Ola salo was the main songwriter of the group and his lyrics have sometimes been seen controversial . For example , the 2002 single " Father of a Son " is about homosexuals ’ right to adopt . In October 2006 , the band was criticized by members of the U.S. public for some controversial comments referring to the September 11 , 2001 attacks that were apparently part of the joking banter between songs as the band performed at the opening festivities for the new Swedish embassy in Washington , D.C . The Ark also performed in the Melodifestivalen 2007 with the song " The Worrying Kind " . The song won the contest after capturing both the popular vote and the jury 's vote . The song was Sweden 's Eurovision Song Contest 2007 entry , and is also included in The Ark 's fourth album Prayer for the Weekend , released in April 2007 . Despite being a bookmaker favorite , it finished in 18th place ( out of 24 ) In 2006 The Ark toured the UK acting as the warm-up band for The Darkness . " One of Us is Gon na Die Young " was used in the 2007 snowboarding video , " Picture This " from Mack Dawg Productions for Seth Huot and Andreas Wiig 's video part , also was it used for the Sam Blenkinsop and Philip Polc Section of the FOX Racing Shox 2007 sequel . " Let Your Body Decide " was used in the 2010 film ' Super ' starring Rainn Wilson and Ellen Page . Their all-time hit remains being the 2000s manifesto for one 's freedom in life , " It Takes A Fool To Remain Sane " . It gained massive radio play especially in Sweden and Italy
Eurovision Song Contest 2007
Eurovision Song Contest 2007
The Ark (Swedish band)