| "Vill ha dej / I Want You" |
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| Single by Freestyle |
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| from the album Fantasi |
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| Language | Swedish (A-side) |
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| B-side | "I Want You" (in English) |
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| Released | 1980 (1980) |
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| Genre | |
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| Length | 14:33 |
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| Label | Sound of Scandinavia |
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| Songwriter(s) | - Tommy Ekman
- Joakim Hagleitner
- Christer Sandelin
- Anders Uddberg
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| Producer(s) | Ulf Wahlberg |
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| Freestyle singles chronology |
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"Running Away"
(1980) | "Vill ha dej / I Want You"
(1980) | "Fantasi"
(1981) | |
"Vill ha dej" (also spelled "Vill ha dig", English: "I Want You") is a 1980 single by Swedish synthpop group Freestyle. While being about love, the song also references school and school classes. Side B of the vinyl contains English-language versions of the songs on the A side. It reached number one in Svensktoppen for a five-week run.
Track listing
- Side A
- "Vill ha dej" (3:40)
- "Kom till mej" (3:28)
- Side B
- "I Want You" (3:30)
- "Isn't That Fine" (3:55)
Charts
| Lista | Position |
| Norway (VG-lista) | 2 |
| Sweden (Svensktoppen) | 1 |
Drömhus version
| "Vill ha dig" |
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| Single by Drömhus |
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| from the album Drömmar |
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| B-side | "Remix" |
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| Released | 1998 |
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| Studio | Dr. Records Studio |
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| Genre | |
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| Length | 3:42 |
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| Drömhus singles chronology |
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"Du och jag"
(1997) | "Vill ha dig"
(1998) | "Ge upp"
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| Music video |
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| "Vill ha dig" on YouTube |
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Swedish artist Drömhus (Therese Grankvist) released a cover version of the song as "Vill ha dig" in 1998.[1] It was released as the second single from her debut album, Drömmar (Dreams) (1998), and peaked at #1 in Denmark, Norway and Sweden. The song also reached #3 in Finland and #30 on the Eurochart Hot 100 in June 1998.
Track listing
- CD single, Scandinavia (1998)
- "Vill ha dig" - 3:42
- "Vill ha dig" (Extended) - 4:42
- "Ja må hon leva" - 1:02
Charts
Weekly charts | Year-end charts | Chart (1998) | Position | | Sweden (Sverigetopplistan)[4] | 8 | |
Other versions
The song was featured by Loreen in the 2004 Swedish Idol compilation Det bästa från Idol 2004.
In 2019, the song was covered by the Norwegian group Keiino.
References
- ^ Adolfsson, Niklas. "Drömhus / Therese Grankvist".
- ^ "Top National Sellers" (PDF). Music & Media. 1 August 1998. Retrieved 6 May 2018.
- ^ "Eurochart Hot 100" (PDF). Music & Media. 20 June 1998. Retrieved 9 May 2018.
- ^ "Årslista Singlar – År 1998" (in Swedish). Hitlistan. Archived from the original on 6 October 2014. Retrieved 22 November 2019.
External links
- Freestyle – Vill ha dej on YouTube
Authority control databases  | - MusicBrainz release group
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