"Svag" is a song by Swedish singer Victor Leksell, released as a single from his debut album, Fånga mig när jag faller (2020). Leksell performed the song at Musikhjälpen in December 2019; following positive reception from fans, the song was released on 17 January 2020.[1] "Svag" was written by Leksell along with Carl Silvergran, Felix Flygare Floderer, Kevin Högdahl, and Niklas Carson Mattsson, and produced by Silvergran, Floderer, and Mattsson.[2] According to Leksell, the song expresses the feeling of having one's breath taken away while in the presence of a love interest.[3]
In Sweden, "Svag" debuted at number-one on the singles chart and stayed atop for 14 non-consecutive weeks; it has subsequently been certified nonuple platinum by the Swedish Recording Industry Association.[4][5] The song also topped the singles chart in Norway and has reached the top 20 in Denmark, where it has been certified platinum.[6][7] Leksell and Norwegian singer Astrid S performed "Svag" on the Svinesund Bridge on the Norway–Sweden border; the duet was performed in the singers' respective languages of Swedish and Norwegian.[8][9] Due to the song's success in the Nordic countries, Leksell was awarded the 2020 Nordens språkpris [sv] (transl. Nordic Language Award) by Föreningen Norden for breaking down linguistic barriers.[9] In October 2020, "Svag" became the most-streamedSwedish-language song on Spotify, accruing over 100 million streams.[10] As of March 2021, it has been streamed over 130 million times.[11]
In 2020, "Svag" was awarded the Rockbjörnen for Swedish Song of the Year (Årets svenska låt),[12] and was nominated for International Hit of the Year (Årets internationale hit) at the Danish Music Awards.[13] It was also awarded the 2020 Svensktoppen award for Song of the Year (Årets låt).[14] At the P3 Gold Awards in 2021, the song won in the category of Song of the Year (Årets låt).[15] Additionally, "Svag" won Song of the Year (Årets låt) at the 2021 Grammis.[16]
Victor Leksell was in talks with Basshunter about working together, and Basshunter was supposed to remix "Svag", but instead of it they recorded "Ingen kan slå (Boten Anna)".[17]