Ingen sommar utan reggae
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Ingen sommar utan reggae is a massive Swedish
summer hit for Markoolio
in the Swedish Singles Chart
written by Johan Fjellström, Joakim Hillson and Nicklas Ternedal. Taken from Markoolio's successful album Värsta Plattan the song was recorded in "The Living Room Studio" and was produced by "Empire Music Production".
The single, a reggae
tune released in April 2007 topped the Swedish charts for 5 weeks, staying in the Top 5 for 14 weeks and in the Top 60 for a total of 22 weeks. It went platinum in Sweden.
The single contains two tracks:
Although hugely popular with the young as well as older listeners, the song came under consistent criticism for its lyrics thought to glorify alcohol and encourage its consumption in great quantities (known as binging) with suggestive lyrics like "dricka hemkört och cola, i en uppblåsbar pool" (drinking moonshine and cola in an inflatable pool) and "första vita helgen, jag tror jag dör" (in my first white/sober weekend, I believe I going to die).
Sweden
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summer hit for Markoolio
Markoolio
Marko Kristian "Markoolio" Lehtosalo is a Swedish-Finnish multi-platinum selling recording artist, singer, musician, songwriter, actor, and comedian...
in the Swedish Singles Chart
Sverigetopplistan
Sverigetopplistan, earlier known as Topplistan and Hitlistan and other names, is since October 2007 the Swedish national record chart, based on sales data from Swedish Recording Industry Association ....
written by Johan Fjellström, Joakim Hillson and Nicklas Ternedal. Taken from Markoolio's successful album Värsta Plattan the song was recorded in "The Living Room Studio" and was produced by "Empire Music Production".
The single, a reggae
Reggae
Reggae is a music genre first developed in Jamaica in the late 1960s. While sometimes used in a broader sense to refer to most types of Jamaican music, the term reggae more properly denotes a particular music style that originated following on the development of ska and rocksteady.Reggae is based...
tune released in April 2007 topped the Swedish charts for 5 weeks, staying in the Top 5 for 14 weeks and in the Top 60 for a total of 22 weeks. It went platinum in Sweden.
The single contains two tracks:
- "Ingen sommar utan reggae" (3:48)
- "Ingen sommar utan reggae" (instrumental) (3:48)
Although hugely popular with the young as well as older listeners, the song came under consistent criticism for its lyrics thought to glorify alcohol and encourage its consumption in great quantities (known as binging) with suggestive lyrics like "dricka hemkört och cola, i en uppblåsbar pool" (drinking moonshine and cola in an inflatable pool) and "första vita helgen, jag tror jag dör" (in my first white/sober weekend, I believe I going to die).
Charts
| Year (2007) | Top position |
|---|---|
| Swedish Singles Chart Sverigetopplistan Sverigetopplistan, earlier known as Topplistan and Hitlistan and other names, is since October 2007 the Swedish national record chart, based on sales data from Swedish Recording Industry Association .... |
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