List of songs recorded by ABBA

The following is a list of songs released by the Swedish supergroup ABBA, which was formed in Stockholm by Agnetha Fältskog, Björn Ulvaeus, Benny Andersson, and Anni-Frid Lyngstad. Including their releases under their former name "Björn & Benny, Agnetha & Anni-Frid" or "Björn & Benny, Agnetha & Frida", ABBA have released songs for nine studio albums, a Spanish language album, a series of compilations and two live albums. A number of unreleased songs recorded by ABBA have not appeared on any of these releases.

ABBA performing in Edmonton, Canada in 1979.

List of songs released by ABBA

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Most ABBA songs were written and produced by Benny Andersson (right) and Björn Ulvaeus (left), with lead vocals most often handled by Anni-Frid Lyngstad (centre left) and Agnetha Fältskog (centre right).
 
ABBA's manager Stig Anderson co-wrote several of the band's songs' lyrics. ABBA wrote the song "Hovas vittne", privately released for the band and ABBA's friends, for Anderson's 50th birthday.
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# Indicates songs which were re-recorded by ABBA with different lyrics, vocals, mixing, and/or instrumentation in a language that was not its original language
Song Writer(s) Original album release Year of
album release
Ref.
"ABBA Undeleted"[note 1] Benny Andersson
Björn Ulvaeus
Stig Anderson
Thank You for the Music 1994
"Al Andar" # Andersson
Ulvaeus
Anderson
Buddy McCluskey
Mary McCluskey
Gracias por la música 1980
"Andante, Andante" Andersson
Ulvaeus
Super Trouper 1980
"Andante, Andante" (Spanish Version) # Andersson
Ulvaeus
B McCluskey
M McCluskey
Super Trouper (Latin American and Spanish versions) 1980
"Angeleyes" Andersson
Ulvaeus
Voulez-Vous 1979
"Another Town, Another Train" Andersson
Ulvaeus
Ring Ring 1973
"Arrival"[note 2] Andersson
Ulvaeus
Arrival 1976
"As Good as New" Andersson
Ulvaeus
Voulez-Vous 1979
"Bang-A-Boomerang" Andersson
Ulvaeus
Anderson
ABBA 1975
"Bumblebee" Andersson
Ulvaeus
Voyage 2021
"Cassandra" Andersson
Ulvaeus
B-side to "The Day Before You Came" 1982
"Chiquitita" Andersson
Ulvaeus
Voulez-Vous 1979
"Chiquitita" (Spanish Version) # Andersson
Ulvaeus
B McCluskey
M McCluskey
Gracias por la música 1980
"Conociéndome, conociéndote" # Andersson
Ulvaeus
Anderson
B McCluskey
M McCluskey
Gracias por la música 1980
"Crazy World" Andersson
Ulvaeus
B-side to "Money, Money, Money" 1976
"¡Dame! ¡Dame! ¡Dame!" # Andersson
Ulvaeus
Anderson
B McCluskey
M McCluskey
Gracias por la música 1980
"Dance (While the Music Still Goes On)" Andersson
Ulvaeus
Waterloo 1974
"Dancing Queen" Andersson
Ulvaeus
Anderson
Arrival 1976
"The Day Before You Came" Andersson
Ulvaeus
The Singles: The First Ten Years 1982
"Disillusion" Agnetha Fältskog
Ulvaeus
Ring Ring 1973
"Does Your Mother Know" Andersson
Ulvaeus
Voulez-Vous 1979
"Don't Shut Me Down" Andersson
Ulvaeus
Voyage 2021 [1]
"Dream World" Andersson
Ulvaeus
Thank You for the Music 1994
"Dum Dum Diddle" Andersson
Ulvaeus
Arrival 1976
"Eagle" Andersson
Ulvaeus
The Album 1977
"Elaine" Andersson
Ulvaeus
B-side to "The Winner Takes It All" 1980
"En hälsning till våra parkarrangörer"[note 3] Fältskog
Kenneth Gärdestad
Andersson
Ulvaeus
F. Evangelisti
V. Tariciotti
M. Marrocchi
Anderson
Swedish promo single 1972 1972
"Estoy Soñando" # Andersson
Ulvaeus
B McCluskey
M McCluskey
Gracias por la música 1980
"Felicidad" # Andersson
Ulvaeus
B McCluskey
M McCluskey
Super Trouper (Latin American and Spanish versions) 1980
"Fernando" Andersson
Ulvaeus
Anderson
"Fernando" standalone single 1976
"Fernando" (Spanish Version) # Andersson
Ulvaeus
Anderson
B McCluskey
M McCluskey
Gracias por la música 1980
"From a Twinkling Star to a Passing Angel" Andersson
Ulvaeus
The Visitors (Deluxe Edition) 2012
"Gammal fäbodspalm" (Live) Oskar Fredrik Lindberg Live at Wembley Arena 2014
"Gimme! Gimme! Gimme! (A Man After Midnight)" Andersson
Ulvaeus
Voulez-Vous 1979
"Gonna Sing You My Love Song" Andersson
Ulvaeus
Waterloo 1974
"Gracias por la música" # Andersson
Ulvaeus
B McCluskey
M McCluskey
Gracias por la música 1980
"Happy Hawaii" Andersson
Ulvaeus
Anderson
B-side to "Knowing Me, Knowing You" 1977
"Happy New Year" Andersson
Ulvaeus
Super Trouper 1980
"Hasta Mañana" Andersson
Ulvaeus
Anderson
Waterloo 1974
"Hasta Mañana" (Spanish Version) # Andersson
Ulvaeus
Anderson
B McCluskey
M McCluskey
Gracias por la música 1980
"He Is Your Brother" Andersson
Ulvaeus
Ring Ring 1973
"Head over Heels" Andersson
Ulvaeus
The Visitors 1981
"Hey, Hey Helen" Andersson
Ulvaeus
ABBA 1975
"Hole in Your Soul" Andersson
Ulvaeus
The Album 1977
"Honey, Honey" Andersson
Ulvaeus
Anderson
Waterloo 1974
"Honey, Honey" (Swedish Version) # Andersson
Ulvaeus
Anderson
B-side to "Waterloo" (Swedish Version) 1974
"Hovas vittne" Andersson
Ulvaeus
Fältskog
Anni-Frid Lyngstad
Rune Söderqvist
Michael B. Tretow
"Hovas vittne" private release promo single 1981
"I Am Just a Girl" Andersson
Ulvaeus
Anderson
Ring Ring 1973
"I Am the City" Andersson
Ulvaeus
More ABBA Gold 1993
"I Can Be That Woman" Andersson
Ulvaeus
Voyage 2021
"I Do, I Do, I Do, I Do, I Do" Andersson
Ulvaeus
ABBA 1975
"I Have a Dream" Andersson
Ulvaeus
Voulez-Vous 1979
"I Let the Music Speak" Andersson
Ulvaeus
The Visitors 1981
"I Saw It in the Mirror" Andersson
Ulvaeus
Ring Ring 1973
"I Wonder (Departure)" Andersson
Ulvaeus
Anderson
The Album 1977
"If It Wasn't for the Nights" Andersson
Ulvaeus
Voulez-Vous 1979
"I'm a Marionette" Andersson
Ulvaeus
The Album 1977
"I'm Still Alive" (Live) Fältskog
Ulvaeus
Live at Wembley Arena 2014
"Intermezzo No. 1" (Instrumental) Andersson
Ulvaeus
ABBA 1975
"I Still Have Faith in You" Andersson
Ulvaeus
Voyage 2021
"I've Been Waiting for You" Andersson
Ulvaeus
Anderson
ABBA 1975
"Just a Notion" Andersson
Ulvaeus
Voyage 2021
"Keep an Eye on Dan" Andersson
Ulvaeus
Voyage 2021
"The King Has Lost His Crown" Andersson
Ulvaeus
Voulez-Vous 1979
"King Kong Song" Andersson
Ulvaeus
Waterloo 1974
"Kisses of Fire" Andersson
Ulvaeus
Voulez-Vous 1979
"Knowing Me, Knowing You" Andersson
Ulvaeus
Anderson
Arrival 1976
"La reina del baile" (also titled "Reina Danzante") # Andersson
Ulvaeus
Anderson
B McCluskey
M McCluskey
Gracias por la música 1980
"Lay All Your Love on Me" Andersson
Ulvaeus
Super Trouper 1980
"Like an Angel Passing Through My Room" Andersson
Ulvaeus
The Visitors 1981
"Little Things" Andersson
Ulvaeus
Voyage 2021
"Love Isn't Easy (But It Sure Is Hard Enough)" Andersson
Ulvaeus
Ring Ring 1973
"Lovelight" Andersson
Ulvaeus
B-side to "Chiquitita" 1979
"Lovers (Live a Little Longer)" Andersson
Ulvaeus
Voulez-Vous 1979
"Mamma Mia" Andersson
Ulvaeus
Anderson
ABBA 1975
"Mamma Mía" (Spanish Version) # Andersson
Ulvaeus
Anderson
B McCluskey
M McCluskey
Gracias por la música 1980
"Man in the Middle" Andersson
Ulvaeus
ABBA 1975
"Me and Bobby and Bobby's Brother" Andersson
Ulvaeus
Ring Ring 1973
"Me and I" Andersson
Ulvaeus
Super Trouper 1980
"Medley: Pick a Bale of Cotton / On Top of Old Smokey / Midnight Special" traditional Stars im Zeichen eines guten Sterns 1975
"Money, Money, Money" Andersson
Ulvaeus
Arrival 1976
"Move On" Andersson
Ulvaeus
Anderson
The Album 1977
"My Love, My Life" Andersson
Ulvaeus
Anderson
Arrival 1976
"My Mama Said" Andersson
Ulvaeus
Waterloo 1974
"The Name of the Game" Andersson
Ulvaeus
Anderson
The Album 1977
"Nina, Pretty Ballerina" Andersson
Ulvaeus
Ring Ring 1973
"No Doubt About It" Andersson
Ulvaeus
Voyage 2021
"No hay a quien culpar" # Andersson
Ulvaeus
B McCluskey
M McCluskey
The Visitors (Latin American and Spanish versions) 1981
"Ode to Freedom" Andersson
Ulvaeus
Voyage 2021
"On and On and On" Andersson
Ulvaeus
Super Trouper 1980
"One Man, One Woman" Andersson
Ulvaeus
The Album 1977
"One of Us" Andersson
Ulvaeus
The Visitors 1981
"Our Last Summer" Andersson
Ulvaeus
Super Trouper 1980
"People Need Love" Andersson
Ulvaeus
"People Need Love" standalone single 1972
"The Piper" Andersson
Ulvaeus
Super Trouper 1980
"Put on Your White Sombrero" Andersson
Ulvaeus
Thank You for the Music 1994
"Ring Ring" # Andersson
Ulvaeus
Anderson
Phil Cody
Neil Sedaka
Ring Ring 1973
"Ring Ring (Bara du slog en signal)" Andersson
Ulvaeus
Anderson
Ring Ring (Scandinavian versions) 1973
"Ring Ring" (German Version) # Andersson
Ulvaeus
Anderson
Peter Lach
"Ring Ring" German single 1973
"Ring Ring" (Spanish Version) # Andersson
Ulvaeus
Anderson
Doris Band
ABBA Más Oro: Más ABBA Exitos 1993
"Ring Ring" (Swedish/Spanish/German Medley) # Andersson
Ulvaeus
Anderson
Band
Lach
Thank You for the Music 1994
"Rock Me" Andersson
Ulvaeus
ABBA 1975
"Rock 'N' Roll Band" Andersson
Ulvaeus
Ring Ring 1973
"Santa Rosa" Andersson
Ulvaeus
B-side to "He Is Your Brother" 1972
"Se me está escapando" # Andersson
Ulvaeus
B McCluskey
M McCluskey
The Visitors (Latin American and Spanish versions) 1981
"She's My Kind of Girl"[note 4] Andersson
Ulvaeus
Ring Ring (International versions) 1973
"Should I Laugh or Cry" Andersson
Ulvaeus
B-side to "One of Us" 1981
"Sitting in the Palmtree" Andersson
Ulvaeus
Waterloo 1974
"Slipping Through My Fingers" Andersson
Ulvaeus
The Visitors 1981
"So Long" Andersson
Ulvaeus
ABBA 1975
"Soldiers" Andersson
Ulvaeus
The Visitors 1981
"SOS" Andersson
Ulvaeus
Anderson
ABBA 1975
"Summer Night City" Andersson
Ulvaeus
"Summer Night City" standalone single 1978
"Super Trouper" Andersson
Ulvaeus
Super Trouper 1980
"Suzy-Hang-Around" Andersson
Ulvaeus
Waterloo 1974
"Sång till Görel" (with Stikkan)[note 5] Andersson
Anderson
Ulvaeus
"Sång till Görel" private release promo single 1979
"Take a Chance on Me" Andersson
Ulvaeus
The Album 1977
"Thank You for the Music" Andersson
Ulvaeus
The Album 1977
"Thank You for the Music" (Doris Day Version) Andersson
Ulvaeus
Thank You for the Music 1994
"That's Me" Andersson
Ulvaeus
Anderson
Arrival 1976
"Tivedshambo" (Instrumental) Anderson B-side to "Hovas vittne" private release promo single 1981
"Tiger" Andersson
Ulvaeus
Arrival 1976
"Tropical Loveland" Andersson
Ulvaeus
Anderson
ABBA 1975
"Two For the Price of One" Andersson
Ulvaeus
The Visitors 1981
"Under Attack" Andersson
Ulvaeus
The Singles: The First Ten Years 1982
"The Visitors" Andersson
Ulvaeus
The Visitors 1981
"Voulez-Vous" Andersson
Ulvaeus
Voulez-Vous 1979
"Watch Out" Andersson
Ulvaeus
Waterloo 1974
"Waterloo" # Andersson
Ulvaeus
Anderson
Waterloo 1974
"Waterloo" (French Version) # Andersson
Ulvaeus
Anderson
Alain Boublil
"Waterloo" French single 1974
"Waterloo" (French/Swedish Medley) # Andersson
Ulvaeus
Anderson
Boublil
Thank You for the Music 1994
"Waterloo" (German Version) # Andersson
Ulvaeus
Anderson
Gerd Müller-Schwanke
"Waterloo" West German single 1974
"Waterloo" (Swedish Version) Andersson
Ulvaeus
Anderson
"Waterloo" Swedish single / Waterloo (Swedish version) 1974
"The Way Old Friends Do" (Live)[note 6] Andersson
Ulvaeus
Super Trouper 1980
"Wer im Wartesaal der Liebe steht" # Andersson
Ulvaeus
Fred Jay
B-side to "Ring Ring" German single 1973
"The Winner Takes It All" Andersson
Ulvaeus
Super Trouper 1980
"What About Livingstone?" Andersson
Ulvaeus
Waterloo 1974
"When All is Said and Done" Andersson
Ulvaeus
The Visitors 1981
"When I Kissed the Teacher" Andersson
Ulvaeus
Arrival 1976
"When You Danced with Me" Andersson
Ulvaeus
Voyage 2021
"Why Did It Have to Be Me?" Andersson
Ulvaeus
Arrival 1976
"You Owe Me One" Andersson
Ulvaeus
B-side to "Under Attack" 1982
"Åh, vilka tider" Andersson
Ulvaeus
B-side to "Ring Ring (Bara du slog en signal)" 1973

Songs not credited to the group featuring appearances by all ABBA members

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Song Credited artist Writer(s) Original release Year of
release
Notes Ref.
"En Carousel" Björn & Benny Andersson
Ulvaeus
"En Carousel" Japanese single 1972 Remixed version of "Merry-Go-Round"
"En karusell" Björn Ulvaeus & Benny Andersson Andersson
Ulvaeus
"En karusell" Swedish single 1972 Swedish version of "Merry-Go-Round" [2]
"Merry-Go-Round" (Also known as "Merry-Go-Round (En karusell)")[note 7] Björn & Benny Andersson
Ulvaeus
B-side to "People Need Love" 1972 [2]
“Ett stilla regn” Ted Gärdestad Kenneth Gärdestad
Ted Gärdestad
Undringar 1972 Features background vocals by all ABBA members. [3]
"Det kan ingen doktor hjälpa" Benny Andersson & Björn Ulvaeus Anderson
Andersson
Ulvaeus
"Det kan ingen doktor hjälpa" single 1971 Features uncredited vocals by Fältskog and Lyngstad. [4]
"Dröm är dröm, och saga saga" Agnetha Fältskog Anderson
Gianluigi Guarnieri
Pier Paolo Preti
När en vacker tanke blir en sång 1971 Features vocals by all ABBA members. [5]
"Gitarren och jag" Ted Gärdestad K Gärdestad
T Gärdestad
Ted 1973 Features background vocals by all ABBA members. [6]
“Glöm dig själv för en dag” Lena Andersson Bo Setterlind
Joe South
Lena 1971 Features background vocals by all ABBA members. [7]
"Hej gamle man!" Björn Ulvaeus & Benny Andersson Andersson
Ulvaeus
Lycka 1970 Features uncredited vocals by Fältskog and Lyngstad. [8]
“Hela världen runt” Ted Gärdestad K Gärdestad
T Gärdestad
Undringar 1972 Features background vocals by all ABBA members. [3]
“Helena” Ted Gärdestad K Gärdestad
T Gärdestad
Undringar 1972 Features background vocals by all ABBA members. [3]
“Jag kommer” Lena Andersson B Andersson
Ulvaeus
Sven-Olof Walldoff
Lena 1971 Features background vocals by all ABBA members. [7]
“Jag vill ha en egen måner” Ted Gärdestad K Gärdestad
T Gärdestad
Undringar 1972 Features background vocals by all ABBA members. [3]
"Kanske var min kind lite het" Agnetha Fältskog Fältskog När en vacker tanke blir en sång 1971 Features vocals by Fältskog, Andersson, and Lyngstad, with production by Ulvaeus. [5]
"Kom och sjung en sång" Anni-Frid Lyngstad Carole King, Anderson B-side to "Vi är alla barn i början" 1972 Features background vocals by Fältskog, Ulvaeus, and possibly Lyngstad and Andersson, with production by Andersson. [9]
"Man vill ju leva lite dessemellan" Anni-Frid Lyngstad Anderson
F. Evangelisti
M. Marrocchi
V. Tariciotti
"Man vill ju leva lite dessemellan" standalone single 1972 Features background vocals by Fältskog, Andersson, and Ulvaeus. [10]
"Oh, vilken härlig da" Ted Gärdestad K Gärdestad
T Gärdestad
Ted 1973 Features background vocals by all ABBA members. [6]
"På bröllop" Björn Ulvaeus & Benny Andersson Ulvaeus
Andersson
B-side to "Det kan ingen doktor hjälpa" 1971 Features uncredited vocals by Fältskog and Lyngstad. [4]
"Ska man skratta eller gråta" Anni-Frid Lyngstad Anderson
Gianfranco Baldazzi
Rosalino Cellamare
Sergio Bardotti
B-side to "Man vill ju leva lite dessemellan" 1972 Features background vocals by Fältskog, Andersson, and Ulvaeus. [10]
“Snurra du min värld” Ted Gärdestad K Gärdestad
T Gärdestad
Undringar 1972 Features background vocals by all ABBA members. [3]
"Sången föder dig tillbaka" Agnetha Fältskog Björn Carlsson
Fältskog
När en vacker tanke blir en sång 1971 Features vocals by Fältskog, Andersson, and Lyngstad, with production by Ulvaeus. [5]
“Tom, Tom, käre vän” Lena Andersson Anderson
Mike Chapman
Nicky Chinn
Lena 1971 Features background vocals by all ABBA members. [7]
"Tågen kan gå igen" Agnetha Fältskog Bosse Carlgren
Fältskog
När en vacker tanke blir en sång 1971 Features vocals by Fältskog, Andersson, and Lyngstad, with production by Ulvaeus. [5]
"Tänk om jorden vore ung" Benny Andersson & Björn Ulvaeus Ulvaeus
Andersson
"Tänk om jorden vore ung" single 1971 Features uncredited vocals by Fältskog and Lyngstad. [11]
“Tänk om man bara kunde svara på frågor” Lena Andersson Anderson
Mimi Faring
Lena 1971 Features background vocals by all ABBA members. [7]
"Vi är alla barn i början" Anni-Frid Lyngstad Andersson
Ulvaeus
"Vi är alla barn i början" standalone single 1972 Features background vocals by Fältskog, Ulvaeus, and possibly Lyngstad and Andersson, with production by Andersson. [9]
“Vårnattsmelodi” Lena Andersson Olle Adolphson
Guy Béart
Lena 1971 Features background vocals by all ABBA members. [7]
"Välkommen till världen" Lill-Babs Andersson
Ulvaeus
Välkommen till världen 1971 Features background vocals by all ABBA members. [12]

See also

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Notes

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  1. ^ "ABBA Undeleted" is a medley consisting of excerpts of the unreleased songs "Scaramouche" / "Summer Night City" (early version) / "Take a Chance on Me" (early instrumental version) / "Baby" (early version of "Rock Me") / "Just a Notion" (since partially re-recorded for the 2021 album Voyage) / "Rikky Rock 'n' Roller" / "Burning My Bridges" / "Fernando" (early Swedish solo version by Frida) / "Here Comes Rubie Jamie" / "Hamlet III" (Parts 1 & 2) / "Free as a Bumble Bee" / "Rubber Ball Man" / "Crying Over You" / "Just Like That" and "Givin' a Little Bit More".
  2. ^ "Arrival" is primarily an instrumental but features some vocalisations.
  3. ^ "En hälsning till våra parkarrangörer" was released as a promo single to promote the group's Swedish Folkpark tour in 1972. The track includes excerpts from "People Need Love", "Man vill ju liva lite dessemellan" (Anni-Frid Lyngstad solo song) and Så glad som dina ögon" (Agnetha Fältskog solo song). It was commercially released in 2013 on a deluxe edition of Ring Ring
  4. ^ "She's My Kind of Girl" was not originally credited to ABBA, and was originally released by Andersson and Ulvaeus as a single in 1970.
  5. ^ "Sång till Görel" was credited to "ABBA & Stikkan".
  6. ^ "The Way Old Friends Do" is a live recording from ABBA's live shows at Wembley Arena in November 1978 that was mixed and readjusted with additional instrumentation in ABBA's recording studio. An alternative, entirely live take was released on Live at Wembley Arena in 2014.
  7. ^ "Merry-Go-Round" has been credited to ABBA on later reissues on which it appears.

Citations

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  1. ^ "Abba släpper ny musik – efter 35 år". SVT Nyheter. April 27, 2018.
  2. ^ a b Palm, p. 47
  3. ^ a b c d e Palm, pp. 36-37
  4. ^ a b Palm, p. 30
  5. ^ a b c d Palm, p. 31
  6. ^ a b Palm, p. 67
  7. ^ a b c d e Palm, p. 36
  8. ^ Palm, p. 26
  9. ^ a b Palm, p. 38
  10. ^ a b Palm, p. 57
  11. ^ Palm, p. 34
  12. ^ Palm, pp. 31-32

Bibliography

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  • Palm, Carl Magnus (2017). ABBA: The Complete Recording Sessions (2nd Revised and Expanded ed.). United Kingdom: CPI Group. ISBN 978-91-639-2656-3.