Sweden was represented at the Eurovision Song Contest 1977 with the song "Beatles", composed by Claes Bure, with lyrics by Sven-Olof Bagge, and performed by the band Forbes. The Swedish participating broadcaster, (SR), selected its entry through 1977. The entry was a tribute to the rock band The Beatles, who had split up some years earlier.
1977 was the selection for the 17th song to represent at the Eurovision Song Contest. After hosting the contest in 1975, Sweden chose to skip the following year to save money, and the program also faced criticism from the political left. It was the 16th time that this system of picking a song had been used. 965 songs were submitted to SR for the competition. The final was held in the in Stockholm on 26 February 1977, presented by Ulf Elfving and was broadcast on TV1 but was not broadcast on radio.
The contest was held in London, and Forbes performed 12th. Sweden received 2 points from and nothing else, giving them their first last place since .