Det blir alltid värre framåt natten

"Det blir alltid värre framåt natten" (English translation: "It Always Becomes Worse When the Night Comes") was the Swedish entry in the Eurovision Song Contest 1978, performed in Swedish by Björn Skifs.

"Det blir alltid värre framåt natten"
Eurovision Song Contest 1978 entry
Country
Artist(s)
Language
Composer(s)
Peter Himmelstrand
Lyricist(s)
Peter Himmelstrand
Conductor
Bengt Palmers
Finals performance
Final result
14th
Final points
26
Entry chronology
◄ "Beatles" (1977)   
"Satellit" (1979) ►

At the Eurovision Song Contest 1978 in Paris, 22 April, Björn Skifs intended to cause controversy by singing in English, which could have disqualified him from the contest. Although he decided to perform the song in Swedish, he forgot some of the words during the performance, replacing them with gibberish.

The song was performed twentieth on the night and last (following Austria's Springtime with "Mrs. Caroline Robinson". At the close of voting, it had received 26 points, placing 14th in a field of 20.

It was succeeded as Swedish representative at the 1979 Contest by Ted Gärdestad with "Satellit".

Charts
Chart (1978) Peak
position
Sweden (Sverigetopplistan)[1] 8

References
  1. "Swedishcharts.com – Björn Skifs – Det blir alltid värre framåt natten". Singles Top 100. Retrieved November 30, 2020.



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