"Papaya Coconut" | |
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Song by Kikki Danielsson | |
from the album Papaya Coconut | |
Language | Swedish |
Released | 1986 |
Genre | pop, schlager |
Label | Mariann |
Songwriter(s) | Lasse Holm |
Composer(s) | Ingela Forsman |
Producer(s) | Ingela Forsman, Lasse Holm |
"Papaya Coconut" is a song, written by Ingela Forsman and Lasse Holm. It was recorded with lyrics in Swedish by Kikki Danielsson on her 1986 album Papaya Coconut,[1] and is one of her most famous recordings. The lyrics are about travelling from the Earth's colder places to its hotter places. The song was a Svensktoppen #1 hit, being at the chart for 12 weeks from 11 January to 29 March 1987.[2]
Kikki Danielsson's original recording of the song also appears in the 2014 film The Anderssons Rock the Mountains.[3]
In 1998 Kikki Danielsson recorded the song together with Dr. Alban, with lyrics in English written by Dr. Alban, and released it on the single Dr. Alban vs. Kikki Danielsson - Papaya Coconut (Come Along), which was released on 21 September 1998. The music was re-arranged from classical Svensktoppen pop to Eurodance, and for that reason more like a Dr. Alban song than a Kikki Danielsson song. The single peaked at #22 at the Swedish singles chart. This version was also included as the last track on the 1999 Kikki Danielssons orkester album Dagar som kommer och går.
Chart (1998) | Peak |
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Sweden | 22[4] |
Sweden Top 60 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Week | 1 October 1998 | 8 October 1998 | 15 October 1998 | 22 October 1998 | 29 October 1998 | 5 November 1998 | 12 November 1998 | 19 November 1998 | 26 November 1998 | 3 December 1998 | 10 December 1998 | 17 December 1998 | ||||||||||||||||||
Position | 28 | 32 | 22 | 24 | 32 | 30 | 40 | 48 | 60 | 59 | 40 | 40 |