"Dag efter dag" (; "Day after day") is a song written by Lasse Holm with lyrics by Monica Forsberg, and performed by the pop and country group Chips (Kikki Danielsson and Elisabeth Andreassen). The song won the Melodifestivalen 1982 and in the Eurovision Song Contest 1982, finishing eighth.
On 18 April 1982 the song reached first place on Svensktoppen, where it stayed for nine rounds. On 13 June 1982 the song was the last to be number one on Svensktoppen, before the program was removed the first time. Chips also recorded the song with lyrics in English, "Day after Day".
Charts In 1982, "Dag efter dag" was also released as a single. The single reached 4th place in the Swedish singles chart and 5th place in the Norwegian singles chart.
Sweden Top 20Week6 April 198220 April 19824 May 198218 May 19821 June 198215 June 1982Position
Norway Top 10Week14 198215 198216 198217 198218 1982Position Chart (1982)Peak positionBelgium (Ultratop Flanders)35Finland (Suomen virallinen lista)18Norway (VG-lista)5Sweden (Sverigetopplistan)4Sweden (Svensktoppen)1
Personnel Bass – Rutger Gunnarsson Drums – "Hulken" Piano – Lasse Holm Saxophone – Hans Arktoft, Hector Bingert, Ulf Andersson Strings – Rutger Gunnarsson
Cover versions In 1982, local cover versions were recorded by Meiju Suvas: "A huu – a heijaa" (Finnish); and by Zdenka Vučković: "Prolazi dan" (Croatian, "A Day Passes"). Dansband Ingmar Nordströms covered the song on their 1987 album Saxparty 15. During the Siste Sjansen round of Melodi Grand Prix 2009, Elisabeth Andreassen, one half of the group Chips, came on stage and sang it with 3 women, who recreated the outfit the group wore at Melodifestivalen in 1982, three saxophone players and a school choir.
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