ABBA - DANCING QUEEN
Ooh, You Can Dance, You Can Jive
Having The Time Of Your Life
Ooh, See That Girl, Watch That Scene
Digging The Dancing Queen
Friday Night And The Lights Are Low
Looking Out For A Place To Go
Where They Play The Right Music, Getting In The Swing
You've Come 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
Oh, Yeah
You Can Dance, You Can Jive
Having The Time Of Your Life
Ooh, See That Girl, Watch That Scene
Digging 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
Oh, Yeah
You Can Dance, You Can Jive
Having The Time Of Your Life
Ooh, See That Girl, Watch That Scene
Digging The Dancing Queen
Digging The Dancing Queen
SONG FACTS
Writer(s): Benny Andersson, Björn Ulvaeus, Stig Anderson
Producer(s): Benny Andersson, Björn Ulvaeus
This Was Written By Abba Members Bjorn Ulvaeus And Benny Andersson. According To Abba's Official Site, It Was Conceived As A Dance Song With The Working Title "Boogaloo." They Drew Inspiration From The 1974 George Mccrae Disco Hit "Rock Your Baby," And From The Drumming On The 1972 Album Gumbo By Dr. John. Their Manager Stig Anderson Came Up With The Title "Dancing Queen," And After Several Months Working On The Track, Abba Came Up With Arguably The World's First Europop Disco Hit.
Abba Recorded This About A Year Before It Was Released. It Was Written And Recorded Around The Same Time As "Fernando," Which Was Chosen As The Single. They Knew "Dancing Queen" Would Also Be A Hit, So They Held It Until The Album Was Released Before Issuing It As A Single.
Abba Performed This Song On June 18, 1976 At A Televised Tribute To Queen Silvia And King Gustaf Xvi Of Sweden, Who Were Married The Next Day.
This Was The Only One Of Abba's 14 Us Top 40 Hits To Make It To #1.
Regarding The Lyrics, "Night Is Young And The Music's High," Many Listeners Interpret This As A Statement That The Music Makes You Feel High. In Abba's Part Of The World, However, It Simply Means That The Music Is Loud.
Along With Many Other Abba Songs, This Was Featured In Muriel's Wedding, A Hit Australian Movie Starring Toni Collette And Rachel Griffiths.
According To The Bbc Radio 2 Dj Chris Evans, When This Song Was Played At A Windsor Castle Event Queen Elizabeth Said: "I Always Try To Dance When This Song Comes On Because I Am The Queen And I Like To Dance."
This Song Also Reached #1 In Australia, Belgium, Brazil, Ireland, Mexico, Netherlands, New Zealand, Norway, Rhodesia, South Africa, Sweden And West Germany.
Chris Stein Of Blondie Says That His Group's 1979 Hit "Dreaming" Is "Pretty Much A Cop" Of "Dancing Queen."
U2 Covered This During The Band's Zoo Tv Tour In 1992, And Were Joined Onstage By BjÖrn And Benny When The Show Hit Stockholm. "Abba Have A Purer Joy To Their Music," Bono Explains In The Documentary Abba: The Winner Takes It All, "And That's What Makes Them Extraordinary."