dancing queen

Abba had their most enduring hit with this Europop disco boogaloo. Songwriters Bjorn Ulvaeus and Benny Andersson were inspired by the music of George McCrae and Dr. John; while their manager Stig Anderson came up with the title. As usual, Agnetha Fältskog and Anni-Frid Lyngstad sang lead vocals together. Lyngstad was brought to tears when she first heard the song: "I found the song so beautiful. It's one of those songs that goes straight to your heart." Fältskog says, "It's often difficult to know what will be a hit. The exception was 'Dancing Queen'. We all knew it was going to be massive". It went on to be a worldwide smash, selling over three million copies and reaching number one in Australia, Belgium, Brazil, Ireland, Mexico, the Netherlands, New Zealand, Norway, Rhodesia, South Africa, Sweden, West Germany, the UK, and the US.




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You can dance, you can jive, having the time of your life

See that girl, watch that scene, diggin' the dancing queen

Friday night and the lights are low

Looking out for the place to go

Where they play the right music, getting in the swing

You come in to look for a king

Anybody could be that guy

Night is young and the music's high

With a bit of rock music, everything is fine

You're in the mood for a dance

And when you get the chance...

You are the dancing queen, young and sweet, only seventeen

Dancing queen, feel the beat from the tambourine

You can dance, you can jive, having the time of your life

See that girl, watch that scene, diggin' the dancing queen

You're a teaser, you turn 'em on

Leave them burning and then you're gone

Looking out for another, anyone will do

You're in the mood for a dance

And when you get the chance...

You are the dancing queen, young and sweet, only seventeen

Dancing queen, feel the beat from the tambourine

You can dance, you can jive, having the time of your life

See that girl, watch that scene, diggin' the dancing queen

The song was premiered live on Swedish television for a Royal Variety Show in Stockholm honoring King Carl XVI Gustaf of Sweden and his bride to be, Silvia Sommerlath.

These lines were edited out of the final version of the song:

"Baby, baby, you're out of sight

Hey, you're looking alright tonight

When you come to the party

Listen to the guys

They've got the look in their eyes"