Dag efter dag explained

Song: "Dag efter dag"
Year:1982
Country:Sweden
Artist:Elisabeth Andreassen and Kikki Danielsson
As:Chips
Language:Swedish
Composer:Lasse Holm
Lyricist:Monica Forsberg
Conductor:Anders Berglund
Place:8th
Points:67
Lyrics:from Diggiloo Thrush
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"Dag efter dag" (in Swedish pronounced as /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 representatives, finished eighth in the Eurovision Song Contest 1982.

On 18 April 1982 the song reached first place on Svensktoppen, where it stayed for nine rounds. On 13 June 1982 the song was the last to be number one on 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.

Chart (1982)Peak position
Belgium (Ultratop Flanders)[1] 35
Finland (Suomen virallinen lista)[2] 18
Norway (VG-lista)[3] 5
Sweden (Sverigetopplistan)[4] 4
Sweden (Svensktoppen)1

Personnel

Cover versions

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Dag efter dag. Ultratop. 1982. 13 February 2015.
  2. Book: Pennanen, Timo. Sisältää hitin - 2. laitos Levyt ja esittäjät Suomen musiikkilistoilla 1.1.1960–30.6.2021. 2021. Chips. 46. Kustannusosakeyhtiö Otava. Helsinki. 25 June 2022. fi.
  3. Web site: Dag efter dag . Norwegiancharts . 1982 . 10 September 2007 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20071010053707/http://norwegiancharts.com/showitem.asp?interpret=Chips&titel=Dag+Efter+Dag&cat=s . 10 October 2007 .
  4. Web site: Dag efter dag. Swedishcharts. 1982. 10 September 2007.