"När vi gräver guld i USA" ("When We Dig for Gold in the USA") was a song which was used as

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for the Swedish national team during the

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in the United States, where Sweden ended up third. During the Grammis Awards for 1994, it won the category "Song of the year 1994". The song was written and recorded by

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pop trio

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. The words ''När vi gräver guld i USA'' (''When we dig gold in the USA''), which appear in the chorus, refer to both 19th century

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es in the USA, as well as to the

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s awarded for the

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winner. Staying at the

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for totally 40 weeks, the

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topped the chart. The song also charted at

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for nine weeks between 18 June and 13 August 1994, peaking at second position.Svensktoppen - ''1994''
/ref> The song lyrics "Flickorna har blommor i sitt hår, där står alla pojkarna på rad, tillsammans är vi oslagbara!" contain references to three other songs by the writers. The songs are

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's " Hon har blommor i sitt hår",

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's " Då står pojkarna på rad" and

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's " Oslagbara".

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Amanda Jenssen version

In October 2014, the song was performed during ''

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'' in season 5 of the Swedish musical series. During "Orup Dag" ("Orup Day") when the participants were to pick songs from Orup to perform, Amanda Jenssen chose "När vi gräver guld i USA" reinterpreting the English version as "When We Dig for Gold in the USA". Her interpretation was a toned down much slower version as compared to the original hectic version meant as a rally of support for the Swedish National Football Team. Her interpretation became very popular with the public. The release of the new version as downloads resulted in the single reaching number 4 on the

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