Vi är på gång

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"Vi är på gång"
Song by Tomas Ledin
Language Swedish
A-side "Det finns inget finare än kärleken"
Released May 1983
Genre Pop
Label Polar
Songwriter(s) Tomas Ledin

"Vi är på gång" is a song written by Tomas Ledin, originally appearing as a B-side for the single "Det finns inget finare än kärleken", released in May 1983. [1] The song later became common at sporting events in Sweden.

Tomas Ledin Swedish pop singer and songwriter

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A later version, Vi är på gång - VM 2006, was appointed fight song of Team Sweden for the 2006 FIFA World Cup in Germany.

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Tomas Ledin has also recorded the song in English, as "We're on the Beat".

2006 single

Released on 17 May 2006, and produced by Jörgen Ingeström and Bo Reimer, the 2006 single version peaked at 5th position at the Swedish singles chart. The song received a Svensktoppen test on 11 June 2006, [2] but failed to enter chart. [3]

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Svensktoppen is a weekly record chart airing at Sveriges Radio. Until January 2003, the songs had to be in the Swedish language. Svensktoppen has aired since 1962, except for the years 1982-1985. The last years before the January 2003 change, the programme was strongly dominated by dansband music.

Single

  1. "Vi är på gång - VM 2006" – 3:10
  2. "Vi är på gång - VM 2006" (arena version) – 3:45

Chart positions

Year (2006)Peak position
Sweden 5 [4]

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