Blinkar blå

"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).

"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"

Original release 1981

"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

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

English version

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

Track listing

  • "Flashing Blue"
  • "Astronaut"

Re-release

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

Charts

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