Vi ska till VM

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"Vi ska till VM"
Single by Magnus Uggla
from the album Klassiska mästerverk
A-side "Vi ska till VM"
B-side "Vi ska till VM" (instrumental version)
Released2002
Genre Pop rock
Songwriter(s) Magnus Uggla, Anders Henriksson
Producer(s) Peter Kvint, Simon Nordberg
Magnus Ugglasingles chronology
"Där vi är e're alltid bäst"
(2001)
"Vi ska till VM"
(2002)
"Värsta grymma tjejen"
(2004)

"Vi ska till VM" is a song written by Magnus Uggla and Anders Henriksson, and was the official song for the Swedish men's national team during the 2002 FIFA World Cup in Japan and South Korea. Uggla recorded the song and released it as a single and it subsequently topped the Swedish Singles Chart. It was also tested for Svensktoppen on 1 June 2002, [1] but failed to enter chart. [2]

Charts

Chart (2002)Peak
position
Sweden (Sverigetopplistan) [3] 1

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