"Hand i hand"
Song by Magnus Uggla
from the album Välkommen till folkhemmet
LanguageSwedish
Released1983
Genrepop
Songwriter(s)Magnus Uggla

"Hand i hand" is a song written by Magnus Uggla, and performed by him on his 1983 album Välkommen till folkhemmet. The chorus are taken from Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky's violin concert.[1] The song's lyrics reflect upon the hippie movement during the political left-wave in the Western World during the years around 1970. Living for 10 years inside a flat at Västerlånggatan in Gamla stan, Uggla would sometimes be awakened by songs like El Cóndor Pasa. He would sometimes reply by playing heavy metal.[2]

Other version

In 1998, a new version was released, together with Dogge Doggelito, peaking at number 47 on the Swedish Singles Chart.

Within the world of sports, the chorus is sometimes used as a cheering chant.[3] It is sung:

  • Heja X-lag, tillsammans skall vi kämpa på. Krossa Y-lag. Vi älskar X-lag.

meaning:

  • Go X-team, together, we'll fight. Crush Y team. We love X team.

Charts

1998 version

Chart (1998) Peak
position
Sweden (Sverigetopplistan)[4] 47

References

  1. "Pjotr Tjajkovskij". 1990. Archived from the original on 25 May 2012. Retrieved 14 July 2011.
  2. Klassiska mästerverk album lines, Magnus Uggla, 2002
  3. "difhockey.se - Djurgården Hockey" (in Swedish). 26 July 2017. Archived from the original on 2017-07-26. Retrieved 15 April 2020.
  4. "Veckolista Singlar, vecka 28, 1998". Sverigetopplistan. Retrieved 15 April 2020.



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