Money, Money, Money

November 1, 1976

Money, Money, Money is a song by Swedish pop group ABBA. The music was composed by Benny Andersson, Björn Ulvaeus supplied the text. The song has a playing time of 3 minutes and 6 seconds, with the lead vocals of Anni -Frid Lyngstad are adopted. In November 1976, the song was released as a single from the album Arrival.

It is about a woman who, despite working hard financially only can hold just above water, and therefore wants a wealthy man.

Background

The origin of this song is similar to the was, which also included of Why Did It Have To Be Me? For the new album. In both cases, the working title was the final title. Since Ulvaeus said that the issue of money is already present in many songs, he tried out various other options. One of them was Gypsy Girl. Because these but led to nothing, but ultimately decided to Ulvaeus track Money, Money, Money.

" Gypsy Girl was somehow harder on the lips. In the end I went back to Money, Money, Money, the sound simply the best "

The recordings for Money, Money, Money was started on May 17, 1976. The text was, ironically, according to a later statement by Ulvaeus. In October, a music video in kimono outfit was filmed.

Success

The single was very successful, reaching the Top Ten in 14 countries of the charts, including # 1 in eight countries, including in Germany, France and Australia. In France, Money, Money, Money with 500,000 copies sold to one of the most successful ABBA singles was. In the UK, Austria and Switzerland, the single the "top 3 " each reached, while in the United States only appeared a year after the release in Europe and only " Top 60 " came into the. In New Zealand, Mexico, Belgium and the Netherlands, however, Money, Money, Money could also lead the singles charts.

Others

2005-2006 Money, Money, Money was used for the German series arms millionaires as the title tune. 2008, the song in the movie Mamma Mia was! was covered by Meryl Streep.