Sommarnatt

"Sommarnatt"
Single by Snowstorm
from the album Snowstorm
A-side "Sommarnatt"
B-side "Message"
Released 1980
Format grammophone record
Genre rock
Writer(s) Lars Diedricson
Torben Ferm

"Sommarnatt" is a song written by Lars "Dille" Diedricson and Torben Ferm, and originally recorded by Snowstorm. Originally, it was released on the album Sommarnattin 1980, and as a single the same year, with the B-side being "Message", an English-language version of the same song. The single peaked at second position at the Swedish singles chart.

A recording by Wizex, from the 1980 album You Treated Me Wrong,[1] with vocals by Tommy Stjernfeldt, charted at Svensktoppen between 7 December 1980[2]-1 February 1981,[3] peaking at 6th position.

In 1989, Snowstorm released a new version, "Sommarnatt '89", peaking at 13th position at the by Swedish singles chart.

The original chorues lines were "Du-u-u. Jag vill att du ska se mig. A-ha", before being rewritten by the band drummer Torben Ferm. Singeln är en av titlarna i boken Tusen svenska klassiker (2009).[4]

Chart trajectories

Sommarnatt, Snowstorm 1980

Chart (1980-1981, 1992) Peak position
Sweden 2[5]

Sommarnatt '89, Snowstorm 1989

Chart (1980-1981, 1992) Peak position
Sweden 3[6]

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