| Lilla fågel blå | |
| Cover: | Staffan Hellstrand-Lilla fågel blå.jpg |
| Type: | single |
| Artist: | Staffan Hellstrand |
| Album: | Regn |
| A-Side: | Lilla fågel blå |
| B-Side: | Månens barn |
| Released: | 1993 |
| Genre: |
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| Label: | EMI |
| Chronology: | Staffan Hellstrand |
"Lilla fågel blå" ("Little Blue Bird") is a song written and recorded by Swedish musician Staffan Hellstrand for his fourth album, Regn (1993).[1]
Hellström said the song was created when he tried to develop the musical ideas from the song "Hela himlen svart" from his previous album, Eld (1992).[2] Song lyrics are about a youth friend of him who suffered from schizophrenia, but the opening words "Det kallas himlen ..." ("It's called heaven ...") has led to people believing the song is dedicated to a deceased person.[2]
For the song, Hellstrand was given a Grammis award for "Song of the year 1993" and the song also won a Rockbjörnen award in the "Swedish song of the year 1993" category.[3]
The single peaked at eight position at the Swedish singles chart. At Dansbandskampen 2009, the song was performed by the Highlights.
| Chart (1993) | Peak position | |
|---|---|---|
| Europe (Eurochart Hot 100)[4] | 92 | |
| Sweden (Sverigetopplistan)[5] | 8 |