Dancing Queen (A*Teens song)

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"Dancing Queen"

Single by A*Teens
from the album The ABBA Generation
Released	2000
Format	CD Single Cassette 12" Vinyl Airplay
Recorded	1999
Genre	Pop, Europop
Length	3:48
Label	Universal Music
Writer(s)	B. Andersson S. Anderson B. Ulvaeus
Producer(s)	Ole Evenrude
Chart positions
#1 (Mexico) #3 (Argentina) #64 (Germany)
A*Teens chronology
"Take A Chance On Me" (2000)	"Dancing Queen" (2000)	"Upside Down" (2000)

Dancing Queen was A*Teens' fourth and last single' from their first album "The ABBA Generation", a cover on the ABBA's song with the same name. When the single came out in the spring of 2000, it peaked at #1 in Mexico becoming their first #1 in that country, the song was also a smash hit in South America peaking at #3 in Argentina, #5 in Chile, #6 in Colombia and #15 in Brazil.

This was the main single for the United States promotion, when the album was released in March 2000. "Dancing Queen" reached #95 on the Billboard Hot 100, #36 on Airplay and earned a Gold Certification in the United States selling over 500,000 copies.^[1]

A still from the video "Dancing Queen"

1 Music Video
2 Releases
3 Charts
4 The Name Of The Game
5 References

[edit] Music Video

Directed by Patrick Kiely, it was the first video for the group to be filmmed in the United States. The video itself was tribute to the movie "The Breakfast Club" - Paul Gleason, the actor who played Richard Vernon in the movie, played the same role in the video.

In the video, the band gets detention but when the principal goes outside, the class room turns into a 70s Discotheque. Iin the meantime the band is playing around the school on skates and bikes.

[edit] Releases

European 2-Track CD Single

Dancing Queen [Album Version] - 3:48
The Name Of The Game - 4:17

European/Mexican CD Maxi

Dancing Queen [Album Version] - 3:48
Dancing Queen [Pierre J's Main Radio Mix] - 3:27
Dancing Queen [Pierre J's Main Extended Mix] - 5:47
Dancing Queen [BTS Gold Edition Mix] - 5:13

USA CD Single

Dancing Queen [Album Version] - 3:48
Dancing Queen [Extended Version] - 5:48

Alternative cover for "Dancing Queen" in South America

USA Cassette

Dancing Queen [Album Version] - 3:48
Dancing Queen [Extended Version] - 5:48

South American CD Maxi

Dancing Queen [Album Version] - 3:48
Dancing Queen [Pierre J's Main Radio Mix] - 3:27
Dancing Queen [Pierre J's Main Extended Mix] - 5:47

Japan CD Maxi

Dancing Queen [Album Version] - 3:48
Dancing Queen [Pierre J's Main Radio Mix] - 3:27
Dancing Queen [Pierre J's Main Extended Mix] - 5:47
Dancing Queen [BTS Gold Edition Mix] - 5:13
Dancing Queen [Extended Version] - 5:48

[edit] Charts

Chart (1999/2000)	Peak position
Mexican Top 100	#1
Argentine Top 100	#3
Thai Top 40	#5
Philippine Top 20 Singles	#6
Singaporean Top 20	#9
Indonesian Top 40	#10
Brazilian Top 100	#15
Chilean Top 40	#5
Colombian Top 100	#6
US Airplay	#36
German Top 100 Singles	#64
US Billboard Hot 100	#95

[edit] The Name Of The Game

A still from the video "The Name Of The Game"

"Dancing Queen" was a double A side with "The Name Of The Game" in Europe, where the song was promoted on radio at the same time as "Dancing Queen" because Universal Music thought that "Dancing Queen", being the last single, needed a back-up to be successful. The video for "The Name Of The Game" was an unofficial video, made especially for an A*Teens TV Special in Sweden and it was never intented to be a promotional video. It was only aired by Channel 4.