Dag efter dag
"Dag efter dag" | |
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Eurovision Song Contest 1982 entry | |
Country | Sweden |
Artist(s) | Elisabeth Andreassen and Kikki Danielsson |
As | Chips |
Language | Swedish |
Composer(s) | Lasse Holm |
Lyricist(s) | Monica Forsberg |
Conductor | Anders Berglund |
Finals performance | |
Final result | 8th |
Final points | 67 |
Entry chronology | |
◄ "Fångad i en dröm" (1981) | |
"Främling" (1983) ► |
"Dag efter dag" (Swedish pronunciation: [ˈdɑː(ɡ) ɛftɛ ˈɖɑː(ɡ)]; "Day after day") is a song in Swedish, with melody by Lasse Holm and text by Monica Forsberg. The pop and country group Chips (Kikki Danielsson and Elisabeth Andreassen) won the Swedish Melodifestivalen 1982 with it. Chips, as Swedish representatives, finished eighth in the Eurovision Song Contest 1982.
On April 18, 1982, the song reached the first place at Svensktoppen, where it stayed for nine rounds. On June 13, 1982, the song was the last to be number one at Svensktoppen, before the program was removed the first time. Chips also recorded the song with lyrics in English, "Day after Day".
Charts[]
In 1982, "Dag efter dag" was also released as a single. The single as best reached the 4th place at the Swedish singles chart and 5th place at the Norwegian singles chart.
Sweden Top 20 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Week | 6 April 1982 | 20 April 1982 | 4 May 1982 | 18 May 1982 | 1 June 1982 | 15 June 1982 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Position |
Norway Top 10 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Week | 14 1982 | 15 1982 | 16 1982 | 17 1982 | 18 1982 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
Position |
Chart (1982) | Peak position |
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Belgium (Flemish Region) | 35[1] |
Norway | 5[2] |
Sweden | 4[3] |
Personnel[]
- Bass – Rutger Gunnarsson
- Drums – "Hulken"
- Piano – Lasse Holm
- Saxophone – , , Ulf Andersson
- Strings – Rutger Gunnarsson
Cover versions[]
- In 1982, local cover versions were recorded by Meiju Suvas: "A huu – a heijaa" (Finnish); and by Zdenka Vučković: "Prolazi dan" (Croatian, "A Day Passes").
- Dansband Ingmar Nordströms covered the song on their 1987 album .
- During the Siste Sjansen round of Melodi Grand Prix 2009, Elisabeth Andreassen, one half of the group Chips, came on stage and sang it with 3 women, who recreated the outfit the group wore at Melodifestivalen in 1982, three saxophone players and a school choir.
References[]
- ^ "Dag efter dag". Ultratop. 1982. Retrieved 13 February 2015.
- ^ "Dag efter dag". Norwegiancharts. 1982. Archived from the original on 10 October 2007. Retrieved 10 September 2007.
- ^ "Dag efter dag". Swedishcharts. 1982. Retrieved 10 September 2007.
- 1982 singles
- Chips (band) songs
- Eurovision songs of 1982
- Melodifestivalen songs of 1982
- Eurovision songs of Sweden
- Songs written by Lasse Holm
- Vocal duets
- Songs written by Monica Forsberg
- Ingmar Nordströms songs
- 1982 songs
- Mariann Grammofon singles
- Swedish-language songs
- 1980s pop song stubs