King Kong Song
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| "King Kong Song" | ||||
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| Single by ABBA | ||||
| from the album Waterloo | ||||
| Format | 12" vinyl (album track) | |||
| Genre | Rock, pop rock | |||
| Length | 3:11 | |||
| Label | Polar Music | |||
| Writer(s) |
Benny Andersson Björn Ulvaeus | |||
| Producer(s) |
Benny Andersson Björn Ulvaeus | |||
| ABBA singles chronology | ||||
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"King Kong Song" (originally "Mr. Sex"), written and composed by Benny Andersson & Björn Ulvaeus, is the name of a 1974 recording by Swedish pop group ABBA, included on their album Waterloo. In 1977, the track was released as a single to coincide with the re-release of the movie King Kong, which charted at #4 on the Tio i topp chart in Sweden, where it was the B-side to "Honey, Honey" and at #94 in Australia, where it had previously been the B-side to "I've Been Waiting for You". It received a substantial amount of unsolicited airplay in Sweden, even though by then three years and two albums had come and gone since its original 1974 conception. The song bears a resemblance to the style of the Beach Boys.
Cover versions
- Alternative rock band Electric Boys recorded a cover of the song for the 1992 Swedish tribute album ABBA: The Tribute, released on the Polar Music label.
- Swedish band Moahni Moahna recorded a cover for their 1996 album Why.
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