Ooa hela natten

"Ooa hela natten"
Single by Attack
from the album Rätt stuk
A-side "Ooa hela natten"
B-side "Kom fram"
Released 1981
Format grammophone record
Genre Swedish pop
Label CBS
Writer(s) Lars-Åke Eriksson
Björn Uhr
Attack chronology
"Kompaktmannen/Jag vill inte ner i källaren" (1981) "Ooa hela natten" (1981) "Trasnochando (Ooa hela natten)/Adelante (Kom fram)"
(1982])

"Ooa hela natten" is a song written by Åke Eriksson and Björn Uhr. It was recorded, and released as a single in 1981, by Swedish pop group Attack.[1] The song is also on the album Rätt stuk, released the same year.[2]

The song was written in a humorist and playful way, using a drum machine. Becoming a huge hit in Sweden, the song later gained new popularity, with the Smurfhits children's albums.'[3] when appearing at Smurfhits 3 in 1997 as "Smurfa hela natten".[4]

The song also charted at Svensktoppen for two weeks between 22–29 November 1981.[5]

The single sold 70 000 copies, and is one of the titles in the book Tusen svenska klassiker (2009).[6]

Chart trajectory

Chart (1981-1982) Peak position
Norway 2[7]
Sweden 1[8]

Chart successions

Preceded by
Två av oss by X-models
Number-one single in Sweden
20 November 1981-9 January 1982
Succeeded by
Cambodia by Kim Wilde

References

  1. Ooa hela natten / Attack at Svensk mediedatabas. Accessdate: 3 January 2011.
  2. Information at Svensk mediedatabas. Läst den 3 januari 2011.
  3. Palm Anders, Stenström Johan, ed. (1999). Barnens svenska sångbok. Bonnier.
  4. Information at Svensk mediedatabas. Accessdate: 3 January 2011.
  5. Svensktoppen - 1981
  6. Gradvall et al 2009, nr. 576
  7. Chart trajectory
  8. Chart trajectory


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