Waterloo (Swedish version)
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| "Waterloo" | ||
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| Single by ABBA | ||
| from the album Waterloo | ||
| B-side(s) | Honey Honey | |
| Released | March 4, 1974 | |
| Format | 7" single | |
| Genre | Europop, Pop | |
| Length | 2:42 | |
| Label | Polar Music | |
| Writer(s) | Benny Andersson, Stig Anderson, Björn Ulvaeus | |
| Producer(s) | Michael Tretow | |
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| ABBA singles chronology | ||
| "Another Town, Another Train" (1973) |
"Waterloo (Swedish version)" (1974) |
"Waterloo (English version)" (1974) |
"Waterloo" is widely known as an English recording by supergroup ABBA but when the group won the pre-selections for the Eurovision Song Contest they sang it in Swedish. The day they won the ESC, the studio recording of this song was released as a single in Sweden.
[edit] The song
For more information, see "Waterloo".
[edit] Chart success
The song reached number two in the Swedish charts, one position better than the English version. The album made number one.
| Chart (1974) | Position |
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| Swedish Singles Chart | 2 |
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