So Long (song)

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"So Long"
"So Long" cover
Single by ABBA
from the album ABBA
Released November 18, 1974
Format 7" Single
Genre Pop/Europop
Length 3:09
Writer Björn Ulvaeus,
Benny Andersson
Producer Björn Ulvaeus,
Benny Andersson
Certification N/A
ABBA singles chronology
"Hasta Mañana"
(1974)		 "So Long"
(1974)		 "I've Been Waiting For You"
(1975)

"So Long" is a song recorded by Swedish pop group ABBA, released as the first single from their forthcoming studio-album ABBA. It was backed with "I've Been Waiting for You", also a new composition.

"So Long" was written by Björn Ulvaeus and Benny Andersson, with vocals by Agnetha Fältskog and Anni-Frid Lyngstad. ABBA and their manager, Stig Anderson, decided to release this track instead of the more secure "I've Been Waiting for You" or "SOS", simply because they wanted to show their different styles of music. It was thought that this kind of up-tempo rock number, with a beat and musical style that was somewhat reminiscent of their Eurovision-conquering "Waterloo" would be a good choice, standing a greater chance of becoming a hit.

As it happened, "So Long" gave ABBA its worst international chart performance. Although it became a significant hit in Sweden, Austria and West Germany, other countries were not impressed by it. In the UK it failed to chart. As a British chart flop, this was a worrying state of affairs for ABBA, who were almost destined to become one-hit wonders like a number of previous Eurovision winners. However, subsequent singles began to show some sign of improvement and led to ABBA's eventual domination of the charts.

Chart (1974) Position
Austrian Singles Chart 3
Swedish Singles Chart 7
German Singles Chart 11
Belgian Singles Chart 29
French Singles Chart 64
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ABBA
Agnetha Fältskog • Björn Ulvaeus • Benny Andersson • Anni-Frid Lyngstad
Studio albums Ring Ring • Waterloo • ABBA • Arrival • The Album • Voulez-Vous • Super Trouper • The Visitors
Compilations Greatest Hits • Greatest Hits Vol. 2 • Gracias Por La Música • The Singles: The First Ten Years • ABBA Gold: Greatest Hits • More ABBA Gold: More ABBA Hits • ABBA Oro: Grandes Éxitos • Thank You for the Music • The Definitive Collection • The Complete Studio Recordings • Number Ones
Hit singles "People Need Love" • "He Is Your Brother" • "Ring Ring" • "Love Isn't Easy (But It Sure Is Hard Enough)" • "Waterloo" • "Honey, Honey" • "So Long" • "I Do, I Do, I Do, I Do, I Do" • "SOS" • "Mamma Mia" • "Fernando" • "Dancing Queen" • "Money, Money, Money" • "Knowing Me, Knowing You" • "The Name of the Game" • "Take a Chance on Me" • "Eagle" • "Summer Night City" • "Chiquitita" • "Does Your Mother Know" • "Voulez-Vous" • "Angeleyes" • "Gimme! Gimme! Gimme! (A Man After Midnight)" • "I Have a Dream" • "The Winner Takes It All" • "On and On and On" • "Super Trouper" • "Lay All Your Love on Me" • "One of Us" • "When All is Said and Done" • "Head over Heels" • "The Day Before You Came" • "Under Attack" • "Thank You for the Music"
Related articles Discography • Unreleased songs • Eurovision Song Contest 1974 • Mamma Mia! • Congratulations • Music of Sweden • Stig Andersson
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