"Jag skulle vilja tänka en underbar tanke" ("I would like to think a wonderful thought") is a pop

Pop music

Pop music is usually understood to be commercially recorded music, often oriented toward a youth market, usually consisting of relatively short, simple songs utilizing technological innovations to produce new variations on existing themes.- Definitions :David Hatch and Stephen Millward define pop...

 song written by Swedish

Sweden

Sweden , officially the Kingdom of Sweden , is a Nordic country on the Scandinavian Peninsula in Northern Europe. Sweden borders with Norway and Finland and is connected to Denmark by a bridge-tunnel across the Öresund....

 singer and composer Per Gessle

Per Gessle

Per Håkan Gessle is a Swedish pop singer-songwriter, guitarist, and harmonicist. He is the lead singer of the Swedish pop group Gyllene Tider and formed Roxette with Marie Fredriksson...

. It is the second single

Single (music)

In music, a single or record single is a type of release, typically a recording of fewer tracks than an LP or a CD. This can be released for sale to the public in a variety of different formats. In most cases, the single is a song that is released separately from an album, but it can still appear...

 released from the album

Album

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 En händig man

En händig man

En händig man is a Swedish language album released by Swedish pop-rock singer and composer Per Gessle. The title track "En händig man" was the first single, followed by the Promo / Digital-only single, "Jag skulle vilja tänka en underbar tanke", while the last single was "Pratar med min...

, in digital format only. A promotional single

Promotional recording

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 (CDPRO 4410) was also released. It spent 7 weeks 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 ....

, peaking at #29.

The song was tested for Svensktoppen

Svensktoppen

Svensktoppen is a record chart at Sveriges Radio. Until January 2003, the songs had to be in the Swedish language. Svensktoppen has aired since 1962, except for the years 1982-1985. Svensktoppen airs once a week...

, where it entered on August 19, 2007 and reached the 7th place. Totally, the song was at Svensktoppen for eight weeks, with 6th place as best result there.

Formats and track listings

Digital download
(July 9, 2007)

1. "Jag skulle vilja tänka en underbar tanke" - 3:16

Swedish promotional CD
(CDPRO 4410; July 9, 2007)

1. "Jag skulle vilja tänka en underbar tanke" - 3:16

Charts

Chart (2007)	Peak 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 ....	29

Personnel

• Producers: Clarence Öfwerman, Christoffer Lundquist & Per Gessle.
• Music & lyrics: Per Gessle.
• Publisher: Jimmy Fun Music.
• Photo: Anton Corbijn
  Anton Corbijn
  Anton Corbijn is a Dutch photographer, music video and film director. He is the creative director behind the visual output of Depeche Mode and U2, having handled the principal promotion and sleeve photography for both for more than a decade...
  
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