Joey Killer

"Joey Killer"

Single by Magnus Uggla

from the album Den döende dandyn

A-side

"Magnus Uggla"

Released

Format

Anders Henriksson
Magnus Uggla

Magnus Uggla chronology

"Retrospektivt college" (1985)

"Joey Killer" (1986)

"Fula gubbar" (1986)

Joey Killer is a song written and recorded by Magnus Uggla for the 1986 album Den döende dandyn.

Song lyrics depict an era where heavy metal has become popular, and depict a typical "metalhead" trying to act tough, really wanting to be with his mother.

Many people thought Joey Killer was intended to be Joey Tempest from the band Europe, but Magnus Uggla said that he got the idea from seeing Ola Håkansson during a rehearsal with Noice, playing "I natt e hela stan vår" loud, when the door suddenly was opened up, and mother stood there with buns and chocolate.^[1]

The single also topped the Swedish singles chart between 24 September - 5 November 1986, becoming Magnus Uggla's first number one single in Sweden.

The song also charted at Trackslistan for five weeks between 20 September 1986 – 17 January 1987, topping the chart during the second and third position. The song also charted at Svensktoppen for nine weeks between 12 October–7 December 1986, peaking at second position during the six first weeks.^[2] With the song, Magnus Uggla had reached both Svensktoppen and Trackslistan for first time.

Chart trajectories

Chart (1986)	Peak position
Sweden	1^[3]

Chart successions

Preceded by Glory of Love by Peter Cetera	Number-one single in Sweden 24 September-5 November 1986	Succeeded by The Way You Are by Agnetha Fältskog & Ola Håkansson

References

↑ Klassiska mästerverk album lines, Magnus Uggla, 2002
↑ Svensktoppen - 1986
↑ Chart trajectories

External links

Magnus Uggla

Studio albums	Om Bobbo Viking (1975) Livets teater (1976) Va ska man ta livet av sig för när man ändå inte får höra snacket efteråt (1977) Vittring (1978) Den ljusnande framtid är vår (1980) Välkommen till folkhemmet (1983) Den döende dandyn (1986) Allting som ni gör kan jag göra bättre (1987) 35-åringen (1989) Alla får påsar (1993) Karaoke (1997) Där jag är e're alltid bäst (2000) Den tatuerade generationen (2004) Ett bedårande barn av sin tid (2006) Pärlor åt svinen (2007) Karl Gerhard passerar i revy (2010) Innan filmen tagit slut (2011)

Compilation albums	Retrospektivt collage (1985) Collection (1985) 100% Uggla (1994) Klassiska mästerverk (2002) Magnus Uggla 1975-2008 (2008)

Live albums	Godkänd pirat (1981) Magnus den store (2013)

EP records	Magnus Uggla band sjunger schlagers (1979)

Melodifestivalen songs	Johnny the Rucker (1979) För kung och fosterland (2007)

Other hit singles	Varning på stan (1977) Jag skiter (1977) Vittring (1978) Hand i hand (1983) Joey Killer (1986) Fula gubbar (1986) Baby Boom (1989) 4 sekunder (1993) Jånni Balle (1993) 1:a gången (1993) Dansar aldrig nykter (1993) Victoria (1994) Mitt decennium (1994) Trubaduren (1994) Kung för en dag (1997) Vi ska till VM (2002) Pärlor åt svin (2007) Vild och skild (2007) 24 timmar (2008)

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