Money, Money, Money
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| Single by ABBA from the album Arrival |
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| Released | November 1, 1976 | ||||
| Format | Single | ||||
| Genre | Pop | ||||
| Length | 3:05 | ||||
| Label | Polar Music | ||||
| Writer(s) | Benny Andersson, Björn Ulvaeus | ||||
| Producer | Benny Andersson & Björn Ulvaeus | ||||
| Certification | Gold (France), Gold (UK) | ||||
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"Money, Money, Money" is the name of a song recorded by Swedish pop group ABBA in 1976, and is included on the group's album Arrival. The song also features on the ABBA Gold: Greatest Hits compilation, and in the musical Mamma Mia!.
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[edit] History
"Money, Money, Money" was written by Benny Andersson and Björn Ulvaeus, and at first had the working title "Gypsy Girl". The dramatic structure of the song suited well for Anni-Frid Lyngstad's mellow lead vocal. Released in November 1976, it followed the worldwide success of "Dancing Queen".
"Money, Money, Money" begins with the sound of a vintage piano. When the song was first performed for television, audiences saw the group dressed in clothes reminiscent of the 1972 film Cabaret (the women clad in 'Cabaret' style tassled dresses and feathered head bands while the men dressed as oldtime barmen).
"Money, Money, Money" is an early indication of Björn and Benny's abilities to write dramatic music suitable for a musical. Like most ABBA songs, a video for "Money, Money, Money" was later made. The video's director, Lasse Hallström, later acknowledged "Money, Money, Money" as the best ABBA video he ever directed.[1]
[edit] Reception
"Money, Money, Money" was the second worldwide hit from the Arrival album. It continued the mass hysteria in Australia, staying at No.1 for six weeks (ABBA's sixth and final chart-topper in that country). The track also topped the charts in Belgium, France, the Netherlands, West Germany, Mexico and New Zealand, and reached the Top 3 in Norway, Ireland, Switzerland, Austria and the UK.
Together with Pink Floyd's track "Money", ABBA's "Money, Money, Money" is often used as background music on TV news programmes discussing financial issues.
[edit] Chart positions
| Chart (1976/1977) | Position |
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| Australian Singles Chart | 16 |
| Belgian Singles Chart | 15 |
| Dutch Singles Chart | 12 |
| French Singles Chart | 13 |
| German Singles Chart | 15 |
| Mexican Singles Chart | 13 |
| New Zealand Singles Chart | 11 |
| Irish Singles Chart | 2 |
| Norwegian Singles Chart | 2 |
| Swiss Singles Chart | 2 |
| Austrian Singles Chart | 3 |
| U.K. Singles Chart | 3 |
| Finnish Singles Chart | 7 |
| Zimbabwean Singles Chart | 16 |
| U.S. Billboard Hot 100 | 56 |
[edit] Cover versions
- The 1999 British tribute album Abbamania featured a cover by the group Madness, who also performed the song in the TV special.
- The song was featured in a German tribute album similarly entitled ABBA Mania which also was released in conjunction with a TV special. This time the song was performed by German model Mariella Ahrens.
- A dance version was recorded by Angeleyes for their tribute album ABBAdance in 1999.
- Dance versions have also been recorded by Abbacadabra (released through British label Almighty Records), Tiny T on the Lay All Your Love On ABBA compilation, and German eurodance group E-Rotic from their album Thank You For The Music.
- The song is covered by Connie Cat on Abbalicious, a tribute album of ABBA songs performed by American drag queens.
- An electronica version by Transient can be found on The Electronic Tribute To ABBA.
- German metal/rock band Charisma included a cover of the song on their 1999 debut album Karma.
- Finnish heavy metal band Afterworld recorded a cover of the song for their 2000 album Connecting Animals.
- Heavy metal band Mental Crypt did a cover for the album A Black Mark Tribute Vol. 2.
- The tribute album ABBAMetal (also released as A Tribute to ABBA) featured a version by German power metal band At Vance & was also included on their debut album, No Escape.
- Swedish studio rock musicians The Black Sweden included a version on their ABBA tribute album Gold. This cover features an intro with a riff taken from the Van Halen song, Ain't Talking About Love.
- The 2004 Funky ABBA tribute album by Swedish musician Nils Landgren includes a version of the song.
- On the New Zealand tribute album ABBAsalutely, the song is covered by the group Chug.
- Swedish opera singer Anne Sofie von Otter covered the song on her ABBA tribute album I Let The Music Speak.
- A cover of the song by I.K. Sound can be found on the 2006 chill out music compilation ABBA Chill Out.
- A cover of the song by Finnish a cappella choral ensemble Rajaton can be found on their 2006 ABBA tribute album Rajaton Sings ABBA With Lahti Symphony Orchestra.
- ABBA tribute act Swede Dreams recorded a cover of the song.
- American indie artist RxW recorded a cover which was available for download on the Internet.
- American R&B/hip hop/pop singer Stephanie St. James (also known as St. James) recorded a cover with slightly altered lyrics for her album What Did I Do?.
[edit] Live cover performances, appearances in other media, etc.
- The song is performed in the Mamma Mia! musical by the character of Donna.
- The song's clip is performed in the Avrupa Yakası Turkish TV series by Engin Günaydın, Tolga Çevik, Gülse Birsel and Hasibe Eren
[edit] References
| Preceded by "You Make Me Feel Like Dancing" by Leo Sayer |
United World Chart number one single January 8, 1977 – January 29, 1977 |
Succeeded by "I Wish" by Stevie Wonder |
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