Papaya Coconut (song)

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"Papaya Coconut"
Song by Kikki Danielsson
from the album Papaya Coconut
Language Swedish
Released 1986
Genre pop, schlager
Label Mariann
Songwriter(s) Lasse Holm
Composer(s) Ingela Forsman
Producer(s) Ingela Forsman, Lasse Holm

"Papaya Coconut" is a song, written by Ingela Forsman and Lasse Holm. It was recorded with lyrics in Swedish by Kikki Danielsson on her 1986 album Papaya Coconut , [1] and is one of her most famous recordings. The lyrics are about travelling from the Earth's colder places to its hotter places. The song was a Svensktoppen #1 hit, being at the chart for 12 weeks from 11 January to 29 March 1987. [2]

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Kikki Danielsson's original recording of the song also appears in the 2014 film The Anderssons Rock the Mountains . [3]

Papaya Coconut (Come Along)

In 1998 Kikki Danielsson recorded the song together with Dr. Alban, with lyrics in English written by Dr. Alban, and released it on the single Dr. Alban vs. Kikki Danielsson - Papaya Coconut (Come Along), which was released on 21 September 1998. The music was re-arranged from classical Svensktoppen pop to Eurodance, and for that reason more like a Dr. Alban song than a Kikki Danielsson song. The single peaked at #22 at the Swedish singles chart. This version was also included as the last track on the 1999 Kikki Danielssons orkester album Dagar som kommer och går .

Track listing: Papaya Coconut (Come Along)

  1. Papaya Coconut (Radio Edit)
  2. Papaya Coconut (Extended Mix)
  3. Papaya Coconut (PN's Dub Doctor Mix)
  4. Come Along

Charts

Chart (1998)Peak
Sweden 22 [4]

Papaya Coconut (Come Along) chart performance

Sweden Top 60
Week1 October 19988 October 199815 October 199822 October 199829 October 19985 November 199812 November 199819 November 199826 November 19983 December 199810 December 199817 December 1998
Position283222243230404860594040

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References

  1. Svensk mediedatabas
  2. Svensktoppen - 1987
  3. "Sune i fjällen (2014)" (in Swedish). Svensk filmdatabas. 2014. Retrieved 13 September 2014.
  4. Swedishcharts - Papaya Coconut (Come Along) at the Swedish singles chart