Johnny the Rucker

"Johnny the Rucker"
Single by Magnus Uggla Band
from the album Magnus Uggla Band sjunger schlagers
Released1979
Recorded1979
GenreRock, punk rock
Length4:50
LabelCBS
Songwriter(s)Magnus Uggla
Johan Langer

"Johnny the Rucker", also spelled Johnny the Rocker, is a song written by Swedish pop and rock artist Magnus Uggla and performed by him at the Swedish Melodifestivalen 1979. It was produced by Anders Henriksson and Uggla. [1] The string arrangement by Anders Henriksson [sv] was partly inspired by the Impromptu in A-flat major by Franz Schubert.

The song finished tenth and last, with 22 points. The song is on the track listing for the EP Magnus Uggla Band sjunger schlagers.

On the Swedish Singles Chart, it peaked at number four.

Charts

Chart (1979) Peak position
Sweden 4[2]

References

  1. ^ "Magnus Uggla Band - Magnus Uggla Band Sjunger Schlagers". Discogs. Retrieved 2020-12-21.
  2. ^ "Johnny the Rucker". Swedishcharts. 1979. Retrieved 9 November 2007.