"Jag vill ha en egen måne" (English: ''I want my own moon'') is a song written by

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lyricist

Kenneth Gärdestad John Charles Kenneth Gärdestad (9 May 1948 – 3 March 2018) was a Swedes, Swedish songwriter, best known for writing lyrics for the songs of his brother, Ted Gärdestad. He participated at Melodifestivalen 1979 as a songwriter for the winning ...

and singer-songwriter Ted Gärdestad. Ted Gärdestad recorded the song, and released it as a

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(

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POS 1155) in April 1972. The song became his breakthrough, charting at Svensktoppen, where it stayed for 14 weeks between 11 June and 10 September 1972, topping the charts. All

ABBA ABBA ( , , formerly named Björn & Benny, Agnetha & Anni-Frid or Björn & Benny, Agnetha & Frida) are a Swedish supergroup formed in Stockholm in 1972 by Agnetha Fältskog, Björn Ulvaeus, Benny Andersson, and Anni-Frid Lyngstad. The group's ...

members appeared in the studio during the recording;

Anni-Frid Lyngstad Princess Anni-Frid Synni Reuss, Countess of Plauen (born Anni-Frid Synni Lyngstad on 15 November 1945), also known by her nickname "Frida", is a Norwegian-born Swedish singer, songwriter and environmentalist, who is best known as one of the foun ...

and Agneta Fältskog appear as background singers. The song has also been recorded by

Thorleifs Thorleifs was a Swedish dansband, formed in 1962 in Norrhult, Kronoberg County, Sweden and led by Thorleif Torstensson. The band sings in Swedish and many other languages, and released some albums in German. It also took part in Melodifestiv ...

on the 1978 album '' Kurragömma'' and Wahlströms låten on 2010 album '' Vårt älskade 80-tal''.Information
på Svensk mediedatabas A rock-version was performed by the Gamblers at Dansbandskampen 2009.

References

1972 singles Songs in Swedish Ted Gärdestad songs 1972 songs Polar Music singles {{1970s-pop-song-stub