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ABBA: The Movie [a] is a 1977 mockumentary comedy-drama film about the Swedish pop group ABBA's Australian tour. An international co-production from the band's native Sweden and the tour's Australia, the film was directed by Lasse Hallström , who previously helmed most of the band's videos.
"Knowing Me, Knowing You" proved to be one of ABBA's more successful singles, hitting #1 in West Germany (ABBA's sixth consecutive chart-topper there and had sold over 300,000 copies there by September 1979), [3] and the United Kingdom, [4] Ireland, Mexico and South Africa, [5] and reaching the top 3 in Austria, Belgium, the Netherlands and ...
Lars Sven "Lasse" Hallström (Swedish: [ˈlâsːɛ ˈhâlːstrœm]; born 2 June 1946) is a Swedish film director.He first became known for directing almost all the music videos by the pop group ABBA, but came to international attention with his 1985 feature film My Life as a Dog, for which he was nominated for an Academy Award for Best Director.
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Most of ABBA's videos (and ABBA: The Movie) were directed by Lasse Hallström, who would later direct the films My Life as a Dog, The Cider House Rules and Chocolat. [149] ABBA made videos because their songs were hits in many different countries and personal appearances were not always possible.
In the 1977 concert tours, the song was preceded by "the sound of helicopters booming over the speakers". [1] ABBA also performed the song in the film ABBA: The Movie . [ 6 ]
"One Man, One Woman" is a song by ABBA, released on their 1977 album ABBA: The Album. It is that album's third track after "Eagle" and "Take a Chance on Me". [1]Composed by Benny Andersson and Björn Ulvaeus, it has appeared on several compilation albums over the years, such as 1998's Love Stories and 2012's The Essential Collection.
In 1982, Colgate-Palmolive used a cover by an uncredited artist for a TV commercial in Germany to promote the Gard shampoo brand. [3]A cover by heavy metal artist Rob Rock is included on his 2005 album Holy Hell with additional vocals by power metal singer Tobias Sammet, lead singer of the German band Edguy.