Vill ha dej
| "Vill ha dej / I Want You" | ||||
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| Single by Freestyle | ||||
| from the album Fantasi | ||||
| Language | Swedish (A-side) | |||
| B-side | "I Want You" (in English) | |||
| Released | 1980 | |||
| Length | 14:33 | |||
| Label | Sound of Scandinavia | |||
| Songwriter(s) |
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| Producer(s) | Ulf Wahlberg | |||
| Freestyle singles chronology | ||||
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"Vill ha dej" (also spelled "Vill ha dig", English: "I Want You") is a 1980 single by Swedish synthpop group Freestyle. While being about love, the song also references school and school classes. Side B of the vinyl contains English-language versions of the songs on the A side. It reached number one on the Swedish Topplistan for a five-week run.
Track listing
[edit]Side A
- "Vill ha dej" (3:40)
- "Kom till mej" (3:28)
Side B
- "I Want You" (3:30)
- "Isn't That Fine" (3:55)
Charts
[edit]| Chart (1981) | Peak position |
|---|---|
| Norway (VG-lista)[1] | 2 |
| Sweden (Sverigetopplistan)[2] | 1 |
Drömhus version
[edit]| "Vill ha dig" | ||||
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| Single by Drömhus | ||||
| from the album Drömmar | ||||
| Released | 1998 | |||
| Studio | Dr. Records | |||
| Length | 3:42 | |||
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| Songwriter(s) |
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| Producer(s) | Ari Lehtonen | |||
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| Music video | ||||
| "Vill ha dig" on YouTube | ||||
Swedish artist Drömhus (Therese Grankvist) released a cover version of the song as "Vill ha dig" in 1998.[3] It was released as the second single from her debut album, Drömmar (Dreams) (1998), and peaked at numberone in Denmark, Norway and Sweden. The song also reached number three in Finland and number 30 on the Eurochart Hot 100 in June 1998.
Track listing
[edit]- CD single, Scandinavia (1998)
- "Vill ha dig" – 3:42
- "Vill ha dig" (Extended) – 4:42
- "Ja må hon leva" – 1:02
Charts
[edit]Weekly charts
[edit]| Chart (1998) | Peak position |
|---|---|
| Denmark (IFPI)[4] | 1 |
| Europe (Eurochart Hot 100)[5] | 30 |
| Finland (Suomen virallinen lista)[6] | 3 |
| Norway (VG-lista)[7] | 1 |
| Sweden (Sverigetopplistan)[8] | 1 |
Year-end charts
[edit]| Chart (1998) | Position |
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| Sweden (Hitlistan)[9] | 8 |
Certifications
[edit]| Region | Certification | Certified units/sales |
|---|---|---|
| Norway (IFPI Norway)[10] | Platinum | |
| Sweden (GLF)[11] | Platinum | 30,000^ |
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^ Shipments figures based on certification alone. | ||
References
[edit]- ^ "Freestyle – Vill ha dej". VG-lista. Retrieved 29 May 2025.
- ^ "Freestyle – Vill ha dej". Singles Top 100. Retrieved 29 May 2025.
- ^ Adolfsson, Niklas. "Drömhus / Therese Grankvist".
- ^ "Top National Sellers" (PDF). Music & Media. Vol. 15, no. 31. 1 August 1998. p. 13. Retrieved 6 May 2018.
- ^ "Eurochart Hot 100" (PDF). Music & Media. Vol. 15, no. 25. 20 June 1998. p. 11. Retrieved 9 May 2018.
- ^ "Drömhus: Vill ha dig" (in Finnish). Musiikkituottajat. Retrieved 29 May 2025.
- ^ "Drömhus – Vill ha dig". VG-lista. Retrieved 29 May 2025.
- ^ "Drömhus – Vill ha dig". Singles Top 100. Retrieved 29 May 2025.
- ^ "Årslista Singlar, 1998" (in Swedish). Sverigetopplistan. Retrieved 29 May 2025.
- ^ "IFPI Norsk platebransje Trofeer 1993–2011" (in Norwegian). IFPI Norway. Retrieved 29 May 2025.
- ^ "Guld- och Platinacertifikat − År 1987−1998" (PDF) (in Swedish). IFPI Sweden. Archived from the original (PDF) on 17 May 2011. Retrieved 29 May 2025.
