Overview
- The single was released on 16 August 1976 and marked ABBA’s rise to a global audience with rapid chart success.
- The song reached number one in about 16 countries and became ABBA’s only U.S. No. 1 single, cementing its commercial breakthrough.
- Writers Benny Andersson and Björn Ulvaeus spent nearly a year recording across multiple studios, using live ensemble takes, layered vocal harmonies, a piano motif and a driving low end to create its distinctive sound.
- Analysts trace the song’s groove to influences such as George McCrae’s “Rock Your Baby” and New Orleans R&B, and they reject the long‑running myth that it was written for Silvia Sommerlath.
- The track remains a major revenue engine—with roughly two billion Spotify streams cited—and continues to live through covers, film and TV placements, and routine play at clubs and private events.