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Made up of two married couples - Frida Lyngstad and Benny Andersson, and Bjorn Ulvaeus and Agnetha Faltskog - ABBA were one of the biggest pop bands of the 1970s. They first made it big winning the 1974 Eurovision Song Contest with Waterloo, as memorable for their outrageous costumes as the incessantly catchy music.
Originally perceived as one-hit wonders, they quickly quashed thoughts of doubt with a string of brilliantly crafted number one hits including S.O.S, Take A Chance On Me, Super Trouper, Knowing Me Knowing You, Thank You For The Music and Dancing Queen, all written by Benny and Bjorn. In 1976 the band released the Greatest Hits album giving them their first number one album in the UK.
The album also featured the brand new single Fernando which went on to achieve the number one spot in 13 countries, selling more than ten million copies worldwide. In 1980 the band released their final single The Winner Takes It All followed by the album Super Trouper. Tensions within the band arose as both marriages collapsed and, though they never officially split, they stopped working together in 1982. Benny and Bjorn went on to score the musical Chess with Tim Rice and the ABBA legend was cemented by the Mamma Mia stage show and movie, which introduced their music to new audiences.Artist biography compiled by BDS/West 10.
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Contents.Meaning The official stated theme is a protest against the mistreatment of political dissidents in the at the time, as ABBA seemed to put political issues into their lyrics in the final days of the group. Ulvaeus has stated that at the time of release he preferred that the song should have a sense of mystery so did not explain the exact meaning.In 1982, the album was banned in the Soviet Union , possibly due to the band allowing a video of ' to be shown in the television special, Let Poland Be Poland, along with a spoken message from Ulvaeus and Andersson, broadcast via satellite around the world on 31 January 1982.
The show, which also featured, UK Prime Minister and US President, was a public protest against the then-recent. However, ABBA's segment was not included in the broadcast, the official reason given being time restraints. However, it is likely that the segment was omitted because Ulvaeus and Andersson exemplified, in addition to Poland, US-supported dictatorships Chile and El Salvador as countries where citizens' human rights are routinely violated. Reception 'The Visitors' was released as the album's second (and final) single in the US instead of ',' which remained as the.The single peaked just outside the Top 60 at No.
63 on the in the U.S., and a double A-sided 'The Visitors/' 12' single reached No. 8 on the Billboard. The song was also remixed by Greg Silva subscription DJ remix service, Hot Tracks, into a much longer version that brought additional club play. This was the single most-requested remix by Hot Tracks, and was featured in Volume One of 'The Best of Hot Tracks.' Reviewer Bruce Eder retrospectively described the song as 'a topical song about Soviet dissidents that also manages to be very catchy.'
Even though the song did not have any success in some countries, 'The Visitors' was No. 1 in Costa Rica.Cover versions. A of the song was released as a single by a group called Moonstone in the late 1980s. released several dance cover remixes of the song under during the late 1990s. Various remixes can be found on the 2008 compilation We Love ABBA: The Mamma Mia Dance Compilation. Audio samples can be heard on the official Almighty Records website.
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British group the included a cover of the song on their 2006 album And They All Lived Happily Ever After.Charts Chart (1982)PeakpositionUS Hot 10063US Top 100 Singles81References.