"Jag mår illa" (in English: "I Feel Sick") is a song written by Swedish artist, composer and actor Magnus Uggla and Anders Henriksson, and recorded by Magnus Uggla for his 1989 album 35-åringen. With lyrics satirizing celebrity culture and gossip magazines, the song reached Svensktoppen on 17 September 1989, peaking at number nine on the Norwegian singles chart, while topping the Swedish singles chart. Uggla wrote the song for a screenplay of a film that was never produced.[1] Swedish radio program Metropol appointed the song "Best Swedish song of the 1980s".[2]
| "Jag mår illa" | ||||
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| Single by Magnus Uggla | ||||
| from the album 35-åringen | ||||
| A-side | "Jag mår illa" | |||
| Released | 1989 | |||
| Genre | Pop rock | |||
| Songwriter(s) | Magnus Uggla and Anders Henriksson | |||
| Magnus Uggla singles chronology | ||||
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| Music video | ||||
| "Jag mår illa" on YouTube | ||||
Charts
edit| Chart (1989) | Peak position |
|---|---|
| Europe (Eurochart Hot 100)[3] | 64 |
| Finland (Suomen virallinen lista)[4] | 24 |
| Norway (VG-lista)[5] | 9 |
| Sweden (Sverigetopplistan)[6] | 1 |
References
edit- ^ Klassiska mästerverk album liner notes, Magnus Uggla, 2002
- ^ Retrogalaxen – Musiken, chronible by Jörgen Stafrin
- ^ "Eurochart Hot 100" (PDF). Music & Media. 14 October 1989. Retrieved 25 September 2020.
- ^ Pennanen, Timo (2021). "Magnus Uggla". Sisältää hitin - 2. laitos Levyt ja esittäjät Suomen musiikkilistoilla 1.1.1960–30.6.2021 (PDF) (in Finnish). Helsinki: Kustannusosakeyhtiö Otava. p. 268. Retrieved 10 July 2022.
- ^ "Magnus Uggla – Jag mår illa". VG-lista. Retrieved 24 May 2020.
- ^ "Magnus Uggla – Jag mår illa". Singles Top 100. Retrieved 24 May 2020.