För att du finns

"För att du finns" is a song written by Bobby Ljunggren and Sonja Aldén. Sonja Aldén performed the song during the third semifinal of Melodifestivalen 2007 in Örnsköldsvik on 17 February 2007. The song ended up in third place, and reached the finals through Andra chansen. At the finals in the Stockholm Globe Arena, the song ended up in sixth place.

"För att du finns"
Single by Sonja Aldén
from the album Till dig
A-side	"För att du finns"
B-side	"För att du finns (acoustic version)", "För att du finns" (background version)
Released	26 February 2007
Genre	Schlager
Label	Lionheart International
Songwriter(s)	Bobby Ljunggren, Sonja Aldén
Ann-Louise Hanson, Towa Carson & Siw Malmkvist singles chronology
"Etymon" (2006) "För att du finns" (2007) "Här star jag" (2007)

On 26 February 2007, the single was released. It peaked at number three on the Swedish singles chart.

The song charted at Svensktoppen, entering the chart on 29 April 2007. There it ended up 5th during the first week. On 20 May 2007 it reached first place.^[1] It stayed at that position for 26 weeks, which resulted in the third longest period a song had topped Svensktoppen, only to be knocked down to the second place on 18 November 2007 by "Om du lämnade mig nu" by Lars Winnerbäck and Miss Li.^[2] On 30 December 2007 the song was at Svensktoppen for the 35th and final time,^[3] before being knocked out from the chart.^[4] The song became a major hit, and became the most successful Svensktoppen song of 2007 based on the chart's calculation system, where it received 15 363 points.

Track listing

1. För att du finns
2. För att du finns (acoustic version)
3. För att du finns (background version)

Charts

Weekly charts Chart (2007) Peak position Sweden (Sverigetopplistan)[5] 3

Year-end charts Chart (2007) Position Sweden (Sverigetopplistan)[6] 16

References

1. "Svensktoppen - 20 May 2007". Archived from the original on 12 November 2013. Retrieved 12 November 2013.
2. Svensktoppen - 18 November 2007 Archived 12 November 2013 at the Wayback Machine
3. Svensktoppen - 30 December 2007 Archived 12 November 2013 at the Wayback Machine
4. Svensktoppen - 6 January 2008 Archived 12 November 2013 at the Wayback Machine
5. "Sonja Aldén – För att du finns". Singles Top 100. Retrieved 25 November 2021.
6. "Årslista Singlar – År 2007" (in Swedish). Sverigetopplistan. Retrieved 25 November 2021.

External links

• Information at Svensk mediedatabas