I've Been Waiting for You (ABBA song) explained

I've Been Waiting for You
Cover:	ABBA - I've Been Waiting for You (New Zealand).jpg
Type:	single
Artist:	ABBA
Album:	ABBA
B-Side:	"King Kong Song"
Released:	18 November 1974
Recorded:	15 September 1974
Studio:	Glen Studio, Stockholm
Length:	3:41
Label:	Polar Music
Prev Title:	So Long
Prev Year:	1974
Next Title:	I Do, I Do, I Do, I Do, I Do
Next Year:	1975

"I've Been Waiting for You" is a song recorded in 1974 by Swedish pop group ABBA, released first as the B-side to the single "So Long". It was included on their album ABBA, released April 1975.^[1]

In Australia, it was released as a single in 1975 with "King Kong Song" as its B-side, reaching number 49, and in New Zealand in 1977, where it reached number 8.^[2]

Fältskog sings the lead vocal on the song with guitars by Janne Schaffer. The cassette version of the album contains an extended version of the song that repeats the third verse and chorus.

Mamma Mia! Here We Go Again version

I've Been Waiting for You was released on 13 July 2018, alongside the soundtrack of Mamma Mia! Here We Go Again, by Capitol and Polydor Records. The song is performed by Amanda Seyfried (Sophie), Julie Walters (Rosie), and Christine Baranski (Tanya), and it was produced by Benny Andersson. This version features revised lyrics by Björn Ulvaeus.^[3]

Personnel

ABBA

• Agnetha Fältskog – lead and backing vocals
• Anni-Frid Lyngstad – backing vocals
• Björn Ulvaeus – guitar, backing vocals
• Benny Andersson – synthesizers, backing vocals

Additional personnel

• Roger Palm – drums
• Rutger Gunnarsson – bass
• Janne Schaffer, Finn Sjöberg – guitar

Charts

Cover versions

• In 1977, Irish pop group Gina, Dale Haze and the Champions released their version of the song as a single, which made the top 10 in the Irish Charts.^[5]
• A Swedish country band called Nashville Train (which included some of ABBA's own backing band members) covered the song in 1977 on their album ABBA Our Way, released on the Polar Music label in Sweden.

In popular culture

• ABBA perform parts of the song live in the film (1977).

External links

• Pictures of the record.
• Lyrics to "I've Been Waiting For You."

Notes and References

1. Book: Palm, Carl Magnus. Abba : the complete guide to their music. 2005. Omnibus Press. 1-84449-505-1. London. 32, 103. 60589495.
2. The Complete New Zealand Music Charts 1966–2006: Dean Scapolo:
3. Web site: Lawrence. Adrian. 18 August 2018. Mamma Mia: Here We Go Again – Review. 2021-02-22. theboar.org.
4. Book: Australian Charts Book 1993—2005. David Kent. 978-0-646-45889-2. 2006. Australian Chart Book Pty Ltd, Turramurra, N.S.W.. 10.
5. http://www.irishcharts.ie/search/placement Irish charts - search Gina Dale Haze and the Champions