I Know There's Something Going On
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| “I Know There's Something Going On” | |||||
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| Single by Anni-Frid Lyngstad from the album Something's Going On |
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| A-side | I Know There's Something Going on (Single edit) | ||||
| B-side | Thenody (album version) | ||||
| Released | 1982 | ||||
| Format | Cd/Vinyl | ||||
| Recorded | 1982 | ||||
| Genre | Rock | ||||
| Label | Epic / Universal | ||||
| Writer(s) | Russ Ballard | ||||
| Producer | Hugh Padgham, Phil Collins | ||||
| Anni-Frid Lyngstad singles chronology | |||||
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"I Know There's Something Going On" was a song recorded in 1982 by ABBA singer Anni-Frid Lyngstad (Frida), and was the lead single from her solo-album Something's Going On. The song was a huge hit around the world in 1982.
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[edit] Song history
Recording began in ABBA's Polar Studio, Stockholm, in February 1982. At the time of the recording, Frida wanted to distance herself from "the typical ABBA pop sound". "I Know There's Something Going On", written by Russ Ballard and produced by Genesis drummer and singer Phil Collins, shows off a rockier edge when compared to ABBA's songs. Collins plays the heavy drumbeat with Daryl Stuermer the rocking guitars.
Soon after its release, the song started climbing the charts around the world & became a massive hit. It hit #1 in France (spending 5 weeks on top), Belgium, Switzerland & Costa Rica & was a Top 10 hit throughout Europe as well as in Australia & South Africa. In the United States, the track reached a respectable #13.
This single sold 3.5 million copies worldwide and did far better than the last ABBA singles recorded and released in 1982.
Something's Going On is also the best-selling solo project of any of the former ABBA members to date.
[edit] Music Video
The music video was directed by Stuart Orme and filmed at several locations in London, England in early July 1982. The video, which received heavy promotion on MTV due to the worldwide success of the song, show Frida as a young woman in a struggling relationship. She then discovers through photos taken at a fashion shoot that her husband or lover is seeing another woman.
[edit] Single
- side A.
- I know There's Something Going On 4:04 (single edit).
- side B.
- Threnody 4:16 (album version).
[edit] Charts
| Chart | Position |
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| Belgian Singles Chart | 1 |
| Costa Rican Singles Chart | 1 |
| French Singles Chart | 1 |
| Swiss Singles Chart | 1 |
| Austrian Singles Chart | 3 |
| Dutch Singles Chart | 3 |
| Norwegian Singles Chart | 3 |
| Polish Singles Chart | 3 |
| Swedish Singles Chart | 3 |
| Australian Singles Chart | 5 |
| South African Singles Chart | 5 |
| Finnish Singles Chart | 7 |
| Italian Singles Chart | 7 |
| German Singles Chart | 10 |
| U.S. Billboard Hot 100 | 13 |
| Irish Singles Chart | 23 |
| Canadian Singles Chart | 30 |
| U.K. Singles Chart | 43 |
