So Long (ABBA song)

1974 single by ABBA

"So Long"

Single by ABBA

from the album ABBA

B-side

"I've Been Waiting for You"

Released

18 November 1974

Recorded

August 22–23, 1974
at Glen Studio

Genre

Rock and roll^[1]

Length

3:09

Label

Polar (Sweden)
Epic (UK)

Songwriter(s)

Björn Ulvaeus
Benny Andersson

Producer(s)

Björn Ulvaeus
Benny Andersson

ABBA singles chronology

"Hasta Mañana"
(1974)

"So Long"
(1974)

"I’ve Been Waiting for You"
(1974)

Audio

"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 and Benny Andersson, with lead vocals by Agnetha Fältskog and Anni-Frid Lyngstad.

The song is musically similar to "Waterloo".^{[citation needed]} The single was backed with "I've Been Waiting for You," another song from the ABBA album.

Track listings

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
1.	"So Long"	Andersson Ulvaeus	3:06
2.	"I've Been Waiting for You"	Andersson Ulvaeus Anderson	3:39

Australian single
No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
1.	"So Long"	Andersson Ulvaeus	3:06
2.	"Hasta Mañana"	Andersson Ulvaeus Anderson	3:09

Personnel

ABBA

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

Additional musicians and production staff

Janne Schaffer– lead guitar
Mike Watson – bass
Ola Brunkert – drums

Charts

Chart (1974–75)	Peak position
Austria (Ö3 Austria Top 40)^[2]	3
Belgium (Ultratop 50 Wallonia)^[3]	42
Denmark (Danmarks Radio)	8
Germany (Official German Charts)^[4]	11
Sweden (Kvällstoppen)^[5]	7

Cover versions

Tribute band Gabba recorded a cover of the song, in the style of The Ramones. A sample can be heard on their official website.^[6]

References

^ Stanley, Bob (2014). "See That Girl: Abba". Yeah! Yeah! Yeah! The Story of Pop Music from Bill Haley to Beyoncé. New York: W. W. Norton & Company. p. 280.
^ "ABBA – So Long" (in German). Ö3 Austria Top 40.
^ "ABBA – So Long" (in French). Ultratop 50.
^ "ABBA – So Long" (in German). GfK Entertainment charts.
^ "Kvällstoppen 1972–1975" (PDF). www.hitsallertijden.nl. Retrieved 2021-06-15.
^ "GABBA The Discopunk Sensation - MEDIA". Gabba.co.uk. Archived from the original on 2016-03-27. Retrieved 2016-10-10.

ABBA

Studio albums

Ring Ring
Waterloo
ABBA
Arrival
ABBA: The Album
Voulez-Vous
Super Trouper
The Visitors
Voyage

Compilation albums

Greatest Hits
Greatest Hits Vol. 2
Gracias Por La Música
The Singles: The First Ten Years
Thank You for the Music
ABBA Gold
Oro: Grandes Éxitos
More ABBA Gold: More ABBA Hits
The Definitive Collection
18 Hits
Number Ones
The Albums
The Essential Collection

Live albums

ABBA Live
Live at Wembley Arena

Box sets

Thank You for the Music
The Complete Studio Recordings

Concerts and tours

ABBA: The Tour
ABBA Voyage

Films and musicals

ABBA: The Movie
The Girl with the Golden Hair
ABBAcadabra
Mamma Mia! (1999 musical)
Mamma Mia! (2008 film)
Mamma Mia! Here We Go Again (2018 film)

TV specials

Dick Cavett Meets ABBA
ABBA: Thank You for the Music, An All-Star Tribute

Video games

SingStar ABBA
ABBA: You Can Dance

Discography
Awards and nominations
Songs
Unreleased songs
Tribute albums
- Abba-esque
- Abbasalutely
- The ABBA Generation
- ABBAmania
- Dancing Queen
Agnetha & Frida: The Voice of ABBA
"Just Like That"
"Thank ABBA for the Music"
Eurovision Song Contest 1974
ABBA The Museum
Music of Sweden

Related individuals

Category

v t e ABBA songs
Discography Unreleased songs
Ring Ring	"People Need Love" "He Is Your Brother" "Ring Ring" "Another Town, Another Train" "Love Isn't Easy (But It Sure Is Hard Enough)" "Rock'n Roll Band" "Nina, Pretty Ballerina" "Disillusion" "I Saw It in the Mirror" "Me and Bobby and Bobby's Brother" "She's My Kind of Girl"
Waterloo	"Waterloo" "King Kong Song" "Hasta Mañana" "My Mama Said" "Honey, Honey" "What About Livingstone?"
ABBA	"Mamma Mia" "Hey, Hey Helen" "SOS" "Bang-A-Boomerang" "I Do, I Do, I Do, I Do, I Do" "Rock Me" "Intermezzo No. 1" "I've Been Waiting for You" "So Long"
Greatest Hits	"Fernando"
Arrival	"When I Kissed the Teacher" "Dancing Queen" "My Love, My Life" "Dum Dum Diddle" "Knowing Me, Knowing You" "Money, Money, Money" "That's Me" "Why Did It Have to Be Me?" "Tiger" "Arrival"
ABBA: The Album	"Eagle" "Take a Chance on Me" "One Man, One Woman" "The Name of the Game" "Move On" "Hole in Your Soul" "Thank You for the Music" "I Wonder (Departure)" "I'm a Marionette"
Voulez-Vous	"As Good as New" "Voulez-Vous" "I Have a Dream" "Angeleyes" "The King Has Lost His Crown" "Does Your Mother Know" "If It Wasn't for the Nights" "Chiquitita" "Lovers (Live a Little Longer)" "Kisses of Fire"
Greatest Hits Vol. 2	"Gimme! Gimme! Gimme! (A Man After Midnight)" "Summer Night City"
Super Trouper	"Super Trouper" "The Winner Takes It All" "On and On and On" "Andante, Andante" "Me and I" "Happy New Year" "Our Last Summer" "The Piper" "Lay All Your Love on Me"
The Visitors	"The Visitors" "Head over Heels" "When All Is Said and Done" "Soldiers" "I Let the Music Speak" "One of Us" "Two for the Price of One" "Slipping Through My Fingers" "Like an Angel Passing Through My Room"
The Singles: The First Ten Years	"The Day Before You Came" "Under Attack"
Voyage	"I Still Have Faith in You" "Don't Shut Me Down" "Just a Notion" "Little Things"
Other songs	"Merry-Go-Round" "Elaine" "Put on Your White Sombrero" "Should I Laugh or Cry" "You Owe Me One"
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