Ulvaeus found lyrical inspiration for this song in a memory of a romance he had when he was a teenager. During a visit to Paris, he met a girl from his home-town who was working as an au pair.[1] "We had not been romantically involved in Sweden," he recalled, "but Paris tends to have that effect on people, and so it was with the two of us. She certainly took me to see the Quartier Latin, the Champs-Élysées and the Eiffel Tower, but to be honest I don't really remember much of Paris. I mostly remember her!"[2]
Recording for this track began on 4 June 1980 in Polar Music Studios.[3] The song features Anni-Frid Lyngstad on lead vocals and her time in the studio during the recording is captured in a series of photographs taken by Anders Hanser.[4]
In the background of the bridge to this song, during Lasse Wellander's guitar solo, part of the Chess song, "Anthem", can be heard. Andersson and Ulvaeus had been working on the melody for "Anthem" for a number of years but had never found a place for it in any ABBA project. When they finally came to use it in the musical Chess, they hoped that no one would notice that part of it had already been used in "Our Last Summer".[5][2]
^Ulvaeus, B et al.: Mamma Mia! How Can I Resist You?, page 104. Weidenfeld & Nicolson, 2006
^ ab"In Focus: Our Last Summer". ABBA. 29 April 2020. Retrieved 9 June 2023.
^Magnus Palm, C: "ABBA The Complete Recording sessions", page 98. Century 22 Ltd, 1994
^Magnus Palm, C et al.: "From ABBA to Mamma Mia!", page 84-89. Virgin Publishing Ltd, 1999
^Magnus Palm, C: "ABBA The Complete Recording sessions", page 99. Century 22 Ltd, 1994
^"British certifications – Original Cast Recording – Our Last Summer". British Phonographic Industry. Retrieved 25 July 2022.
January 01, 1970
last, summer, this, article, needs, additional, citations, verification, please, help, improve, this, article, adding, citations, reliable, sources, unsourced, material, challenged, removed, find, sources, news, newspapers, books, scholar, jstor, april, 2021, . This article needs additional citations for verification Please help improve this article by adding citations to reliable sources Unsourced material may be challenged and removed Find sources Our Last Summer news newspapers books scholar JSTOR April 2021 Learn how and when to remove this message Our Last Summer is a song by ABBA from the group s seventh studio album Super Trouper It was written by Benny Andersson and Bjorn Ulvaeus Our Last Summer UK release label as B side of Thank You for the Music Song by ABBAfrom the album Super TrouperReleased3 November 1980Recorded1980GenrePop rockLength4 19LabelPolarSongwriter s Benny Andersson Bjorn UlvaeusProducer s Benny Andersson Bjorn UlvaeusAudio Our Last Summer on YouTube Ulvaeus found lyrical inspiration for this song in a memory of a romance he had when he was a teenager During a visit to Paris he met a girl from his home town who was working as an au pair 1 We had not been romantically involved in Sweden he recalled but Paris tends to have that effect on people and so it was with the two of us She certainly took me to see the Quartier Latin the Champs Elysees and the Eiffel Tower but to be honest I don t really remember much of Paris I mostly remember her 2 Recording for this track began on 4 June 1980 in Polar Music Studios 3 The song features Anni Frid Lyngstad on lead vocals and her time in the studio during the recording is captured in a series of photographs taken by Anders Hanser 4 In the background of the bridge to this song during Lasse Wellander s guitar solo part of the Chess song Anthem can be heard Andersson and Ulvaeus had been working on the melody for Anthem for a number of years but had never found a place for it in any ABBA project When they finally came to use it in the musical Chess they hoped that no one would notice that part of it had already been used in Our Last Summer 5 2 The song is used in the ABBA songs based musical Mamma Mia the 2008 film of the same name and Thor Love and Thunder That version was certified Silver by BPI in 2022 6 References edit Ulvaeus B et al Mamma Mia How Can I Resist You page 104 Weidenfeld amp Nicolson 2006 a b In Focus Our Last Summer ABBA 29 April 2020 Retrieved 9 June 2023 Magnus Palm C ABBA The Complete Recording sessions page 98 Century 22 Ltd 1994 Magnus Palm C et al From ABBA to Mamma Mia page 84 89 Virgin Publishing Ltd 1999 Magnus Palm C ABBA The Complete Recording sessions page 99 Century 22 Ltd 1994 British certifications Original Cast Recording Our Last Summer British Phonographic Industry Retrieved 25 July 2022 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Our Last Summer amp oldid 1221838999, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
