I've Been Waiting for You (ABBA song)

"I've Been Waiting for You"
"I've Been Waiting for You"
Single by ABBA
from the album ABBA
A-side	"So Long"
B-side	"King Kong Song"
Released	18 November 1974
Recorded	15 September 1974 at Glen Studio, Stockholm
Length	3:41
Label	Polar Music
Songwriter(s)	Benny Andersson; Björn Ulvaeus; Stig Anderson;
Producer(s)	Benny Andersson; Björn Ulvaeus;
ABBA singles chronology

"I've Been Waiting for You" is a song recorded in 1974 by Swedish pop group ABBA, released first as the B-side to the single "So Long". It was included on their album ABBA (released April 1975).^[1]

In Australian, it was released as a double A-side with "King Kong Song", where it reached number 49,^[2] and in New Zealand in 1977, where it reached number 8.^[3]

Fältskog sings the lead vocal on the song with guitars by Janne Schaffer. The cassette version of the album contains and extended version of the song that repeats the third verse and chorus.^[1]

Mamma Mia! Here We Go Again version[]

I've Been Waiting for You was released on July 13, 2018, alongside the soundtrack of Mamma Mia! Here We Go Again, by Capitol and Polydor Records. The song is performed by Amanda Seyfried, (Sophie) Julie Walters (Rosie) and Christine Baranski (Tanya) and it was produced by Benny Andersson. This version features revised lyrics by Andersson and Ulvaeus.^[4]

Personnel[]

Agnetha Fältskog - lead vocals
Anni-Frid Lyngstad – backing vocals
Björn Ulvaeus – guitar
Benny Andersson – keyboards

Charts[]

Chart (1975)	Peak position
Australia (Kent Music Report)^[5]	49

Chart (2018)	Peak position
Scotland (OCC)^[6]	51

Cover versions[]

In 1977, Irish pop group Gina, Dale Haze and the Champions released their version of the song as a single, which made the top 10 in the Irish Charts.^[7]
A Swedish country band called Nashville Train (which included some of ABBA's own backing band members) covered the song in 1977 on their album ABBA Our Way, released on the Polar Music label in Sweden.

In popular culture[]

ABBA perform parts of the song live in the film ABBA: The Movie (1977).

External links[]

References[]

^ Jump up to: ^a ^b Palm, Carl Magnus (2005). Abba : the complete guide to their music. London: Omnibus Press. pp. 32, 103. ISBN 1-84449-505-1. OCLC 60589495.
^ "Australia". Archived from the original on 2007-12-31. Retrieved 2008-02-24.
^ The Complete New Zealand Music Charts 1966-2006: Dean Scapolo: ISBN 978-1-877443-00-8]
^ Lawrence, Adrian (18 August 2018). "Mamma Mia: Here We Go Again – Review". theboar.org. Retrieved 2021-02-22.
^ David Kent (2006). Australian Charts Book 1993—2005. Australian Chart Book Pty Ltd, Turramurra, N.S.W. p. 10. ISBN 978-0-646-45889-2.
^ "Official Scottish Singles Sales Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 7 August 2018.
^ Irish charts - search Gina Dale Haze and the Champions Archived 2009-06-03 at WebCite

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[:0-1] Jump up to: ^a ^b Palm, Carl Magnus (2005). Abba : the complete guide to their music. London: Omnibus Press. pp. 32, 103. ISBN 1-84449-505-1. OCLC 60589495.

[2] "Australia". Archived from the original on 2007-12-31. Retrieved 2008-02-24.

[3] The Complete New Zealand Music Charts 1966-2006: Dean Scapolo: ISBN 978-1-877443-00-8]

[4] Lawrence, Adrian (18 August 2018). "Mamma Mia: Here We Go Again – Review". theboar.org. Retrieved 2021-02-22.

[kent-5] David Kent (2006). Australian Charts Book 1993—2005. Australian Chart Book Pty Ltd, Turramurra, N.S.W. p. 10. ISBN 978-0-646-45889-2.

[sc_Scotland_-6] "Official Scottish Singles Sales Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 7 August 2018.

[7] Irish charts - search Gina Dale Haze and the Champions Archived 2009-06-03 at WebCite

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