Mamma Mia (ABBA song)

{{Infobox song

| name = Mamma Mia

| cover = Mamma_Mia_Intermezzo_No_1.jpg

| alt =

| caption = Danish picture sleeve

| type = single

| artist = ABBA

| album = ABBA

| B-side = {{ubl|"Intermezzo No. 1"|"Hey, Hey Helen" (Australia)|"Tropical Loveland" (UK, Canada, US)}}

| released = September 1975

| recorded = 12 March 1975

| studio = Metronome, Stockholm, Sweden

| venue =

| genre = Europop, pop rock{{Citation|first= William |last= Ruhlmann|title= Abba - ABBA Album Review|url=https://www.allmusic.com/album/abba-mw0000474662|language=en|website= Allmusic|access-date=August 13, 2023|quote= ...to pull its own second single, "Mamma Mia," off the album. This far more appealing pop/rock number followed its predecessor...}}

| length = 3:35

| label = {{hlist|Polar (Denmark)|Epic (UK)|Atlantic (Canada, US)|Carnaby (Spain)|Polydor (Austria, Germany, Netherlands, Portugal, Switzerland)|RCA Victor (Australia)|Disques Vogue (Belgium)}}

| writer = {{hlist|Benny Andersson|Björn Ulvaeus|Stig Anderson}}

| producer = {{hlist|Benny Andersson|Björn Ulvaeus}}

| prev_title = SOS

| prev_year = 1975

| next_title = Rock Me

| next_year = 1976

| misc = {{External music video|{{YouTube|unfzfe8f9NI|"Mamma Mia"}} }}

}}

"Mamma Mia" is a song by the Swedish pop group ABBA, written by Benny Andersson, Björn Ulvaeus and Stig Anderson, with the lead vocals shared by Agnetha Fältskog and Anni-Frid Lyngstad. It is the opening track on the group's third album, the self-titled ABBA (1975). The song was released in September 1975 as its sixth single. It tells the story of the narrator's on-again, off-again relationship with a lover who is repeatedly unfaithful to her. The song's name is derived from Italian and literally translates as "my mother", but is used as an interjection (Mamma mia!) in situations of surprise, anguish, or excitement. The song was ABBA's first number one in the UK since "Waterloo" in 1974.

History and impact

The distinctive sound at the start of the song is the marimba.{{cite web |title=Mamma Mia – The Song That Saved ABBA |url=http://www.abbasite.com/mamma-mia-the-song-that-saved-abba/ |work=ABBA – The Official Site |publisher=Polar Music International |access-date=23 April 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171119033554/http://www.abbasite.com/mamma-mia-the-song-that-saved-abba/ |archive-date=19 November 2017 |url-status=dead }} According to biographer Carl Magnus Palm, the instrument was incorporated at the last minute, added after Benny Andersson found it in the studio and decided its "tick tock" rhythm was perfect for the track.Palm, C.M. (2002). Bright Lights, Dark Shadows. London: Omnibus.

"Mamma Mia" was written at the home of Agnetha Fältskog and Björn Ulvaeus, and was the last track recorded for the album ABBA. It was one of four songs from the album to have a music video made to promote the album. Initially, however, "Mamma Mia" was never intended for release as a single. Around this time, many artists were recording ABBA songs (such as "Honey, Honey" and "Bang a Boomerang"). ABBA offered "Mamma Mia" to British pop group Brotherhood of Man, who turned it down.BBC Radio Shropshire, Keith Middleton show – Nicky Stevens interview, 29 May 2010

"I Do, I Do, I Do, I Do, I Do" topped the Australian charts for three weeks; however, the promo clip for "Mamma Mia" proved the more popular after repeat screenings on Australian television, notably on the show Countdown.{{Cite web |url=http://www.abc.net.au/tv/love/episodes/transcript3.htm |title=ABC: Love is in the Air: Strange Fruit |website=Australian Broadcasting Corporation |access-date=25 September 2009 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090815212154/http://www.abc.net.au/tv/love/episodes/transcript3.htm |archive-date=15 August 2009 |url-status=dead}} ABBA's Australian record company, RCA, asked that "Mamma Mia" be released as a single but Polar Music refused, preferring them to release "SOS" first. However, Stig Anderson agreed to this; "Mamma Mia" was released in Australia in August 1975, where it spent 10 weeks at number one. Cash Box said the single was "an example of [ABBA's] excellent musical taste," stating that the "tune is upbeat, with characteristically varied textures."{{cite news|title=CashBox Singles Reviews|date=May 15, 1976|page=16|accessdate=2021-12-11|url=https://worldradiohistory.com/Archive-All-Music/Cash-Box/70s/1976/Cash-Box-1976-05-15.pdf|newspaper=Cash Box}}

After this success in Australia, Epic Records in the United Kingdom took notice of ABBA for the first time since their Eurovision Song Contest winner "Waterloo". From then on, Epic began to heavily promote ABBA's singles with the immediate result of "SOS" reaching the Top 10 in the British market, their first hit since "Waterloo". "Mamma Mia" soon followed, reaching number one in the UK Singles Chart in January 1976, the second of ABBA's 18 consecutive Top 10 singles there.

Record World said that "the reason [the song is a worldwide smash] should be self-explanatory after just one listen."{{cite magazine|magazine=Record World|date=May 8, 1976|page=1|accessdate=2023-03-06|title=Hits of the Week|url=https://worldradiohistory.com/Archive-All-Music/Record-World/70s/76/RW-1976-05-08.pdf}}

The B-side for the Australian release of "Mamma Mia" was "Hey, Hey Helen". In most other countries the B-side was the instrumental "Intermezzo Number 1". ABBA's British label Epic selected "Tropical Loveland" as the B-side for the UK release, believing another vocal track, especially one showcasing ABBA in a different musical style, would better promote the parent album.{{cn|date=July 2024}}

In 2017, Billboard ranked "Mamma Mia" number seven on their list of the 15 greatest ABBA songs,{{cite magazine|url=https://www.billboard.com/music/music-news/abba-songs-best-hits-list-7882107/|title=ABBA's 15 Best Songs: Critic's Picks|first=Jeff|last=Benjamin|magazine=Billboard|date=August 14, 2017|accessdate=March 28, 2022}} and in 2021, Rolling Stone ranked the song number five on their list of the 25 greatest ABBA songs.{{cite magazine|url=https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-features/the-25-best-abba-songs-ranked-707709/|title=The 25 Best ABBA Songs, Ranked|first=Rob|last=Sheffield|magazine=Rolling Stone|date=September 2, 2021|accessdate=March 28, 2022}}

As of September 2021, it is ABBA's seventh-biggest song in the UK with 860,000 chart sales (pure sales and digital streams).UK Official Charts [https://www.officialcharts.com/chart-news/abbas-official-top-20-biggest-songs__26113/ ABBA's Official Top 20 biggest songs]

== Track listings ==

=International single=

{{Track listing

| headline1 = A-side

| title1 = Mamma Mia

| writer1 = {{hlist|Andersson|Ulvaeus|Stig Anderson}}

| length1 = 3:32

| headline2 = B-side

| title2 = Intermezzo No. 1

| writer2 = {{hlist|Andersson|Ulvaeus}}

| length2 = 3:48

}}

=UK single=

{{Track listing

| headline1 = A-side

| title1 = Mamma Mia

| writer1 = {{hlist|Andersson|Ulvaeus|Stig Anderson}}

| length1 = 3:32

| headline2 = B-side

| title2 = Tropical Loveland

| writer2 = {{hlist|Andersson|Ulvaeus|Anderson}}

| length2 = 3:05

}}

Personnel

Anni-Frid Lyngstad – lead and backing vocals
Agnetha Fältskog – lead and backing vocals
Björn Ulvaeus – rhythm guitar and backing vocals
Benny Andersson – piano, marimba, Hammond organ and backing vocals
Janne Schaffer – lead guitar
Mike Watson – bass guitar
Roger Palm – drums

Charts

=Weekly charts=

scope="row" \| Australia (Kent Music Report){{cite book\|last=Kent\|first=David\|author-link=David Kent (historian)\|title=Australian Chart Book 1970–1992\|edition=illustrated\|publisher=Australian Chart Book\|location=St Ives, N.S.W\|year=1993\|isbn=0-646-11917-6}} \| 1
class="wikitable sortable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center" \|+ Initial weekly chart performance for "Mamma Mia" ! scope="col" \| Chart (1975–76) ! scope="col" \| Peak position
{{single chart\|Austria\|3\|artist=ABBA\|song=Mamma Mia\|rowheader=true\|access-date=12 May 2023}}
{{single chart\|Flanders\|2\|artist=ABBA\|song=Mamma Mia\|rowheader=true\|access-date=12 May 2023}}
{{single chart\|Wallonia\|6\|artist=ABBA\|song=Mamma Mia\|rowheader=true\|access-date=12 May 2023}}
{{single chart\|Canadaadultcontemporary\|11\|chartid=4280\|rowheader=true\|access-date=12 May 2023\|refname=canadaadult11}}
{{single chart\|Canadatopsingles\|18\|chartid=4289a\|rowheader=true\|access-date=12 May 2023}}
scope="row" \| Finland (Suomen virallinen lista){{cite book\|url=https://musiikkiarkisto.fi/oa/_tiedostot/julkaisut/sisaltaa-hitin.pdf#page=8\|first=Timo\|last=Pennanen\|year=2021\|title=Sisältää hitin - 2. laitos Levyt ja esittäjät Suomen musiikkilistoilla 1.1.1960–30.6.2021\|section=ABBA\|page=8\|publisher=Kustannusosakeyhtiö Otava\|location=Helsinki\|access-date=21 June 2022\|language=Finnish}} \| 16
{{single chart\|Ireland2\|1\|song=Mamma Mia\|rowheader=true\|access-date=12 May 2023}}
scope="row" \| Italy (Billboard){{cite magazine\|url=https://worldradiohistory.com/Archive-All-Music/Billboard/70s/1976/Billboard%201976-05-15.pdf\|title=Hits of the World\|magazine=Billboard\|via=World Radio History\|page=63\|date=15 May 1976\|accessdate=12 June 2021}} \| 3
{{single chart\|Dutch40\|13\|year=1975\|week=51\|rowheader=true\|access-date=12 May 2023}}
{{single chart\|Dutch100\|12\|artist=ABBA\|song=Mamma Mia\|rowheader=true\|access-date=12 May 2023}}
{{single chart\|New Zealand\|2\|artist=ABBA\|song=Mamma Mia\|rowheader=true\|access-date=12 May 2023}}
{{single chart\|Norway\|2\|artist=ABBA\|song=Mamma Mia\|rowheader=true\|access-date=12 May 2023}}
! scope="row" \| South Africa (Springbok){{cite web\|title=SA Charts 1965–March 1989\|url=http://www.rock.co.za/files/springbok_top_20_(A).html\|access-date=5 September 2018}} \| 7
{{single chart\|Switzerland\|1\|artist=ABBA\|song=Mamma Mia\|rowheader=true\|access-date=12 May 2023}}
{{single chart\|UK\|1\|artist=ABBA\|song=Mamma Mia\|date=19760125\|rowheader=true\|access-date=12 May 2023}}
{{single chart\|Billboardhot100\|32\|artist=ABBA\|rowheader=true\|access-date=12 May 2023}}
{{single chart\|Billboardadultcontemporary\|12\|artist=ABBA\|rowheader=true\|access-date=12 May 2023}}
scope="row" \| US Cashbox Top 100 {{cite book\|title=Cash Box pop singles charts, 1950–1993\|year=1994\|publisher=Libraries Unlimited\|last1=Downey\|first1=Pat\|last2=Albert\|first2=George\|last3=Hoffmann\|first3=Frank W\|page=[https://archive.org/details/cashboxpopsingle00down/page/1 1]\|isbn=978-1-56308-316-7\|url-access=registration\|url=https://archive.org/details/cashboxpopsingle00down/page/1}} \| 36
{{singlechart\|West Germany\|1\|artist=ABBA\|song=Mamma Mia\|songid=373\|rowheader=true\|access-date=13 February 2019}}
scope="row" \| Yugoslavia (Radio TV Revue and Studio) \| 4

class="wikitable sortable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center"

|+ 2008–09 weekly chart performance for "Mamma Mia"

! scope="col" | Chart (2008–09)

! scope="col" | Peak
position

{{single chart|Australia|48|artist=ABBA|song=Mamma Mia|rowheader=true|access-date=12 May 2023}}

{{single chart|Italy|12|artist=ABBA|song=Mamma Mia|rowheader=true|access-date=12 May 2023}}

{{single chart|Spain|48|artist=ABBA|song=Mamma Mia|rowheader=true|access-date=12 May 2023}}

{{single chart|Switzerland|60|artist=ABBA|song=Mamma Mia|rowheader=true|access-date=12 May 2023|refname=SWE2009}}

{{single chart|UK|56|artist=ABBA|song=Mamma Mia|date=20080727|rowheader=true|access-date=12 May 2023|refname=UK2008}}

class="wikitable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center"

|+ 2021 weekly chart performance for "Mamma Mia"

! scope="col" | Chart (2021)

! scope="col" | Peak
position

{{single chart|Sweden|64|artist=ABBA|song=Mamma Mia|rowheader=true|access-date=12 May 2023}}

=Year-end charts=

class="wikitable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center" \|+ 1975 year-end chart performance for "Mamma Mia" ! scope="col" \| Chart (1975) ! scope="col" \| Position
scope="row" \| Australia (Kent Music Report){{cite book\|last=Kent\|first=David\|author-link=David Kent (historian)\|title=Australian Chart Book 1970–1992\|edition=illustrated\|publisher=Australian Chart Book\|location=St Ives, N.S.W.\|year=1993\|isbn=0-646-11917-6\|page=427}}{{cite web\|url=https://imgur.com/a/8a2fnGs\|title= National Top 100 Singles for 1975\|publisher= Kent Music Report \|issue= 79 \|via= Imgur \|date= 29 December 1975 \|access-date= 15 January 2022 }} \| style="text-align:center;"\|3

class="wikitable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center"

|+ 1975 year-end chart performance for "Mamma Mia"

! scope="col" | Chart (1975)

! scope="col" | Position

scope="row" | Australia (Kent Music Report){{cite book|last=Kent|first=David|author-link=David Kent (historian)|title=Australian Chart Book 1970–1992|edition=illustrated|publisher=Australian Chart Book|location=St Ives, N.S.W.|year=1993|isbn=0-646-11917-6|page=427}}{{cite web|url=https://imgur.com/a/8a2fnGs|title= National Top 100 Singles for 1975|publisher= Kent Music Report |issue= 79 |via= Imgur |date= 29 December 1975 |access-date= 15 January 2022 }}

| style="text-align:center;"|3

class="wikitable sortable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center" \|+ 1976 year-end chart performance for "Mamma Mia" ! scope="col" \| Chart (1976) ! scope="col" \| Position
scope="row" \| Australia (Kent Music Report){{cite web\|url=https://imgur.com/a/QxANsEK\|title= National Top 100 Singles for 1976\|publisher= Kent Music Report \|issue= 131 \|via= Imgur \|date= 27 December 1976 \|access-date= 15 January 2022 }} \| style="text-align:center;"\|28
scope="row" \| Canada Top Singles (RPM){{cite web \|url= http://www.collectionscanada.gc.ca/rpm/028020-119.01-e.php?file_num=nlc008388.5173b&brws_s=&type=1&interval=20&PHPSESSID=u9874ano8k0c5b6bkp4r8qrbp3 \|title= Top Singles – Volume 26, No. 14 & 15, January 08 1977 \|work= RPM \|publisher= Library and Archives Canada \|access-date= 13 March 2016 \|archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20160610094136/http://www.collectionscanada.gc.ca/rpm/028020-119.01-e.php?file_num=nlc008388.5173b&brws_s=&type=1&interval=20&PHPSESSID=u9874ano8k0c5b6bkp4r8qrbp3 \|archive-date= 10 June 2016 \|url-status= dead}} \| style="text-align:center;"\|147
scope="row" \| New Zealand (Recorded Music NZ){{cite web\|url=https://aotearoamusiccharts.co.nz/archive/annual-singles/1976-12-31 \|title=Top Selling Singles of 1976 \| The Official New Zealand Music Chart \|website=Nztop40.co.nz \|date=1963-12-08 \|access-date=2016-10-10}} \| style="text-align:center;"\|16
scope="row" \| UK Singles (OCC){{cite book \|editor-first=Nigel \|editor-last=Hunter \|chapter=Top 100 Singles 1976 \|title=BPI Year Book 1977 \|publisher=The British Phonographic Industry Ltd \|location=London, England \|pages=216–18 \|year=1977 \|edition=2nd \|isbn=0-906154-00-6}} \| style="text-align:center;"\|21

class="wikitable sortable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center"

|+ 1976 year-end chart performance for "Mamma Mia"

! scope="col" | Chart (1976)

! scope="col" | Position

scope="row" | Australia (Kent Music Report){{cite web|url=https://imgur.com/a/QxANsEK|title= National Top 100 Singles for 1976|publisher= Kent Music Report |issue= 131 |via= Imgur |date= 27 December 1976 |access-date= 15 January 2022 }}

| style="text-align:center;"|28

scope="row" | Canada Top Singles (RPM){{cite web |url= http://www.collectionscanada.gc.ca/rpm/028020-119.01-e.php?file_num=nlc008388.5173b&brws_s=&type=1&interval=20&PHPSESSID=u9874ano8k0c5b6bkp4r8qrbp3 |title= Top Singles – Volume 26, No. 14 & 15, January 08 1977 |work= RPM |publisher= Library and Archives Canada |access-date= 13 March 2016 |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20160610094136/http://www.collectionscanada.gc.ca/rpm/028020-119.01-e.php?file_num=nlc008388.5173b&brws_s=&type=1&interval=20&PHPSESSID=u9874ano8k0c5b6bkp4r8qrbp3 |archive-date= 10 June 2016 |url-status= dead}}

| style="text-align:center;"|147

scope="row" | New Zealand (Recorded Music NZ){{cite web|url=https://aotearoamusiccharts.co.nz/archive/annual-singles/1976-12-31 |title=Top Selling Singles of 1976 | The Official New Zealand Music Chart |website=Nztop40.co.nz |date=1963-12-08 |access-date=2016-10-10}}

| style="text-align:center;"|16

scope="row" | UK Singles (OCC){{cite book |editor-first=Nigel |editor-last=Hunter |chapter=Top 100 Singles 1976 |title=BPI Year Book 1977 |publisher=The British Phonographic Industry Ltd |location=London, England |pages=216–18 |year=1977 |edition=2nd |isbn=0-906154-00-6}}

| style="text-align:center;"|21

Certifications and sales

{{Certification Table Entry|region=Australia|award=Gold|number=3|certyear=1975|relyear=1975|title=Mamma Mia|artist=ABBA|type=single|certref={{cite magazine |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=6CMEAAAAMBAJ&q=abba+austria|title=ABBA the World – Australia|issn=0006-2510|magazine=Billboard|page=ABBA-8|date=8 November 1979|access-date=26 October 2022}}}}

{{Certification Table Entry|region=Denmark|award=Platinum|relyear=1975|certyear=2024|id=13823|title=Mamma Mia|artist=ABBA|type=single|accessdate=30 April 2024}}

{{Certification Table Entry|region=Germany|artist=ABBA|title=Mamma Mia|award=Gold|type=single|relyear=1975|certyear=2023|access-date=10 February 2023}}

{{Certification Table Entry|region=Italy|award=Gold|relyear=1975|certyear=2014|note=sales since 2009|title=Mamma Mia|artist=ABBA|type=single|id=2826|accessdate=6 May 2020}}

{{Certification Table Entry|region=Kenya|type=single|title=Mamma Mia|artist=ABBA|nocert=yes|relyear=1975|salesamount=10,000|salesref={{cite magazine |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=6CMEAAAAMBAJ&q=portugal|title=ABBA the World - Kenya|issn=0006-2510|magazine=Billboard|page=ABBA-18|publisher=Nielsen Business Media, Inc |date=8 November 1979 |access-date=3 November 2020}}}}

{{Certification Table Entry|region=Portugal|type=single|title=Mamma Mia|artist=ABBA|nocert=yes|relyear=1975|salesamount=20,000|salesref={{cite magazine |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=6CMEAAAAMBAJ&q=portugal|title=ABBA the World - Portugal|issn=0006-2510|last=Fernando|first=Tenente|magazine=Billboard|page=ABBA-30|publisher=Nielsen Business Media, Inc |date=8 November 1979|access-date=3 November 2020}}}}

{{Certification Table Entry |region=Spain|type=single|award=Platinum|artist=ABBA|title=Mamma Mia|relyear=1975|certyear=2024|id=abba-mamma-mia|accessdate=25 March 2024}}

{{Certification Table Entry|region=United Kingdom|award=Platinum|number=2|relyear=1975|certyear=2024|title=Mamma Mia|artist=ABBA|type=single|id=9266-1693-1|access-date=14 September 2024}}

{{Certification Table Entry|region=Yugoslavia|type=single|title=Mamma Mia|artist=ABBA|award=Silver|salesamount=55,000|relyear=1976|certref={{cite magazine|url=https://www.popboks.com/dzuboks/dzubrowser.html|title=ABBA fenomen ili fenomenalna ABBA|magazine=Džuboks|page=5|issue=33|date=April 1977|via=Popboks|access-date=3 November 2020}}|salesref=}}

{{Certification Table Entry|region=United States|artist=Abba|type=single|nocert=true|relyear=2005|salesref={{cite magazine | url=http://www.billboard.com/bbcom/thisday/ask-billboard-mariah-carey-abba-oasis-the-1003934063.story | title=Ask Billboard: Mariah Carey, Abba, Oasis, The Verve | publisher=Prometheus Global Media | magazine=Billboard | date=23 January 2009 | access-date=12 April 2013 | author=Trust, Gary | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090207065222/http://www.billboard.com/bbcom/thisday/ask-billboard-mariah-carey-abba-oasis-the-1003934063.story | archive-date=7 February 2009}}|salesamount=193,000}}

{{Certification Table Entry|region=Europe|type=album|title=Mamma Mia|artist=ABBA|nocert=true|relyear=1978|salesamount=3,500,000|salesref={{cite book|title=Million selling records from the 1900s to the 1980s : an illustrated directory|url=https://openlibrary.org/works/OL120558W/Million_selling_records_from_the_1900s_to_the_1980s|first=Joseph|last=Murrells|year=1985|publisher=Arco Pub.|quote=European sales of this disc were 3,500,000, with over 500,000 in Britain alone, where ABBA's popularity was immense|isbn=0668064595|page=393}}}}

A-Teens version

{{Infobox song

| name = Mamma Mia

| cover = A*Teens-Mamma_Mia.jpg

| type = single

| artist = A-Teens

| album = The ABBA Generation

| released = {{start date|1999|4|30|df=y}}

| recorded =

| studio = {{hlist|Jam Lab (Gothenburg)|Hitsville (Halden)}}

| genre =

| length = 3:44

| label = Stockholm

| writer = {{hlist|Benny Andersson|Stig Anderson|Björn Ulvaeus}}

| producer = Ole Evenrude

| next_title = Super Trouper

| next_year = 1999

| misc = {{External music video|{{YouTube|sPalTdUyzss|"Mamma Mia"}}}}

}}

Swedish pop group A-Teens released their version of "Mamma Mia" as their debut single on 30 April 1999 through Stockholm Records. It is from their debut album, The ABBA Generation (1999).

Upon its release, it became a smash hit in Sweden, where it peaked at number one and stayed there for eight consecutive weeks, earning a quadruple platinum certification.

On initial pressings of the single, the name of the group appeared as ABBA-Teens, but Stockholm Records thought it would be better to change the name of the band to A-Teens, so new pressings of the single were made.

=Commercial performance=

The single reached the top 20 in several European countries, reaching number three in Norway, number nine in Switzerland and the Netherlands, number 10 in Germany, number 12 in the United Kingdom, and number 14 in Austria and Finland. A Spanish version of the song was recorded for promotion in Latin America and Spain. Despite the worldwide success, the song failed to attract the Australian public, peaking at 72 on the ARIA Singles Chart, although it did reach number 13 in New Zealand.

In the United States, the single peaked at 63 on the Billboard Hot Single Sales Chart, becoming the band's first single to chart in the country.[https://web.archive.org/web/20071231183458/http://www.billboard.com/bbcom/esearch/chart_display.jsp?cfi=353&cfgn=Singles&cfn=Hot+Singles+Sales&ci=3036773&cdi=7540192&cid=01%2F01%2F2000 "Mamma Mia" Hot Single Sales Chart]

=Music video=

The accompanying music video was directed by Henrik Sylvén and was filmed in Sweden. It shows the A-Teens as waiters at an art exposition, and they are suppressed by the manager; but soon they discover that one of the paintings transports them to a party where the manager and patrons he is helping also join in on the fun.

=Track listings=

European CD single{{cite AV media notes|title=Mamma Mia|others=A-Teens|year=1999|type=European CD single liner notes|publisher=Stockholm Records|id=563 856-2}}

"Mamma Mia" (radio version) – 3:43
"Mamma Mia" (extended version) – 5:48

European maxi-CD single and Australian CD single{{cite AV media notes|title=Mamma Mia|others=A-Teens|year=1999|type=European maxi-CD & Australian CD single liner notes|publisher=Stockholm Records|id=563 857-2}}

"Mamma Mia" (radio version) – 3:43
"Mamma Mia" (Giuseppe remix) – 5:35
"Mamma Mia" (Jam Lab remix) – 3:56
"Mamma Mia" (extended version) – 5:48

UK CD1{{cite AV media notes|title=Mamma Mia|others=A-Teens|year=1999|type=UK CD1 liner notes|publisher=Stockholm Records|id=561343-2}}

"Mamma Mia" (radio version) – 3:45
"Lay All Your Love on Me" – 4:04
"Mamma Mia" (karaoke version) – 3:45
"Mamma Mia" (CD-ROM video)

UK CD2{{cite AV media notes|title=Mamma Mia|others=A-Teens|year=1999|type=UK CD2 liner notes|publisher=Stockholm Records|id=561344-2}}

"Mamma Mia" (extended version) – 5:48
"Mamma Mia" (The Bold & The Beautiful Glamourmix edit) – 3:46
"Mamma Mia" (Trouser Enthusiasts' Undying dub) – 9:20

UK cassette single{{cite AV media notes|title=Mamma Mia|others=A-Teens|year=1999|type=UK cassette single sleeve|publisher=Stockholm Records|id=561343-4}}

"Mamma Mia" (radio version) – 3:45
"Mamma Mia" (karaoke version) – 3:45

US CD and cassette single{{cite AV media notes|title=Mamma Mia|others=A-Teens|year=1999|type=US CD single liner notes|publisher=MCA Records|id=314 561 415-2}}{{cite AV media notes|title=Mamma Mia|others=A-Teens|year=1999|type=US cassette single sleeve|publisher=MCA Records|id=314 561 415-4}}

"Mamma Mia" (album version) – 3:43
"Mamma Mia" (extended version) – 5:48

=Charts=

==Weekly charts==

scope = "row" \| Australia (ARIA){{cite book\|last=Ryan\|first=Gavin\|title=Australia's Music Charts 1988–2010\|year=2011\|publisher=Moonlight Publishing\|location=Mt. Martha, VIC, Australia}} \|95
class="wikitable sortable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center" \|+ Weekly chart performance for "Mamma Mia" ! scope="col" \| Chart (1999–2000) ! scope="col" \| Peak position
{{single chart\|Austria\|14\|artist=A*Teens\|song=Mamma Mia\|rowheader=true}}
{{single chart\|Flanders\|10\|artist=A*Teens\|song=Mamma Mia\|rowheader=true}}
{{single chart\|Canadaadultcontemporary\|74\|chartid=9715\|rowheader=true\|access-date=19 June 2020}}
scope = "row" \| Denmark (IFPI){{cite magazine\|url=https://worldradiohistory.com/UK/Music-and-Media/90s/1999/MM-1999-07-10.pdf\|title=Top National Sellers\|magazine=Music & Media\|volume=16\|issue=28\|page=13\|date=10 July 1999\|access-date=27 June 2018}} \|1
scope = "row" \| Europe (Eurochart Hot 100){{cite magazine\|url=https://worldradiohistory.com/UK/Music-and-Media/90s/1999/MM-1999-07-10.pdf\|title=Top National Sellers\|magazine=Music & Media\|volume=16\|issue=28\|page=11\|date=10 July 1999\|access-date=27 June 2018}} \|22
{{single chart\|Finland\|14\|artist=A*Teens\|song=Mamma Mia\|rowheader=true}}
scope = "row" \| Finland (Suomen virallinen singlelista){{cite book\|url=https://musiikkiarkisto.fi/oa/_tiedostot/julkaisut/sisaltaa-hitin.pdf#page=21\|first=Timo\|last=Pennanen\|year=2021\|title=Sisältää hitin - 2. laitos Levyt ja esittäjät Suomen musiikkilistoilla 1.1.1960–30.6.2021\|section=A-Teens\|page=21\|publisher=Kustannusosakeyhtiö Otava\|location=Helsinki\|access-date=22 June 2022\|language=Finnish}} \|9
{{single chart\|France\|51\|artist=A*Teens\|song=Mamma Mia\|rowheader=true}}
{{single chart\|Germany\|10\|artist=A*Teens\|song=Mamma Mia\|songid=4041\|rowheader=true\|accessdate=13 February 2019}}
scope = "row" \| Iceland (Íslenski Listinn Topp 40){{cite news\|url=https://timarit.is/page/2988167#page/n9/mode/2up\|title=Íslenski Listinn Topp 40 (NR. 336 Vikuna 12.8. – 19.8. 1999)\|newspaper=Dagblaðið Vísir\|language=is\|page=10\|date=13 August 1999\|access-date=13 July 2018}} \|20
{{single chart\|Dutch40\|9\|artist=A*Teens\|song=Mamma Mia\|rowheader=true}}
{{single chart\|Dutch100\|7\|artist=A*Teens\|song=Mamma Mia\|rowheader=true}}
{{single chart\|New Zealand\|13\|artist=A*Teens\|song=Mamma Mia\|rowheader=true}}
{{single chart\|Norway\|3\|artist=A*Teens\|song=Mamma Mia\|rowheader=true}}
{{single chart\|Scotland\|10\|date=19990904\|access-date=19 June 2020\|refname="scotteens"\|rowheader=true}}
{{single chart\|Spain\|6\|artist=A*Teens\|song=Mamma Mia\|rowheader=true\|access-date=19 June 2020}}
{{single chart\|Sweden\|1\|artist=A*Teens\|song=Mamma Mia\|rowheader=true\|refname="sweteens"}}
{{single chart\|Switzerland\|9\|artist=A*Teens\|song=Mamma Mia\|rowheader=true}}
{{single chart\|UK\|12\|date=19990904\|access-date=19 June 2020\|rowheader=true\|refname="ukteens"}}

==Year-end charts==

class="wikitable sortable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center" \|+ Year-end chart performance for "Mamma Mia" ! scope="col" \| Chart (1999) ! scope="col" \| Position
scope = "row" \| Belgium (Ultratop 50 Flanders){{cite web\|url=http://www.ultratop.be/nl/annual.asp?year=1999&cat=s\|title=Jaaroverzichten 1999\|publisher=Ultratop\|language=nl\|access-date=14 March 2020}} \|51
scope = "row" \| Europe (Eurochart Hot 100){{cite magazine\|title=Year in Focus: Eurochart Hot 100 Singles 1999\|magazine=Music & Media\|volume=17\|issue=1\|page=11\|date=1 January 2000}} \|65
scope = "row" \| Netherlands (Dutch Top 40){{cite web\|url=https://www.top40.nl/bijzondere-lijsten/top-100-jaaroverzichten/1999\|title=Top 100–Jaaroverzicht van 1999\|publisher=Dutch Top 40\|access-date=14 March 2020}} \|69
scope = "row" \| Netherlands (Single Top 100){{cite web\|url=https://dutchcharts.nl/jaaroverzichten.asp?year=1999&cat=s\|title=Jaaroverzichten – Single 1999\|publisher=MegaCharts\|language=nl\|access-date=14 March 2020}} \|59
scope = "row" \| Sweden (Hitlistan){{cite web\|url=https://www.sverigetopplistan.se/chart/43?dspy=1999&dspp=1\|title=Årslista Singlar, 1999\|publisher=Sverigetopplistan\|language=sv\|access-date=14 March 2020}} \|1

class="wikitable sortable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center"

|+ Year-end chart performance for "Mamma Mia"

! scope="col" | Chart (1999)

! scope="col" | Position

scope = "row" | Belgium (Ultratop 50 Flanders){{cite web|url=http://www.ultratop.be/nl/annual.asp?year=1999&cat=s|title=Jaaroverzichten 1999|publisher=Ultratop|language=nl|access-date=14 March 2020}}

|51

scope = "row" | Europe (Eurochart Hot 100){{cite magazine|title=Year in Focus: Eurochart Hot 100 Singles 1999|magazine=Music & Media|volume=17|issue=1|page=11|date=1 January 2000}}

|65

scope = "row" | Netherlands (Dutch Top 40){{cite web|url=https://www.top40.nl/bijzondere-lijsten/top-100-jaaroverzichten/1999|title=Top 100–Jaaroverzicht van 1999|publisher=Dutch Top 40|access-date=14 March 2020}}

|69

scope = "row" | Netherlands (Single Top 100){{cite web|url=https://dutchcharts.nl/jaaroverzichten.asp?year=1999&cat=s|title=Jaaroverzichten – Single 1999|publisher=MegaCharts|language=nl|access-date=14 March 2020}}

|59

scope = "row" | Sweden (Hitlistan){{cite web|url=https://www.sverigetopplistan.se/chart/43?dspy=1999&dspp=1|title=Årslista Singlar, 1999|publisher=Sverigetopplistan|language=sv|access-date=14 March 2020}}

=Certifications=

{{Certification Table Top|caption=Certifications and sales for "Mamma Mia"}}

{{Certification Table Entry|region=Norway|type=single|award=Gold|relyear=1999|certyear=1999|nosales=true|access-date=4 November 2020}}

{{Certification Table Entry|region=Sweden|type=single|award=Platinum|number=4|relyear=1999|certyear=1999|access-date=4 November 2020}}

=Release history=

class="wikitable plainrowheaders" \|+ Release dates and formats for "Mamma Mia" ! scope="col"\| Region ! scope="col"\| Date ! scope="col"\| Format(s) ! scope="col"\| Label(s) ! scope="col"\| {{abbr\|Ref.\|Reference}}
scope="row"\| Sweden \| 30 April 1999 \| CD \| rowspan="2"\| Stockholm \|
scope="row"\|United Kingdom \| 23 August 1999 \| {{hlist\|CD\|cassette}} \| {{cite magazine\|title=New Releases – For Week Starting 23 August, 1999: Singles\|magazine=Music Week\|page=29\|date=21 August 1999}}
scope="row"\| United States \| 28 September 1999 \| Contemporary hit radio \| MCA \| {{cite magazine\|title=CHR/Pop: Going for Adds\|magazine=Radio & Records\|issue=1318\|page=81\|date=24 September 1999}}
scope="row"\| Japan \| 1 October 1999 \| CD \| {{hlist\|Polydor\|Stockholm}} \| {{cite web\|url=https://www.oricon.co.jp/prof/886/products/203073/1/\|title=ママ・ミア {{!}} A☆ティーンズ\|trans-title=Mamma Mia {{!}} A☆Teens\|publisher=Oricon\|language=ja\|access-date=30 August 2023}}

class="wikitable plainrowheaders"

|+ Release dates and formats for "Mamma Mia"

! scope="col"| Region

! scope="col"| Date

! scope="col"| Format(s)

! scope="col"| Label(s)

! scope="col"| {{abbr|Ref.|Reference}}

scope="row"| Sweden

| 30 April 1999

| CD

| rowspan="2"| Stockholm

scope="row"|United Kingdom

| 23 August 1999

| {{hlist|CD|cassette}}

| {{cite magazine|title=New Releases – For Week Starting 23 August, 1999: Singles|magazine=Music Week|page=29|date=21 August 1999}}

scope="row"| United States

| 28 September 1999

| Contemporary hit radio

| MCA

| {{cite magazine|title=CHR/Pop: Going for Adds|magazine=Radio & Records|issue=1318|page=81|date=24 September 1999}}

scope="row"| Japan

| 1 October 1999

| CD

| {{hlist|Polydor|Stockholm}}

| {{cite web|url=https://www.oricon.co.jp/prof/886/products/203073/1/|title=ママ・ミア {{!}} A☆ティーンズ|trans-title=Mamma Mia {{!}} A☆Teens|publisher=Oricon|language=ja|access-date=30 August 2023}}

''Mamma Mia!'' version

"Mamma Mia" was recorded by Meryl Streep for the soundtrack of Mamma Mia!. Her version was released on 8 July 2008 alongside the rest of the soundtrack, by Decca and Polydor Records. It was produced by Benny Andersson.

=Charts=

scope="row"\| Australia (ARIA){{cite Ryan\|page=175}} \| 98
class="wikitable sortable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center" \|+ Chart performance for "Mamma Mia" ! scope="col" \| Chart (2008) ! scope="col" \| Peak position
{{single chart\|Norway\|17\|artist=Meryl Streep\|song=Mamma Mia\|rowheader=true\|accessdate=27 July 2018\|refname="Nor"}}
{{single chart\|Sweden\|55\|artist=Meryl Streep\|song=Mamma Mia\|rowheader=true\|accessdate=27 July 2018\|refname="Swe"}}
{{single chart\|UK\|96\|date=20080720\|rowheader=true\|accessdate=27 July 2018}}
{{single chart\|Billboardhot100\|99\|artist=Meryl Streep\|rowheader=true\|accessdate=27 July 2018}}

=Certifications=

{{Certification Table Top|caption=Certificaions and sales for "Mamma Mia"}}

{{Certification Table Entry|region=United Kingdom|type=single|artist=Meryl Streep|title=Mamma Mia|award=Silver|relyear=2008|certyear=2021|id=9266-5696-1|access-date=20 August 2021}}

{{Certification Table Bottom|nosales=true|noshipments=true|streaming=true}}

''Mamma Mia! Here We Go Again'' version

Lily James, Jessica Keenan Wynn and Alexa Davies recorded "Mamma Mia" for the soundtrack of Mamma Mia! Here We Go Again. Their version was released on 13 July 2018 alongside the rest of the soundtrack, by Capitol and Polydor Records. It was produced by Benny Andersson.

=Charts=

class="wikitable sortable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center" \|+ Chart performance for "Mamma Mia" ! scope="col" \| Chart (2018) ! scope="col" \| Peak position
scope="row"\| Ireland (IRMA){{cite web\|url=http://irma.ie/index.cfm?page=irish-charts&chart=Singles\|title=IRMA – Irish Charts\|publisher=Irish Recorded Music Association\|access-date=17 August 2018}} \| 49
scope="row"\| New Zealand Hot Singles (RMNZ){{cite web\|url=https://aotearoamusiccharts.co.nz/archive/hot-singles/2018-07-27\|title=NZ Hot Singles Chart\|publisher=Recorded Music NZ\|date=30 July 2018\|access-date=7 August 2018}} \| 21
{{single chart\|Scotland\|54\|date=20180803\|rowheader=true\|access-date=7 August 2018}}
{{single chart\|UK\|57\|date=20180810\|rowheader=true\|access-date=11 August 2018\|refname=LilyJames2018}}

class="wikitable sortable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center"

|+ Chart performance for "Mamma Mia"

! scope="col" | Chart (2018)

! scope="col" | Peak
position

scope="row"| Ireland (IRMA){{cite web|url=http://irma.ie/index.cfm?page=irish-charts&chart=Singles|title=IRMA – Irish Charts|publisher=Irish Recorded Music Association|access-date=17 August 2018}}

| 49

scope="row"| New Zealand Hot Singles (RMNZ){{cite web|url=https://aotearoamusiccharts.co.nz/archive/hot-singles/2018-07-27|title=NZ Hot Singles Chart|publisher=Recorded Music NZ|date=30 July 2018|access-date=7 August 2018}}

| 21

{{single chart|Scotland|54|date=20180803|rowheader=true|access-date=7 August 2018}}

{{single chart|UK|57|date=20180810|rowheader=true|access-date=11 August 2018|refname=LilyJames2018}}

=Certifications=

{{Certification Table Top|caption=Certifications for "Mamma Mia"}}

{{Certification Table Entry|region=United Kingdom|type=single|artist=Lily James/Keenan Wynn/Davies|title=Mamma Mia|award=Silver|relyear=2018|certyear=2021|id=9266-5720-1|access-date=28 September 2021}}

{{Certification Table Bottom|nosales=true|noshipments=true|streaming=true}}