When I Kissed the Teacher

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“When I Kissed the Teacher”
Song by ABBA
Album	Arrival
Released	October 11, 1976
Length	3:01
Label	Polar
Writer	Björn Ulvaeus and Benny Andersson
Producer	Björn Ulvaeus and Benny Andersson
Arrival track listing
Side A: "When I Kissed the Teacher" "Dancing Queen" "My Love, My Life" "Dum Dum Diddle" "Knowing Me, Knowing You" Side B: "Money, Money, Money" "That's Me" "Why Did It Have To Be Me?" "Tiger" "Arrival"

"When I Kissed The Teacher", originally "Rio de Janiero", is a song by Swedish pop group ABBA. It is the opening track on their 1976 album Arrival. The song's light-hearted lyrics tell the story of a student who has a crush on her teacher, one day cannot restrain herself and kisses him.

Unusually for an ABBA song, the video tells the story of the song, with Agnetha playing the besotted student, and the other group members playing the other students in the class. The teacher's reaction is, ironically, the complete opposite of what most teachers reactions would be in real life - he is quite touched by Agnetha's kiss.

[edit] Cover versions

• Indie Cincinnati music artist Fungobat (Mike Hagen) covered the song. It was included on his Greatest Hits Vol. 1 compilation, released through the Old 3C Records indie label.
• The San Francisco Gay Men's Chorus recorded a cover of the song for their 1997 album ExtrABBAganza!.
• On the New Zealand tribute album ABBAsalutely, the song is covered by The Magick Heads.
• Studio 99 released a version on their "Studio 99 Perform A Tribute To ABBA, Vol. 2" in 2006.

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