Waterloo (Swedish version)
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"Waterloo" | ||
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Single by ABBA | ||
from the album Waterloo | ||
Released | March 4, 1974 | |
Format | 7" single | |
Genre | Europop, Pop | |
Length | 2:42 | |
Label | Polar Music | |
Writer(s) | Benny Andersson, Stig Anderson, Björn Ulvaeus | |
Producer(s) | Michael Tretow | |
Chart positions | ||
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ABBA singles chronology | ||
"Love Isn't Easy (But It Sure Is Hard Enough)" (1973) |
"Waterloo (Swedish version)" (1974) |
"Waterloo (English version)" (1974) |
"Waterloo" is widely known as an English recording by supergroup ABBA but when the group won the pre-selections for the Eurovision Song Contest they sang it in Swedish. The day they won the ESC, the studio recording of this song was released as a single in Sweden.
[edit] The song
For more information, see "Waterloo".
[edit] Chart success
The song reached number two in the Swedish charts, one position better than the English version. The album made number one.