Dancing Queen
Written
by Benny
Andersson, Stig Anderson & Björn Ulvaeus with the Working Title
Boogaloo.
Lead vocal Agnetha & Frida.
Recording began 4th and 5th August 1975 at Glenstudio, Stocksund.
Musicians: Benny Andersson (keyboards); Michael Areklew, Anders
Glenmark, Björn Ulvaeus (guitar); Rutger Gunnarson (bass); Roger
Palm (drums); Malando Gassama (percussion).
Additional record on 27th august with Janne Schaffer on Guitar.
Additional recording on 4th september at Metronome Studio, Stockholm.
Vocal recording circa 8th - 11th september.
Double
bass
recording on 12th september by Bertil Andersson.
Drum overdub on 3rd december by Roger Palm.
The
first filming
session for Dancing Queen are for Musikladen on january 1976
Promo
video are
filming on 2 february 1976.
On
12 March,
other video are filming in Australia.
A
special Gala on
the eve of the wedding of King Carl Gustav to Silvia Sommerlath on
Royal Opera House,
Stockholm on 18 June 1976
Single
release on
16th August 1976.
Polar POS 1225
Top Ten Single: Australia
1, Austria 4, Belgium 1, Canada 2, Finland 3, France 4, Ireland 1,
Mexico 1, New Zealand 1, Norway 1, South Africa 1, Spain 10, Sweden 1,
Switzerland 3, The Netherlands 1, United Kingdom 1, United States 1,
West-Germany 1, Zimbabwe 1.
Others performance of the song in Television
The song are also performed on the two World Tour 1977 and 1979
And Agnetha &
Frida an
recorded an spanish version tituled
La Reina del Baile
(Reina Danzante)
Traduced by Buddy & Mary McCluskey
Recorded January 1980 at Polar Music Studios and Mike’s Studio,
Stockholm.
In 1992 an
new promo video
are remixing from others videos and
U2 perform live
the song at the Stockholm concert with Björn & Benny.
In 1996 for the
birthday of the
Queen Silvia,
Frida return at the Royal Opera with The Real Group and sang Dancing Queen
In 1999 the song renew on th Musical Mamma Mia in 38 languages
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Spain |
| The Movie |
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Germany |
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Netherlands |
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U.S.A. |
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Ceskoslovakia |
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United Kingdom |
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France |
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Argentina |
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Norway |
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Korea |
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Italy |
Finally,
the best
Covers of the song in Youtube
| A*TEENS |
| ABBACADABRA MUSICAL |
| ABBAMANIA ARGENTINA |
| ALCAZAR |
| ARRIVAL |
| ASSOCIATION SANSSATOISE |
| Belinda CARLISLE |
| BJORN AGAIN |
| COCO LEE |
|
Dame GUITA |
|
Daniel BOAVENTURA |
| EDURNE |
|
Frank Turner |
| GAY MENS CHORUS |
| GERARD, RENÉ & GORDON |
| GLEE Cast |
| Gunilla BACKMAN+Towe JAARNEK+Jenn |
|
Ingir |
| James LAST |
| Jennifer LOVE HEWITT |
| Jimmy SOMMERVILLE+The COMMUNARDS |
| K & K SINGERS |
| KALOMOIRA SARANTI & GIORGOS |
| Kylie MINOGUE |
| Las SEVENTIES |
|
Lena Philipsson |
| RAINING PLEASURE |
| RAJATON |
| Regine VELASQUEZ |
| S CLUB 7 |
| Shana VANGUARDE+Carly STENSON |
| STAR ACADEMY |
| TEXAS LIGHTNING |
| The Original ABBA Orchestra |
| The TEN TENORS |
| The YOUNG TALENT TEAM |
| Tracy HUANG |
| WATERLOO |
| WING |
| Zespol Hektor |
