Jag och min far

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"Jag och min far"
Single by Olle Ljungström
from the album
A-side"Jag och min far"
B-side"Saker som jag samlat på"
Released1997
Label
Songwriter(s)Olle Ljungström

"Jag och min far" is a song written and recorded by Olle Ljungström, and released as a single in 1997[1] as well as on his 1998 studio album .[2] A music video was also directed.

Lyrically, it deals with memories from a son and his father, who has died, exchanging knowledge within different topics. The song is not autobiographical in a literal sense; Ljungström's father was alive at the time, although the two had been out of touch for several years.[3][4]

In 2008, it was recorded by on the tribute album [5] and by Pernilla Andersson on the album .[6]

In 2012, Magnus Uggla performed the song in the third season of Så mycket bättre. His recording became a Svensktoppen hit, subsequently charting from 23 December 2012[7] until 17 January 2016,[8] spending a total of 161 weeks on the chart.[9] It also peaked at number two on the Swedish Singles Chart.

Charts[]

Magnus Uggla recording[]

Chart (2012-2013) Peak position
Sweden (Sverigetopplistan)[10] 2

References[]

  1. ^ "Jag och min far" (in Swedish). Svensk mediedatabas. 1997. Retrieved 20 January 2013.
  2. ^ "Det stora kalaset" (in Swedish). Svensk mediedatabas. 1998. Retrieved 18 August 2014.
  3. ^ Horn, Daniel (11 May 2016). "Olle Ljungström - Det Stora Kalaset". Gaffa (in Swedish). Retrieved 15 February 2018.
  4. ^ "Jag skriver bättre låtar än Per Gessle". Aftonbladet (in Swedish). 6 February 1998. Retrieved 14 February 2018.
  5. ^ "Andra sjunger Olle Ljungström" (in Swedish). Svensk mediedatabas. 2008. Retrieved 18 August 2014.
  6. ^ "Gör dig till hund" (in Swedish). Svensk mediedatabas. 2008. Retrieved 18 August 2014.
  7. ^ "Svensktoppslistan" (in Swedish). Sveriges Radio. 23 December 2012. Retrieved 20 January 2013.
  8. ^ "Svensktoppslistan" (in Swedish). Sveriges Radio. 17 January 2016. Retrieved 31 January 2016.
  9. ^ "Svensktoppslistan" (in Swedish). Sveriges Radio. 24 January 2016. Retrieved 31 January 2016.
  10. ^ "Jag och min far". Swedischarts. 2012–2013. Retrieved 20 January 2013.
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