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) |
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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.
Lista | Position | |
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Norway (VG-lista) | 2 | |
Sweden (Svensktoppen) | 1 |
Vill ha dig | |
Cover: | Drömhus-Vill_ha_dig.jpg |
Type: | single |
Artist: | Drömhus |
Album: | Drömmar |
B-Side: | Remix |
Released: | 1998 |
Studio: | Dr. Records Studio |
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Length: | 3:42 |
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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.
Chart (1998) | Position | |
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Denmark (IFPI)[2] | 1 | |
Europe (Eurochart Hot 100)[3] | 30 | |
Finland (Suomen virallinen lista) | 3 | |
Norway (VG-lista) | 1 | |
Sweden (Sverigetopplistan) | 1 |
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.