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

"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, pop, europop
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)
Music video
"So Long" on YouTube

The song is musically similar to "Waterloo". The single was backed with "I've Been Waiting for You," another song from the ABBA album.

Track listings

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)[1]	3
Belgium (Ultratop 50 Wallonia)[2]	42
Denmark (Danmarks Radio)	8
Germany (Official German Charts)[3]	11
Sweden (Kvällstoppen)[4]	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.[5]

References

На других языках

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[de] So Long

So Long (englisch: „Machs gut (für heute)“) ist ein Song von ABBA aus dem Jahre 1974. Komponiert wurde er von Benny Andersson und Björn Ulvaeus, die Lead Vocals übernahmen Agnetha Fältskog und Anni-Frid Lyngstad gemeinsam. Im November 1974 wurde der Titel mit der B-Seite I’ve Been Waiting for You als Single ausgekoppelt. Außerdem existiert ein gleichnamiger Track aus dem Drum-and-Bass-Genre von den Produzenten Seba und Lotek.

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- [en] So Long (ABBA song)

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[es] So Long

«So Long» (Adiós) es una canción y un sencillo publicado por el grupo sueco ABBA. Para muchos, este sencillo es el que menos tuvo éxito en los años del grupo.

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[ru] So Long (песня)

«So Long» — песня шведской группы ABBA, выпущенная как первый сингл с их студийного альбома ABBA. Песня попала в топ-10 в Швеции и в топ-20 в Германии. Второй стороной послужила песня «I’ve Been Waiting for You».

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