Dancing Queen

Written by Benny Andersson, Stig Anderson & Björn Ulvaeus with the Working Title Boogaloo.
Lead vocal Agnetha & Frida.

Recording began 4th and 5th August 1975 at Glenstudio, Stocksund.
Musicians: Benny Andersson (keyboards); Michael Areklew, Anders Glenmark, Björn Ulvaeus (guitar);  Rutger Gunnarson (bass); Roger Palm (drums); Malando Gassama (percussion).
Additional record on 27th august with Janne Schaffer on Guitar.
Additional recording on 4th september at Metronome Studio, Stockholm.
Vocal recording circa 8th - 11th september.

Double bass recording on 12th september by Bertil Andersson.
Drum overdub on 3rd december by Roger Palm.

The first filming session for Dancing Queen are for Musikladen on january 1976

Promo video are filming on 2 february 1976.

On 12 March, other video are filming in Australia.

A special Gala on the eve of the wedding of King Carl Gustav to Silvia Sommerlath on Royal Opera House, Stockholm on 18 June 1976

 

Single release on 16th August 1976.

Polar POS 1225
Top Ten Single: Australia 1, Austria 4, Belgium 1, Canada 2, Finland 3, France 4, Ireland 1, Mexico 1, New Zealand 1, Norway 1, South Africa 1, Spain 10, Sweden 1, Switzerland 3, The Netherlands 1, United Kingdom 1, United States 1, West-Germany 1, Zimbabwe 1.

Others performance of the song in Television

The song are also performed on the two World Tour 1977 and 1979

And Agnetha & Frida an recorded an spanish version tituled
La Reina del Baile (Reina Danzante)
Traduced by Buddy & Mary McCluskey
Recorded January 1980 at Polar Music Studios and Mike’s Studio, Stockholm.
 

In 1992 an new promo video are remixing from others videos

Finally, 400 Covers of the song