Jag och min far

"Jag och min far" ("Me and my dad/father") is a song written and recorded by Olle Ljungström, and released as a single in 1997^[1] as well as on his 1998 studio album Det stora kalaset.^[2] A music video was also directed.

"Jag och min far"
Single by Olle Ljungström
from the album Det stora kalaset
A-side	"Jag och min far"
B-side	"Saker som jag samlat på"
Released	1997
Label	Telegram
Songwriter(s)	Olle Ljungström

Lyrically, it deals with memories from a son and his father, who has died, exchanging knowledge within different topics. The song is not autobiographical in a literal sense; Ljungström's father was alive at the time, although the two had been out of touch for several years.^[3][4]

In 2008, it was recorded by Love Olzon on the tribute album Andra sjunger Olle Ljungström^[5] and by Pernilla Andersson on the album Gör dig till hund.^[6]

In 2012, Magnus Uggla performed the song in the third season of Så mycket bättre. His recording became a Svensktoppen hit, subsequently charting from 23 December 2012^[7] until 17 January 2016,^[8] spending a total of 161 weeks on the chart.^[9] It also peaked at number two on the Swedish Singles Chart.

Charts

Magnus Uggla recording

Chart (2012-2013)	Peak position
Sweden (Sverigetopplistan)[10]	2

References

1. "Jag och min far" (in Swedish). Svensk mediedatabas. 1997. Retrieved 20 January 2013.
2. "Det stora kalaset" (in Swedish). Svensk mediedatabas. 1998. Retrieved 18 August 2014.
3. Horn, Daniel (11 May 2016). "Olle Ljungström - Det Stora Kalaset". Gaffa (in Swedish). Archived from the original on 4 December 2017. Retrieved 15 February 2018.
4. "Jag skriver bättre låtar än Per Gessle". Aftonbladet (in Swedish). 6 February 1998. Retrieved 14 February 2018.
5. "Andra sjunger Olle Ljungström" (in Swedish). Svensk mediedatabas. 2008. Retrieved 18 August 2014.
6. "Gör dig till hund" (in Swedish). Svensk mediedatabas. 2008. Retrieved 18 August 2014.
7. "Svensktoppslistan" (in Swedish). Sveriges Radio. 23 December 2012. Retrieved 20 January 2013.
8. "Svensktoppslistan" (in Swedish). Sveriges Radio. 17 January 2016. Retrieved 31 January 2016.
9. "Svensktoppslistan" (in Swedish). Sveriges Radio. 24 January 2016. Retrieved 31 January 2016.
10. "Jag och min far". Swedischarts. 2012–2013. Retrieved 20 January 2013.