Vill ha dej explained

Vill ha dej / I Want You
Cover:Vill Ha Dej.jpg
Type:single
Artist:Freestyle
Language:Swedish (A-side)
Album:Fantasi
B-Side:"I Want You" (in English)
Genre:
Label:Sound of Scandinavia
Producer:Ulf Wahlberg
Prev Title:Running Away
Prev Year:1980
Next Title:Fantasi
Next Year:1981

"Vill ha dej" (also spelled "Vill ha dig", English: "I Want You") is a 1980 single by Swedish synthpop group Freestyle. While being about love, the song also references school and school classes. Side B of the vinyl contains English-language versions of the songs on the A side. It reached number one in Svensktoppen for a five-week run.

Track listing

Side A
  1. "Vill ha dej" (3:40)
  2. "Kom till mej" (3:28)
Side B
  1. "I Want You" (3:30)
  2. "Isn't That Fine" (3:55)

Charts

ListaPosition
Norway (VG-lista)2
Sweden (Svensktoppen)1

Drömhus version

Vill ha dig
Cover:Drömhus-Vill_ha_dig.jpg
Type:single
Artist:Drömhus
Album:Drömmar
B-Side:Remix
Released:1998
Studio:Dr. Records Studio
Genre:
Length:3:42
Label:
  • Dr. Records
  • CNR Music
Producer:
  • Ari Lehtonen
Prev Title:Du och jag
Prev Year:1997
Next Title:Ge upp
Next Year:1998

Swedish artist Drömhus (Therese Grankvist) released a cover version of the song as "Vill ha dig" in 1998.[1] It was released as the second single from her debut album, Drömmar (Dreams) (1998), and peaked at #1 in Denmark, Norway and Sweden. The song also reached #3 in Finland and #30 on the Eurochart Hot 100 in June 1998.

Track listing

  1. "Vill ha dig" - 3:42
  2. "Vill ha dig" (Extended) - 4:42
  3. "Ja må hon leva" - 1:02

Charts

Weekly charts

Chart (1998)Position
Denmark (IFPI)[2] 1
Europe (Eurochart Hot 100)[3] 30
Finland (Suomen virallinen lista)3
Norway (VG-lista)1
Sweden (Sverigetopplistan)1

Year-end charts

Other versions

The song was featured by Loreen in the 2004 Swedish Idol compilation Det bästa från Idol 2004.

In 2019, the song was covered by the Norwegian group Keiino.

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Drömhus / Therese Grankvist. Niklas. Adolfsson.
  2. Top National Sellers. Music & Media. 1 August 1998. 6 May 2018.
  3. Eurochart Hot 100. 20 June 1998. 9 May 2018. Music & Media.
  4. Web site: Årslista Singlar – År 1998. Hitlistan. sv. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20141006174102/http://www.hitlistan.se/netdata/ghl002.mbr/lista?liid=43&dfom=19980001. 6 October 2014. 22 November 2019.