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In September 2016, The Guardian ran an article by Tim Jonze entitled "Why Abba's Dancing Queen is the best pop song ever". Jonze writes: "Dancing Queen is beautifully produced: catchy and euphoric, the perfect backdrop for a song that encapsulates the carefree bliss of youth".
Aug 16, 2024 · ‘We had chills… our hair stood up’. If ABBA were certain the song would be a hit (and who could blame them? Their releases were breaking records at this stage) no one would perhaps have predicted...
Aug 15, 2023 · ABBA, the Swedish rock band, released "Dancing Queen" on August 15, 1976, and the song quickly became a hit worldwide. The song is a Europop version of American disco music still popular on the dance floor today.
Oct 14, 2019 · MGMT took the languid, dreamy “Dancing Queen” tempo and intentionally replicated it on 2008’s “Time To Pretend,” the best song they’ve ever written. “Dancing Queen” wasn’t only ...
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“Dancing Queen” was written by ABBA guitarist Bjorn Ulvaeus and keyboardist Benny Andersson in the summer of 1975. They had written a good hook for a dance song, but didn’t quite know where they wanted to take it. The song was heavily inspired by George McCrae’s disco hit, “Rock Your Baby” and the drum beats on Dr. John’s album Gumbo. With the work...
“Dancing Queen” first debuted as a single in Sweden on August 15, 1976. When the song was released to the rest of the world a few days later, it was an immediate hit, just as the band predicted. The single topped the charts in 15 countries, including the United States. Of the 14 ABBA songs that have made the Top 40 in the U.S., “Dancing Queen” was ...
While the original version of “Dancing Queen” is still the most popular, several notable covers of the song have also hit U.S. charts. When Naya Rivera and Amber Riley covered the song on Gleein 2011, it charted at No. 74 on the Billboard Hot 100. In the 2008 ABBA jukebox musical, Mamma Mia!, the song was famously performed by Christine Baranski, J...
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Apr 9, 2024 · That song, the timeless “Dancing Queen,” hit the top, after an epic route there, on April 9, 1977. It went on to become one of the quartet’s truly definitive songs.
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“Dancing Queen” was released in 1976 as the lead single from Arrival and soon became a global hit, topping the charts in the US as well as the UK, Australia, Canada, Ireland, Spain, Portugal and...
