"Svag"is a song by Swedish singerVictor Leksell,released as a single from his debut album,Fånga mig när jag faller(2020). Leksell performed the song atMusikhjälpenin December 2019; following positive reception from fans, the song was released on 17 January 2020.[1]"Svag" was written by Leksell along withCarl Silvergran, Felix Flygare Floderer,Kevin Högdahl, and Niklas Carson Mattsson, and produced by Silvergran, Floderer, and Mattsson.[2]According to Leksell, the song expresses the feeling of having one's breath taken away while in the presence of a love interest.[3]
In Sweden, "Svag" debuted at number-one on thesingles chartand stayed atop for 14 non-consecutive weeks; it has subsequently beencertifiednonuple platinum by theSwedish Recording Industry Association.[4][5]The song also topped the singles chart in Norway and has reached the top 20 in Denmark, where it has been certified platinum.[6][7]Leksell and Norwegian singerAstrid Sperformed "Svag" on theSvinesund Bridgeon theNorway–Sweden border;the duet was performed in the singers' respective languages of Swedish and Norwegian.[8][9]Due to the song's success in theNordic countries,Leksell was awarded the 2020Nordens språkpris[sv](transl. Nordic Language Award) byFöreningen Nordenfor breaking down linguistic barriers.[9]In October 2020, "Svag" became the most-streamedSwedish-languagesong onSpotify,accruing over 100 million streams.[10]As of March 2021, it has been streamed over 130 million times.[11]
In 2020, "Svag" was awarded theRockbjörnenfor Swedish Song of the Year (Årets svenska låt),[12]and was nominated for International Hit of the Year (Årets internationale hit) at theDanish Music Awards.[13]It was also awarded the 2020Svensktoppenaward for Song of the Year (Årets låt).[14]At theP3 Gold Awardsin 2021, the song won in the category of Song of the Year (Årets låt).[15]Additionally, "Svag" won Song of the Year (Årets låt) at the 2021Grammis.[16]
Victor Leksell was in talks withBasshunterabout working together, and Basshunter was supposed to remix "Svag", but instead of it they recorded "Ingen kan slå (Boten Anna)".[17]
