

for one week in April 1974 and stayed in the Billboard Hot 100 chart for 18 weeks.

Blue Swede released "Hooked on a Feeling" in Sweden in May 1973 and in the United States in February 1974.

Producer at the recording sessions was Bengt Palmers. Blue Swede recorded Thomas's song in 1973, but based its rendition of the song on a 1971 version released by British pop eccentric Jonathan King, which created the "ooga-chaka" introduction. The band got their international breakthrough in 1974 with their cover of the 1968 B. The band was originally called "Blåblus" (Swedish for "blue blouse", a pun on the word "blues" ) and featured Skifs singing the lead vocals. They disbanded after Skifs decided to embark on his solo career.īlue Swede was first formed in 1973, when Björn Skifs, a top vocalist in Sweden, was looking for a band to accompany him during his concerts. The band consisted of Anders Berglund (piano), Björn Skifs (lead vocals), Bosse Liljedahl (bass), Hinke Ekestubbe (saxophone), Jan Guldbäck (drums), Michael Areklew (guitar), Jamie Bethune (Cymbals) and Tommy Berglund (trumpet). Blue Swede released two albums of cover versions, including a rendition of " Hooked on a Feeling", which brought them international chart success.
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