"Sträck ut din hand" ("Stretch Out Your Hand") is a vispop song by

Lasse Berghagen Lars Nils "Lasse" Berghagen (13 May 1945 – 19 October 2023) was a Swedish singer and songwriter. He represented Sweden in the Eurovision Song Contest 1975 with the song "Jennie, Jennie". He was also known for presenting on Swedish television ...

, released in 1994 on the band Kelleys' album ''Dansmix 3''. In 1995, Berghagen released it on his album with the same name, and also as single. According to Berghagen this song tells you that "du är inte ensam på den här planeten, du måste dela med dig och sträcka ut din hand, det är alltid någon som behöver den" ("''You aren't alone on this planet, you must share with you and stretch out your hand, there is always someone who needs it''"). It is a

sing-along Sing-along, also called community singing or group singing, is an event of singing together at gatherings or parties, less formally than choir singing, sometimes with a songbook. Common genres are folk songs, patriotic songs, kids' songs, spirit ...

song at

Allsång på Skansen ''Allsång på Skansen'' (''Sing-along at Skansen'') is a Sweden, Swedish show held at Skansen, Stockholm, every summer on Tuesdays between 8pm and 9pm. The audience is encouraged to sing-along, sing along with musical guest stars to well-known ...

. It was sung on 26 July 2011, then for people who were murdered at the

Norway attacks The 2011 Norway attacks, also called 22 July () or 22/7 in Norway, were two domestic terrorist attacks by far-right extremist Anders Behring Breivik against the government, the civilian population, and a Workers' Youth League (AUF) summer ca ...

four days earlier.

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Strackutdinhand Songs written by Lasse Berghagen Songs in Swedish Anti-war songs 1994 songs 1995 singles Lasse Berghagen songs