Mio My Mio (song)

This article is about the song. For the book by Astrid Lindgren, see Mio, My Son.

"Mio My Mio" (Swedish: "Mio min Mio") is a song performed by Swedish group Gemini for the 1987 film Mio in the Land of Faraway. The song was composed by Benny Andersson and Björn Ulvaeus of ABBA. The lyrics exist in both English, Swedish and Russian versions.[1]

In 1987, Gemini released the song as a single[2] and as part of their album Geminism.[3] It became a hit in Sweden, with the single maintaining top ten position for 5 weeks and peaking in 3rd place.[2]

In 1987 and 1988, CBS Records released the soundtrack of Mio in the Land of Faraway on LP and CD.[4] "Mio My Mio" was included as a track in these releases.[4]

Chart performance

The single stayed in the Swedish Top List for 6 weeks, maintaining top ten position for 5 weeks and peaking in 3rd place.[2]

Swedish singles chart[2]
Week 11 Nov 1987 25 Nov 1987 09 Dec 1987 23 Dec 1987 06 Jan 1988 20 Jan 1988
Position
19
4
3
4
6
9

References

  1. ↑ "The Gemini lyrics page". Archived from the original on 2008-02-21. Retrieved 2008-07-10.
  2. 1 2 3 4 "Swedishcharts.com: Gemini - Mio min Mio (Song)". Retrieved 2008-07-10.
  3. ↑ "Swedishcharts.com: Gemini - Geminism (Album)". Retrieved 2008-07-10.
  4. 1 2 "Soundtrack Collector: Mio Min Mio". Retrieved 2008-07-02.

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