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Blinkar blå

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"Blinkar blå"
Single by Adolphson & Falk
A-side"Blinkar blå"
B-side"Rum för dig"
ReleasedNovember/December 1981
Genresynthpop
Length4.34 + 4.20
Adolphson & Falk singles chronology
"Astronaut" "Blinkar blå" "Bärande våg"

"Blinkar blå" ("Flashing Blue") was the breakthrough single for the Swedish synthpop band Adolphson & Falk when it was played in the Swedish radio show Eldorado in 1981. The single was their first synth-single (with Greg FitzPatrick controlling the synths).

Original release 1981

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"Blinkar blå" was recorded on 4–5 November 1981 in Riksradions studio 7 in Stockholm. "Rum för dig" was an older acoustic song recorded in 1980 in KMH Studio.

Track listing

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  • "Blinkar blå" 4.34
  • "Rum för dig" 4.20

English version

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The song was released in 1982 in an English version, "Flashing Blue".

Track listing

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  • "Flashing Blue"
  • "Astronaut"

Re-release

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In 2006 an acoustic version of "Blinkar blå" was released.

Charts

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Chart (1982) Peak
position
Sweden (Sverigetopplistan)[1] 4

References

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