Wrap Your Arms Around Me (song)
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{{Infobox song
| name = Wrap Your Arms Around Me
| cover = Wraparms.jpg
| alt =
| caption = Spanish picture sleeve (zoomed-in and mirrored for other international releases)
| type = single
| artist = Agnetha Fältskog
| album = Wrap Your Arms Around Me
| B-side = Take Good Care of Your Children
| recorded = 1983
| studio =
| venue =
| length = 5:13
3:52 (Edit)
| label = Polar Music
| writer = Mike Chapman, Holly Knight
| producer = Mike Chapman
| prev_title = The Heat Is On
| prev_year = 1983
| next_title = Can't Shake Loose
| next_year = 1983
}}
"Wrap Your Arms Around Me" is the second single from former ABBA star Agnetha Fältskog's solo album of the same name.
Release
The single featured an edit of the album version which was also included on the 12" single released exclusively in the UK.
The single's B-side was a Tomas Ledin composition, "Take Good Care Of Your Children".
In 2009, the song was remixed as a nine-minute edit by Belgian dance music producer Villa.
Reception
"Wrap Your Arms Around Me" was Fältskog's second solo single after "The Heat Is On", and reached No. 1 in Belgium.{{cite web|url=https://www.ultratop.be/nl/song/43a5/agnetha-faeltskog-wrap-your-arms-around-me|title=Agnetha Fältskog - Wrap Your Arms Around Me|website=Ultratop.be|accessdate=11 May 2019}} The song was also a Top 5 hit in the Netherlands{{cite web|url=https://dutchcharts.nl/search.asp?todo=notfound|title=Dutch Charts |website=Dutchcharts.nl|accessdate=11 May 2019}} and South Africa.{{cite web |url=http://home.zipworld.com.au/~callisto/safrica.html |title=South Africa |website=home.zipworld.com.au |access-date=25 January 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090707094451/http://home.zipworld.com.au/~callisto/safrica.html |archive-date=7 July 2009 |url-status=dead}} It was the most successful single from the album in Ireland, improving on the No. 28 position of "The Heat Is On" by reaching No. 15. By contrast, the song failed to reach the UK Singles Chart Top 40 (peaking at No. 44).{{cite web |url=http://home.zipworld.com.au/~callisto/uk.html |title=United Kingdom |website=home.zipworld.com.au |access-date=25 January 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090706062014/http://home.zipworld.com.au/~callisto/uk.html |archive-date=6 July 2009 |url-status=dead}}
Cover versions
Bonnie St. Claire performed the Dutch version, "Sla je arm om me heen"{{cite web|url=http://swisscharts.com/song/Bonnie-St.-Claire/Sla-je-arm-om-me-heen-208955|title=Bonnie St. Claire - Sla je arm om me heen|website=Swisscharts.com|accessdate=11 May 2019}} in 1983.
Sylvie Vartan performed the French version, "Des heures de désir"{{cite web|url=http://swisscharts.com/search.asp?todo=notfound|title=Die Offizielle Schweizer Hitparade und Music Community|website=Swisscharts.com|accessdate=11 May 2019}} in 1984. She also recorded an English language cover version on the album "Made In USA" (released in Japan as "Double Exposure") in 1985.{{cite web|url=https://www.discogs.com/Sylvie-Vartan-Made-In-USA/master/523602|title=Sylvie Vartan - Made In USA|website=Discogs.com|date=1985 |accessdate=11 May 2019}}
Britta Phillips covered the song on her debut album, Luck Or Magic (2016).
Charts
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=Weekly charts=
| class="wikitable sortable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center"
|+ Weekly chart performance for "Wrap Your Arms Around Me" ! scope="col"| Chart (1983) ! scope="col"| Peak |
| {{single chart|Austria|20|artist=Agnetha Fältskog|song=Wrap Your Arms Around Me|rowheader=true|access-date=22 March 2016}} |
| scope="row"| Europarade (Top 30){{cite web |url= https://www.worldradiohistory.com/hd2/IDX-UK/Music/Archive-Music-Week-IDX/IDX/1983/Music-Week-1983-08-20-IDX-12.pdf |title= European Top 100 Albums |work= Music & Media |access-date= 18 November 2024}}
|style="text-align:center;"|11 |
|---|
| {{single chart|Flanders|1|artist=Agnetha Fältskog|song=Wrap Your Arms Around Me|rowheader=true|access-date=22 March 2016}} |
| {{single chart|Ireland2|15|song=Wrap Your Arms Around Me|rowheader=true|access-date=22 March 2016}} |
| {{single chart|Dutch40|5|artist=Agnetha Faltskog|rowheader=true|access-date=24 May 2022}} |
| {{single chart|Dutch100|4|artist=Agnetha Fältskog|song=Wrap Your Arms Around Me|rowheader=true|access-date=22 March 2016}} |
| {{single chart|Dutch100|4|artist=Agnetha Fältskog|song=Wrap Your Arms Around Me|rowheader=true|access-date=22 March 2016}} |
| scope="row"|South Africa (Springbok){{cite web|title=SA Charts 1965 – March 1989|url=http://rock.co.za/files/springbok_top_20_(F).html#faltskog|access-date=5 December 2024}}
| 2 |
| {{single chart|UKsinglesbyname|44|artist=Agnetha Faltskog|artistid=28429|rowheader=true|access-date=24 May 2022}} |
| {{single chart|West Germany|30|songid=17317|artist=Agnetha Fältskog|song=Wrap Your Arms Around Me|rowheader=true|access-date=22 October 2016}} |
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=Year-end charts=
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|+ Year-end chart performance for "Wrap Your Arms Around Me" ! scope="col"| Chart (1983) ! scope="col"| Position |
| scope="row"| Belgium (Ultratop Flanders){{cite web|url=https://www.ultratop.be/nl/annual.asp?year=1983|title=Jaaroverzichten 1983 – Singles|language=nl|publisher=Ultratop|access-date=7 September 2021}}
| 16 |
|---|
| scope="row"| Netherlands (Dutch Top 40){{cite web|url=https://www.top40.nl/bijzondere-lijsten/top-100-jaaroverzichten/1983|title=Top 100-Jaaroverzicht van 1983|language=nl|publisher=Dutch Top 40|access-date=7 September 2021}}
| 97 |
| scope="row"| Netherlands (Single Top 100){{cite web|url=https://dutchcharts.nl/jaaroverzichten.asp?year=1983&cat=s|title=Jaaroverzichten – Single 1983|language=nl|publisher=Dutch Charts|access-date=7 September 2021}}
| 83 |
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References
{{Reflist}}
{{Agnetha Fältskog}}
Category:Agnetha Fältskog songs
Category:Song recordings produced by Mike Chapman
Category:Songs written by Mike Chapman
Category:Songs written by Holly Knight
Category:Ultratop 50 Singles (Flanders) number-one singles
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