So Long (ABBA song)

"So Long"
"So Long"
	Danish picture sleeve
Single by ABBA
from the album ABBA
B-side	"I've Been Waiting for You"
Released	18 November 1974
Recorded	August 22–23, 1974; at Glen Studio
Genre	Rock and roll;
Length	3:09
Label	Polar (Sweden); Epic (UK)
Songwriter(s)	Björn Ulvaeus; Benny Andersson
Producer(s)	Björn Ulvaeus; Benny Andersson
ABBA singles chronology
Audio
	"So Long" on YouTube

"So Long" is a song by Swedish pop group ABBA, released as the first single from their album ABBA. "So Long" was written and composed by Björn Ulvaeus and Benny Andersson, with lead vocals by Agnetha Fältskog and Anni-Frid Lyngstad.

The song is musically similar to "Waterloo".^{[citation needed]}

Backed with "I've Been Waiting for You," another song from the ABBA album, the single was a hit in some European countries, although failed to chart in the UK, despite TV promotion^[2] and relatively favourable reviews in the music press.^[3]

Track listings

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
1.	"So Long"	Andersson Ulvaeus	3:06
2.	"I've Been Waiting for You"	Andersson Ulvaeus Anderson	3:39

Australian single
No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
1.	"So Long"	Andersson Ulvaeus	3:06
2.	"Hasta Mañana"	Andersson Ulvaeus Anderson	3:09

Personnel

ABBA

Anni-Frid Lyngstad – lead and backing vocals
Agnetha Fältskog – lead and backing vocals
Björn Ulvaeus – backing vocals, rhythm guitar
Benny Andersson – backing vocals, keyboards

Additional musicians and production staff

Janne Schaffer– lead guitar
Mike Watson – bass
Ola Brunkert – drums

Charts

Chart (1974–75)	Peak position
Austria (Ö3 Austria Top 40)^[4]	3
Belgium (Ultratop 50 Wallonia)^[5]	42
Denmark (Danmarks Radio)	8
Germany (GfK)^[6]	11
Sweden (Kvällstoppen)^[7]	7

Cover versions

Tribute band Gabba recorded a cover of the song, in the style of The Ramones. A sample can be heard on their official website.^[8]

References

^ Stanley, Bob (2014). "See That Girl: Abba". Yeah! Yeah! Yeah! The Story of Pop Music from Bill Haley to Beyoncé. New York: W. W. Norton & Company. p. 280.
^ "Top of the Pops - 05/12/1974". totparchive.co.uk. Retrieved 26 November 2024.
^ Byrom, Sue (30 November 1974). "Singles" (PDF). Record Mirror: 27 (second column). Retrieved 26 November 2024.
^ "ABBA – So Long" (in German). Ö3 Austria Top 40.
^ "ABBA – So Long" (in French). Ultratop 50.
^ "ABBA – So Long" (in German). GfK Entertainment charts.
^ "Kvällstoppen 1972–1975" (PDF). www.hitsallertijden.nl. Retrieved 2021-06-15.
^ "GABBA The Discopunk Sensation - MEDIA". Gabba.co.uk. Archived from the original on 2016-03-27. Retrieved 2016-10-10.

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[Stanley_2014-1] Stanley, Bob (2014). "See That Girl: Abba". Yeah! Yeah! Yeah! The Story of Pop Music from Bill Haley to Beyoncé. New York: W. W. Norton & Company. p. 280.

[2] "Top of the Pops - 05/12/1974". totparchive.co.uk. Retrieved 26 November 2024.

[3] Byrom, Sue (30 November 1974). "Singles" (PDF). Record Mirror: 27 (second column). Retrieved 26 November 2024.

[sc_Austria_ABBA-4] "ABBA – So Long" (in German). Ö3 Austria Top 40.

[sc_Belgium_(Wallonia)_ABBA-5] "ABBA – So Long" (in French). Ultratop 50.

[sc_Germany_ABBA-6] "ABBA – So Long" (in German). GfK Entertainment charts.

[7] "Kvällstoppen 1972–1975" (PDF). www.hitsallertijden.nl. Retrieved 2021-06-15.

[8] "GABBA The Discopunk Sensation - MEDIA". Gabba.co.uk. Archived from the original on 2016-03-27. Retrieved 2016-10-10.

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v t e ABBA
Agnetha Fältskog Björn Ulvaeus Benny Andersson Anni-Frid Lyngstad
Studio albums	Ring Ring Waterloo ABBA Arrival ABBA: The Album Voulez-Vous Super Trouper The Visitors Voyage
Compilation albums	Greatest Hits Greatest Hits Vol. 2 Gracias Por La Música The Singles: The First Ten Years Thank You for the Music ABBA Gold Oro: Grandes Éxitos More ABBA Gold: More ABBA Hits 20th Century Masters – The Millennium Collection The Definitive Collection The Name of the Game 18 Hits Number Ones The Albums The Essential Collection
Live albums	ABBA Live Live at Wembley Arena
Box sets	Thank You for the Music The Complete Studio Recordings
Concerts and tours	ABBA: The Tour ABBA Voyage
Films and musicals	ABBA: The Movie The Girl with the Golden Hair ABBAcadabra Mamma Mia! (1999 musical) Mamma Mia! (2008 film) Mamma Mia! Here We Go Again (2018 film)
TV specials	Dick Cavett Meets ABBA ABBA: Thank You for the Music, An All-Star Tribute
Video games	SingStar ABBA ABBA: You Can Dance
Related articles	Discography Awards and nominations Songs Unreleased songs Tribute albums Abba-esque Abbasalutely The ABBA Generation ABBAmania Dancing Queen Agnetha & Frida: The Voice of ABBA "Just Like That" "Thank ABBA for the Music" Eurovision Song Contest 1974 ABBA The Museum Music of Sweden
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Discography Unreleased songs
Ring Ring	"People Need Love" "He Is Your Brother" "Ring Ring" "Another Town, Another Train" "Love Isn't Easy (But It Sure Is Hard Enough)" "Rock'n Roll Band" "Nina, Pretty Ballerina" "Disillusion" "I Saw It in the Mirror" "Me and Bobby and Bobby's Brother" "She's My Kind of Girl"
Waterloo	"Waterloo" "King Kong Song" "Hasta Mañana" "My Mama Said" "Honey, Honey" "What About Livingstone?"
ABBA	"Mamma Mia" "Hey, Hey Helen" "SOS" "Bang-A-Boomerang" "I Do, I Do, I Do, I Do, I Do" "Rock Me" "Intermezzo No. 1" "I've Been Waiting for You" "So Long"
Greatest Hits	"Fernando"
Arrival	"When I Kissed the Teacher" "Dancing Queen" "My Love, My Life" "Dum Dum Diddle" "Knowing Me, Knowing You" "Money, Money, Money" "That's Me" "Why Did It Have to Be Me?" "Tiger" "Arrival"
ABBA: The Album	"Eagle" "Take a Chance on Me" "One Man, One Woman" "The Name of the Game" "Move On" "Hole in Your Soul" "Thank You for the Music" "I Wonder (Departure)" "I'm a Marionette"
Voulez-Vous	"As Good as New" "Voulez-Vous" "I Have a Dream" "Angeleyes" "The King Has Lost His Crown" "Does Your Mother Know" "If It Wasn't for the Nights" "Chiquitita" "Lovers (Live a Little Longer)" "Kisses of Fire"
Greatest Hits Vol. 2	"Gimme! Gimme! Gimme! (A Man After Midnight)" "Summer Night City"
Super Trouper	"Super Trouper" "The Winner Takes It All" "On and On and On" "Andante, Andante" "Me and I" "Happy New Year" "Our Last Summer" "The Piper" "Lay All Your Love on Me"
The Visitors	"The Visitors" "Head over Heels" "When All Is Said and Done" "Soldiers" "I Let the Music Speak" "One of Us" "Two for the Price of One" "Slipping Through My Fingers" "Like an Angel Passing Through My Room"
The Singles: The First Ten Years	"The Day Before You Came" "Under Attack"
Voyage	"I Still Have Faith in You" "Don't Shut Me Down" "Just a Notion" "Little Things"
Other songs	"Merry-Go-Round" "Elaine" "Put on Your White Sombrero" "Should I Laugh or Cry" "You Owe Me One"
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