Vi ska vinna! was written in 2001 by Daniel Bäckström, Stefan Enberg, Marko Kristian Lehtosalo ("Markoolio") and

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and performed by Markoolio together with the band Excellence. It was the

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for Sweden during the

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, United States. The song appeared on Markoolio's 2001

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'' and was released as a single on 28 January 2002, peaking at number three on the

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. The song received a

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test on 9 February 2002 but failed to enter chart.Svensktoppen - ''16 February 2002''
/ref> The single version featured rewritten refrain lyrics, replacing "Vi ska vinna, vi ska ta dom, vi ska göra köttfärs av dom" ("we'll win, we'll get them, we'll make ground meat out of them") with "Vi ska vinna, vi ska ta dom, vi ska göra losers av dom" ("we'll win, we'll get them, we'll make losers out of them") following the

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of 2001 in the United States. The lines "Jag har sagt upp mig från mitt jobb, så jag inte missar nå't när Ludmila åker bob" ("I've quit my job, so I don't miss anything when Ludmila rides the bobsliegh") were also changed, following the November 2001

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doping scandal.

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References

{{Reflist 2001 songs 2002 singles 2002 Winter Olympics Fight songs Markoolio songs Sweden at the Olympics Songs in Swedish