So Long (ABBA song)

"So Long"
Single by ABBA
from the album ABBA
B-side	"I've Been Waiting for You"
Released	November 18, 1974
Format	7" single
Recorded	August 22–23, 1974 at Glen Studio
Genre	Rock and roll, pop, europop
Length	3:09
Label	Polar (Sweden) Epic (UK)
Writer(s)	Björn Ulvaeus Benny Andersson
Producer(s)	Björn Ulvaeus Benny Andersson
ABBA singles chronology
"Hasta Mañana" (1974) "So Long" (1974) "I Do, I Do, I Do, I Do, I Do" (1975)
Music video "So Long" on YouTube

"So Long" is a song by Swedish pop group ABBA, released as the first single from their album ABBA. "So Long" was written and composed by Björn Ulvaeus & Benny Andersson, with vocals by Agnetha Fältskog & Anni-Frid Lyngstad.

The song is musically similar to "Waterloo". The single was backed with "I've Been Waiting for You," another song from the ABBA album.

Track listing

International single

• A. "So Long"
• B. "I've Been Waiting For You"

Australian single

• A. "So Long"
• B "Hasta Mañana"

Chart positions

Chart (1974)	Peak position
Austrian Singles Chart[1]	3
Belgian singles chart	29
French singles chart	64
German Singles Chart	11
Swedish singles chart [2]	7

Cover versions

• Tribute band Gabba (band) recorded a cover of the song, in the style of The Ramones. A sample can be heard on their official website.^[3]

In popular culture

• ABBA perform parts of the song live in the film ABBA: The Movie (1977). This live version features instrumental samples from "In the Mood".

References

1. Steffen Hung. "ABBA - So Long". Austriancharts.at. Retrieved 2016-10-10.
3. "GABBA The Discopunk Sensation - MEDIA". Gabba.co.uk. Retrieved 2016-10-10.

External links

• Lyrics of this song at MetroLyrics