Wrap Your Arms Around Me (song)

"Wrap Your Arms Around Me" is the second single from former ABBA star Agnetha Fältskog's solo album of the same name.

"Wrap Your Arms Around Me"
Cover art of the Spain release, zoomed-in and mirrored for other international releases
Single by Agnetha Fältskog
from the album Wrap Your Arms Around Me
B-side	"Take Good Care of Your Children"
Released	July 1983^[1]
Recorded	1983
Genre	Europop, pop
Length	5:13 3:52 (Edit)
Label	Polar Music
Songwriter(s)	Mike Chapman, Holly Knight
Producer(s)	Mike Chapman
Agnetha Fältskog singles chronology
"The Heat Is On" (1983) "Wrap Your Arms Around Me" (1983) "Can't Shake Loose" (1983)

Release

The single featured an edit of the album version which was also included on the 12" single released exclusively in the UK.

The single's B-side was a Tomas Ledin composition, "Take Good Care Of Your Children".

In 2009, the song was remixed as a nine-minute edit by Belgian dance music producer Villa.

Reception

"Wrap Your Arms Around Me" was Fältskog's second solo single after "The Heat Is On", and reached No. 1 in Belgium.^[2] The song was also a Top 5 hit in the Netherlands^[3] and South Africa.^[4] It was the most successful single from the album in Ireland, improving on the No. 28 position of "The Heat Is On" by reaching No. 15. By contrast, the song failed to reach the UK Singles Chart Top 40 (peaking at No. 44).^[5]

Cover versions

Bonnie St. Claire performed the Dutch version, "Sla je arm om me heen"^[6] in 1983.

Sylvie Vartan performed the French version, "Des heures de désir"^[7] in 1984. She also recorded an English language cover version on the album "Made In USA" (released in Japan as "Double Exposure") in 1985.^[8]

Britta Phillips covered the song on her debut album, Luck Or Magic (2016).

Charts

Weekly charts Weekly chart performance for "Wrap Your Arms Around Me" Chart (1983) Peak position Austria (Ö3 Austria Top 40)^[9] 20 Belgium (Ultratop 50 Flanders)^[10] 1 Ireland (IRMA)^[11] 15 Netherlands (Dutch Top 40)^[12] 5 Netherlands (Single Top 100)^[13] 4 UK Singles (OCC)^[14] 44 West Germany (Official German Charts)^[15] 30

Year-end charts Year-end chart performance for "Wrap Your Arms Around Me" Chart (1983) Position Belgium (Ultratop Flanders)^[16] 16 Netherlands (Dutch Top 40)^[17] 97 Netherlands (Single Top 100)^[18] 83

References

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6. "Bonnie St. Claire - Sla je arm om me heen". Swisscharts.com. Retrieved 11 May 2019.
7. "Die Offizielle Schweizer Hitparade und Music Community". Swisscharts.com. Retrieved 11 May 2019.
8. "Sylvie Vartan - Made In USA". Discogs.com. Retrieved 11 May 2019.
9. "Agnetha Fältskog – Wrap Your Arms Around Me" (in German). Ö3 Austria Top 40. Retrieved 22 March 2016.
10. "Agnetha Fältskog – Wrap Your Arms Around Me" (in Dutch). Ultratop 50. Retrieved 22 March 2016.
11. "The Irish Charts – Search Results – Wrap Your Arms Around Me". Irish Singles Chart. Retrieved 22 March 2016.
12. "Nederlandse Top 40 – Agnetha Faltskog" (in Dutch). Dutch Top 40. Retrieved 24 May 2022.
13. "Agnetha Fältskog – Wrap Your Arms Around Me" (in Dutch). Single Top 100. Retrieved 22 March 2016.
14. "Agnetha Faltskog: Artist Chart History". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 24 May 2022.
15. "Offiziellecharts.de – Agnetha Fältskog – Wrap Your Arms Around Me". GfK Entertainment charts. Retrieved 22 October 2016.
16. "Jaaroverzichten 1983 – Singles" (in Dutch). Ultratop. Retrieved 7 September 2021.
17. "Top 100-Jaaroverzicht van 1983" (in Dutch). Dutch Top 40. Retrieved 7 September 2021.
18. "Jaaroverzichten – Single 1983" (in Dutch). Dutch Charts. Retrieved 7 September 2021.