"Lilla fågel blå" ("Little Blue Bird") is a song written and recorded by Swedish musician Staffan Hellstrand for his fourth album, Regn (1993).[1]

"Lilla fågel blå"
Single by Staffan Hellstrand
from the album Regn
A-side"Lilla fågel blå"
B-side"Månens barn"
Released1993
Genre
LabelEMI
Songwriter(s)Staffan Hellstrand

Hellström said the song was created when he tried to develop the musical ideas from the song "Hela himlen svart" from his previous album, Eld (1992).[2] Song lyrics are about a youth friend of him who suffered from schizophrenia, but the opening words "Det kallas himlen ..." ("It's called heaven ...") has led to people believing the song is dedicated to a deceased person.[2]

For the song, Hellstrand was given a Grammis award for "Song of the year 1993" and the song also won a Rockbjörnen award in the "Swedish song of the year 1993" category.[3]

The single peaked at eight position at the Swedish singles chart. At Dansbandskampen 2009, the song was performed by the Highlights.

Charts

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Chart (1993) Peak
position
Europe (Eurochart Hot 100)[4] 92
Sweden (Sverigetopplistan)[5] 8

References

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  1. ^ Information at Svensk mediedatabas
  2. ^ a b Arbetarbladet 12 July 2009 Historien bakom "Lilla fågel blå
  3. ^ "Alla Rockbjörnsvinnare sedan 1979" (in Swedish). Aftonbladet. 2000. Retrieved 1 May 2011.
  4. ^ "Eurochart Hot 100" (PDF). Music & Media. Vol. 10, no. 49. 4 December 1993. p. 11. Retrieved 24 March 2024.
  5. ^ Swedish singles chart positions
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