Wrap Your Arms Around Me (song)
| "Wrap Your Arms Around Me" | ||||
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| Single by Agnetha Fältskog | ||||
| from the album Wrap Your Arms Around Me | ||||
| B-side | Take Good Care of Your Children | |||
| Released | July 1983 [1] | |||
| Format | 7" single, 12" single | |||
| Genre | Europop, Pop | |||
| Length |
5:13 3:52 (Edit) | |||
| Label | Polar Music | |||
| Writer(s) | Mike Chapman, Holly Knight | |||
| Producer(s) | Mike Chapman | |||
| Agnetha Fältskog singles chronology | ||||
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"Wrap Your Arms Around Me" is the second single from former ABBA star Agnetha Fältskog's solo-album of the same name. The single featured an edit of the album version which was also included on the 12" single released exclusively in the UK.
"Wrap Your Arms Around Me" was Fältskog's second solo single after the "The Heat Is On". It reached number one in Belgium[2] and number four in The Netherlands[3] and two in South Africa, and was also a Top 10 hit in Norway (#5) and Poland (#9). It was the most successful single from the album in Ireland, besting the #28 position of "The Heat Is On" by reaching #15. By contrast, the song failed to reach the UK Top 40 (peaking at #44).[4]
The single's B-side was another Tomas Ledin composition, "Take Good Care Of Your Children".
In 2009, the song was remixed as a nine-minute edit by Belgian dance music producer Villa.
Cover Versions
nl:Bonnie St. Claire performed the Dutch version, "Sla je arm om me heen"[5] in 1983.
Sylvie Vartan performed the French version, "Des heures de désir"[6] in 1984.
Chart performance
References
- ↑ http://www.45cat.com/record/a3622
- ↑ Belgium Charts www.ultratop.be Retrieved January 9, 2016
- ↑ Netherland Charts dutchcharts.nl Retrieved January 9, 2016.
- ↑ UK Charts Retrieved January 9, 2016.
- ↑ Sla je arm om me heen (Swiss Charts) swisscharts.com Retrieved January 9, 2016
- ↑ Des heures de désir (Swiss Charts)swisscharts.com Retrieved January 9, 2016.
- ↑ Austrian Chars austriancharts.at Retrieved January 9, 2016.
- ↑ German Charts www.offiziellecharts.de Retrieved January 9, 2016.
- ↑ UK charts www.officialcharts.com Retrieved january 9, 2016.
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