt/sa-manga-sag-basshunter-i-tv11-6174265 | archive-date = 4 June 2022 | url-status = live}} One of the vocalists, Annie Almén, praised the song's danceable beat,{{cite web | url = https://www.hallandsposten.se/n%C3%B6je/musik/basshunter-etta-p%C3%A5-itunes-listan-1.1636317 | title = Basshunter etta på iTunes-listan | website = Hallandsposten | date = 28 April 2011 | access-date = 17 May 2022 | language = sv | trans-title = Basshunter to the iTunes list | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20220517134935/https://www.hallandsposten.se/n%C3%B6je/musik/basshunter-etta-p%C3%A5-itunes-listan-1.1636317 | archive-date = 17 May 2022 | url-status = live}} while Big Brother press officer Erik Sidung described the song as fantastic.{{cite web |author=Malin Collin |date=28 April 2011 |title=Basshunters 'BB'-låt är en hit på Itunes |trans-title=Basshunter's "BB" song is a hit on iTunes |url=https://www.aftonbladet.se/nojesbladet/tv/a/7lqxw9/basshunters-bb-lat-ar-en-hit-pa-itunes |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220513172225/https://www.aftonbladet.se/nojesbladet/tv/a/7lqxw9/basshunters-bb-lat-ar-en-hit-pa-itunes |archive-date=13 May 2022 |access-date=13 May 2022 |website=Aftonbladet |language=sv}} On 6{{Nbsp}}May 2011, "Fest i hela huset" entered the Swedish singles chart at number 16,{{cite web | url = https://www.gp.se/kultur/topplistorna-veronica-maggio-etta-1.816419 | title = Topplistorna: Veronica Maggio etta | website = Göteborgs-Posten | date = 6 May 2011 | access-date = 4 June 2022 | language = sv | trans-title = Top lists: Veronica Maggio etta | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20220604221624/https://www.gp.se/kultur/topplistorna-veronica-maggio-etta-1.816419 | archive-date = 4 June 2022 | url-status = live}} spending 18 weeks on the chart and peaking at number five.{{cite web | url = https://www.gp.se/kultur/topplistorna-mauro-etta-p%C3%A5-albumlistan-1.824894 | title = Topplistorna: Mauro etta på albumlistan | website = Göteborgs-Posten | date = 3 June 2011 | access-date = 4 June 2022 | language = sv | trans-title = Top lists: Mauro number one on the album list | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20220604210505/https://www.gp.se/kultur/topplistorna-mauro-etta-p%C3%A5-albumlistan-1.824894 | archive-date = 4 June 2022 | url-status = live}} The song also entered the Swedish year-end chart for 2011 at number 70.

On 30 March 2012, Top Cats released the single "Sad But True" for the following season of Big Brother. It featured the show's contestants, who performed as backing vocalists.{{cite web | url = https://music.apple.com/se/album/sad-but-true-single/515127646?l=en | title = Sad But True - Single | website = Apple Music | access-date = 17 May 2022 | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20220517202918/https://music.apple.com/se/album/sad-but-true-single/515127646?l=en | archive-date = 17 May 2022 | url-status = live}}{{cite web | url = https://www.aftonbladet.se/nojesbladet/tv/a/9m6n1r/tittarna-rasar-mot-arets-big-brother-lat | title = Tittarna rasar mot årets Big brother-låt | website = Aftonbladet | date = 3 April 2012 | access-date = 17 May 2022 | author = Zandra Lundberg | language = sv | trans-title = Viewers are furious at this year's Big Brother song | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20220517202917/https://www.aftonbladet.se/nojesbladet/tv/a/9m6n1r/tittarna-rasar-mot-arets-big-brother-lat | archive-date = 17 May 2022 | url-status = live}} Viewers criticised the song for the limited participation of Big Brother contestants and said that Basshunter's "Fest i hela huset" was more appropriate for the program.

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| headline = Digital download (20 April 2011),{{cite web | url = https://music.apple.com/se/album/fest-i-hela-huset-basshunter/433224986 | title = Fest i hela huset (Basshunter vs. BigBrother) - Single | website = iTunes | access-date = 13 May 2022 | language = sv | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20110505083121/https://itunes.apple.com/se/album/fest-i-hela-huset-basshunter/id433224986 | archive-date = 5 May 2011 | url-status = live}} streaming{{cite web | url = https://music.apple.com/se/album/fest-i-hela-huset-basshunter/433224986?l=en | title = Fest i hela huset (Basshunter vs. BigBrother) - Single | website = Apple Music | access-date = 13 May 2022 | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20220221220536/https://music.apple.com/se/album/fest-i-hela-huset-basshunter/433224986?l=en | archive-date = 21 February 2022 | url-status = live}}

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| title1 = Fest i hela huset (Basshunter vs. BigBrother)

| length1 = 2:50

| writer1 = {{flat list|

• Jonas Altberg
• BigBrother 2011{{cite web | url = https://open.spotify.com/album/75Ulz1HWautOYxldDjQGvm | title = Fest i hela huset (v/s BigBrother) | website = Spotify | access-date = 13 May 2022}} User has to click on the three dots on the right of the track to access its credits.

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{{Track listing

| headline = CD single (11 May 2011)

| extra_column = Producer(s)

| title1 = Fest i hela huset (Single Version)

| length1 = 2:51

| writer1 = {{flat list|

• Annie Almen
• Gurkan Gasi
• Sara Jönsson
• Simon Danielsson
• Sonia Kamau

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| extra1 = Basshunter

| title2 = Fest i hela huset (Instrumental)

| length2 = 2:45

| writer2 = {{flat list|

• Annie Almen
• Gurkan Gasi
• Sara Jönsson
• Simon Danielsson
• Sonia Kamau

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| extra2 = Basshunter

| total_length = 5:36

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| headline = Digital download (23 May 2011),{{cite web | url = https://music.apple.com/se/album/fest-i-hela-huset-basshunter-vs-bigbrother-single/436726605 | title = Fest i hela huset (Basshunter vs. BigBrother) - Single | website = iTunes | access-date = 13 May 2022 | language = sv | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20140814142129/https://itunes.apple.com/se/album/fest-i-hela-huset-basshunter/id436726605 | archive-date = 14 August 2014 | url-status = live}} streaming{{cite web | url = https://music.apple.com/se/album/fest-i-hela-huset-basshunter-vs-bigbrother-single/436726605?l=en | title = Fest i hela huset (Basshunter vs. BigBrother) - Single | website = Apple Music | access-date = 13 May 2022 | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20220517211434/https://music.apple.com/se/album/fest-i-hela-huset-basshunter-vs-bigbrother-single/436726605?l=en | archive-date = 17 May 2022 | url-status = live}}

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• Altberg
• BigBrother 2011{{cite web | url = https://open.spotify.com/album/3tMv34241et7gWlLDOjDXv | title = Fest i hela huset (v/s BigBrother) | website = Spotify | access-date = 13 May 2022}} User has to click on the three dots on the right of the track to access its credits.

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| extra1 = Unknown

| title2 = Fest i hela huset (ClubKid Remix) [Basshunter vs. BigBrother]

| length2 = 3:50

| writer2 = {{flat list|

• Altberg
• BigBrother 2011

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| extra2 = Unknown

| title3 = Fest i hela huset (Instrumental) [Basshunter vs. BigBrother]

| length3 = 2:45

| writer3 = {{flat list|

• Altberg
• BigBrother 2011

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| extra3 = Unknown

| total_length = 9:25{{cite web | url = https://www.qobuz.com/se-en/album/fest-i-hela-huset-basshunter/0825646716623 | title = Fest i hela huset (v/s BigBrother) | website = Qobuz | access-date = 13 May 2022 | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20220604080329/https://www.qobuz.com/se-en/album/fest-i-hela-huset-basshunter/0825646716623 | archive-date = 4 June 2022 | url-status = live}}

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