Svag

"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 () 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 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

Year-end charts

See also

• List of number-one singles of 2020 (Norway)
• List of number-one singles of 2020 (Sweden)

References

1. ^ "Victor Leksell släpper singeln "Svag"" [Victor Leksell releases the single "Svag"] (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] (in Swedish). Sveriges Radio. 24 July 2020. Retrieved 3 October 2020.
4. ^ sweden
5. ^ "Veckolista Singlar, vecka 8" (in Swedish). Grammofonleverantörernas förening. Retrieved 3 October 2020.
6. ^ norway
7. ^ "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] (in Norwegian). 730.no. Retrieved 18 April 2021.
9. ^ "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] (in Swedish). Aftonbladet. 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"] (in Swedish). Göteborgs-Posten. 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] (in Swedish). Aftonbladet. 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] (in Danish). Gaffa. 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] (in Swedish). Sveriges Radio. 20 March 2021. Retrieved 18 April 2021.
16. ^ "Victor Leksell tar hem sin andra Grammis" [Victor Leksell takes home his second Grammis] (in Swedish). Sydsvenskan. TT News Agency. 3 June 2021. Retrieved 3 June 2021.
17. ^ Tina Mehrafzoon (23 June 2023). "Victor Leksell samarbetar med Basshunter: "Jag fattar ingenting"" [Victor Leksell collaborates with Basshunter: "I don't understand anything"] (in Swedish). Sveriges Radio. Archived 24 June 2023 at the Wayback Machine. Retrieved 24 June 2023.
18. ^ "Track Top-100 2020" (in Danish). Hitlisten. Retrieved 31 January 2021.
19. ^ "Topplista – årsliste | Single 2020" (in Norwegian). IFPI Norway. Retrieved 31 January 2021.
20. ^ "Årslista Singlar, 2020" (in Swedish). Sverigetopplistan. Retrieved 20 January 2021.
21. ^ "Topplista – årsliste – Singel 2021" (in Norwegian). IFPI Norway. Archived 31 January 2022 at the Wayback Machine. Retrieved 26 April 2022.
22. ^ "Årslista Singlar, 2021". Sverigetopplistan. Retrieved 14 January 2022.
23. ^ "Årslista Singlar, 2022" (in Swedish). Sverigetopplistan. Retrieved 15 January 2023.
24. ^ "Årslista Singlar, 2023". Sverigetopplistan. Retrieved 18 January 2024.
25. ^ "Årslista Singlar, 2024". Sverigetopplistan. Retrieved 15 January 2025.
26. ^ "Årslista Singlar, 2025" (in Swedish). Sverigetopplistan. Retrieved 22 January 2026.