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Dancing Queen

May 10, 2023

For other uses, see Dancing Queen (disambiguation).

"Dancing Queen" is a Europop and disco song by the Swedish group ABBA, released as the lead single from their fourth studio album, Arrival (1976). It was written by Benny Andersson, Björn Ulvaeus and Stig Anderson.[1] Andersson and Ulvaeus also produced the song. "Dancing Queen" was released as a single in Sweden on 15 August 1976, followed by a UK release and the rest of Europe a few days later.[2] It was a worldwide hit.[2] It became ABBA's only number one hit in the United States, and topped the charts in Australia, Canada, Denmark, the Netherlands, Belgium, Czechoslovakia, Ireland, Mexico, New Zealand, Norway, South Africa, Spain, Sweden, the United Kingdom, West Germany and the Soviet Union.[1] "Dancing Queen" also reached the top five in many other countries.[3][4]

"Dancing Queen"
Artwork for Scandinavian releases, also used for other releases in different layouts
Single by ABBA
from the album Arrival
B-side"That's Me"
Released15 August 1976
Recorded4–5 August 1975
StudioGlen Studio
Genre
Length3:50
Label
Songwriter(s)
Producer(s)
  • Benny Andersson
  • Björn Ulvaeus
ABBA singles chronology
"Fernando"
(1976) 		"Dancing Queen"
(1976) 		"Money, Money, Money"
(1976)
Music video
"Dancing Queen" on YouTube

Musically, "Dancing Queen" is a Europop version of American disco music.[4][5] As disco music dominated the US charts, the group decided to follow the trend, replicating Phil Spector's Wall of Sound arrangements.[4] Andersson and Ulvaeus have cited George McCrae's "Rock Your Baby" as a source of inspiration for the style of the song. The song alternates between "languid yet seductive verses" and a "dramatic chorus that ascends to heart-tugging high notes". It features keyboard lines by Andersson, which accentuate the melody's sophistication and classical complexity, while Ulvaeus and Andersson interlace many instrumental hooks in and out of the mix.[6] Agnetha Fältskog and Anni-Frid Lyngstad’s layered vocals have been noted for their dynamism,[4] "[negotiating] the melody's many turns flawlessly."[6] Lyrically, the song concerns a visit to the discothèque, but approaches the subject from the joy of dancing itself.[6] Today, the song has become ABBA's most recognisable and popular song.[7]

In 2015, the song was inducted into the Grammy Hall of Fame.

Background and release

The recording sessions for "Dancing Queen" began on 4 August 1975. The demo was called "Boogaloo" and as the sessions progressed, Andersson and Ulvaeus found inspiration in the dance rhythm of George McCrae's "Rock Your Baby", as well as the drumming on Dr. John's 1972 album, Dr. John's Gumbo.[1] The opening melody echoes "Sing My Way Home" by Delaney & Bonnie (from Motel Shot, 1971).[citation needed] Fältskog and Lyngstad recorded the vocals during sessions in September 1975, and the track was completed three months later.

During the sessions, Benny Andersson brought a tape home with the backing track on it and played it to Anni-Frid Lyngstad, who apparently started crying when listening. Lyngstad said, "I found the song so beautiful. It's one of those songs that goes straight to your heart".[1] Agnetha Fältskog later said: "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."[8]

While working on the lyrics, the first half of the second verse was scrapped: "Baby, baby, you're out of sight/hey, you're looking all right tonight/when you come to the party/listen to the guys/they've got the look in their eyes..." It survives in footage from a recording session.[9]

The band (especially Andersson) wanted to release "Dancing Queen" as the follow-up single to "Mamma Mia" but their manager, Stig Anderson, insisted that the more sedate and folksy "Fernando" should be first,[1] as he felt it would appeal to a broader audience and so was more likely to be a hit.[10] Therefore, whilst "Dancing Queen" premiered on both German and Japanese television during the spring of 1976, the song did not appear on vinyl until later that summer, having had its first live and domestic performance on 18 June 1976 during an all-star gala staged by Kjerstin Dellert at the Royal Swedish Opera[11] (and shown on Swedish TV) in honour of King Carl XVI Gustaf of Sweden and his bride-to-be, Silvia Sommerlath, who were married the next day.[citation needed] For their 1980 Spanish-language compilation-album Gracias Por La Música, ABBA recorded a Spanish version of "Dancing Queen", renamed "Reina Danzante", with Spanish lyrics provided by Buddy and Mary McCluskey. The track was retitled "La Reina Del Baile" when included on the compilation album ABBA Oro: Grandes Éxitos in the 1990s.

In 1993, in honour of Swedish Queen Silvia's 50th birthday, Anni-Frid Lyngstad was asked to perform "Dancing Queen" on stage, repeating ABBA's 1976 performance of the song at the pre-wedding gala for King Carl XVI Gustaf and Queen Silvia. Frida contacted The Real Group and together they did an a cappella version of the song on stage at the Royal Opera House in Stockholm, in front of the king and queen. The Swedish prime minister at the time, Ingvar Carlsson, was also in the audience that night and said it was an ingenious idea to perform "Dancing Queen" a cappella. The performance was recorded by Sveriges Television (SVT) and is included in the biographical documentary Frida – The DVD and The Real Group's 1994 compilation album Varför får man inte bara vara som man är. When King Carl Gustaf and Queen Silvia attended the Tramp nightclub in London, the King requested that the DJ would play "Dancing Queen" owing to its use shortly before their wedding as previously mentioned.[12]

For the soundtrack of the 1994 Australian film Muriel's Wedding, songwriters Ulvaeus and Andersson allowed the use of "Dancing Queen" and other ABBA hits. "Dancing Queen" was among the ABBA songs included in Mamma Mia!, the jukebox musical first produced in 1999 and adapted into film in 2008, as well as the sequel, Mamma Mia! Here We Go Again (2018).

The first International Standard Musical Work Code was assigned in 1995 to "Dancing Queen"; the code is T-000.000.001-0.

Critical reception

According to Donald A. Guarisco of AllMusic, the track's "sincerity and sheer musicality have allowed it to outlast the disco boom and become a standard of dance-pop."[6] The song's release also cemented ABBA as an international act and signified the beginning of the group's 'classic period', which would span the following four years.[2] It has become a standard for dance divas like Carol Douglas and Kylie Minogue,[6] and it has been covered numerous times by acts including Ireland's U2.[13] The song has been adopted by the LGBT community[2] and, according to Mojo magazine, remains one of the most ubiquitous "gay anthems".[14][15] Billboard found the theme of a person's greatest experience coming at a disco age 17 to be more substantive than most ABBA songs, and compared the vocal harmonies to the Mamas and the Papas.[16] Cash Box said that the song is "backed by a strong upbeat, in keeping with the title" and "the hooks brought by lush vocal harmonies, as well as the reverb-soaked wall of sound that distinguishes this group, are present."[17] Record World said that "the disco-styled treatment should make it a favorite [in the United States]."[18]

Chart performance

"Dancing Queen" was a worldwide No. 1 hit, topping the charts in more than a dozen countries including ABBA's native Sweden (where it spent 14 weeks at the top),[19] Australia, Belgium, Brazil, Canada, West Germany, the United Kingdom,[20] Ireland, Mexico,[citation needed] the Netherlands, New Zealand, Norway (where it charted for 32 weeks (VG-lista Top 10), making it the 11th best-performing single in that country),[21] South Africa and Rhodesia. "Dancing Queen" also topped the charts in the United States, ABBA's only No. 1 on the Billboard Hot 100,[22] and was a Top 5 hit in Austria, Finland, France and Switzerland. The song sold over three million copies.[23] The track was the fourth biggest single of 1976 in the UK.[24]

In the UK Singles Chart, "Dancing Queen" was the last of three consecutive chart-toppers for ABBA in 1976, following "Mamma Mia" and "Fernando" earlier in the year.[20] The song was re-released in the UK in 1992, taking advantage of an ABBA revival sparked by the success of Erasure's Abba-esque EP. The re-issued "Dancing Queen" reached No. 16 in the UK in September 1992.

As of September 2021, it is ABBA's biggest song in the UK, being their only million-seller with 1.65 million chart sales, including 93 million streams since 2014.[25]

Legacy

In 2000, "Dancing Queen" came fourth in a Channel 4 television poll of "The 100 Greatest Number One Singles".[26][27] It was chosen as No. 148 on the Recording Industry Association of America's Songs of the Century list. It was ranked No. 171 on Rolling Stone's 2004 list of The 500 Greatest Songs of All Time,[28] the only ABBA song on the list. That same year, it made VH1's 100 Greatest Dance Songs in Rock & Roll at No. 97. Also in 2000, editors of Rolling Stone with MTV compiled a list of the best 100 pop songs; "Dancing Queen" placed 12th among songs of the 1970s.[29] Billboard and Rolling Stone both ranked the song number one on their lists of the greatest ABBA songs.[30][31]

On 9 November 2002, the results of a poll, "Top 50 Favourite UK #1's", was broadcast on Radio 2, celebrating the 50th anniversary of The Official UK Charts Company. 188,357 listeners voted and "Dancing Queen" came out at No. 8. On 5 December 2010, Britain's ITV broadcast the results of a poll to determine "The Nation's Favourite ABBA Song" in which "Dancing Queen" placed at No. 2.[32]

In 2009, the British performing rights group Phonographic Performance Limited celebrated its 75th anniversary by listing the 75 songs that have played most in Great Britain on the radio, in clubs and on jukeboxes. "Dancing Queen" was number eight on the list.[33]

Former US presidential candidate John McCain named "Dancing Queen" as his favourite song in a top-10 list submitted to Blender magazine in August 2008.[34]

In August 2012, listeners to the 1970s-themed UK radio station "Smooth 70s" voted "Dancing Queen" as their favourite hit of the decade.[35]

In October 2014, the musical instrument insurer Musicguard carried out a survey determining "Dancing Queen" to be the United Kingdom's favourite "floorfiller". Unlike its closest competitors, "Billie Jean" by Michael Jackson (No. 2) and "Twist and Shout" by The Beatles (No. 3), it turned out to be very popular throughout the nation whereas the other two were strong regional favourites.[36][37]

In 2015, "Dancing Queen" was inducted into the Recording Academy's Grammy Hall of Fame.[38]

Online music magazine Pitchfork positioned Dancing Queen at number 80 in its 2016 ranking of the 200 best songs of the 1970s. Reviewer Cameron Cook wrote it is "a song so confident in its structure that its starts from the middle of its chorus", adding that it "bottles the out-of-body euphoria that accompanies dancing for dancing’s sake, with no agenda or motive other than pure joy." Eschewing the "disco" label sometimes attached to the track by latter-day critics, Cook called it "a pitch-perfect portrait of the hedonistic disco scene they were mimicking via their own, more down-to-Earth Europop".[39]

In September 2016, The Guardian ran an article by Tim Jonze entitled "Why Abba's Dancing Queen is the best pop song ever". Jonze writes: "Dancing Queen is beautifully produced: catchy and euphoric, the perfect backdrop for a song that encapsulates the carefree bliss of youth". Several artists are cited as being influenced by the song, including Elvis Costello ("Oliver's Army"), MGMT ("Time to Pretend") and Chris Stein of Blondie ("Dreaming").[40] In 1993, Hong Kong singer Angela Pang covered this song in the Cantonese language.

The British online music industry magazine NME placed "Dancing Queen" at number 27 in its 2018 listing of the top 100 songs of the 70s, reviewer Rebecca Schiller calling it "one of the greatest pop songs ever."[41]

Music video

The song was accompanied by a music video, filmed in 1976 in Alexandra's discotheque in central Stockholm, Sweden.[42] The music video features all four members of ABBA singing and performing to dancing club patrons. Directed by the Swedish film director Lasse Hallström, the music video on YouTube has over 500 million views as of May 2021. The video since has been remastered in ultra-high definition in August 2021 since the 500 million view milestone.[43]

Track listings

  • 7" Vinyl
  1. "Dancing Queen" – 3:52
  2. "That's Me" – 3:15
  • 1992 7" European re-issue
  1. "Dancing Queen" – 3:52
  2. "Lay All Your Love on Me" – 4:35
  • 1992 12"/CD European re-issue
  1. "Dancing Queen" – 3:52
  2. "Lay All Your Love on Me" – 4:35
  3. "The Day Before You Came" – 5:50
  4. "Eagle" – 5:49
  • 1992 12" US re-issue
  1. "Dancing Queen" – 3:52
  2. "Take a Chance on Me" – 4:04[8]

Personnel

ABBA

Additional personnel

Charts

Sales and certifications

Sales and certifications for "Dancing Queen"
Region Certification Certified units/sales
Australia — 300,000[83]
Denmark (IFPI Danmark)[84] Platinum 90,000 
Germany (BVMI)[85] Gold 250,000 
Ireland (IRMA)[86] Gold 50,000[86]
Italy (FIMI)[87]
sales since 2009 		Platinum 100,000 
Japan
physical sales 		— 350,000[88]
Japan (RIAJ)[89]
PC download 		Gold 100,000*
Japan (RIAJ)[90]
Full-length ringtone 		Gold 100,000*
Kenya — 10,000[91]
Netherlands — 150,000[92]
Portugal — 20,000[93]
United Kingdom (BPI)[95] 2× Platinum 1,550,000[94]
United States (RIAA)[96] Gold 1,000,000^
United States
digital 		— 597,000[97]
Yugoslavia[98] Silver 80,000[98]
Summaries
Europe — 3,000,000[99]
Worldwide — 4,000,000[99]

* Sales figures based on certification alone.
^ Shipments figures based on certification alone.
  Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone.

A-Teens version

"Dancing Queen"
 
Single by A-Teens
from the album The ABBA Generation
Released7 March 2000
Length
  • 3:52 (album version)
  • 3:20 (UK radio edit)
Label
Songwriter(s)B. Andersson, S. Anderson, B. Ulvaeus
Producer(s)Ole Evenrude
A-Teens singles chronology
"Happy New Year"
(1999) 		"Dancing Queen"
(2000) 		"Upside Down"
(2000)

"Dancing Queen" is a single released by A-Teens, an ABBA tribute band from Sweden. It is the fourth and final single from their first album, The ABBA Generation (1999). Released in March 2000, it serves as the main single for the United States promotion. The song reached 95 on the US Billboard Hot 100 and entered the top 100 in Germany and the Netherlands.

"Dancing Queen" was released as a double A-side with "The Name of the Game" in Europe, where both songs were promoted on radio simultaneously; Universal Music Group thought that "Dancing Queen", being the last single, needed a back-up to be successful. The video for "The Name of the Game" was an unofficial video, made especially for an A-Teens television special in Sweden and it was never intended to be a promotional video. It was only aired by Channel 4 in the UK.

Music video

Directed by Patrick Kiely, the video is set in a large high school. The video is a tribute to the 1980s film The Breakfast Club, where band members (and extras serving as background dancers) are left in a classroom which shifts into a nightclub. Paul Gleason (he died seven years after the video filmed), the US actor who played the assistant principal in the film, reprises the role for the video. It also appears in Night at the Museum: Secret of the Tomb.

Releases

  • European 2-track CD single
  1. "Dancing Queen" (album version) – 3:48
  2. "The Name of the Game" – 4:17
  • European and Mexican CD maxi
  1. "Dancing Queen" (album version) – 3:48
  2. "Dancing Queen" (Pierre J's Main Radio Mix) – 3:27
  3. "Dancing Queen" (Pierre J's Main Extended Mix) – 5:47
  4. "Dancing Queen" (BTS Gold Edition Mix) – 5:13
  • US CD and cassette single
  1. "Dancing Queen" (album version) – 3:48
  2. "Dancing Queen" (extended version) – 5:48

Charts

Chart (2000) Peak
position
Germany (Official German Charts)[100] 64
Netherlands (Single Top 100)[101] 88
US Billboard Hot 100[102] 95

Release history

Region Date Format(s) Label(s) Ref(s).
United States 7 March 2000
  • 7-inch vinyl
  • CD
[100]
25 April 2000 Contemporary hit radio [103][104]

Other versions

Sandii & the Sunsetz

In 1978, Japanese synthpop duo Sandii & the Sunsetz did a cover version for their album Mystery Nile.

Maruca e Anastácia version

Maruca and Anastácia perform the lounge version of the song for the album Lavilla Vol 01 (Edinet S.r.l. Publishing Group, EDNCD036).

Abbacadabra version

In 1992, the British disco group, known for covers of ABBA's songs in a Hi-NRG style charted at number 57 on the UK singles chart countdown[105] after the song was licensed from Almighty Records[106] by Pete Waterman's PWL, due to its popularity on his late-night television program The Hitman and Her. In the US, the song was signed to BMG, where Abbacadabra's version became a club hit after being remixed by Love To Infinity.

Luka Bloom version

In 2000 Luka Bloom released an acoustic version of Dancing Queen on his album Keeper of the Flame.

Glee version

Naya Rivera and Amber Riley of the Glee cast performed the song in "Prom Queen". It charted on the Billboard Hot 100 at number 74 and in the United Kingdom at number 169.[107]

Mamma Mia! Here We Go Again version

"Dancing Queen" was released on 13 July 2018 alongside the Mamma Mia! Here We Go Again soundtrack, by Capitol and Polydor Records. It was released on 21 July 2018 as the fourth single from the soundtrack. The song is performed by Pierce Brosnan, Christine Baranski, Julie Walters, Colin Firth, Stellan Skarsgård, Dominic Cooper and Amanda Seyfried; it was produced by Benny Andersson.

Charts

Chart performance for "Dancing Queen" by the cast of Mamma Mia! Here We Go Again
Chart (2018) Peak
position
Scotland (OCC)[108] 74

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For other uses see Dancing Queen disambiguation Dancing Queen is a Europop and disco song by the Swedish group ABBA released as the lead single from their fourth studio album Arrival 1976 It was written by Benny Andersson Bjorn Ulvaeus and Stig Anderson 1 Andersson and Ulvaeus also produced the song Dancing Queen was released as a single in Sweden on 15 August 1976 followed by a UK release and the rest of Europe a few days later 2 It was a worldwide hit 2 It became ABBA s only number one hit in the United States and topped the charts in Australia Canada Denmark the Netherlands Belgium Czechoslovakia Ireland Mexico New Zealand Norway South Africa Spain Sweden the United Kingdom West Germany and the Soviet Union 1 Dancing Queen also reached the top five in many other countries 3 4 Dancing Queen Artwork for Scandinavian releases also used for other releases in different layoutsSingle by ABBAfrom the album ArrivalB side That s Me Released15 August 1976Recorded4 5 August 1975StudioGlen StudioGenreDisco EuropopLength3 50LabelPolar Epic AtlanticSongwriter s Benny Andersson Bjorn Ulvaeus Stig AndersonProducer s Benny Andersson Bjorn UlvaeusABBA singles chronology Fernando 1976 Dancing Queen 1976 Money Money Money 1976 Music video Dancing Queen on YouTubeMusically Dancing Queen is a Europop version of American disco music 4 5 As disco music dominated the US charts the group decided to follow the trend replicating Phil Spector s Wall of Sound arrangements 4 Andersson and Ulvaeus have cited George McCrae s Rock Your Baby as a source of inspiration for the style of the song The song alternates between languid yet seductive verses and a dramatic chorus that ascends to heart tugging high notes It features keyboard lines by Andersson which accentuate the melody s sophistication and classical complexity while Ulvaeus and Andersson interlace many instrumental hooks in and out of the mix 6 Agnetha Faltskog and Anni Frid Lyngstad s layered vocals have been noted for their dynamism 4 negotiating the melody s many turns flawlessly 6 Lyrically the song concerns a visit to the discotheque but approaches the subject from the joy of dancing itself 6 Today the song has become ABBA s most recognisable and popular song 7 In 2015 the song was inducted into the Grammy Hall of Fame Contents 1 Background and release 2 Critical reception 3 Chart performance 4 Legacy 5 Music video 6 Track listings 7 Personnel 8 Charts 8 1 Weekly charts 8 2 Year end charts 9 Sales and certifications 10 A Teens version 10 1 Music video 10 2 Releases 10 3 Charts 10 4 Release history 11 Other versions 11 1 Sandii amp the Sunsetz 11 2 Maruca e Anastacia version 11 3 Abbacadabra version 11 4 Luka Bloom version 11 5 Glee version 11 6 Mamma Mia Here We Go Again version 11 6 1 Charts 12 References 13 External linksBackground and release EditThe recording sessions for Dancing Queen began on 4 August 1975 The demo was called Boogaloo and as the sessions progressed Andersson and Ulvaeus found inspiration in the dance rhythm of George McCrae s Rock Your Baby as well as the drumming on Dr John s 1972 album Dr John s Gumbo 1 The opening melody echoes Sing My Way Home by Delaney amp Bonnie from Motel Shot 1971 citation needed Faltskog and Lyngstad recorded the vocals during sessions in September 1975 and the track was completed three months later During the sessions Benny Andersson brought a tape home with the backing track on it and played it to Anni Frid Lyngstad who apparently started crying when listening Lyngstad said I found the song so beautiful It s one of those songs that goes straight to your heart 1 Agnetha Faltskog later said 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 8 While working on the lyrics the first half of the second verse was scrapped Baby baby you re out of sight hey you re looking all right tonight when you come to the party listen to the guys they ve got the look in their eyes It survives in footage from a recording session 9 The band especially Andersson wanted to release Dancing Queen as the follow up single to Mamma Mia but their manager Stig Anderson insisted that the more sedate and folksy Fernando should be first 1 as he felt it would appeal to a broader audience and so was more likely to be a hit 10 Therefore whilst Dancing Queen premiered on both German and Japanese television during the spring of 1976 the song did not appear on vinyl until later that summer having had its first live and domestic performance on 18 June 1976 during an all star gala staged by Kjerstin Dellert at the Royal Swedish Opera 11 and shown on Swedish TV in honour of King Carl XVI Gustaf of Sweden and his bride to be Silvia Sommerlath who were married the next day citation needed For their 1980 Spanish language compilation album Gracias Por La Musica ABBA recorded a Spanish version of Dancing Queen renamed Reina Danzante with Spanish lyrics provided by Buddy and Mary McCluskey The track was retitled La Reina Del Baile when included on the compilation album ABBA Oro Grandes Exitos in the 1990s In 1993 in honour of Swedish Queen Silvia s 50th birthday Anni Frid Lyngstad was asked to perform Dancing Queen on stage repeating ABBA s 1976 performance of the song at the pre wedding gala for King Carl XVI Gustaf and Queen Silvia Frida contacted The Real Group and together they did an a cappella version of the song on stage at the Royal Opera House in Stockholm in front of the king and queen The Swedish prime minister at the time Ingvar Carlsson was also in the audience that night and said it was an ingenious idea to perform Dancing Queen a cappella The performance was recorded by Sveriges Television SVT and is included in the biographical documentary Frida The DVD and The Real Group s 1994 compilation album Varfor far man inte bara vara som man ar When King Carl Gustaf and Queen Silvia attended the Tramp nightclub in London the King requested that the DJ would play Dancing Queen owing to its use shortly before their wedding as previously mentioned 12 For the soundtrack of the 1994 Australian film Muriel s Wedding songwriters Ulvaeus and Andersson allowed the use of Dancing Queen and other ABBA hits Dancing Queen was among the ABBA songs included in Mamma Mia the jukebox musical first produced in 1999 and adapted into film in 2008 as well as the sequel Mamma Mia Here We Go Again 2018 The first International Standard Musical Work Code was assigned in 1995 to Dancing Queen the code is T 000 000 001 0 Critical reception EditAccording to Donald A Guarisco of AllMusic the track s sincerity and sheer musicality have allowed it to outlast the disco boom and become a standard of dance pop 6 The song s release also cemented ABBA as an international act and signified the beginning of the group s classic period which would span the following four years 2 It has become a standard for dance divas like Carol Douglas and Kylie Minogue 6 and it has been covered numerous times by acts including Ireland s U2 13 The song has been adopted by the LGBT community 2 and according to Mojo magazine remains one of the most ubiquitous gay anthems 14 15 Billboard found the theme of a person s greatest experience coming at a disco age 17 to be more substantive than most ABBA songs and compared the vocal harmonies to the Mamas and the Papas 16 Cash Box said that the song is backed by a strong upbeat in keeping with the title and the hooks brought by lush vocal harmonies as well as the reverb soaked wall of sound that distinguishes this group are present 17 Record World said that the disco styled treatment should make it a favorite in the United States 18 Chart performance Edit Dancing Queen was a worldwide No 1 hit topping the charts in more than a dozen countries including ABBA s native Sweden where it spent 14 weeks at the top 19 Australia Belgium Brazil Canada West Germany the United Kingdom 20 Ireland Mexico citation needed the Netherlands New Zealand Norway where it charted for 32 weeks VG lista Top 10 making it the 11th best performing single in that country 21 South Africa and Rhodesia Dancing Queen also topped the charts in the United States ABBA s only No 1 on the Billboard Hot 100 22 and was a Top 5 hit in Austria Finland France and Switzerland The song sold over three million copies 23 The track was the fourth biggest single of 1976 in the UK 24 In the UK Singles Chart Dancing Queen was the last of three consecutive chart toppers for ABBA in 1976 following Mamma Mia and Fernando earlier in the year 20 The song was re released in the UK in 1992 taking advantage of an ABBA revival sparked by the success of Erasure s Abba esque EP The re issued Dancing Queen reached No 16 in the UK in September 1992 As of September 2021 it is ABBA s biggest song in the UK being their only million seller with 1 65 million chart sales including 93 million streams since 2014 25 Legacy EditIn 2000 Dancing Queen came fourth in a Channel 4 television poll of The 100 Greatest Number One Singles 26 27 It was chosen as No 148 on the Recording Industry Association of America s Songs of the Century list It was ranked No 171 on Rolling Stone s 2004 list of The 500 Greatest Songs of All Time 28 the only ABBA song on the list That same year it made VH1 s 100 Greatest Dance Songs in Rock amp Roll at No 97 Also in 2000 editors of Rolling Stone with MTV compiled a list of the best 100 pop songs Dancing Queen placed 12th among songs of the 1970s 29 Billboard and Rolling Stone both ranked the song number one on their lists of the greatest ABBA songs 30 31 On 9 November 2002 the results of a poll Top 50 Favourite UK 1 s was broadcast on Radio 2 celebrating the 50th anniversary of The Official UK Charts Company 188 357 listeners voted and Dancing Queen came out at No 8 On 5 December 2010 Britain s ITV broadcast the results of a poll to determine The Nation s Favourite ABBA Song in which Dancing Queen placed at No 2 32 In 2009 the British performing rights group Phonographic Performance Limited celebrated its 75th anniversary by listing the 75 songs that have played most in Great Britain on the radio in clubs and on jukeboxes Dancing Queen was number eight on the list 33 Former US presidential candidate John McCain named Dancing Queen as his favourite song in a top 10 list submitted to Blender magazine in August 2008 34 In August 2012 listeners to the 1970s themed UK radio station Smooth 70s voted Dancing Queen as their favourite hit of the decade 35 In October 2014 the musical instrument insurer Musicguard carried out a survey determining Dancing Queen to be the United Kingdom s favourite floorfiller Unlike its closest competitors Billie Jean by Michael Jackson No 2 and Twist and Shout by The Beatles No 3 it turned out to be very popular throughout the nation whereas the other two were strong regional favourites 36 37 In 2015 Dancing Queen was inducted into the Recording Academy s Grammy Hall of Fame 38 Online music magazine Pitchfork positioned Dancing Queen at number 80 in its 2016 ranking of the 200 best songs of the 1970s Reviewer Cameron Cook wrote it is a song so confident in its structure that its starts from the middle of its chorus adding that it bottles the out of body euphoria that accompanies dancing for dancing s sake with no agenda or motive other than pure joy Eschewing the disco label sometimes attached to the track by latter day critics Cook called it a pitch perfect portrait of the hedonistic disco scene they were mimicking via their own more down to Earth Europop 39 In September 2016 The Guardian ran an article by Tim Jonze entitled Why Abba s Dancing Queen is the best pop song ever Jonze writes Dancing Queen is beautifully produced catchy and euphoric the perfect backdrop for a song that encapsulates the carefree bliss of youth Several artists are cited as being influenced by the song including Elvis Costello Oliver s Army MGMT Time to Pretend and Chris Stein of Blondie Dreaming 40 In 1993 Hong Kong singer Angela Pang covered this song in the Cantonese language The British online music industry magazine NME placed Dancing Queen at number 27 in its 2018 listing of the top 100 songs of the 70s reviewer Rebecca Schiller calling it one of the greatest pop songs ever 41 Music video EditThe song was accompanied by a music video filmed in 1976 in Alexandra s discotheque in central Stockholm Sweden 42 The music video features all four members of ABBA singing and performing to dancing club patrons Directed by the Swedish film director Lasse Hallstrom the music video on YouTube has over 500 million views as of May 2021 The video since has been remastered in ultra high definition in August 2021 since the 500 million view milestone 43 Track listings Edit7 Vinyl Dancing Queen 3 52 That s Me 3 151992 7 European re issue Dancing Queen 3 52 Lay All Your Love on Me 4 351992 12 CD European re issue Dancing Queen 3 52 Lay All Your Love on Me 4 35 The Day Before You Came 5 50 Eagle 5 491992 12 US re issue Dancing Queen 3 52 Take a Chance on Me 4 04 8 Personnel EditABBA Agnetha Faltskog lead vocals and backing vocals Anni Frid Lyngstad lead vocals and backing vocals Bjorn Ulvaeus electric guitar Benny Andersson piano and synthesizerAdditional personnel Rutger Gunnarsson bass guitar Roger Palm drumsCharts EditWeekly charts Edit Weekly chart performance for Dancing Queen Chart 1976 1977 Peak positionAustralia Kent Music Report 44 1Austria O3 Austria Top 40 45 4Belgium Ultratop 46 1Canada Top Singles RPM 47 1Canada Adult Contemporary RPM 48 3Czechoslovakia Czechoslovakia Radio 49 1Denmark Danmarks Radio 49 1Finland Suomen virallinen lista 50 9France SNEP 51 5Ireland IRMA 52 1Israel IBA 53 2Italy Musica e dischi 54 11Netherlands Dutch Top 40 55 1Netherlands Single Top 100 56 1New Zealand RIANZ 57 1Norway VG lista 58 1Portugal Portuguese Singles Chart 50 3South Africa Springbok Radio 59 1Soviet Union Soviet Singles Chart 60 1Sweden Sverigetopplistan 61 1Switzerland Schweizer Hitparade 62 3UK Singles OCC 20 1US Billboard Hot 100 63 1US Adult Contemporary Billboard 64 6US Cashbox Top 100 Singles 65 1West Germany Official German Charts 66 11992 weekly chart performance for Dancing Queen Chart 1992 Peak positionAustralia ARIA 28Belgium Ultratop 16Germany Official German Charts 22Netherlands Single Top 100 24New Zealand RIANZ 14Norway VG lista 5Sweden Sverigetopplistan 15Switzerland Schweizer Hitparade 6UK Singles OCC 162008 weekly chart performance for Dancing Queen Chart 2008 Peak positionAustralia ARIA 58UK Singles OCC 822014 weekly chart performance for Dancing Queen Chart 2014 PeakpositionJapan Japan Hot 100 67 792021 weekly chart performance for Dancing Queen Chart 2021 Peak positionCanada Digital Song Sales Billboard 68 19Global 200 Billboard 69 158Japan Hot Overseas Billboard Japan 70 19Sweden Sverigetopplistan 71 30 Year end charts Edit 1976 year end chart performance for Dancing Queen Chart 1976 RankAustralia Kent Music Report 72 73 3New Zealand RIANZ 74 4South Africa Springbok Radio 75 10Switzerland Schweizer Hitparade 76 11UK Singles BMRB 77 41977 year end chart performance for Dancing Queen Chart 1977 RankCanada RPM Top Singles 78 5US Top 100 Songs of 1977 79 12US Billboard Hot 100 80 12US Adult Contemporary Billboard 81 28US Cashbox Top 100 82 3Sales and certifications EditSales and certifications for Dancing Queen Region Certification Certified units salesAustralia 300 000 83 Denmark IFPI Danmark 84 Platinum 90 000 Germany BVMI 85 Gold 250 000 Ireland IRMA 86 Gold 50 000 86 Italy FIMI 87 sales since 2009 Platinum 100 000 Japanphysical sales 350 000 88 Japan RIAJ 89 PC download Gold 100 000 Japan RIAJ 90 Full length ringtone Gold 100 000 Kenya 10 000 91 Netherlands 150 000 92 Portugal 20 000 93 United Kingdom BPI 95 2 Platinum 1 550 000 94 United States RIAA 96 Gold 1 000 000 United Statesdigital 597 000 97 Yugoslavia 98 Silver 80 000 98 SummariesEurope 3 000 000 99 Worldwide 4 000 000 99 Sales figures based on certification alone Shipments figures based on certification alone Sales streaming figures based on certification alone A Teens version Edit Dancing Queen Single by A Teensfrom the album The ABBA GenerationReleased7 March 2000Length3 52 album version 3 20 UK radio edit LabelStockholm MCASongwriter s B Andersson S Anderson B UlvaeusProducer s Ole EvenrudeA Teens singles chronology Happy New Year 1999 Dancing Queen 2000 Upside Down 2000 Dancing Queen is a single released by A Teens an ABBA tribute band from Sweden It is the fourth and final single from their first album The ABBA Generation 1999 Released in March 2000 it serves as the main single for the United States promotion The song reached 95 on the US Billboard Hot 100 and entered the top 100 in Germany and the Netherlands Dancing Queen was released as a double A side with The Name of the Game in Europe where both songs were promoted on radio simultaneously Universal Music Group thought that Dancing Queen being the last single needed a back up to be successful The video for The Name of the Game was an unofficial video made especially for an A Teens television special in Sweden and it was never intended to be a promotional video It was only aired by Channel 4 in the UK Music video Edit Directed by Patrick Kiely the video is set in a large high school The video is a tribute to the 1980s film The Breakfast Club where band members and extras serving as background dancers are left in a classroom which shifts into a nightclub Paul Gleason he died seven years after the video filmed the US actor who played the assistant principal in the film reprises the role for the video It also appears in Night at the Museum Secret of the Tomb Releases Edit European 2 track CD single Dancing Queen album version 3 48 The Name of the Game 4 17European and Mexican CD maxi Dancing Queen album version 3 48 Dancing Queen Pierre J s Main Radio Mix 3 27 Dancing Queen Pierre J s Main Extended Mix 5 47 Dancing Queen BTS Gold Edition Mix 5 13US CD and cassette single Dancing Queen album version 3 48 Dancing Queen extended version 5 48Charts Edit Chart 2000 PeakpositionGermany Official German Charts 100 64Netherlands Single Top 100 101 88US Billboard Hot 100 102 95Release history Edit Region Date Format s Label s Ref s United States 7 March 2000 7 inch vinylCD StockholmMCA 100 25 April 2000 Contemporary hit radio 103 104 Other versions EditSandii amp the Sunsetz Edit In 1978 Japanese synthpop duo Sandii amp the Sunsetz did a cover version for their album Mystery Nile Maruca e Anastacia version Edit Maruca and Anastacia perform the lounge version of the song for the album Lavilla Vol 01 Edinet S r l Publishing Group EDNCD036 Abbacadabra version Edit In 1992 the British disco group known for covers of ABBA s songs in a Hi NRG style charted at number 57 on the UK singles chart countdown 105 after the song was licensed from Almighty Records 106 by Pete Waterman s PWL due to its popularity on his late night television program The Hitman and Her In the US the song was signed to BMG where Abbacadabra s version became a club hit after being remixed by Love To Infinity Luka Bloom version Edit In 2000 Luka Bloom released an acoustic version of Dancing Queen on his album Keeper of the Flame Glee version Edit Naya Rivera and Amber Riley of the Glee cast performed the song in Prom Queen It charted on the Billboard Hot 100 at number 74 and in the United Kingdom at number 169 107 Mamma Mia Here We Go Again version Edit Dancing Queen was released on 13 July 2018 alongside the Mamma Mia Here We Go Again soundtrack by Capitol and Polydor Records It was released on 21 July 2018 as the fourth single from the soundtrack The song is performed by Pierce Brosnan Christine Baranski Julie Walters Colin Firth Stellan Skarsgard Dominic Cooper and Amanda Seyfried it was produced by Benny Andersson Charts Edit Chart performance for Dancing Queen by the cast of Mamma Mia Here We Go Again Chart 2018 PeakpositionScotland OCC 108 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