Such a Hassle to get this single released...

Afro redhead Swedish singer Erik Hassle has already become a major star in his home country with Hurtful becoming absolutely huge, staying in the charts forever, going up and down like a yo-yo, yet never reaching the top ten, peaking at #11, rather the same as how Jason Mraz's I'm Yours is one of 2009's biggest UK hits yet never reached the top ten...Either way, I was hoping that this gorgeous ballad was on its way to becoming a UK #1 single but alas, after one week on the Radio 1 playlist it was removed...Did they not think the public would like it? They supported his debut UK single, Don't Bring Flowers, for a brief time and it became a top 300 SMASH but I was hoping that this would at least reach the top 40! Some sources report that it's due out on Monday and others say that it's out on Feb 1st 2010, two weeks before his album (now titled Pieces for the UK, rather than Hassle) on Feb 15th...That later release date would make more sense seeing as the next two months are filled with X Factor charity singles and huge comebacks from the likes of Leona Lewis, Britney Spears, Lady GaGa, Rihanna etc...so it might slip under the radar a bit. Either way, if this really is released on Monday, even despite the fact that he's been touring schools recently and supporting Little Boots on tour (gutted I didn't get tickets for that!), I don't see this scraping the top 75 :(