Tro (song)

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{{Infobox song

| name = Tro

| cover = tro.jpg

| alt =

| type = single

| artist = Marie Fredriksson

| album = I en tid som vår

| B-side = Tid för försoning

| released = {{Start date|1996|10|11|df=y}}

| recorded =

| studio = Studio Vinden, Djursholm

| venue =

| genre = Alternative rock

| length = 4:48

| label = EMI Svenska AB

| writer = Marie Fredriksson

| producer = {{hlist|Fredriksson|Mikael Bolyos}}

| prev_title = Mellan sommar och höst

| prev_year = 1993

| next_title = I en tid som vår

| next_year = 1996

}}

"Tro" ("Faith") is an alternative rock song written by Swedish singer-songwriter Marie Fredriksson, released on 11 October 1996 by EMI as the first and only commercial single from her fifth studio album, I en tid som vår (1996). The song is about belief, although the lyric does not reference religion.{{cite book |last=Thorselius|first=Robert |title=The Look for Roxette: The Illustrated Worldwide Discography & Price Guide|edition=1st|date=May 2003|publisher=Premium Förlag Publishing |location=Sweden|isbn=978-9197189484}} The track was featured as the theme music to Colin Nutley's film Sånt är livet ({{langx|en|italic=yes|This Is Life}}),{{cite web |url=https://variety.com/1996/film/reviews/such-is-life-1200447813/ |title=Such Is Life – Variety |author=Rehlin, Gunnar |work=Variety |publisher=Penske Media Corporation |date=4 November 1996 |accessdate=25 February 2019}}{{cite web |url=https://www.aftonbladet.se/nojesbladet/a/vmPy5L/marie-fredriksson-om-att-fylla-60-jag-firar-med-min-kara-familj |title=Marie Fredriksson om att fylla 60: "Jag firar med min kära familj" |author=Peterson, Jens |work=Aftonbladet |publisher=Schibsted |date=30 May 2018 |accessdate=25 February 2019 |language=Swedish |trans-title="Marie Fredriksson on turning 60: 'I will celebrate with my dear family'"}}{{cite web |url=http://wwwc.aftonbladet.se/puls/musik/arkiv_f.html |title=Arkiv CD-recensioner (F) |trans-title=Archive CD Reviews (F) |language=Swedish |author=Hvidfeldt, Anders |work=Aftonbladet |accessdate=25 February 2019}} who also directed its music video.{{cite web |url=http://www.dailyroxette.com/dirty-dozen-marie/ |title=The Daily Roxette » TDR Archive » Dirty Dozen: Marie's best Swedish songs |author=Evensson, Thomas |work=The Daily Roxette |date=30 May 2017 |accessdate=27 February 2019}}

The song peaked at number eight and spent 29 weeks on the Swedish Singles Chart, making it the longest-charting single of her entire career, including her work as part of Roxette.{{cite web |url=http://swedishcharts.com/showinterpret.asp?interpret=Roxette |title=swedishcharts.com – Discography Roxette |publisher=Hung Medien |language=Swedish |accessdate=25 February 2019 |url-status=live |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20161109013320/http://www.swedishcharts.com//showinterpret.asp?interpret=Roxette |archivedate=9 November 2016}} It also performed well on Swedish radio, peaking at number eight on the Swedish Airplay Chart and at number twelve on Sveriges Radio's "Tracks" chart.{{cite web |url=https://sverigesradio.se/Diverse/AppData/Isidor/files/2023/3492.txt |title=Svensktoppen {{!}} 1996 |publisher=Sveriges Radio |language=Swedish |accessdate=25 February 2019}}{{cite web |url=https://sverigesradio.se/sida/topplista.aspx?programid=2696&date=1996-11-09 |title=Tracks {{!}} Lördag 9 November 1996 |publisher=Sveriges Radio |language=Swedish |trans-title=Tracks {{!}} Saturday 9 November 1996}} In a 2018 online poll of Roxette fans, "Tro" was dubbed the fifth best song of Fredriksson's entire solo discography.{{cite web |url=http://www.dailyroxette.com/marie-60-happy-birthday/ |title=The Daily Roxette » TDR Archive » Marie 60 – Happy Birthday! |author=Petkovic, Stevo |work=The Daily Roxette |date=30 May 2018 |accessdate=6 September 2018}}