Honey, Honey

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"Honey, Honey"
Honey-honey ring-ring.jpeg
Danish picture sleeve
Single by ABBA
from the album Waterloo
A-side "Ring Ring" (Austria, Germany, New Zealand, Switzerland)
B-side
  • "King Kong Song" (Sweden, Denmark, Belgium)
  • "Dance (While the Music Still Goes On)" (Australia, Canada, US)
  • "Hasta Mañana" (Netherlands, Spain)
ReleasedApril 1974
RecordedJanuary 1974
Genre
Length2:56
Songwriter(s)
Producer(s)
  • Benny Andersson
  • Björn Ulvaeus
ABBA singles chronology
"Waterloo"
(1974)		"Honey, Honey"
(1974)		"Hasta Mañana"
(1974)
Audio
"Honey, Honey" on YouTube
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Honey Honey"
  • Andersson
  • Anderson
  • Ulvaeus
2:56
2."Dance (While The Music Still Goes On)"
  • Ulvaeus
  • Andersson
3:05

Official versions

Personnel

ABBA

Additional personnel and production staff

Charts

Certifications

RegionCertification Certified units/sales
United Kingdom (BPI) [22] Silver200,000‡

‡ Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone.

Cover versions

Appearances in other media

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