"Dag efter dag" (; "Day after day") is a song in Swedish, with melody by

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and text by

Monica Forsberg Monica Yvonne Forsberg (born 14 September 1950) is a Swedish singer, songwriter and actress. She was a member in the group Ritz, which competed in Melodifestivalen in 1983 (which finished number 4 with the song "Marionett") and 1985 (with the ...

. The pop and

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and

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) won the Swedish

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with it. Chips, as representatives, finished eighth in the

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. On April 18, 1982, the song reached the first place at

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, where it stayed for nine rounds. On June 13, 1982, the song was the last to be number one at 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

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. The single as best reached the 4th place at the Swedish singles chart and 5th place at the Norwegian singles chart.

Personnel

*Bass –

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*Drums – "Hulken" *Piano –

*Saxophone –

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, Hector Bingert,

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*Strings –

Cover versions

*In 1982, local cover versions were recorded by

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: "Prolazi dan" (Croatian, "A Day Passes"). *

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covered the song on their 1987 album '' Saxparty 15''. *During the ''Siste Sjansen'' round of

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, Elisabeth Andreassen, one half of the group Chips, came on stage and sang it with 3 women, who recreated the outfit the group wore at Melodifestivalen in 1982, three saxophone players and a school choir.

References

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