"Svag"
Single by Victor Leksell
from the album Fånga mig när jag faller
LanguageSwedish
English title"Weak"
Released17 January 2020 (2020-01-17)
Length3:11
LabelSony
Songwriter(s)
Producer(s)
  • Carl Silvergran
  • Felix Flygare Floderer
  • Niklas Carson Mattsson
Victor Leksell singles chronology
"Bra för dig"
(2019) 		"Svag"
(2020) 		"Fantasi"
(2020)

"Svag" is a song by Swedish singer Victor Leksell, released as a single from his debut album, Fånga mig när jag faller (2020). Leksell performed the song at Musikhjälpen in December 2019; following positive reception from fans, the song was released on 17 January 2020.[1] "Svag" was written by Leksell along with Carl Silvergran, Felix Flygare Floderer, Kevin Högdahl, and Niklas Carson Mattsson, and produced by Silvergran, Floderer, and Mattsson.[2] According to Leksell, the song expresses the feeling of having one's breath taken away while in the presence of a love interest.[3]

In Sweden, "Svag" debuted at number-one on the singles chart and stayed atop for 14 non-consecutive weeks; it has subsequently been certified nonuple platinum by the Swedish Recording Industry Association.[4][5] The song also topped the singles chart in Norway and has reached the top 20 in Denmark, where it has been certified platinum.[6][7] Leksell and Norwegian singer Astrid S performed "Svag" on the Svinesund Bridge on the Norway–Sweden border; the duet was performed in the singers' respective languages of Swedish and Norwegian.[8][9] Due to the song's success in the Nordic countries, Leksell was awarded the 2020 Nordens språkpris [sv] (transl. Nordic Language Award) by Föreningen Norden for breaking down linguistic barriers.[9] In October 2020, "Svag" became the most-streamed Swedish-language song on Spotify, accruing over 100 million streams.[10] As of March 2021, it has been streamed over 130 million times.[11]

In 2020, "Svag" was awarded the Rockbjörnen for Swedish Song of the Year (Årets svenska låt),[12] and was nominated for International Hit of the Year (Årets internationale hit) at the Danish Music Awards.[13] It was also awarded the 2020 Svensktoppen award for Song of the Year (Årets låt).[14] At the P3 Gold Awards [sv] in 2021, the song won in the category of Song of the Year (Årets låt).[15] Additionally, "Svag" won Song of the Year (Årets låt) at the 2021 Grammis.[16]

Victor Leksell was in talks with Basshunter about working together, and Basshunter was supposed to remix "Svag", but instead of it they recorded "Ingen kan slå (Boten Anna)".[17]

Charts

Weekly charts

Chart (2020) Peak
position
Denmark (Tracklisten)[18] 18
Norway (VG-lista)[6] 1
Sweden (Sverigetopplistan)[4] 1

Year-end charts

Chart (2020) Position
Denmark (Tracklisten)[19] 41
Norway (VG-lista)[20] 1
Sweden (Sverigetopplistan)[21] 1
Chart (2021) Position
Norway (VG-lista)[22] 24
Sweden (Sverigetopplistan)[23] 6
Chart (2022) Position
Sweden (Sverigetopplistan)[24] 49
Chart (2023) Position
Sweden (Sverigetopplistan)[25] 73

Certifications

Region Certification Certified units/sales
Denmark (IFPI Danmark)[7] 2× Platinum 180,000‡
Sweden (GLF)[5] 9× Platinum 72,000,000†

‡ Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone.
† Streaming-only figures based on certification alone.

See also

References

  1. ^ "Victor Leksell släpper singeln "Svag"" [Victor Leksell releases the single "Svag"] (Press release) (in Swedish). Sony Music Entertainment. Mynewsdesk. 17 January 2020. Retrieved 3 October 2020.
  2. ^ "Svag - Single by Victor Leksell". Spotify. Retrieved 3 October 2020.
  3. ^ ""Svag" mest strömmade svenska låten någonsin" ["Svag" most streamed Swedish song ever]. Sveriges Radio (in Swedish). 24 July 2020. Retrieved 3 October 2020.
  4. ^ a b "Victor Leksell – Svag". Singles Top 100. Retrieved 4 October 2020.
  5. ^ a b "Veckolista Singlar, vecka 8" (in Swedish). Grammofonleverantörernas förening. Retrieved 3 October 2020.
  6. ^ a b "Victor Leksell – Svag". VG-lista. Retrieved 3 October 2020.
  7. ^ a b "Victor Leksell "Svag"" (in Danish). International Federation of the Phonographic Industry. 26 January 2021. Retrieved 18 April 2021.
  8. ^ Aas, Jenny Emilie (15 December 2020). "Victor Leksell x 730.no om Svag, kjæresten og sitt norske drømmesamarbeid" [Victor Leksell x 730.no on Svag, his girlfriend, and his dream Norwegian collaboration]. 730.no (in Norwegian). Retrieved 18 April 2021.
  9. ^ a b "Victor Leksell vinner Nordens språkpris" [Victor Leksell wins the Nordic Language Award] (in Swedish). Föreningen Norden. 22 December 2020. Retrieved 18 April 2021.
  10. ^ ""Svag" sätter nytt Spotifyrekord" ["Svag" sets a new Spotify record]. Aftonbladet (in Swedish). TT News Agency. 22 October 2020. Retrieved 20 November 2020.
  11. ^ Wijk, Fanny (28 March 2021). "Victor Leksell: "I Göteborg vet ingen vem jag är"" [Victor Leksell: "In Gothenburg, no one knows who I am"]. Göteborgs-Posten (in Swedish). Retrieved 18 April 2021.
  12. ^ Berg, Rosanna (23 August 2020). "Victor Leksell kungen av Rockbjörnen 2020 – vinner tre priser" [Victor Leksell is the king of Rockbjörnen 2020 – wins three awards]. Aftonbladet (in Swedish). Retrieved 20 November 2020.
  13. ^ Felter, Henrik (27 November 2020). "DANISH MUSIC AWARDS: Her er de nominerede og optrædende" [DANISH MUSIC AWARDS: Here are the nominees and performers]. Gaffa (in Danish). Retrieved 31 January 2021.
  14. ^ "Miss Li och Victor Leksell bäst på Svensktoppen 2020" [Miss Li and Victor Leksell the best at Svensktoppen 2020] (in Swedish). Sveriges Radio. 6 January 2021. Retrieved 18 April 2021.
  15. ^ "Här är alla vinnare av P3 Guld 2021" [Here are all the winners of the 2021 P3 Gold Awards]. Sveriges Radio (in Swedish). 20 March 2021. Retrieved 18 April 2021.
  16. ^ "Victor Leksell tar hem sin andra Grammis" [Victor Leksell takes home his second Grammis]. Sydsvenskan (in Swedish). TT News Agency. 3 June 2021. Retrieved 3 June 2021.
  17. ^ Tina Mehrafzoon [in Swedish] (23 June 2023). "Victor Leksell samarbetar med Basshunter: "Jag fattar ingenting"" [Victor Leksell collaborates with Basshunter: "I don't understand anything"]. Sveriges Radio (in Swedish). Archived from the original on 24 June 2023. Retrieved 24 June 2023.
  18. ^ "Victor Leksell – Svag". Tracklisten. Retrieved 20 November 2020.
  19. ^ "Track Top-100 2020" (in Danish). Hitlisten. Retrieved 31 January 2021.
  20. ^ "Topplista – årsliste | Single 2020" (in Norwegian). IFPI Norway. Retrieved 31 January 2021.
  21. ^ "Årslista Singlar, 2020" (in Swedish). Sverigetopplistan. Retrieved 20 January 2021.
  22. ^ "Topplista – årsliste – Singel 2021" (in Norwegian). IFPI Norway. Archived from the original on 31 January 2022. Retrieved 26 April 2022.
  23. ^ "Årslista Singlar, 2021". Sverigetopplistan. Retrieved 14 January 2022.
  24. ^ "Årslista Singlar, 2022" (in Swedish). Sverigetopplistan. Retrieved 15 January 2023.
  25. ^ "Årslista Singlar, 2023". Sverigetopplistan. Retrieved 18 January 2024.
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