Jag mår illa explained

Jag mår illa
Cover:Magnus Uggla-Jag mår illa.jpg
Type:single
Artist:Magnus Uggla
Album:35-åringen
A-Side:Jag mår illa
Released:1989
Genre:Pop rock
Prev Title:Ska vi gå hem till dig
Prev Year:1987
Next Title:Baby Boom
Next Year:1989

"Jag mår illa" (in English: "I Feel Sick") is a song written by Swedish artist, composer and actor Magnus Uggla and Anders Henriksson, and recorded by Magnus Uggla for his 1989 album 35-åringen. With lyrics satirizing celebrity culture and gossip magazines, the song reached Svensktoppen on 17 September 1989, peaking at number nine on the Norwegian singles chart, while topping the Swedish singles chart. Uggla wrote the song for a screenplay of a film that was never produced.[1] Swedish radio program Metropol appointed the song "Best Swedish song of the 1980s".[2]

Charts

Chart (1989)Peak
position
Europe (Eurochart Hot 100)[3] 64
Finland (Suomen virallinen lista)[4] 24

Notes and References

  1. [Klassiska mästerverk]
  2. http://www.retrogalaxen.se/musik.htm Retrogalaxen – Musiken
  3. Eurochart Hot 100. 14 October 1989. 25 September 2020. Music & Media.
  4. Book: Pennanen, Timo. Sisältää hitin - 2. laitos Levyt ja esittäjät Suomen musiikkilistoilla 1.1.1960–30.6.2021. 2021. Magnus Uggla. 268. Kustannusosakeyhtiö Otava. Helsinki. 10 July 2022. fi.