ABBA ‎– Dancing Queen

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B-sides include "That's Me", "Lay All Your Love On Me", "Fernando" and "Take A Chance On Me".

Tracklist

Dancing Queen 3:51
That's Me 3:16

Versions

Title Label Cat# Country Year
Dancing Queen (7", Single) Polar POS 1225 Sweden 1976
Dancing Queen / Fernando (7", Single) AMIGA 4 56 237 German Democratic Republic (GDR) 1976
Dancing Queen / That's Me (7", Single) Polar POS 1225 Sweden 1976
Dancing Queen / That's Me (7", Single) PGP RTB S 53965 Yugoslavia 1976
Dancing Queen / That's Me (7", Single) Polydor 2001 680 Austria 1976
Dancing Queen / That's Me (7", Single) Polar POS 1225 Norway 1976
Dancing Queen (12", Promo) Atlantic DSKO 81 US 1976
Dancing Queen (7") RCA Victor 102814 Australia 1976
Dancing Queen (7") Atlantic AT 3372 Canada 1976
Dancing Queen (7") Disques Vogue, Melba 45 X 140132 France 1976
Dancing Queen (7") RCA Victor 102814 New Zealand 1976
Dancing Queen (7") Melba 45 X 140132 France 1976
Dancing Queen (7") Polydor 2001 680 Netherlands 1976
Dancing Queen (7") Polydor PO231 UK 1976
Dancing Queen (7", Promo, Mono) Atlantic 45-3372 US 1976
Dancing Queen (7", Promo, Mono) Atlantic 45-3372 US 1976
Dancing Queen (7", Single) Dig It International DG 1136 Italy 1976
Dancing Queen (7", Single) Epic S EPC 4499 UK 1976
Dancing Queen (7", Single) Polydor, Polydor 2001680, 2001 680 Portugal 1976
Dancing Queen (7", Single) Polar POS 1225 Denmark 1976
Dancing Queen (7", Single) Polydor 2001 680 Germany 1976
Dancing Queen (7", Single) RCA Victor SP-4651 Mexico 1976
Dancing Queen (7", Single) Atlantic 45-3372 US 1976
Dancing Queen (7", Single, Yel) Epic S EPC 4499 UK 1976
Dancing Queen (Reina Danzante) / That's Me (Soy Yo) (7", Single) RCA Victor 45.722 Venezuela 1977
Dancing Queen (7", EP) RCA Victor 102.8009 Brazil 1977
Dancing Queen (7", Single) Pepita SPSK 70224 Hungary 1977
Dancing Queen (7", Single) Discomate DSP-112 Japan 1977
Dancing Queen / Lay All Your Love On Me (Cass, Single) Polydor, Polar 863 572-4 Netherlands 1980
Dancing Queen (7", Single, RE) Polydor 887 215-7 Germany 1987
Dancing Queen / Lay All Your Love On Me (7") Polydor 863 572-7 Netherlands 1992
Dancing Queen / Take A Chance On Me (12", Promo, Single) Polydor 859 789-1DJ US 1992
Dancing Queen / Take A Chance On Me (12", Single) Polydor 859 789-1 US 1992
Dancing Queen (12") Polydor 863 573-1 Europe 1992
Dancing Queen (12") Polydor, Polydor PZ 231, 863 573-1 UK 1992
Dancing Queen (7", Single) Polar, Polydor 863 572-7, PO 231 Germany 1992
Dancing Queen (7", Single) Polydor, Polar PO 231, 863 572-7 UK 1992
Dancing Queen (CD, Maxi, RM) Polydor, Polar 863 573-2, PZCD 231 Europe 1992
Dancing Queen (CD, Maxi, RM) Polydor, Polar 863 573-2, PZCD 231 Europe 1992
Dancing Queen (CD, Single) Polydor, Polar 563-308-2 Europe 1999
Dancing Queen / Voulez-Vous (12", Unofficial) Atlantic (2) DSKO-81 US 2007
Dancing Queen / Fernando (7") Atlantic OS-13203 US  
Dancing Queen (7", Juk) Polydor PO231 UK  
Dancing Queen (CD, Mini) Polydor 887 215-3 Germany  

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Rated 1/5
Review by disco-funk Sep 20, 2011 (edited 8 months ago)

referencing Dancing Queen, 12", Promo, DSKO 81

This morning on the tube on the way in to work, I was listening to this:
Sizzle Featuring La Rom Baker* - Love Is All Around,
this:
King Errisson - Manhattan Love Song / L. A. Bound,
and this:
MFSB - Love Is The Message

I am now happy to state that I believe "Dancing Queen" to be one of my least favourite records ever. Pointless on 12", it's the same as the album version. The arrangement is poor, and ironically it's far too slow to actually dance to - perhaps it should be called "Tortoise Queen". The recording sounds tinny and trebly and listening to it makes me cringe.

In comparison with the three records I mention above, this record is truly one of the most unlistenable and undanceable pieces of music ever written. Hopelessly overplayed, it's a real blot on the landscape in the history of disco.
Rated 1/5.

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