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''Head Over Heels'' was an [[ABBA]] song recorded by the [[Sweden|Swedish]] foursome in 1981, but released in early 1982. It was extracted from their final studio album, The Visitors, and coupled with the title track of that album (The Visitors) as the B-side. |
''Head Over Heels'' was an [[ABBA]] song recorded by the [[Sweden|Swedish]] foursome in 1981, but released in early 1982. It was extracted from their final studio album, [[The Visitors]], and coupled with the title track of that album (The Visitors) as the B-side. |
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==The song== |
==The song== |
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Revision as of 22:38, 11 March 2006
| "Head Over Heels" | ||
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| Single by ABBA | ||
| From the album The Visitors | ||
| Released | 1982 | |
| Format | 7-inch Single | |
| Genre | Pop | |
| Length | 3:51 | |
| Label | Polar Music | |
| Writers | Benny Andersson & Björn Ulvaeus | |
| Producers | Benny Andersson & Björn Ulvaeus | |
| Director | Lasse Hallstrom | |
| Certification | — | |
| Chart positions | #25 (UK) | |
| ABBA singles chronology | ||
| "One Of Us" 1981 |
"Head Over Heels" 1982 |
"The Day Before You Came" 1982 |
Head Over Heels was an ABBA song recorded by the Swedish foursome in 1981, but released in early 1982. It was extracted from their final studio album, The Visitors, and coupled with the title track of that album (The Visitors) as the B-side.
The song
"Head Over Heels" was written by Benny Andersson and Björn Ulvaeus, recorded in 1981. The lead vocals were sung by Agnetha Fältskog, singing about her "very good friend," played in the video by Anni-Frid Lyngstad, a high-society woman who rushes through the shops, with her hapless and exhausted husband (played by Björn Ulvaeus) following behind. The song begins with a catchy fairground-style rhythm, played by Benny Andersson on piano, and is very upbeat, considering that by this time, ABBA's singles and album releases had become more and more sombre and depressing in the wake of the breakup of both marriages in the group.
Chart Success
"Head Over Heels" was not by any means a successful chart hit by ABBA's standards. The release came as ABBA's popularity was declining, and only managed to chart as high as #25 in the United Kingdom, breaking a run of eighteen consecutive top-ten hits (from S.O.S. in 1975 to One Of Us in 1981). This 18-hit run had equalled that of The Beatles, who had consecutive top-ten hits from 1964 (with A Hard Day's Night) to 1976 (with Yesterday), broken by Back In The USSR. "Head Over Heels" did experience top-ten success in Belgium, where it hit #2, and in the Netherlands, peaking at #4. It was also #8 in Austria, and #10 in France. However, by this time, ABBA's chart domination was all but over, and the group effectively disbanded a year later.