"Om du var här" (Swedish for If You Were Here) is a song by Swedish alternative rock band Kent.Om du var här kent.nu It was released in October 1997 as the first single from the album Isola. A version in English was also released under the title "If You Were Here".
It contains three b-sides that is not on the album; "På nära håll", "Utan dina andetag" and a remix of "Om du var här" called Unload/Reload remix made by the Swedish jazz/electro pop group Koop. By 2016, "Utan dina andetag" would become Kent's most-streamed song on Spotify.
The cover of this single can vary. The Maxi single has an aircraft taking off in the background as opposed to the two track single where the aircraft has been edited out.
On 8 October 1998, the band performed the English version "If You Were Here" on the French TV talk show Nulle part ailleurs.
In 2025, "If You Were Here" was covered by the Swedish melodic death metal band The Halo Effect.
Track listing
Charts
Weekly charts + Weekly chart performance for "Om du var här" Chart (1997–1998) Peak position
+ Weekly chart performance for "If You Were Here"Chart (1998)PeakpositionNetherlands (Dutch Single Top 100)Dutch Singles Chart - If You Were Here90
Year-end charts + Year-end chart performance for "Om du var här" Chart (1997) Position Sweden (Sverigetopplistan) 31
References
External links Om du var här at Discogs