Husavik (song)
{{short description|2020 song performed by Will Ferrell and My Marianne}}
{{Infobox song
| name = Husavik
| cover = Will Ferrell & My Marianne - Husavik (My Hometown) (Cahill Remix).png
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| caption = Cahill Remix artwork
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| artist = Will Ferrell and My Marianne
| album = Eurovision Song Contest: The Story of Fire Saga (Music from the Netflix Film)
| released = June 26, 2020
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| length = {{Duration|m=3|s=22}}
| label = {{hlist|Arista|Sony Music Entertainment}}
| writer = {{hlist|Fat Max Gsus|Rickard Göransson|Savan Kotecha}}
| producer = Fat Max Gsus
}}
"Husavik" (also known as "Húsavík" or "Husavik (My Hometown)") is a song performed by Will Ferrell and Molly Sandén (under the stage name My Marianne) for the film Eurovision Song Contest: The Story of Fire Saga (2020).{{cite news |author1=Einar Þór Sigurðsson |title=Telur að lagið Húsavík hefði getað unnið Eurovision |url=https://www.frettabladid.is/lifid/telur-ad-lagid-husavik-hefdi-getad-unnid-eurovision/ |accessdate=3 October 2020 |work=Fréttablaðið |date=2 July 2020 |language=Icelandic}}{{cite news |author1=Sylvía Hall |title=Husavik rýkur upp vinsældalistana |url=https://www.visir.is/g/20201985629d |accessdate=3 October 2020 |work=Vísir.is |date=27 June 2020 |language=Icelandic}} The song was written by Fat Max Gsus, Rickard Göransson, and Savan Kotecha, and received a nomination for Best Original Song at the 93rd Academy Awards.{{Cite web|url=https://www.oscars.org/news/93rd-oscarsr-shortlists-nine-award-categories-announced|title=93RD OSCARS® SHORTLISTS IN NINE AWARD CATEGORIES ANNOUNCED|date=9 February 2021|work=Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences|language=en|access-date=25 February 2021}}
Context
The song can be first heard when Sigrit (Rachel McAdams) was writing a song and playing the piano after returning to her hotel room. Lars (Will Ferrell) overhears Sigrit working on a new song, not knowing that it was a song she dedicated to him. Lars wrongly concludes that it was a love song for Alexander (Dan Stevens), another contestant in the Eurovision Song Contest.
The song is sung during the finals of the contest after Lars arrives just in time for the grand final after asking for a ride from some initially unwilling American tourists. Instead of their official entry "Double Trouble", Sigrit and Lars perform "Husavik", an ode to their hometown. Since Fire Saga changed the song for the finals, they are disqualified from the contest but "won the hearts of the people". Lars and Sigrit kiss for the first time after performing the song.
Accolades
"Husavik" was nominated for Best Original Song at the 93rd Academy Awards.{{Cite web|url= https://www.oscars.org/oscars/ceremonies/2021 |title=The 93rd Academy Awards 2021|date=March 16, 2021|work=Oscars.org|access-date=March 17, 2021}} It was also nominated for Best Song at the 26th Critics' Choice Awards{{Cite web|url=https://variety.com/2021/film/news/2021-critics-choice-awards-winners-list-1234922714/|title=Critics Choice Awards 2021 Full Winners: Chloe Zhao's 'Nomadland' Continues Its Reign on Awards Season|date=March 7, 2021|first=Clayton|last=Davis|work=Variety|access-date=March 22, 2021}} and for Best Original Song in a Feature Film at the 11th Hollywood Music in Media Awards.{{cite magazine|url=https://www.billboard.com/articles/news/awards/9517388/diane-warren-james-newton-howard-winners-2021-hollywood-music-in-media-awards/|title=Diane Warren & James Newton Howard Among Top Winners at 2021 Hollywood Music in Media Awards|date=January 27, 2021|accessdate=January 28, 2021|magazine=Billboard|first=Paul|last=Grein}}
At the 2021 Society of Composers and Lyricists Awards, "Husavik" won Outstanding Original Song for Visual Media.{{Cite web|url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/soul-eurovision-song-contest-among-society-of-composers-and-lyricists-award-winners|title='Soul,' 'Eurovision Song Contest' Among Society of Composers and Lyricists Award Winners|date=March 2, 2021|first=Hilary|last=Lewis|work=The Hollywood Reporter|access-date=March 7, 2021}} It won the Hollywood Critics Association Awards for Best Original Song.{{Cite web|url= https://variety.com/2021/awards/awards/hollywood-critics-association-awards-2021-winners-1234923204/ |title=2021 Hollywood Critics Association Awards Winners - Variety|date=March 5, 2021|access-date=May 30, 2021}}
The town of Húsavík, after which the song is titled, has adopted the song as its local anthem.{{Cite web|url=https://apnews.com/article/iceland-town-husavik-rallies-oscar-nominated-song-eurovision-12efe678a5cd587f44fa597b507bbadf|title=Small Icelandic town rallies behind Oscar-nominated song|date=April 20, 2021|website=AP NEWS}}
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| Hollywood Music in Media Awards
| Best Original Song in a Feature Film | {{Nom}} |
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|Outstanding Original Song for Visual Media | {{Won}} |
| Hollywood Critics Association Awards
|Best Original Song | {{Won}} |
Music video
Sandén released a music video for an acoustic version of "Husavik (My Hometown)" in August 2020. Filmed on Öland, the video features accompaniment by pianist Pontus Persson.{{Cite web|url=https://www.qx.se/noje/200314/molly-sandens-akustiska-version-av-husavik-bor-ingen-missa/|title=Molly Sandéns akustiska version av Husavik bör ingen missa|date=23 August 2020|first=Alfred|last=Jansson|work=QX|language=sv|access-date=21 February 2021}}{{Cite web|url=https://wiwibloggs.com/2020/08/18/my-marianne-shares-acoustic-video-of-husavik-filmed-on-swedens-oland-island/256826/|title=My Marianne shares acoustic video of "Husavik" filmed on Sweden's Öland island|first=William Lee|last=Adams|date=18 August 2020|website=Wiwibloggs|access-date=21 February 2021}} Sandén had previously shared a performance of an acoustic version of the song through an Instagram account for her My Marianne persona; the video features piano accompaniment by David Karl Larson of the Royal Concept.{{Cite web|url=https://wiwibloggs.com/2020/07/01/molly-sanden-uploads-live-acoustic-of-husavik-to-her-my-marianne-music-instagram-account/255680/|title=Molly Sandén uploads live acoustic of "Husavik" to her My Marianne Music Instagram account|first=William Lee|last=Adams|date=1 July 2020|website=Wiwibloggs|access-date=21 February 2021}}
As of July 2022, the music video has reached 16 million views on [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qjuphuG3ndw YouTube]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qjuphuG3ndw YouTube