När vi två blir en

"När vi två blir en"
Single by Gyllene Tider
from the album Moderna Tider
A-side "När vi två blir en"
B-side "Kärleken är inte blind (men ganska närsynt)"
Released 29 October 1980
Format grammophone record
Genre pop
Label Parlophone
Writer(s) Per Gessle

"När vi två blir en", written by Per Gessle, and also known after the refrain's opening line ""Jag vill känna din kropp emot min"", is a song with lyrics describing teenage love, released as a single on 29 October 1980 by pop group Gyllene Tider. Göran Fritzson wrote the Farfisa-intro and the hook.[1] Gyllene Tider also recorded the song with lyrics in på English, as "Beating Heart", releasing it as a promo single on 1 September 1981 using the group name Modern Times.

The song became a major hit in Sweden and Norway, topping the singles charts in both countries. A recording by Miio & Daddy Boastin'[2] became a 2003-2004 hit, topping the Swedish singles chart.

The Gyllene Tider version charted at Svensktoppen for 10 weeks between 14 December 1980[3]-1 March 1981,[4] peaking at 2nd position. The Miio & Daddy Boastin' version was tested for Svensktoppen on 3 August 2003, but failed failed to enter the chart.

Single track listing

När vi två blir en

Sidae A

  1. När vi två blir en - 3:05

Side B

  1. Kärleken är inte blind (men ganska närsynt) - 3:47

Beating Heart

Side A

  1. Beating Heart (När vi två blir en) - 3.06

Side B

  1. To Play with Fire (Leka med elden) - 4.57

Charts

Gyllene Tider version

Chart (1980-1981) Peak
position
Norway[5] 1
Sweden[6] 1

Miio feat. Daddy Boastin' version

Chart (2003-2004) Peak
position
Sweden[7] 3

Trivia

Gameshows in TV and radio where it's about to guess the right year, as well as several year-based radio and TV-programs, often use the song as a signature for 1981, despite the song being a 1980-1981 hit.[8]

References

  1. ↑ Gyllene Tiders diskografi
  2. ↑ Information at Svensk mediedatabas
  3. ↑ Svensktoppen - 1980
  4. ↑ Svensktoppen - 1981
  5. ↑ "När vi två blir en". Norwegiancharts. 1980. Retrieved 17 June 2014.
  6. ↑ "När vi två blir en". Swedishcharts. 1980. Retrieved 17 June 2014.
  7. ↑ "När vi två blir en". Swedishcharts. 2003. Retrieved 17 June 2014.
  8. ↑ "Mats Strandberg minns - så var sportåret 1981". Sveriges Radio. 19 November 2011 (listen 02:35 into the program, hear the organ intro. Retrieved 17 June 2014. Check date values in: |date= (help)

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