Boogaloo (song)
| "Fyra Bugg och en Coca Cola" | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Single by Lotta Engberg | ||||
| from the album Fyra Bugg & en Coca Cola | ||||
| Language | Swedish | |||
| B-side | "En helt ny dag" | |||
| Released | May 1987 | |||
| Label | Mariann Grammofon | |||
| Composer(s) | Mikael Wendt | |||
| Lyricist(s) | Christer Lundh | |||
| Lotta Engberg singles chronology | ||||
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| Eurovision Song Contest 1987 entry | ||||
| Country | ||||
| Artist(s) | ||||
| Language | ||||
| Composer(s) | Mikael Wendt | |||
| Lyricist(s) | Christer Lundh | |||
| Conductor | ||||
| Finals performance | ||||
| Final result | 12th | |||
| Final points | 50 | |||
| Entry chronology | ||||
| ◄ "E' de' det här du kallar kärlek?" (1986) | ||||
| "Stad i ljus" (1988) ► | ||||
"Boogaloo", also known by its original title "Fyra Bugg och en Coca Cola" ("Four chewing gums and a Coca-Cola"), is a Swedish-language song.[1] written by Mikael Wendt and Christer Lundh, with which Swedish dansband and pop singer Lotta Engberg won the Melodifestivalen 1987. [2]
The song, which is about summer, was renamed "Boogaloo" for the Eurovision Song Contest 1987, where it represented Sweden. [3] It is the title track of Engberg's 1987 album, Fyra Bugg & en Coca Cola.[3]
The single was released in May 1987, with the song "En helt ny dag" as the B-side. It peaked at number 19 on the Swedish Singles Chart. Additionally, the song charted at Svensktoppen for six weeks between 19 April and 24 May 1987, topping the chart all six times.[4]
Charts
[edit]| Chart (1987) | Peak position |
|---|---|
| Sweden (Sverigetopplistan) | 19 |
| Sweden (Svensktoppen) | 1 |
In popular culture
[edit]- A Swedish television clip from 1987 featured future prime minister Carl Bildt doing sing-along to "Fyra bugg och en Coca Cola" when he visited a music studio. Bildt, who was wearing headphones, was distinctly off-key in his singing performance, and this clip has been used several times by comedy shows on Swedish television.[5]
- In the Melodifestivalen 2010, Timo Räisänen performed the song.[6]
References
[edit]- ^ Tosser, Magnus (10 February 2020). ""Det var ingen som ville sjunga ´Fyra bugg`"". Kuriren. Retrieved 28 February 2025.
- ^ Brännström, Linus (16 February 2019). "Lotta Engberg svartlistades efter genombrottet i Melodifestivalen". Expressen. Retrieved 28 February 2025.
- ^ a b "Lotta Engberg fick byta namn på låten Fyra Bugg". allas.se. 25 February 2013. Retrieved 28 February 2025.
- ^ "Svensktoppen" (in Swedish). Sveriges Radio. 1987. Retrieved 26 October 2007.
- ^ "Carl Bildts kavajkupp". Expressen. 9 January 2008. Archived from the original on 22 June 2008. Retrieved 17 February 2009.
- ^ SVT Play 2010 – Timo tolkar Fyra Bugg & en Coca Cola Archived 18 July 2011 at the Wayback Machine
