"Papaya Coconut"
Song by Kikki Danielsson
from the album Papaya Coconut
LanguageSwedish
Released1986
Genrepop, schlager
LabelMariann
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)

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)

  1. Papaya Coconut (Radio Edit)
  2. Papaya Coconut (Extended Mix)
  3. Papaya Coconut (PN's Dub Doctor Mix)
  4. Come Along

Charts

Chart (1998) Peak
Sweden 22[4]

Papaya Coconut (Come Along) chart performance

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

  • 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

  1. ↑ Svensk mediedatabas
  2. ↑ Svensktoppen - 1987
  3. ↑ "Sune i fjällen (2014)" (in Swedish). Svensk filmdatabas. 2014. Retrieved 13 September 2014.
  4. ↑ Swedishcharts - Papaya Coconut (Come Along) at the Swedish singles chart


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