Knowing Me, Knowing You
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| "Knowing Me, Knowing You" | ||
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| Single by ABBA | ||
| from the album Arrival | ||
| Released | 1977 | |
| Format | Single | |
| Genre | Pop | |
| Length | 4:01 | |
| Label | Polar Music | |
| Writer(s) | Stig Anderson, Benny Andersson & Björn Ulvaeus | |
| Producer(s) | Benny Andersson & Björn Ulvaeus | |
| Certification | — | |
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| ABBA singles chronology | ||
| "That's Me" (1976) |
"Knowing Me, Knowing You" (1977) |
"King Kong Song" (1977) |
"Knowing Me, Knowing You" is a hit single recorded by Swedish pop group ABBA. It features on the album Arrival (1976) as well as ABBA Gold: Greatest Hits (1992). The song has remained popular in the years since it was released, and "Knowing Me, Knowing You" has since become the catchphrase of Alan Partridge, Steve Coogan's comic creation from the show of the same name.
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[edit] The song
"Knowing Me, Knowing You" was recorded in 1976 at the Metronome studios 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", featuring lead vocal by Anni-Frid Lyngstad, was one of the first ABBA songs to deal with breaking up a relationship, though it has a happier and upbeat quality to it, and predates the divorces of the ABBA members, as well as the sadder breakup songs to come, notably "The Winner Takes It All" and "One of Us". Group member Benny Andersson, named it as one of ABBA's best recordings in an interview in 2004, along with "Dancing Queen", "The Winner Takes It All" and "When I Kissed the Teacher".
[edit] Chart success
"Knowing Me, Knowing You" continued ABBA's assault on the charts worldwide, hitting number one in the United Kingdom, Ireland, West Germany, South Africa, and Mexico, number two in Austria and Belgium, and number three in Switzerland and the Netherlands. It peaked at number four in Canada, number six in Norway, and at number eight and number nine in New Zealand and Australia, respectively. In the UK, it was the first number-one in a second hat-trick of chart-topping singles (with "The Name of the Game" and "Take a Chance on Me"), coming after the group scored three number ones in 1976.
[edit] Music sample
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- from the album Arrival
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[edit] Trivia
In the "Love and Marriage" episode of The Vicar of Dibley, Jim Trott (played by Trevor Peacock) recites some of the song's lyrics, at the wedding of Hugo (James Fleet) and Alice (Emma Chambers), with his characteristic "no-no-no" stammer.
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| Preceded by "Chanson D'Amour" by The Manhattan Transfer |
UK number one single April 2, 1977 |
Succeeded by "Free" by Deniece Williams |
