ABBA: Dancing Queen (10", 50th anniversary) [POLAR]

Why you'll love it

A limited, remastered 10" for the song's 50th birthday, pairing 'Dancing Queen' with 'La Reina Del Baile,' the Spanish-language version. 'Dancing Queen' topped the charts in 16 countries, gave ABBA their only US number one and entered the Grammy Hall of Fame in 2015.

This edition

• 10" single at 45 RPM
• Limited edition, remastered for the 50th anniversary
• B-side 'La Reina Del Baile,' the Spanish-language version
• Full-colour glossy sleeve

About the record

Sessions began on 4 August 1975 under the working title 'Boogaloo,' with Benny Andersson and Björn Ulvaeus taking their cue from the rhythm of George McCrae's 'Rock Your Baby' and the drumming on Dr. John's Gumbo. Agnetha Fältskog and Anni-Frid Lyngstad recorded the vocals that September, and when Benny played the backing track at home, Frida cried. Manager Stig Anderson made everyone wait, insisting 'Fernando' go out first, so 'Dancing Queen' finally arrived in August 1976 as the lead single from Arrival.

Agnetha said they all knew it was going to be massive, which for once was a pop group underselling itself. The song is about the joy of dancing rather than the business of the disco, and that's why it still fills a floor fifty years on. A 10" of it is a lovely thing to own; the neighbours, we're told, have already been warned.

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Out August 14, 2026 on Polar (cat# 5713653), a reissue of the 1976 single.