Bara du och jag

"Bara du och jag"
Single by Lili & Susie
from the album Dance Romance
B-side	"Du har min kärlek"
Released	1987
Genre	Pop disco
Length	4:12
Label	EMI
Songwriter(s)	Ola Håkansson Tim Norell
Producer(s)	Trigonometri
Lili & Susie singles chronology
"Oh Mama" (1987) "Bara du och jag" (1987) "Enkel resa" (1988)

"Bara du och jag" ("Only you and I") is a song by Swedish pop duo Lili & Susie from their second studio album Dance Romance (1987). The pop and disco song[1] was written by Ola Håkansson and Tim Norell, and produced by Trigonometri. It peaked at number 18 on the Swedish singles chart.

Reception

Ronny Larsson of QX ranked the duo's singles in 2020, placing "Bara du och jag" at number five.[1]

Track listing and formats

• Scandinavian 7-inch single[2]

A. "Bara du och jag" – 4:12

B. "Du har min kärlek" – 3:56

Credits and personnel

Credits are adapted from the "Bara du och jag" single.[3]

• Ola Håkansson – songwriting
• Tim Norell – songwriting
• Trigonometri – production, arranging, recording

Charts

Weekly chart performance for "Bara du och jag"

Chart (1988)	Peak position
Sweden (Sverigetopplistan)[4]	18

Tove Styrke version

"Bara du och jag"
Single by Tove Styrke
from the EP Så mycket bättre 2020 – Tolkningarna
Released	30 November 2020 (2020-11-30)
Length	3:05
Label	Milkshake Sony Music
Songwriter(s)	Ola Håkansson Tim Norell
Producer(s)	Victor Thell
Tove Styrke singles chronology
"Love Me Back" (2019) "Bara du och jag" (2020) "Mood Swings" (2021)

In 2020, Swedish singer Tove Styrke recorded a cover of "Bara du och jag" for the TV4 music reality television series Så mycket bättre.[5] Styrke's version was produced by Victor Thell.[6] It was released as a single on 30 November 2020 through Milkshake and Sony Music.[7] The song peaked at number 30 on the Swedish singles chart and was certified gold by the Swedish Recording Industry Association (GLF).[8][9] "Bara du och jag" is included on Styrke's second extended play (EP) Så mycket bättre 2020 – Tolkningarna (2020) which includes her three covers from Så mycket bättre.[10]

Charts

Chart performance for "Bara du och jag"

Chart (2021)	Peak position
Sweden (Sverigetopplistan)[8]	30

Certifications

Certifications for "Bara du och jag"

Region	Certification	Certified units/sales
Sweden (GLF)[9]	Gold	4,000,000^†
^† Streaming-only figures based on certification alone.

Release history

Release dates and formats for "Bara du och jag"

Country	Date	Format	Label	Ref.
Various	30 November 2020	Digital download streaming	Milkshake Sony Music	[7]
Sweden	1 December 2020	Radio airplay		[11]

References

1. Larsson, Ronny (7 November 2020). "Oh Mama! Lili & Susie gör entré i Så Mycket Bättre – deras 21 bästa singlar rankade!" [Oh Mama! Lili & Susie enters Så Mycket Bättre – their 21 best singles ranked!]. QX (in Swedish). Retrieved 27 November 2022.
2. Bara du och jag (Scandinavian 7-inch single liner notes). Lili & Sussie. EMI. 1987. 1362957.
3. "Bara du och jag" (Media notes). Lili & Susie. EMI. 1987. 1362957.
4. "Lili & Sussie – Bara du och jag". Singles Top 100. Retrieved 19 June 2023.
5. Kvarnsmyr, Olle (28 November 2020). "Styrke för Lili & Susie-dängan in i framtiden" [Styrke brings the Lili & Susie song into the future]. Aftonbladet (in Swedish). Retrieved 19 March 2022.
6. "Bara du och jag / Tove Styrke". Tidal. Retrieved 27 November 2022.
7. "Bara du och jag – Single by Tove Styrke". Apple Music. Retrieved 19 March 2022.
8. "Tove Styrke – Bara du och jag". Singles Top 100. Retrieved 27 November 2022.
9. "Veckolista Singlar, vecka 14, 2021 | Sverigetopplistan" (in Swedish). Sverigetopplistan. Retrieved 26 November 2022.
10. "Så mycket bättre 2020 – Tolkningarna – Single". Apple Music. Retrieved 27 November 2022.
11. "Veckans adderingar" [This week's adds] (in Swedish). Radionytt. Retrieved 25 November 2022.