"'Gubben i lådan" is a Swedish language song by Swedish artist Daniel Adams-Ray taken from his 2010 debut album Svart, vitt och allt däremellan released on Sweden Music and reaching the top of the Sverigetopplistan, the official Swedish Singles Chart staying four 4 weeks at #1. It was the 2nd single from the album following his debut single "Dum av dig". "Gubben i lådan" was written and produced by Adams-Ray himself and songwriter Carl Wikström Ask.
Adams-Ray had stopped his musical career in 2006. In the summer 2009, he recorded a song for a fashion show and then felt "a desire" to come back to music again. The song which mean "Jack-in-the-box" in Swedish is about a relation where he took loyalty a bit too far. So when the relationship collapsed, he took that he had lost part of himself in it.
The song debuted at #15 at the Swedish Singles Chart on October 8, 2010 making it to the top of the charts on October 29, 2010, taking over from former band mate Oskar Linnros other hit "Från och med du". It stayed at #1 for 4 weeks before being overtaken by the September massive hit "Mikrofonkåt".
"Gubben i lådan" was certified platinum by the Swedish Recording Industry Association with certified sales of 20,000 copies until 20 December 2010. The song also reached #2 on DigiListan, Sweden's top list of most downloaded songs.
| Chart (2010) | Peak position |
|---|---|
| Sweden (Sverigetopplistan)[1] | 1 |
| Sweden (DigiListan) | 2 |
| Preceded by Från och med du by Oskar Linnros |
Swedish Singles Chart number-one single October 29, 2010 - November 26, 2010 |
Succeeded by "Mikrofonkåt" by September |