"De ä bar å åk" (Northern Swedish dialect for "You just go") is a song written by Bosse Carlgren and Billy Gezon, and used as a fight song for the Swedish alpine ski team, featuring Ingemar Stenmark, Stig Strand, Calle Briandt and Jan Green.[1] It was released as a 1976 single together with "Vi åk bättre da för da" (Northern Swedish dialect for "We go better day for day").
| "De ä bar å åk" | |
|---|---|
| Song by Swedish alpine ski team | |
| from the album Vi åk bättre da för da | |
| Language | Swedish |
| Released | February 1976 |
| Genre | popular music |
| Label | Metronome |
| Songwriter(s) | Bosse Carlgren and Billy Gezon |
The song title refers to "De ä bar å åk", a quotation credited to Swedish alpine skier Ingemar Stenmark when answering a journalist's question in a radio interview when asked what he did to win.
The song charted at Svensktoppen for five weeks between 24 April-22 May 1976, where it peaked at 3rd.
The song also appears in the 2014 film The Anderssons Rock the Mountains.[2]
Charts
edit| Chart (1976-1977) | Peak position |
|---|---|
| Sweden (Sverigetopplistan)[3] | 19 |
References
edit- ^ Information at Svensk mediedatabas
- ^ "Sune i fjällen (2014)" (in Swedish). Svensk filmdatabas. 2014. Retrieved 13 September 2014.
- ^ Swedish singles chart positions
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