"Dag efter dag" (; "Day after day") is a song in Swedish, with melody by

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and text by Monica Forsberg. The

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) won the Swedish Melodifestivalen 1982 with it. Chips, as representatives, finished eighth in the

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. On 18 April 1982 the song reached first place on

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, where it stayed for nine rounds. On 13 June 1982 the song was the last to be number one on Svensktoppen, before the program was removed the first time. Chips also recorded the song with lyrics in English, "Day after Day".

Charts

In 1982, "Dag efter dag" was also released as a

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. The single as best reached the 4th place at the Swedish singles chart and 5th place at the Norwegian singles chart.

Personnel

*Bass –

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*Drums – "Hulken" *Piano –

*Saxophone – Hans Arktoft, Hector Bingert,

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*Strings –

Cover versions

*In 1982, local cover versions were recorded by

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covered the song on their 1987 album '' Saxparty 15''. *During the ''Siste Sjansen'' round of Melodi Grand Prix 2009, Elisabeth Andreassen, one half of the group Chips, came on stage and sang it with 3 women, who recreated the outfit the group wore at Melodifestivalen in 1982, three saxophone players and a school choir.

References

1982 singles Chips (band) songs Eurovision songs of 1982 Melodifestivalen songs of 1982 Eurovision songs of Sweden Songs written by Lasse Holm Female vocal duets Songs written by Monica Forsberg Ingmar Nordströms songs 1982 songs Mariann Grammofon singles Songs in Swedish {{1980s-pop-song-stub