I Know There's Something Going On Explained

I Know There's Something Going On
Cover:Going5.jpg
Caption:UK vinyl-single picture sleeve
Type:single
Artist:Frida
Album:Something's Going On
Recorded:1982
Genre:Hard rock[1]
Length:
  • 5:29 (album version)
  • 4:07 (single version)
Label:
Producer:Phil Collins
Prev Title:Fernando
Prev Year:1976
Next Title:To Turn the Stone
Next Year:1982

"I Know There's Something Going On" is a song recorded in 1982 by ABBA singer Anni-Frid Lyngstad (Frida). It was the lead single from her solo album Something's Going On.

Song history

Recording began in ABBA's Polar Music Studio, Stockholm, in February 1982. Frida recorded the album during the last year of ABBA in the 20th century. At the time of recording this song/album, Frida wanted to distance herself from "the typical ABBA pop sound". "I Know There's Something Going On" was written by Russ Ballard and produced by Genesis drummer and singer Phil Collins, who also played drums on the song. The backing vocals are sung by Lyngstad herself and Collins.

"I Know There's Something Going On" was released in the summer of 1982 and became a major success for Frida. It hit #1 in Flemish Belgium and Switzerland, and was a Top 10 hit throughout most of Europe, as well as in Australia and South Africa. The song reached #13 on the Billboard Hot 100 in March 1983, where it had a total chart run of 29 weeks.

Though the song did not reach the top ten, Billboard's Year-End chart ranked it as the 20th most popular song of 1983.[2] However, in the UK, traditionally a popular market for ABBA, the song failed to reach the Top 40, peaking at #43 (and spending seven weeks inside the Top 75).

A one-hour TV documentary about the making of the album and this song is included in Frida - The DVD. The whole recording process, from day one in the studio to the release party, was filmed by Swedish TV SVT. This documentary includes interviews with Lyngstad and Collins, Björn and Benny from ABBA, as well as all the musicians involved with the album.

Music video

The music video was directed by Stuart Orme and filmed at several locations in London, England in early July 1982. The video, which received heavy promotion on MTV due to the worldwide success of the song, shows Frida in a relationship with a man who works as a photographer. She then discovers through photos taken by a private investigator that the man is seeing another woman who had modeled for him. The rest of the video consists of Frida spying on the two.[3]

Credits

Charts

Weekly charts

Chart (1982–1983)Peak
position
Australia (Kent Music Report)[4] 5
Canada (RPM 50 Singles)[5] 30
Finland (Suomen virallinen lista)[6] 7
France (SNEP)[7] 4
South Africa (Springbok Radio)[8] 5
Spain (AFYVE)[9] [10] 29
US Rock Top Tracks[11] 17

Year-end charts

Chart (1982)Position
Australia (Kent Music Report)[12] 50
Belgium (Ultratop 50 Flanders)[13] 32
Netherlands (Dutch Top 40)[14] 46
Netherlands (Single Top 100)[15] 45
West Germany (Official German Charts)[16] 75
Chart (1983)Position
US Billboard Hot 100[17] 20
US Cash Box[18] 90

Cover versions

Bomfunk MC's version

(Crack It) Something Going On
Type:single
Artist:Bomfunk MC's featuring Jessica Folcker
Album:The Official Album of the 2002 FIFA World Cup
B-Side:PamPam
Length:3:47
Label:Epidrome
Composer:
Lyricist:
Producer:JS16
Prev Title:Live Your Life
Prev Year:2002
Next Title:Back to Back
Next Year:2002
Chronology:Bomfunk MC's

In 2002, Finnish hip hop group Bomfunk MC's used the song as a basis for their track "(Crack It) Something Going On", originally included on The Official Album of the 2002 FIFA World Cup.[19] [20] This version features Swedish singer Jessica Folcker performing the choruses and includes addition writing from Bomfunk MC's members Jaakko Salovaara (music) and Raymond Ebanks (lyrics). "Something Goin' On" was released a single and charted throughout mainland Europe, entering the top 10 in Finland, Germany, Norway, and Sweden. A music video was made for the song, directed by Juuso "Uzi" Syrjä.

Track listings

Scandinavian CD single[21]

  1. "(Crack It) Something Going On" – 3:47
  2. "PamPam" – 4:20

European maxi-CD single[22]

  1. "(Crack It) Something Going On" (original) – 3:47
  2. "(Crack It) Something Going On" (Beats'n'Styles remix) – 4:45
  3. "(Crack It) Something Going On" (extended) – 4:52
  4. "PamPam" – 4:20
  5. "Live Your Life" (video) – 3:53

Credits and personnel

Credits are taken from the European maxi-CD single liner notes.[22]

Studio

Personnel

Charts

Weekly charts

Chart (2002)Peak
position
Europe (Eurochart Hot 100)[23] 32
Greece (IFPI)[24] 18
Romania (Romanian Top 100)[25] 33
Year-end charts
Chart (2002)Position
Germany (Official German Charts)[26] 93
Sweden (Sverigetopplistan)[27] 63

Certifications

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Other covers

Sampling

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Tom . Eames . When Phil Collins produced Frida's solo album at the height of ABBA's turmoil in 1982 . . 2 November 2021. 22 May 2022.
  2. Book: Whitburn, Joel . The Billboard Book of Top 40 Hits: Eighth Edition . Joel Whitburn . 2004 . Record Research . 16.
  3. live . https://ghostarchive.org/varchive/youtube/20211211/p98PjtSfNWo . 11 December 2021. Frida - I Know There's Something Going On . YouTube.
  4. Book: Kent, David. David Kent (historian). Australian Chart Book 1970–1992. illustrated. Australian Chart Book. St Ives, N.S.W.. 1993. 0-646-11917-6. 119.
  5. Web site: Top Singles - Volume 37, No. 17 December 11, 1982 . . 17 July 2013 . 8 April 2017 . bot: unknown . https://web.archive.org/web/20160805024604/http://www.bac-lac.gc.ca/eng/discover/films-videos-sound-recordings/rpm/Pages/image.aspx?Image=nlc008388.6168&URLjpg=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.collectionscanada.gc.ca%2Fobj%2F028020%2Ff4%2Fnlc008388.6168.gif&Ecopy=nlc008388.6168 . 5 August 2016 . . RPM (magazine).
  6. Book: Nyman, Jake. 2005. Suomi soi 4: Suuri suomalainen listakirja. fi. 1st. Tammi. Helsinki. 978-951-31-2503-5.
  7. http://www.infodisc.fr/Tubes_Artiste_Choisi.php Tous les Titres de l'Artiste choisi
  8. Web site: South African Rock Lists Website - SA Charts 1969 - 1989 Acts (F).
  9. Web site: Listas de superventas: 1983. 12 February 2010.
  10. Book: Salaverri, Fernando. Sólo éxitos: año a año, 1959–2002. 1st. September 2005. Fundación Autor-SGAE. Spain. 84-8048-639-2.
  11. Web site: Chart History - Frida. billboard.com. 30 December 2021.
  12. Web site: Kent Music Report No 445 – 3 January 1983 > National Top 100 Singles for 1982. Kent Music Report, via Imgur.com. 6 January 2020.
  13. Web site: Jaaroverzichten 1982. Ultratop. 26 December 2020.
  14. Web site: Top 100-Jaaroverzicht van 1982. Top40.nl.
  15. Web site: Jaaroverzichten – Single 1982. dutchcharts.nl. 26 December 2020.
  16. Web site: Top 100 Single-Jahrescharts. de. GfK Entertainment. 26 December 2020.
  17. Web site: Top 100 Hits of 1983/Top 100 Songs of 1983. www.musicoutfitters.com.
  18. Web site: Cash Box Year-End Charts: Top 100 Pop Singles, December 31, 1983. 9 April 2017. https://web.archive.org/web/20190516174621/https://tropicalglen.com/Archives/80s_files/1983YESP.html. 16 May 2019. dead.
  19. Bomfunk MC's: Freestylers from the Cold. Music & Media. 20. 37. 19 ("IFPI Platinum Europe Awards 2002" appendix). 7 September 2002.
  20. Web site: Fever Pitch: The Official Music of the 2002 FIFA World Cup: Various Artists. AllMusic. 14 September 2022.
  21. (Crack It) Something Going On. Bomfunk MC's. 2002. Scandinavian CD single liner notes. Epidrome. EPD 672776 1.
  22. (Crack It) Something Going On. Bomfunk MC's. 2002. European maxi-CD single liner notes. Epidrome. EPD 672776 2.
  23. Eurochart Hot 100 Singles. Music & Media. 20. 47. 11. 16 November 2002.
  24. Web site: Top 50 Singles. IFPI Greece. el. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20021006010304/http://www.ifpi.gr/chart02.htm. 6 October 2002. 14 September 2022.
  25. Web site: Arhiva romanian top 100 – Editia 29, saptamina 22.07–28.07, 2002. Romanian Top 100. ro. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20050216024955/http://www.rt100.ro/editie-top-100_x10030.html. 16 February 2005. 14 September 2022.
  26. Web site: Top 100 Singles–Jahrescharts 2002. GfK Entertainment. de. 14 September 2022.
  27. Web site: Årslista Singlar, 2002. Sverigetopplistan. sv. 14 September 2022.
  28. Web site: Rock Eyez Webzine: Wild Frontier "Bite The Bullet" - CD Review . Rockeyez.com . 23 June 2016.
  29. Web site: I Know There's Something Going on feat. Elan Noelle (2014) - Straight-P . 12 June 2015 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20150615002942/http://straight-p.com/songs/know-theres-something-going-feat-elan-noelle-2014/ . 15 June 2015 .
  30. Web site: Frida - I know there's something going on (Lindstrøm remix) by Lindstrøm | Hans-Peter Lindstrøm | Free Listening on SoundCloud . Soundcloud.com . 21 March 2016 . 23 June 2016.
  31. Web site: The BJ Shea Video Blog 07/10/08 "Taylor Hawkins Part I" . https://ghostarchive.org/varchive/youtube/20211219/16ov4Q6AJiI . 19 December 2021 . live. . 10 July 2008 . 23 June 2016.

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