Ingen sommar utan reggae

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"Ingen sommar utan reggae"
The cover is an imitation of the cover of Legend by Bob Marley and the Wailers[1]
Single by Markoolio
from the album Värsta plattan
LanguageSwedish
Released26 April 2007
Recorded2007
GenrePop, reggae
LabelSony BMG
Songwriter(s)Johan Fjellström
Joakim Hillson
Nicklas Ternedal
Producer(s)Empire Music Production
Markoolio singles chronology
"Värsta schlagern"
(2007)
"Ingen sommar utan reggae"
(2007)
""Emma, Emma""

"Ingen sommar utan reggae" is a Swedish song by Markoolio written by Johan Fjellström, Joakim Hillson and Nicklas Ternedal. Taken from Markoolio's album Värsta plattan, the song was recorded in "The Living Room Studio" and was produced by Empire Music Production.

The single, a popreggae tune inspired by Bob Marley,[1] released in April 2007 topped the Swedish Singles Chart for 5 weeks, staying in the Top 5 for 14 weeks and in the Top 60 for a total of 22 weeks. It has been certified double platinum in Sweden.[2]

The single contains two tracks:

  • "Ingen sommar utan reggae" (3:48)
  • "Ingen sommar utan reggae" (instrumental) (3:48)

Although hugely popular with the young as well as older listeners, the song came under consistent criticism for its lyrics believed to glorify alcohol and encourage its consumption in great quantities (known as binging) with suggestive lyrics like "dricka hemkört och cola, i en uppblåsbar pool" (drinking moonshine and cola in an inflatable pool) and "första vita helgen, jag tror jag dör" (in my first white/sober weekend, I believe I'm going to die).

Charts[edit]

Chart (2007) Peak
position
Sweden (Sverigetopplistan)[3] 1

References[edit]

  1. ^ a b Joo, Nathalie (12 April 2007). "Marley-koolio". Expressen (in Swedish). Retrieved 26 June 2021.
  2. ^ "Veckolista Singlar, vecka 26" (in Swedish). Sverigetopplistan. Retrieved 2 July 2021.
  3. ^ Swedishcharts - Ingen sommar utan reggae on the Swedish Singles Chart