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Dag efter dag
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Wikipedia article
"'Dag efter dag'" (; "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 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.
Personnel
*Bass Rutger Gunnarsson
*Drums "Hulken"
*Piano Lasse Holm
*Saxophone Hans Arktoft, Hector Bingert, 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 Vukovi: "Prolazi dan" (Croatian, "A Day Passes").
*Dansband Ingmar Nordstrms covered the song on their 1987 album 'Saxparty 15'.
*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
Category:1982 singles
Category:Chips (band) songs
Category:Eurovision songs of 1982
Category:Melodifestivalen songs of 1982
Category:Eurovision songs of Sweden
Category:Songs written by Lasse Holm
Category:Femalefemale vocal duets
Category:Songs written by Monica Forsberg
Category:Ingmar Nordstrms songs
Category:1982 songs
Category:Mariann Grammofon singles
Category:Swedish-language songs
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