| "Knowing Me, Knowing You" | ||||
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| Single by ABBA | ||||
| from the album Arrival | ||||
| B-side | "Happy Hawaii" | |||
| Released | 14 February 1977 | |||
| Format | 7" single | |||
| Recorded | 23 March 1976 at Metronome Studio | |||
| Genre | Pop | |||
| Length | 4:00 | |||
| Label | Polar Music | |||
| Writer(s) | Benny Andersson Björn Ulvaeus Stig Anderson |
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| Producer | Benny Andersson Björn Ulvaeus |
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| Certification | Gold (UK) | |||
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"Knowing Me, Knowing You" is a hit single recorded by Swedish pop group ABBA. The song was written by Benny Andersson, Björn Ulvaeus and Stig Anderson, with the lead vocal sung by Anni-Frid Lyngstad. During recording sessions, it had the working titles of "Ring It In" and "Number 1, Number 1". "Knowing Me, Knowing You" was released on Arrival, and later on the ABBA Gold: Greatest Hits compilation.
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"Knowing Me, Knowing You" was recorded in 1976 at the Metronome studio in Stockholm and released in February 1977, becoming one of the group's most successful singles. The B-side was "Happy Hawaii", an arrangement of another ABBA song, "Why Did It Have to Be Me?", but with a different lead vocalist and lyrics. "Knowing Me, Knowing You" was one of the first ABBA songs to deal with the break-up of a relationship, though with an upbeat quality to the music. It predates the divorces of the ABBA members, as well as further break-up songs to come: "The Winner Takes It All", "One of Us" and "When All Is Said And Done". Group member Benny Andersson named "Knowing Me, Knowing You" as one of ABBA's best recordings in a 2004 interview, along with "Dancing Queen", "The Winner Takes It All" and "When I Kissed the Teacher". Conociéndome, Conociéndote is the Spanish language version of the song. It was included in the compilation Oro: Grandes Éxitos released in 1993.
"Knowing Me, Knowing You" was another single from the successful "Arrival" album. It hit number one in West Germany, Great Britain, and Ireland, while reaching the top three in Austria, Belgium, Canada, the Netherlands, and Switzerland. It was also a top ten hit in Australia, France, New Zealand, and Norway. In the United States, it became ABBA's sixth top twenty single, peaking at number 14.
In Britain, "Knowing Me, Knowing You" began a second run of three consecutive chart-topping singles for ABBA (followed by "The Name of the Game" and "Take a Chance on Me"), the group having already had three consecutive number ones in 1976. It was ABBA's sixth consecutive number one single in Germany.
The video depicts the band against various colored backdrops singing while facing each other, turning away as a new line is sung. At the end of the video, the band's female members are seen walking away through thick snow.
| Chart (1977) | Position |
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| Australian Singles Chart | 9 |
| Austrian Singles Chart | 2 |
| Belgian Singles Chart | 2 |
| UK Singles Chart | 1 |
| Canadian Singles Chart | 2 |
| Dutch Singles Chart | 3 |
| Eurochart Hot 100 Singles | 1 |
| Finnish Singles Chart | 16 |
| French Singles Chart | 9 |
| German Singles Chart | 1 |
| Irish Singles Chart | 1 |
| New Zealand Singles Chart | 8 |
| Norwegian Singles Chart | 6 |
| Mexico | 1 |
| South Africa | 1 |
| Spanish Singles Chart | 17 |
| Swiss Singles Chart | 3 |
| U.S. Billboard Hot 100 | 14 |
| Preceded by "When I Need You" by Leo Sayer |
Eurochart Hot 100 Singles number-one single 19 March 1977 – 9 April 1977 |
Succeeded by "Lay Back In The Arms of Someone" by Smokie |
| Preceded by "Chanson D'Amour" by The Manhattan Transfer |
UK Singles Chart number-one single 2 April 1977 – 30 April 1977 |
Succeeded by "Free" by Deniece Williams |
| Irish Singles Chart number-one single 9 April 1977 – 7 May 1977 |
Succeeded by "It's Nice To Be In Love Again" by The Swarbriggs |
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| Preceded by "Living Next Door to Alice" by Smokie |
German Singles Chart number-one single 8 April 1977 – 15 April 1977 |
Succeeded by "Lay Back In The Arms of Someone" by Smokie |