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“One Of Us”
“One Of Us” cover
Single by ABBA
from the album The Visitors
Released December 7, 1981 (Sweden)
December 12, 1981 (UK)
February 12, 1983 (US)
Format 7" Single
Genre Pop/Europop
Length 3:56
Writer(s) Björn Ulvaeus,
Benny Andersson
Producer Björn Ulvaeus,
Benny Andersson
Certification Gold (UK)
ABBA singles chronology
"Lay All Your Love on Me"
(1981)		 "One of Us"
(1981)		 "When All Is Said And Done"
(1981)

"One of Us" from 1981 was the first single from Swedish pop group ABBA's final studio album The Visitors, their eighth for Polar, and their seventh for Epic and Atlantic. The Visitors is the eighth and final studio album by Swedish pop group ABBA, released in 1981. Events 43 BC - Marcus Tullius Cicero assassinated 1696 - Connecticut Route 108, one of the oldest highways Year 1981 ( MCMLXXXI) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link displays the 1981 Events 627 - Battle of Nineveh: A Byzantine army under Emperor Heraclius defeats Emperor Khosrau II 's Persian Year 1981 ( MCMLXXXI) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link displays the 1981 Events 1429 - English Forces under Sir John Fastolf defend a supply convoy carrying rations to the army besieging Orleans from attack by the Year 1983 ( MCMLXXXIII) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link displays the 1983 Gregorian calendar) A music genre is a categorical and typological construct that identifies musical sounds as belonging to a particular category and type of music that can be distinguished from other Pop music as a genre features a noticeable rhythmic element catchy melodies and hooks, a mainstream style and conventional structure This is a page for the musical genre Europop in general For the album Europop by Eiffel 65, see Europop (album. A songwriter is someone who writes the Lyrics to songs the Musical composition (chords or Melody to songs or both Björn Kristian Ulvaeus, bjœɳ ɵlˈveɵs (born April 25 1945 is a Swedish Musician, Composer, a former member of the Swedish musical group Göran Bror Benny Andersson (born in Stockholm, Sweden on December 16, 1946) is a Swedish Musician, Composer In the Music industry, a record producer or music producer has many roles among them controlling the recording sessions coaching and guiding the musicians organizing Björn Kristian Ulvaeus, bjœɳ ɵlˈveɵs (born April 25 1945 is a Swedish Musician, Composer, a former member of the Swedish musical group Göran Bror Benny Andersson (born in Stockholm, Sweden on December 16, 1946) is a Swedish Musician, Composer The British Phonographic Industry (BPI is the British record industry's trade association. " Lay All Your Love on Me " originally called "Yarrafat" is a song recorded by Swedish pop group ABBA in 1980 for their Super Trouper " When All Is Said and Done " is the name of a song recorded in 1981 by Swedish pop group ABBA. "Sverige" redirects here For other uses see Sweden (disambiguation and Sverige (disambiguation. The Visitors is the eighth and final studio album by Swedish pop group ABBA, released in 1981. Polar Music is a Swedish Record company founded in 1963 by Stig Anderson and his friend Bengt Bernhag Epic Records is an American Record label. It is owned and operated by Sony Music Entertainment. Atlantic Records ( Atlantic Recording Corporation) is an American Record label best known for its many recordings of Rhythm & blues, Rock The song is also included on the ABBA Gold: Greatest Hits compilation. ABBA Gold Greatest Hits is a compilation album of recordings by Swedish pop group ABBA, released by PolyGram in 1992 the first compilation

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History

"One of Us", which had the working titles "Number 1" and "Mi Amore", was one of the last songs recorded for ABBA's 1981 album The Visitors. It was one of only a handful of tracks that explored the darker territory of Björn Ulvaeus and Benny Andersson's songwriting as the two men's divorces were beginning to influence their musical output. Björn Kristian Ulvaeus, bjœɳ ɵlˈveɵs (born April 25 1945 is a Swedish Musician, Composer, a former member of the Swedish musical group Göran Bror Benny Andersson (born in Stockholm, Sweden on December 16, 1946) is a Swedish Musician, Composer Indeed, the message of the song was about a woman trying to revive a dead relationship. Despite the somewhat depressing context and reservations by manager Stig Anderson, "One of Us" was released as the first single from The Visitors, coupled with the non-album track "Should I Laugh Or Cry". Stig 'Stikkan' Erik Leopold Anderson (né Andersson ( January 25, 1931 &ndash September 12, 1997) was born in Hova, Sweden Björn Ulvaeus had favoured releasing it as the first single from the new album and was vindicated when the majority of the record companies agreed with him. Indeed it proved to be a wise move as it was ABBA's last No. 1 single.

In the UK, this single was issued in a different sleeve. The official sleeve depicted the album cover photo, and was used in most countries. Epic Records wanted it differently for the British release, and used separate photos of the group members together with a large ABBA logo. Epic Records is an American Record label. It is owned and operated by Sony Music Entertainment. Agnetha and Frida appeared on the front cover, with Bjorn and Benny on the back. The photos were actually out-of-date, as Frida was depicted still with her frizzy perm, while Bjorn was beardless. A limited edition picture disc using very similar artwork was also issued, Epic again making up for their earlier poor presentation of ABBA singles up until mid-1979.

The b-side, "Should I Laugh Or Cry" included a spoken count-in (in Swedish) from Benny. This count-in appeared on UK and South African releases but not internationally. The master tapes supplied to Epic contained the error, but were not picked up in time, and so appeared on the single release. In the early 2000's, Epic's rights to ABBA's music in the UK had long since expired. However, they still owned all the UK master tapes for the singles. These were then returned to Polar Music (itself owned by Universal Music) in Stockholm, who later issued the error count-in version as a "rarity" in The Complete Studio Recordings boxed set, thereby making it available to a worldwide audience (and on CD for the first time). Polar Music is a Swedish Record company founded in 1963 by Stig Anderson and his friend Bengt Bernhag Universal Music Group (UMG is the largest Business group and family of Record labels in the Recording industry. For other uses see The Complete Studio Recordings The Complete Studio Recordings is a Box set of all the studio albums released

Reception

"One of Us" was ABBA's last major hit, and their last No. 1 single in many countries. It topped the charts in Ireland, Belgium, West Germany and the Netherlands, and reached the Top 3 in ABBA's native Sweden, Austria, Switzerland and the UK. Ireland (pronounced /ˈaɾlənd/ Éire) is the third largest island in Europe, and the twentieth-largest island in the world The Kingdom of Belgium is a Country in northwest Europe. It is a founding member of the European Union and hosts its headquarters as well as those West Germany ( Inf German: Westdeutschland or West-Deutschland) was the common English name for the Federal Republic of Germany ( The Netherlands ( Dutch:, ˈnedərlɑnt is the European part of the Kingdom of the Netherlands, which consists of the Netherlands the Netherlands "Sverige" redirects here For other uses see Sweden (disambiguation and Sverige (disambiguation. Austria (Österreich ( officially the Republic of Austria (Republik Österreich Switzerland (English pronunciation; Schweiz Swiss German: Schwyz or Schwiiz Suisse Svizzera Svizra officially the Swiss Confederation The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, commonly known as the United Kingdom, the UK or Britain,is a Sovereign state located It also hit the Top 10 in South Africa, Norway, Spain and France. The Republic of South Africa (also known by other official names) is a country located at the southern tip of the continent of Africa Norway ( Norwegian: Norge ( Bokmål) or Noreg ( Nynorsk) officially the Kingdom of Norway, is a Constitutional Spain () or the Kingdom of Spain (Reino de España is a country located mostly in southwestern Europe on the Iberian Peninsula. This article is about the country For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic France topics.

When "One of Us" was released as a single in the United States in February 1983, it proved to be ABBA's worst ever performing charting song in that territory, reaching a high of No. The United States of America —commonly referred to as the 107, though it should be pointed out that the song was released over a year after its release elsewhere and ABBA had disbanded by this time. Nevertheless, "One of Us" was ABBA's swansong in terms of their hit-making career.

Chart positions

Chart Position
Belgian Singles Chart 14
Dutch Singles Chart 12
German Singles Chart 14
Irish Singles Chart 11
Swedish Singles Chart 2
Austrian Singles Chart 3
Swiss Singles Chart 3
UK Singles Chart 3
South African Singles Chart 4
Norwegian Singles Chart 6
Spanish Singles Chart 7
French Singles Chart 8
Finnish Singles Chart 17
New Zealand Singles Chart 43
Australian Singles Chart 48
U. S. Billboard Hot 100 107

Parody

Following its success as a single in the UK, "One of Us" was parodied in a sketch [1] on the BBC comedy programme, Not the Nine O'Clock News in 1982. The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, commonly known as the United Kingdom, the UK or Britain,is a Sovereign state located Not the Nine O'Clock News is a Comedy Television programme shown on the BBC from 1979 to 1982 Renamed "Supa Dupa", the sketch comprised a musical parody. A parody (ˈpɛɹədiː US, [ˈpaɹədiː] UK) in contemporary usage is a work created to mock comment on or poke fun at an original work its subject It included the following satirical lyrics about ABBA (intended to apply equally to the Not the Nine O'Clock News team themselves):

One of us is ugly, one of us is cute
One of us you'd like to see in her birthday suit
Two of us write music, two have way a song
Sorry, in translation, that line come out wrong

Anni-Frid Lyngstad, Benny Andersson, Björn Ulvaeus and Agnetha Fältskog were played respectively by Griff Rhys Jones, Mel Smith, Rowan Atkinson and Pamela Stephenson. Anni-Frid Princess Reuss von Plauen (born Anni-Frid Lyngstad 15 November 1945 in Bjørkåsen Ballangen, Norway) is a Norwegian Göran Bror Benny Andersson (born in Stockholm, Sweden on December 16, 1946) is a Swedish Musician, Composer Björn Kristian Ulvaeus, bjœɳ ɵlˈveɵs (born April 25 1945 is a Swedish Musician, Composer, a former member of the Swedish musical group Agnetha Åse Fältskog (aŋneta osɛ fɛltskug (born Agneta Åse Fältskog) is a Swedish pop Singer-songwriter and Record Griffith Rhys Jones (born 6th November or 16th November (depending on source speakers agent (6th or BBC (16th 1953 in Cardiff, Wales Mel Smith (born in Chiswick, London on 3 December, 1952) is an English Comedian, Actor, Film director Rowan Atkinson (born 6 January 1955 is an English Comedian, actor and writer famous for his title roles in the British television comedies Blackadder Pamela Stephenson also known as Pamela Stephenson Connolly,

A*Teens version

“One Of Us”
Single by A*Teens
from the album The ABBA Generation
Released 1999
Format Airplay
Recorded 1999
Genre Pop
Length 3:56
Label Universal Music
Writer(s) B. The A*Teens (pronounced A-Teens were a Pop music group from Stockholm, Sweden, formed in 1998 as an ABBA tribute called ABBA Teens The ABBA Generation is the first A*Teens album It is a modern and upbeat cover album consisting of 11 well-known ABBA songs Airplay (noun The broadcasting of an audio (eg a piece of music or audiovisual recording on the air over radio or television A music genre is a categorical and typological construct that identifies musical sounds as belonging to a particular category and type of music that can be distinguished from other Pop music as a genre features a noticeable rhythmic element catchy melodies and hooks, a mainstream style and conventional structure In the Music industry, a record label can be a Brand and a Trademark associated with the Marketing of music recordings and Music Universal Music Group (UMG is the largest Business group and family of Record labels in the Recording industry. A songwriter is someone who writes the Lyrics to songs the Musical composition (chords or Melody to songs or both Andersson
B. Ulvaeus
Producer Thomas Johansson
Ronald Malmberg
A*Teens chronology
"Happy New Year"
(1999)		 "One of Us"
(1999)		 "Take A Chance On Me"
(2000)

The A*Teens released the song as a promo single from their debut album The ABBA Generation. In the Music industry, a record producer or music producer has many roles among them controlling the recording sessions coaching and guiding the musicians organizing The A*Teens (pronounced A-Teens were a Pop music group from Stockholm, Sweden, formed in 1998 as an ABBA tribute called ABBA Teens " Happy New Year " is a popular song by Swedish pop group ABBA from their 1980 album Super Trouper. " Take a Chance on Me " is a song recorded in 1977 by Swedish Dance-pop group ABBA. The A*Teens (pronounced A-Teens were a Pop music group from Stockholm, Sweden, formed in 1998 as an ABBA tribute called ABBA Teens The ABBA Generation is the first A*Teens album It is a modern and upbeat cover album consisting of 11 well-known ABBA songs

As an attempt to promote the A*Teens a bit more, Universal Music released "One Of Us" on radio in late 1999. The A*Teens (pronounced A-Teens were a Pop music group from Stockholm, Sweden, formed in 1998 as an ABBA tribute called ABBA Teens Universal Music Group (UMG is the largest Business group and family of Record labels in the Recording industry. Year 1999 ( MCMXCIX) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display full 1999 Gregorian calendar) The song was promoted in Scandinavia, Mexico, Chile, Argentina and Japan. Terminology and usage As a cultural term "Scandinavia" has no official definition and is subject to usage by those who identify with the culture in question as well The United Mexican States ( or commonly Mexico (ˈmɛksɪkoʊ () is a federal constitutional Republic in North America. Chile, officially the Republic of Chile ( Spanish:) is a country in South America occupying a long and narrow Coastal strip wedged between the For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic Argentina topics. For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic Japan topics. Promo copies are a rare item.

Music video

A special music video was filmed for a TV Special in Sweden. "Sverige" redirects here For other uses see Sweden (disambiguation and Sverige (disambiguation. It was not used as an official video. It shows parts of shows in Sweden and behind scenes footage of the band having fun, waiting in a room of Stockholm Records' building. "Sverige" redirects here For other uses see Sweden (disambiguation and Sverige (disambiguation. Stockholm Records is a Swedish subsidiary of Universal Music Group.

Formats

Swedish Promotional CD

  1. One Of Us [Album Version] - 3:56

Other cover versions

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