Ring Ring (ABBA song)
1973 single by Bjorn & Benny, Agnetha & Frida (ABBA) / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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"Ring Ring" is a song by Swedish group ABBA, released as the title track of their 1973 debut album. The single gave the group their big break in several European countries (although the rest of Europe, North America and Australia would be introduced to ABBA the following year). The song was written in Swedish by Benny Andersson and Björn Ulvaeus, along with their manager Stig Anderson, with an original title of "Ring Ring (Bara du slog en signal)" ("Ring Ring (If Only You Called)"). Translation into English lyrics was helped by Neil Sedaka and his collaborator Phil Cody. The Swedish version reached No. 1 in the Swedish charts.
"Ring Ring (Bara du slog en signal)" | ||||
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Single by Bjorn & Benny, Agnetha & Frida (ABBA) | ||||
from the album Ring Ring | ||||
B-side | "Åh vilka tider" | |||
Released | 14 February 1973 | |||
Recorded | 10 January 1973 | |||
Studio | Metronome, Stockholm, Sweden | |||
Genre | Pop rock, glam rock, funk rock, europop, schlager | |||
Length | 3:00 | |||
Label | Polar (Sweden) Epic (UK) Atlantic (US) | |||
Songwriter(s) | Benny Andersson Björn Ulvaeus Stig Anderson Neil Sedaka/Phil Cody (English lyrics) Peter Lach (German lyrics) Doris Band (Spanish lyrics) | |||
Producer(s) | Benny Andersson Björn Ulvaeus | |||
Bjorn & Benny, Agnetha & Frida (ABBA) singles chronology | ||||
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Official music video | ||||
ABBA - Ring, Ring (Official Music Video) on YouTube | ||||
Alternative release | ||||
"Ring Ring" tells of a lover waiting alone by the telephone for the object of her desire to call.[1]