title: Why Am I Crying
text: # Why Am I Crying
  
  "Why Am I Crying" is a song written by Molly Sandén, Aleena Gibson and Windy Wagner. Participating in the third semifinal of Melodifestivalen 2012 in Leksand on 18 February 2012, the song made it directly to the finals inside the Stockholm Globe Arena on 10 March the same year. Once there, it ended up fifth.
  
  The single was released on 25 February 2012, following the final semifinal. On 2 March 2012, the song debuted on the Swedish singles chart where it peaked at number 8 on 16 March the same year.
  
  The lyrics were written before Molly Sandén broke up with Eric Saade in 2011.
  
  The song also appeared on Molly Sandén's studio album Unchained, with both the original version and an acoustic version.
  
  The song was featured in the second episode of Australian TV show, Ja'mie: Private School Girl.
  
  ## Charts
  
  | Chart (2012) | Peak position |
  | - | - |
  | Sweden (Sverigetopplistan) | 12 |
  
  ## Certifications
  
  Certifications for "Why Am I Crying" :
  
  | Region | Certification | Certified units/sales |
  | - | - | - |
  | Sweden (GLF) | Platinum | $40,000^‡$ |
  | $^‡$ Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone. |||
  