I've Been Waiting for You (ABBA song)

"I've Been Waiting for You"
Single by ABBA
from the 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
Songwriter(s)	Benny Andersson Björn Ulvaeus Stig Anderson
Producer(s)	Benny Andersson Björn Ulvaeus
ABBA singles chronology
"So Long" (1974) "I've Been Waiting for You" (1974) "I Do, I Do, I Do, I Do, I Do" (1975)
Audio
"I've Been Waiting For You" on YouTube

"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,^[2] and in New Zealand in 1977, where it reached number 8.^[3]

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.^[1]

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.^[4]

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

Chart (1975)	Peak position
Australia (Kent Music Report)[2]	49

Chart (2018)	Peak position
Scotland (OCC)[5]	51

Certifications

Region	Certification	Certified units/sales
United Kingdom (BPI)[6]	Silver	200,000^‡
^‡ Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone.

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.^[7]
• 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 ABBA: The Movie (1977).

External links

• Pictures of the record. Archived 2009-03-18 at the Wayback Machine
• Lyrics to "I've Been Waiting For You."

References

1. Palm, Carl Magnus (2005). Abba : the complete guide to their music. London: Omnibus Press. pp. 32, 103. ISBN 1-84449-505-1. OCLC 60589495.
2. David Kent (2006). Australian Charts Book 1993—2005. Australian Chart Book Pty Ltd, Turramurra, N.S.W. p. 10. ISBN 978-0-646-45889-2.
3. The Complete New Zealand Music Charts 1966–2006: Dean Scapolo: ISBN 978-1-877443-00-8]
4. Lawrence, Adrian (18 August 2018). "Mamma Mia: Here We Go Again – Review". theboar.org. Retrieved 2021-02-22.
5. "Official Scottish Singles Sales Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 7 August 2018.
6. "British single certifications – Baranski/Walters/Seyfried – I've Been Waiting For You". British Phonographic Industry. Retrieved March 8, 2024.
7. Irish charts - search Gina Dale Haze and the Champions Archived 2009-06-02 at the Wayback Machine