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]

"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)

In Sweden, "Svag" debuted at number-one on the singles chart and stayed atop for 14 non-consecutive weeks; it has subsequently been certified septuple 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 gold.[6][7] As of October 2020, "Svag" is the most-streamed Swedish-language song on Spotify, with over 100 million streams.[8] In 2020, the song was awarded the Rockbjörnen for Swedish Song of the Year (Årets svenska låt),[9] and was nominated for International Hit of the Year (Årets internationale hit) at the Danish Music Awards.[10]

Charts

Weekly charts
Chart (2020) Peak
position
Denmark (Tracklisten)[11] 18
Norway (VG-lista)[6] 1
Sweden (Sverigetopplistan)[4] 1

Year-end charts
Chart (2020) Position
Denmark (Tracklisten)[12] 41
Norway (VG-lista)[13] 1
Sweden (Sverigetopplistan)[14] 1

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] (in Swedish). Sveriges Radio. 24 July 2020. Retrieved 3 October 2020.
  4. "Swedishcharts.com – Victor Leksell – Svag". Singles Top 100. Retrieved 4 October 2020.
  5. "Veckolista Singlar, vecka 39" (in Swedish). Grammofonleverantörernas förening. Retrieved 3 October 2020.
  6. "Norwegiancharts.com – Victor Leksell – Svag". VG-lista. Retrieved 3 October 2020.
  7. "Victor Leksell "Svag"" (in Danish). International Federation of the Phonographic Industry. 7 October 2020. Retrieved 20 November 2020.
  8. ""Svag" sätter nytt Spotifyrekord" ["Svag" sets a new Spotify record]. Aftonbladet (in Swedish). TT News Agency. 22 October 2020. Retrieved 20 November 2020.
  9. 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.
  10. 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.
  11. "Danishcharts.com – Victor Leksell – Svag". Tracklisten. Retrieved 20 November 2020.
  12. "Track Top-100 2020" (in Danish). Hitlisten. Retrieved 31 January 2021.
  13. "Topplista – årsliste | Single 2020" (in Norwegian). IFPI Norway. Retrieved 31 January 2021.
  14. "Årslista Singlar, 2020" (in Swedish). Sverigetopplistan. Retrieved 20 January 2021.
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