Sommarnatt

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"Sommarnatt"
Single by Snowstorm
from the album Snowstorm
A-side "Sommarnatt"
B-side "Message"
Released 1980
Genre rock
Songwriter(s) Lars Diedricson
Torben Ferm

"Sommarnatt" is a song written by Lars "Dille" Diedricson and Torben Ferm, and originally recorded by Snowstorm. Originally, it was released on the album Sommarnatt in 1980, and as a single the same year, with the B-side being "Message", an English-language version of the same song. The single peaked at number two in the Swedish singles chart.

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A recording by Wizex, from the 1980 album You Treated Me Wrong , [1] with vocals by Tommy Stjernfeldt, charted at Svensktoppen between 7 December 1980 [2] -1 February 1981, [3] peaking at 6th position.

In 1989, Snowstorm released a new version, "Sommarnatt '89", peaking at number 13 on the Swedish singles chart.


Chart trajectories

Sommarnatt, Snowstorm 1980

Chart (1980–1981, 1992)Peak position
Sweden 2 [4]

Sommarnatt '89, Snowstorm 1989

Chart (1980–1981, 1992)Peak position
Sweden 3 [5]

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