"People Say It's in the Air" is a pop song originally performed by

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. It is composed by

Tim Norell Norell Oson Bard, a Swedish songwriting and production trio made up of Tim Norell, Ola Håkansson and Alexander Bard. Norell Oson Bard's production output peaked the years around 1990, creating pop music and disco hits for Swedish artists. Music ...

with lyrics by

Ola Håkansson Ola Håkansson is a Swedish singer, composer and producer. He is the founder and CEO of TEN Music Group, a Swedish independent record label. He also founded Stockholm Records, another record label and a subsidiary of UMG. In 2012 Ola started ''10 ...

Herreys versions

Herreys also recorded and released a

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version, "Varje liten droppe regn", with lyrics by

Ingela Forsman Ingela Birgitta "Pling" Forsman (born 26 August 1950 in , Sweden) is a Swedish lyricist in popular music. As a student Forsman attended the Adolf Fredrik's Music School in Stockholm. 1981–2009, 33 of her songs have competed in the Swedish M ...

which appears on the album ''

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''.

Track listing

The EP contained the tracks *"Varje liten droppe regn" *"Du gav mitt liv en mening" *"Crazy people" *"So much more"

Chart performance

"Varje liten droppe regn" entered Swedish ''

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'' on 22 December 1984 and stayed on the chart for 3 weeks peaking at #13. It entered the singles chart on 21 December 1984 at #11 remaining on the list for 3 weeks.Herrey's - Varje liten droppe regn
, swedishcharts.com. Retrieved 23 February 2014.

Jonna cover

In 1985 Finnish child artist

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(then only 12 years old and known with the artist name Jonna) had a cover of the song, with Finnish lyrics and name "Sadepisaroita", Raindrops. The song was on her second album, named ''Tykkään susta''.

Ankie Bagger cover

In 1988 the song was the breakthrough for Swedish singer

Ankie Bagger Ann-Christin "Ankie" Bagger (born 30 September 1964) is a Swedish disco/pop musician and singerDiscogs: Ankie Bagger< ...

and formed part of her album ''

Where Were You Last Night ''Where Were You Last Night'' is a 1989 album released by Swedish pop artist Ankie Bagger. It was released in 1989 through Sonet Records " People Say It's in the Air", " Where Were You Last Night", the Kiss cover "I Was Made for Lovin' You" and " ...

''.

Izabelle cover

In 2004 Swedish artist Isabelle Filling (then known with the artist name Izabelle) had a cover of the song, with Swedish lyrics and name "Varje liten droppe regn".

Chart performance

Bagger's version entered Swedish ''

'' on 25 February 1989 and stayed on the chart for 4 weeks, peaking at #3.

References

1984 singles 1988 singles Songs written by Tim Norell Songs written by Ola Håkansson 1984 songs Herreys songs {{1980s-pop-song-stub