"Äntligen" () is a

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song by

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singer-songwriter

Marie Fredriksson Gun-Marie Fredriksson (; 30 May 1958 – 9 December 2019) was a Swedish singer, songwriter, pianist, and lead vocalist of pop-rock duo Roxette, which she formed in 1986 with Per Gessle. The duo achieved international success in the late 1980s an ...

, released on 20 March 2000 by

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as the

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from her first

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, ''

Äntligen – Marie Fredrikssons bästa 1984–2000 ''Äntligen – Marie Fredrikssons bästa 1984–2000'' (''Finally – Marie Fredriksson's Best'') is the first greatest hits compilation album by Swedish singer-songwriter Marie Fredriksson, released on 31 March 2000 by EMI. It was compiled by F ...

''. The track was written and produced by Fredriksson alongside her husband

Mikael Bolyos Gun-Marie Fredriksson (; 30 May 1958 – 9 December 2019) was a Swedish singer, songwriter, pianist, and lead vocalist of pop-rock duo Roxette, which she formed in 1986 with Per Gessle. The duo achieved international success in the late 1980s an ...

, and recorded at the couple's home studio in

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. The song was a minor hit in her home country upon release, peaking at number 34 and spending eight weeks on the

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. A remixed version of the song, titled "Solen gick ner över stan" (''"The Sun Went Down over the City"''), appeared as the

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; an edited version of this remix also appeared as a bonus track on the parent compilation.

Track listing

* CD single # "Äntligen" – 4:02 # "Solen gick ner över stan" – 5:13 * Promotional CD # "Äntligen" – 3:33 # "Solen gick ner över stan" – 3:33

Credits and personnel

Credits adapted from the liner notes of the CD single. Musicians *

– lead and

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and production *

– keyboards,

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, production and mixing * Ove Andersson – bass guitar * Anders Garstedt – trumpet and

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* Karin Hammar –

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* Christer Jansson – drums and percussion * Magnus Lindgren – arrangement,

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and

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s * Mattias Torell – acoustic and electric guitars Technical * Kjell Andersson – sleeve design * Mattias Edwall – photography * Roger Krieg – mixing * Pär Wickholm – sleeve design

Charts

References

External links

{{DEFAULTSORT:Antligen (song) 2000 singles 2000 songs Marie Fredriksson songs Swedish pop songs Songs in Swedish EMI Records singles Songs written by Marie Fredriksson