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]

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"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 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 (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 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

Certifications
Region CertificationCertified 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. "Victor Leksell – Svag". Singles Top 100. Retrieved 4 October 2020.
  5. "Veckolista Singlar, vecka 8" (in Swedish). Grammofonleverantörernas förening. Retrieved 3 October 2020.
  6. "Victor Leksell – Svag". VG-lista. Retrieved 3 October 2020.
  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]. 730.no (in Norwegian). 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]. 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.
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