I've Been Waiting for You (ABBA song)
{{Infobox song
| name = I've Been Waiting for You
| cover = ABBA - I've Been Waiting for You (New Zealand).jpg
| alt =
| type = single
| artist = ABBA
| album = ABBA
| A-side =
| B-side = "King Kong Song"
| released = 18 November 1974
| recorded = 15 September 1974
| studio = Glen Studio, Stockholm
| genre =
| length = 3:41
| label = Polar Music
| writer = {{hlist|Benny Andersson|Björn Ulvaeus|Stig Anderson}}
| producer = {{hlist|Benny Andersson|Björn Ulvaeus}}
| prev_title = So Long
| prev_year = 1974
| next_title = I Do, I Do, I Do, I Do, I Do
| next_year = 1975
| misc = {{External music video|header=Audio|{{YouTube|IoeiHPnOHQc|"I've Been Waiting For You"}}|type=song}}
}}
"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.{{Cite book|last=Palm|first=Carl Magnus|url=https://www.worldcat.org/oclc/60589495|title=Abba : the complete guide to their music|date=2005|publisher=Omnibus Press|isbn=1-84449-505-1|location=London|pages=32, 103|oclc=60589495}}
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.The Complete New Zealand Music Charts 1966–2006: Dean Scapolo: {{ISBN|978-1-877443-00-8}}]
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.{{Cite web|last=Lawrence|first=Adrian|date=18 August 2018|title=Mamma Mia: Here We Go Again – Review|url=https://theboar.org/2018/08/mamma-mia-here-we-go-again-film-review-2018/|access-date=2021-02-22|website=theboar.org}}
Personnel
ABBA
- Agnetha Fältskog – double-tracked lead vocals, harmony 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=
| class="wikitable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center"
!Chart (1975) !Peak |
| scope="row"|Australia (Kent Music Report){{cite book|title=Australian Charts Book 1993—2005|author=David Kent|isbn=978-0-646-45889-2|year=2006|publisher=Australian Chart Book Pty Ltd, Turramurra, N.S.W.|page=10}}
|49 |
|---|
| class="wikitable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center"
!Chart (2018) !Peak |
| {{single chart|Scotland|51|date=20180803|rowheader=true|access-date=7 August 2018}} |
Certifications
{{Certification Table Top}}
{{Certification Table Entry|region=United Kingdom|type=single|artist=Baranski/Walters/Seyfried|title=I've Been Waiting For You|award=Silver|relyear=2018|certyear=2024|access-date=March 8, 2024|id=19782-5531-1}}
{{Certification Table Bottom|nosales=true|noshipments=true|streaming=true}}
External links
- [http://www.abba4therecord.com/detail.php?recordID=1295 Pictures of the record.] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090318153518/http://www.abba4therecord.com/detail.php?recordID=1295 |date=2009-03-18 }}
- {{usurped|1=[https://web.archive.org/web/20051116131151/http://www.mp3lyrics.org/a/abba/ive-been-waiting-for-you/ Lyrics to "I've Been Waiting For You."]}}
References
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{{ABBA}}
{{ABBA songs}}
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Category:Songs written by Benny Andersson and Björn Ulvaeus
Category:Songs written by Stig Anderson
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