| Jag borde förstås vetat bättre | |
| Cover: | Jag borde single cover.jpg |
| Type: | single |
| Artist: | Gyllene Tider |
| Album: | Finn 5 fel! |
| Recorded: | Sweden |
| Genre: | Pop |
| Label: | Capitol Records |
| Prev Title: | Solsken |
| Prev Year: | 2004 |
| Next Title: | Man blir yr |
| Next Year: | 2013 |
"Jag borde förstås vetat bättre" ("I should of course have known better") is a single by Swedish pop group Gyllene Tider. Written by the band's lead singer Per Gessle, it was released on February 2, 2005, as the third and final single from Finn 5 fel!, which was the best selling album in Sweden during 2004.[1] The song peaked at number 23 on the Swedish singles chart, becoming the fourteenth single by the band to chart in their home country[2] and became a new entry at number ten on the Svensktoppen (Sveriges Radio chart)[3] before peaking at number seven a week later.[4] The release of the single also saw the album re-enter the charts.[5]
Anders Nunstedt from Expressen called it a "ballad that would sit well on Mazarin."[6] (Per Gessle's solo album). While Björn Solfors of Aftonbladet named it a "ballad in the spirit of 'Tycker om när du tar på mej'."[7] The song was dubbed a "Spector scented ballad" by David Stark from the Ystads Allehanda newspaper[8] and in another review of the album by Svenska Dagbladet, Stefan Malmqvist said "In the song, you can even here a little echo of Sonny & Cher's "I Got You Babe".[9]
The writer of the song Per Gessle said, "This is a sad song, it is about a guy who still has hope."[10] Anders Herrlin, Gyllene Tider's bass player, said it was Finn 5 fel!s "only real ballad, with strings and everything."[7]