Dom andra

"Dom andra" (Swedish for The Others) is a song by Swedish alternative rock band Kent. It was released as the first single from their fifth album Vapen & Ammunition on 18 March 2002. The song debuted at number one on the Swedish Singles Chart, becoming the band's first number-one hit. It stayed at the position for four weeks and remained on the chart for twenty-one weeks overall.

"Dom andra"
Single by Kent
from the album Vapen & ammunition
Released	18 March 2002
Genre	Alternative rock
Label	RCA
Songwriter(s)	Joakim Berg
Kent singles chronology
"Chans" (2000) "Dom andra" (2002) "Kärleken väntar" (2002)
Music video
"Dom andra" on YouTube

The song's CD single includes the B-side "Vintervila" that is a remake of a song composed before Kent had formed and the band used the name Havsänglar (Sea-Angels). On the sleeve is a photo of one of the Eskilstuna Zoo's white tigers (taken by Jonas Linell).

The track won Song of the Year at both the 2003 Grammis and 2003 P3 Guld awards.^[1][2]

Music video

The music video shows a woman driving a car (Ferrari 456 GT) through Stockholm at night.^[3]

Track listing

No.	Title	Music	Length
1.	"Dom andra" (The Others)	Joakim Berg	3:46
2.	"Vintervila" (Winter Rest)	Berg	4:14

All lyrics are written by Joakim Berg

Charts

Chart (2002)	Peak position
Finland (Suomen virallinen lista)[4]	5
Norway (VG-lista)[5]	8
Sweden (Sverigetopplistan)[6]	1

Covers

In 2003, the Finnish singer Reijo Taipale recorded a Finnish-language cover version called Ihan kuin nuo toiset.

In 2009, Carolina Wallin Pérez debuted with the album Pärlor och svin with covers of Kent songs, which included Dom Andra.^[7]

In 2023, Ihsahn covered the song with Jonas Renkse on his Fascination Street Sessions EP.^[8]

References

1. "Grammis" (PDF) (in Swedish). IFPI Sweden. Archived from the original (PDF) on March 17, 2012. Retrieved May 1, 2011.
2. "Alla vinnare P3 Guld 2003" (in Swedish). Sveriges Radio. January 30, 2012. Archived from the original on February 17, 2021. Retrieved February 17, 2021.
3. "Kent - Dom Andra (Video)". YouTube. 3 September 2010. Archived from the original on 2021-12-21. Retrieved 5 June 2020.
4. "Kent: Dom andra" (in Finnish). Musiikkituottajat. Retrieved 5 June 2020.
5. "Kent – Dom andra". VG-lista. Retrieved 5 June 2020.
6. "Kent – Dom andra". Singles Top 100. Retrieved 5 June 2020.
7. DN.se: Carolina Wallin Pérez gör jazz av Kentlåtar (in Swedish)
8. "Reviews - Fascination Street Sessions - BLABBERMOUTH.NET". 21 March 2023.