"Johnny the Rucker", also spelled Johnny the Rocker, is a song written by

Swedish Swedish or ' may refer to: Anything from or related to Sweden, a country in Northern Europe. Or, specifically: * Swedish language, a North Germanic language spoken primarily in Sweden and Finland ** Swedish alphabet, the official alphabet used by ...

pop and rock artist

Magnus Uggla Per Allan Magnus Claësson Uggla (pronounced ; born 18 June 1954) is a Swedish artist, composer, actor, and occasional radio host. He is known for his satirical lyrics. Uggla was born in Stockholm. He was the lead singer of the hard rock band ...

and performed by him at the Swedish

Melodifestivalen 1979 Sweden selected their representative for the Eurovision Song Contest 1979 in a show called Melodifestivalen 1979. The winner was the popular pop singer Ted Gärdestad with the song " Satellit", which he composed, while the lyrics were by his br ...

. It was produced by Anders Henriksson and Uggla. The string arrangement by was partly inspired by the Impromptu in A-flat major by

Franz Schubert Franz Peter Schubert (; 31 January 179719 November 1828) was an Austrian composer of the late Classical and early Romantic eras. Despite his short lifetime, Schubert left behind a vast ''oeuvre'', including more than 600 secular vocal wo ...

. The song finished tenth and last, with 22 points. The song is on the track listing for the EP ''

Magnus Uggla Band sjunger schlagers ''Magnus Uggla Band sjunger schlagers'' is a 1979 EP from Swedish pop and rock group Magnus Uggla Band. It was released in March 1979 and all songs, except ''Johnny the Rucker'', are covers. Track listing # ''Johnny the Rucker'' # '' Leva liv ...

''. On the

Swedish Singles Chart Sverigetopplistan (, lit. "the Sweden top list") is the Swedish national record chart, formerly known as Topplistan (1975–1997) and Hitlistan (1998–2007) and known by its current name since October 2007, based on sales data from the Swedish ...

, it peaked at number four.

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1979 singles Magnus Uggla songs Melodifestivalen songs of 1979 Songs written by Magnus Uggla CBS Records singles 1979 songs {{1970s-rock-song-stub