# 49 Percent

> Mediated Wiki article. Canonical URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/49_Percent
> Markdown URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/49_Percent.md
> Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/49_Percent
> Source revision: 1293453074
> License: Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/)

{{Short description|2005 single by Röyksopp}}
{{Infobox song
| name       = 49 Percent
| cover      = 49 Percent.jpg
| alt        =
| type       = single
| artist     = [Röyksopp](/source/R%C3%B6yksopp)
| album      = [The Understanding](/source/The_Understanding_(R%C3%B6yksopp_album))
| released   = {{start date|2005|9|26|df=y}}
| recorded   =
| studio     =
| venue      =
| genre      = <!-- Do not add unsourced genres -->
| length     = 5:11
| label      = [Astralwerks](/source/Astralwerks)
| writer     = [Svein Berge](/source/Svein_Berge), [Torbjørn Brundtland](/source/Torbj%C3%B8rn_Brundtland), [Chelonis R. Jones](/source/Chelonis_R._Jones)
| producer   =
| prev_title = [Curves](/source/Curves_(song))
| prev_year  = 2005
| next_title = [What Else Is There?](/source/What_Else_Is_There%3F)
| next_year  = 2005
| misc       = {{External music video|{{YouTube|PKlX_nnMVvI|"49 Percent"}}}}
}}

"'''49 Percent'''" is the second single from Norwegian duo [Röyksopp](/source/R%C3%B6yksopp)'s second album, ''[The Understanding](/source/The_Understanding_(R%C3%B6yksopp_album))'' (2005). It features the vocals and lyrics of [Chelonis R. Jones](/source/Chelonis_R._Jones). The song initially was written as "Don't Give Up" and sung in live shows, then was developed into "49 Percent" and "Don't Give Up" was covered by the band [The Whitest Boy Alive](/source/The_Whitest_Boy_Alive).

==Release==
The single was released on 26 September 2005 in the United Kingdom.<ref>{{cite magazine|title=New Releases: Singles|magazine=[Music Week](/source/Music_Week)|page=41|date=24 September 2005}}</ref> It reached number 55 on the [UK Singles Chart](/source/UK_Singles_Chart).<ref name="uk"/>

==Music video==
The music video, directed by Brendan McNamee, features a man running and dancing in the streets of [Barcelona](/source/Barcelona) at nighttime, producing light from his hands and feet on everything he touches and hovers over.{{citation needed|date=October 2021}}

==Track listing==
# "49 Percent (Radio Edit)" – 3:33
# "49 Percent ([Angello](/source/Steve_Angello) & [Ingrosso](/source/Sebastian_Ingrosso) Remix)" – 9:18
# "Curves" – 4:59

==Charts==
{| class="wikitable plainrowheaders sortable" style="text-align:center"
|+ Weekly chart performance for "49 Percent"
! scope="col"| Chart (2005)
! scope="col"| Peak<br />position
|-
{{single chart|CIS|322|artist=Royksopp|song=49 Percent|songid=3992|rowheader=true|access-date=5 October 2021}}
|-
{{single chart|UKsinglesbyname|55|artist=Royksopp|song=49 Percent|artistid=10485|rowheader=true|access-date=5 October 2021|refname="uk"}}
|}

==References==
{{Reflist}}

{{Royksopp}}
{{Authority control}}

Category:2005 singles
Category:2005 songs
Category:Astralwerks singles
Category:Röyksopp songs
Category:Songs written by Svein Berge
Category:Songs written by Torbjørn Brundtland
Category:Song recordings produced by Sebastian Ingrosso
Category:Song recordings produced by Steve Angello

---
Adapted from the Wikipedia article [49 Percent](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/49_Percent) by Wikipedia contributors ([contributor history](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/49_Percent?action=history)). Available under [Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/). Changes may have been made.