The Ark performing "The Worrying Kind" at the Eurovision Song Contest.
"The Worrying Kind" participated in the second heat of the 2007 Melodifestivalen which was held on 10 February 2007 at the Scandinavium indoor arena in Gothenburg. The song was the last of the eight competing entries to perform and directly qualified to the contest final as one of the two songs song which received the most telephone votes.[2] On 10 March, during the final held at the Globe Arena in Stockholm, the Ark were the last of the ten competing acts to perform, and "The Worrying Kind" won the contest with 248 points, receiving the highest number of votes from the regional juries and the viewing public via telephone voting.[3]
Sweden automatically qualified to the final of the 2007 Eurovision Song Contest in Helsinki, Finland courtesy of its 5th place finish at the previous year's contest. "The Worrying Kind" was performed in the final on 21 May 2007, with Sweden drawn to perform in twelfth position of the 24 competing entries. The Ark subsequently finished in eighteenth place, receiving 51 points in total, including the maximum 12 points from Denmark and Norway.[1]
Chart performance
The song held the top spot on the Swedish singles chart for a total of three weeks. It also entered Svensktoppen on 15 April 2007 at #3 and reached the #1 spot on 29 April 2007.
A cover version by Maia Hirasawa was also at Svensktoppen between 11 May-7 September 2008, peaking at #2.
