Dag efter dag (English: Day after Day) is a Swedish language song, with melody by Lasse Holm and text by Monica Forsberg. The band Chips won the Swedish Melodifestivalen 1982 with Dag efter dag, and the song was sung by Kikki Danielsson and Elisabeth Andreasson. Chips finished eighth in the Eurovision Song Contest 1982 with the song. On April 18, 1982, the song reached the first place at the music hitlist Svensktoppen; there it stayed for nine rounds. In 1982, Dag efter dag was also released as a single. Chips also recorded the song in an English language version, as Day after Day. Swedish ( ) is a North Germanic language (also called Scandinavian languages) spoken predominantly in Sweden and in parts of Finland, especially along the coast and on the Åland islands, by more than nine million people. ... A song is a relatively short musical composition for the human voice (possibly accompanied by other musical instruments), which features words (lyrics). ... Lars-Eric (Lasse) Gustav Holm, born December 9, 1943 in Stockholm, Sweden, songwriter, song text writer and singer. ... Monica Forsberg, Monica Yvonne Forsberg, born September 14, 1950 in Karlskoga, Sweden, is a Swedish singer, songwriter and actress, She was a member in the grouo Ritz, which competed in Melodifestivalen in 1983 (number 4 with the song Marionett) and 1985 (with the song Nu har det hänt igen... Chips was a Swedish-Norwegian band, active between 1979 and 1983. ... Ann-Kristin (Kikki) Danielsson (born 10 May 1952 in Osby, Sweden) is a Swedish singer. ... Elisabeth Bettan Andreassen (born March 28, 1958) is a Swedish-Norwegian singer. ... The Eurovision Song Contest 1982 was the 27th Eurovision Song Contest and was held on April 24, 1982 in Harrogate, England. ... April 18 is the 108th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (109th in leap years). ... 1982 (MCMLXXXII) was a common year starting on Friday of the Gregorian calendar. ... 1982 (MCMLXXXII) was a common year starting on Friday of the Gregorian calendar. ... In music, a single is a short (usually ten minutes or less*) record, usually featuring one or two tracks as A-side, often accompanied by several B-sides, usually remixes or other songs. ... The English language is a West Germanic language that originates in England. ...

Trivia

• Monica Forsberg wrote the text. It is said that she did it one day when she was sick, but wanted to stay happy.
• On June 13, 1982, the song was the last song to be number one at Svensktoppen, before the program was removed the first time.