"Jag borde förstås vetat bättre" ("I should of course have known better") is a single by Swedish

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. Written by the band's lead singer

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, it was released on February 2, 2005, as the third and final single from '' Finn 5 fel!'', which was the best selling album in Sweden during 2004. The song peaked at number 23 on the

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, becoming the fourteenth single by the band to chart in their home country and became a new entry at number ten on the

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chart) before peaking at number seven a week later. The release of the single also saw the album re-enter the charts.

Critical reception

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that would sit well on '' Mazarin''." (

's solo album). While Björn Solfors of ''

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'' named it a "ballad in the spirit of ' Tycker om när du tar på mej'." The song was dubbed a " Spector scented ballad" by David Stark from the ''Ystads Allehanda'' newspaper and in another review of the album by ''

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'', Stefan Malmqvist said "In the song, you can even here a little echo of

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Composition

The writer of the song Per Gessle said, "This is a sad song, it is about a guy who still has hope." Anders Herrlin, Gyllene Tider's

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player, said it was ''Finn 5 fel!s "only real ballad, with strings and everything."

Track list

#"Jag borde förstås vetat bättre" – 3:31 #"Speciell" (T&A demo) – 2:31 #"Tuffa tider" (T&A demo) – 3:25

Charts

References

2004 singles Gyllene Tider songs Songs written by Per Gessle 2004 songs Capitol Records singles {{2000s-pop-song-stub