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ABBA [a] were a Swedish pop group formed in Stockholm in 1972 by Agnetha Fältskog, Björn Ulvaeus, Benny Andersson, Anni-Frid Lyngstad.They are one of the most popular and successful musical groups of all time, [3] and are one of the best-selling music acts in the history of popular music.
ABBA performing in Edmonton, Canada in 1979. The following is a list of songs released by the Swedish supergroup ABBA, which was formed in Stockholm by Agnetha Fältskog, Björn Ulvaeus, Benny Andersson, and Anni-Frid Lyngstad.
"En hälsning till våra parkarrangörer" was released as a promo single (1972) in order promote ABBA's then-upcoming tour of the Swedish "Folk Parks". This track was in fact a series of snippets of then well-known ABBA-songs and solo-songs with a spoken overdub featuring all of the ABBA-members.
A complete version was recorded by cover band Arrival, which occasionally featured original ABBA bass player Rutger Gunnarsson as a special guest, and was included on their 1999 album First Flight. This recording features a full set of lyrics (which are identical to those which ABBA used), unlike the small snippet of the released ABBA version.
ABBA filmed a music video for "Under Attack" on 16 November 1982. [4] The video shows ABBA navigating their way through an empty warehouse filled with red beacon lights. The video ends with the four members walking through the open warehouse door and into the distance, their backs to the camera, reaching the end of ABBA.
"Head Over Heels" was released as the group's popularity was starting to decline, and became ABBA's worst selling single since "Money, Money, Money", six years earlier. [5] It peaked at number 25 on the UK Singles Chart, breaking a run of 18 consecutive Top 10 hits (from " SOS " in October 1975 to " One of Us " in December 1981).
ABBA is the third studio album by the Swedish pop group ABBA. It was originally released on 21 April 1975 through Polar Music and featured the hits " SOS ", " I Do, I Do, I Do, I Do, I Do " and "Mamma Mia ".
"So Long" is a song by Swedish pop group ABBA, released as the first single from their album ABBA. "So Long" was written and composed by Björn Ulvaeus and Benny Andersson, with lead vocals by Agnetha Fältskog and Anni-Frid Lyngstad. The song is musically similar to "Waterloo". [citation needed]