# The Little Voice

"The Little Voice" is a song by Swedish musician Sahlene from her debut studio album It's Been a While (2003). It was released as the lead single from the album in 2000, by Roadrunner Arcade Music. The song was written and produced by Patrik Berger and Kara DioGuardi. "The Little Voice" experienced minimal commercial success in Sweden, where it peaked at number 51 on the Swedish national record chart.

## Release

Although the single received airplay, Sahlene's record company went bankrupt before the release of her debut album, and the album was shelved. But, in 2003 she finally released her debut album It's Been a While, which contained "The Little Voice". "The Little Voice" had heavy promotion and an accompanying music video was also released. The music video features Sahlene in a laboratory like set, walking around and scenes of her performing the song is also shown.

## Track listings and formats

* CD single
* "The Little Voice" – 3:11
* "Hush Hush" – 4:38
* Maxi single
* "The Little Voice" – 3:11
* "Hush Hush" – 4:38
* "The Little Voice" (Long 101 Treat) – 4:42
* "The Little Voice" (Longer 101 Treat) – 7:24

## Credits and personnel

Credits and personnel are adapted from the It's Been a While album liner notes.
* Sahlene – lead vocals, backing vocals, vocal arrangement
* Patrik Berger – writer, producer, all instruments, programming
* Kara DioGuardi – writer, producer, backing vocals, vocal arrangement
* Bernard Löhr – mixing
* Björn Engelmann – mastering

## Charts

Peak chart positions of "The Little Voice" :
| Chart (2000) | Peak position |
| Sweden (Sverigetopplistan) | 51 |

## Hilary Duff version

The American singer Hilary Duff recorded a version with some difference in the lyrics, called Little Voice, for her second studio album, Metamorphosis (2003). It was released as the third and final single from the album on May 10, 2004. The single was only released outside of the United States. The song was produced by Chico Bennett and DioGuardi. The song peaked at number twenty-nine in Australia and also peaked at eighteen in Netherlands.

### Music video

The music video for the song was taken from The Girl Can Rock Tour DVD.

### Track listing

* Australian CD single
* "Little Voice" — 3:03
* "Party Up" (Dance Remix) — 3:43
* European CD single
* "Little Voice" — 3:03
* "Come Clean" (Cut to the Chase Club Mix – Radio Edit) — 3:43

### Charts

| Chart (2004) | Peak position |
| Australia (ARIA) | 29 |
| Canada (Nielsen SoundScan) | 29 |
| Netherlands (Dutch Top 40 Tipparade) | 7 |
| Netherlands (Single Top 100) | 80 |

### Release history

Release dates and formats for "Little Voice" :
| Region | Date | Format | Label | Ref. |
| Australia | May 10, 2004 | CD single | Festival Mushroom | |

## RBD versions

Mexican pop group RBD recorded Spanish and Portuguese cover versions of "The Little Voice", titled "Tu Dulce Voz" and "Sua Doce Voz" ("Your Sweet Voice"), for their third studio album, Celestial (2006) and its Portuguese-language version, Celestial (Versão Brasil) (2006), respectively.

### Formats

Digital download / Spanish version
* "Tu Dulce Voz" – 3:19
Digital download / Portuguese version
* "Sua Doce Voz" – 3:20