Jag borde förstås vetat bättre

"Jag borde förstås vetat bättre" ("I should of course have known better") is a single by Swedish pop group Gyllene Tider. Written by the band's lead singer Per Gessle, it was released on February 2, 2005, as the third and final single from Finn 5 fel!, which was the best selling album in Sweden during 2004.[1] The song peaked at number 23 on the Swedish singles chart, becoming the fourteenth single by the band to chart in their home country[2] and became a new entry at number ten on the Svensktoppen (Sveriges Radio chart)[3] before peaking at number seven a week later.[4] The release of the single also saw the album re-enter the charts.[5]

"Jag borde förstås vetat bättre"
Single by Gyllene Tider
from the album Finn 5 fel!
ReleasedFebruary 2, 2005 (2005-02-02)
RecordedSweden
GenrePop
LabelCapitol Records
Songwriter(s)Per Gessle
Gyllene Tider singles chronology
"Solsken"
(2004)		 "Jag borde förstås vetat bättre"
(2005)		 "Man blir yr"
(2013)

Critical reception

Anders Nunstedt from Expressen called it a "ballad that would sit well on Mazarin."[6] (Per Gessle's solo album). While Björn Solfors of Aftonbladet named it a "ballad in the spirit of 'Tycker om när du tar på mej'."[7] The song was dubbed a "Spector scented ballad" by David Stark from the Ystads Allehanda newspaper[8] and in another review of the album by Svenska Dagbladet, Stefan Malmqvist said "In the song, you can even here a little echo of Sonny & Cher's "I Got You Babe".[9]

Composition

The writer of the song Per Gessle said, "This is a sad song, it is about a guy who still has hope."[10] Anders Herrlin, Gyllene Tider's bass player, said it was Finn 5 fel!'s "only real ballad, with strings and everything."[7]

Track list
  1. "Jag borde förstås vetat bättre" – 3:31
  2. "Speciell" (T&A demo) – 2:31
  3. "Tuffa tider" (T&A demo) – 3:25

Charts
Chart (2005) Peak
position
Swedish Singles Chart 23[2]

References
  1. "Gyllene Tider sålde mest album 2004" [Gyllene Tider sold the most albums during 2004]. Svenska Dagbladet (in Swedish). 2005-01-11. Retrieved 2012-01-13.
  2. "Swedish charts archive". Retrieved 2012-01-07.
  3. "Gyllene Tider ny tia på Svensktoppen". Svenska Dagbladet. Sveriges Radio. 2005-02-20. Retrieved 2012-01-11.
  4. "Svensktoppen chart archive. Wk 2005-02-27". Sveriges Radio. Retrieved 2012-01-16. (direct link to chart Archived 2012-05-25 at Archive.today)
  5. "Swedish charts archive". Retrieved 2012-01-11.
  6. Nunstedt, Anders (2004-06-07). "Första skivan på 20 år - så låter den". Expressen. Retrieved 2012-01-11.
  7. Solfors, Björn (2004-05-19). "Vi är tillbaka där vi började". Aftonbladet. Retrieved 2012-01-11.
  8. Stark, David (2004-06-09). "Gyllene Tider Finn 5 Fel!". Ystads Allehanda. Skånemedia. Retrieved 2012-01-11.
  9. Malmqvist, Stefan (2004-06-11). "Gyllene Tider – Finn 5 Fel!". Svenska Dagbladet. Retrieved 2012-01-13.
  10. Åkesson, Sara (2004-06-04). "Gyllene Tider's personliga återträff" [Gyllene Tider's personal reunion]. Helsingborgs Dagblad. TT Spektra. Retrieved 2012-01-15.


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