| "Papaya Coconut" | |
|---|---|
| Song by Kikki Danielsson | |
| from the album Papaya Coconut | |
| Language | Swedish |
| Released | 1986 |
| Genre | pop, schlager |
| Label | Mariann |
| Songwriter(s) | Lasse Holm |
| Composer(s) | Ingela Forsman |
| Producer(s) | Ingela Forsman, Lasse Holm |
"Papaya Coconut" is a song, written by Ingela Forsman and Lasse Holm. It was recorded with lyrics in Swedish by Kikki Danielsson on her 1986 album Papaya Coconut,[1] and is one of her most famous recordings. The lyrics are about travelling from the Earth's colder places to its hotter places. The song was a Svensktoppen #1 hit, being at the chart for 12 weeks from 11 January to 29 March 1987.[2]
Kikki Danielsson's original recording of the song also appears in the 2014 film The Anderssons Rock the Mountains.[3]
Papaya Coconut (Come Along)[edit]
In 1998 Kikki Danielsson recorded the song together with Dr. Alban, with lyrics in English written by Dr. Alban, and released it on the single Dr. Alban vs. Kikki Danielsson - Papaya Coconut (Come Along), which was released on 21 September 1998. The music was re-arranged from classical Svensktoppen pop to Eurodance, and for that reason more like a Dr. Alban song than a Kikki Danielsson song. The single peaked at #22 at the Swedish singles chart. This version was also included as the last track on the 1999 Kikki Danielssons orkester album Dagar som kommer och går.
Track listing: Papaya Coconut (Come Along)[edit]
- Papaya Coconut (Radio Edit)
- Papaya Coconut (Extended Mix)
- Papaya Coconut (PN's Dub Doctor Mix)
- Come Along
Charts[edit]
| Chart (1998) | Peak |
|---|---|
| Sweden | 22[4] |
Papaya Coconut (Come Along) chart performance[edit]
| Sweden Top 60 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Week | 1 October 1998 | 8 October 1998 | 15 October 1998 | 22 October 1998 | 29 October 1998 | 5 November 1998 | 12 November 1998 | 19 November 1998 | 26 November 1998 | 3 December 1998 | 10 December 1998 | 17 December 1998 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Position | 28 | 32 | 22 | 24 | 32 | 30 | 40 | 48 | 60 | 59 | 40 | 40 | ||||||||||||||||||
Other recordings[edit]
- Swedish music- and entertainer group Lars Vegas trio covered the song on their 1993 CD EP Kikki Resque - fem helt vanliga killar tolkar Kikki Danielsson.
- Swedish Bitpop artist Goto80 covered the song on his 2001 EP "Papaya EP".
- The song was performed by Larz-Kristerz at Dansbandskampen in 2008. The band also covered the song on the 2009 album Hem till dig.
- Danish singer Birthe Kjær recorded a Danish version "I en stribet liggestol".
References[edit]
- ^ Svensk mediedatabas
- ^ Svensktoppen - 1987
- ^ "Sune i fjällen (2014)" (in Swedish). Svensk filmdatabas. 2014. Retrieved 13 September 2014.
- ^ Swedishcharts - Papaya Coconut (Come Along) at the Swedish singles chart
