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In the UK Singles Chart, "Dancing Queen" was the last of three consecutive chart-toppers for ABBA in 1976, following "Mamma Mia" and "Fernando" earlier in the year. [22] The song was re-released in the UK in 1992, taking advantage of an ABBA revival sparked by the success of Erasure's Abba-esque EP. The re-issued "Dancing Queen" reached No. 16 ...
September 1992 saw the release of ABBA Gold: Greatest Hits, a new compilation album. The single "Dancing Queen" received radio airplay in the UK in the middle of 1992 to promote the album. The song returned to the Top 20 of the UK singles chart in August that year, this time peaking at number 16.
A ^ "Dancing Queen", "Voulez-Vous" and "Thank You for the Music" were reissues of the original songs to promote the 1992 compilation ABBA Gold. [112] B ^ "Summer Night City" was released to promote the 1993 compilation More ABBA Gold: More ABBA Hits. [113]
Erasure achieved three top 10 singles this year, including their only UK number-one, the "Abba-esque (EP)", which topped the chart for five weeks. Richard Fairbrass (pictured in 2008) and his group Right Said Fred scored two top 10 hits in 1992, including their only UK number-one, "Deeply Dippy", which spent three weeks at the top of the chart.
The 2010 edition did not include the 2003 ABBA documentary or the 1992 version of "Dancing Queen". This disc was available as a stand-alone DVD and as part of the 2010 'Special Edition' re-release. [citation needed] Other variations: In 2002, Gold: Greatest Hits was released in mainland Europe (though not in the UK) with a bonus second disc.
1992 was a bleak time for the UK Singles Chart, with sales at a very low level. Due to several long chart runs, only 12 singles topped the chart this year (not counting the Queen single, which was a holdover from Christmas 1991), the lowest number since 1962, which also saw 12. In addition, none of them only lasted a week – all lasted at ...
Queen and David Bowie "Let's Dance" 1983 3 "Dancing in the Street" 1985 4 David Bowie and Mick Jagger: Boy George: England "Everything I Own" 1987 2 Has more number ones with Culture Club: Boyz II Men: United States "End of the Road" 1992 3 Boyzone: Ireland "Words" 1996 1 "A Different Beat" 1 "All That I Need" 1998 1 "No Matter What" 3
To promote the tour subsequently, Minogue and her Australian label Mushroom Records released "Dancing Queen" as a promotional single which also included the live version of "Cowboy Style". [4] The VHS of the concert was released a month later through Roadshow Entertainment and Mushroom, featuring all twenty-one tracks from the album. [ 5 ]