"När vi två blir en" (When we two become one), written by

Per Gessle Per Håkan Gessle (; born 12 January 1959) is a Swedish singer, songwriter and guitarist. He is best known as the male half and primary songwriter of the Swedish pop rock duo Roxette, which he formed with Marie Fredriksson in 1986 and which was d ...

, also known by the refrain's opening line "Jag vill känna din kropp emot min", is a song with lyrics describing teenage love, released as a

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on 29 October 1980 by pop group

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. Göran Fritzson wrote the

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intro and the hook. Gyllene Tider also recorded the song with lyrics in

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, as "Beating Heart", releasing it as a

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on 1 September

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using the group name Modern Times. The song became a major

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in Sweden and Norway, topping the singles charts in both countries. A

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by Miio & Daddy Boastin' became a 2003-2004 hit, topping the Swedish singles chart. The Gyllene Tider version charted at

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for 10 weeks between 14 December 1980 and 1 March 1981,Svensktoppen - ''1981''
/ref> peaking at 2nd position. The Miio & Daddy Boastin' version was tested for Svensktoppen on 3 August 2003, but failed to enter the chart.

Single track listing

När vi två blir en

Side A

#När vi två blir en - 3:05

Side B

#Kärleken är inte blind (men ganska närsynt) - 3:47

Beating Heart

Side A

#Beating Heart (När vi två blir en) - 3.06

Side B

#To Play with Fire (Leka med elden) - 4.57

Charts

Gyllene Tider version

Miio feat. Daddy Boastin' version

References

External links

Elektroniska tider - ''När vi två blir en''

Elektroniska tider - ''Beating Heart''

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