"Slipping Through My Fingers" is a song written by Björn Ulvaeus and Benny Andersson and recorded by Swedish pop group ABBA,with lead vocals by Agnetha Fältskog. It was released on their 1981 album The Visitors . [2] The song is about a mother's regret at how quickly her daughter is growing up,and the lack of time they have spent together,as the girl goes to school.
The inspiration for the song was Ulvaeus' and Fältskog's daughter,Linda Ulvaeus,who was seven at the time the song was written.
The song was released as a single only in Japan,where it was a red vinyl promo single for The Coca-Cola Company with nothing on the B-side except a printed picture of the group. An album with the same name and a similar-looking cover was also released in Japan.
Region | Certification | Certified units/sales |
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United Kingdom (BPI) [3] | Silver | 200,000‡ |
‡ Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone. |
"Se Me EstáEscapando" is the Spanish Language version of "Slipping Through My Fingers",with lyrics by Buddy and Mary McCluskey. The song was released as a single in Spanish-speaking countries in 1982 and also included on the South American versions of the album The Visitors. The track was first released on CD in 1994 as part of the Polydor US compilation Más ABBA Oro,and in 1999 included on the expanded re-release of ABBA Oro:Grandes Éxitos .
ABBA were a Swedish pop group formed in Stockholm in 1972 by Agnetha Fältskog,Björn Ulvaeus,Benny Andersson,and Anni-Frid Lyngstad. They are one of the most popular and successful musical groups of all time,and are one of the best-selling music acts in the history of popular music.
Agnetha Åse Fältskog,known as Agnetha Fältskog and AnnaFältskog,is a Swedish singer,songwriter and a member of the pop group ABBA. She first achieved success in Sweden with the release of her 1968 self-titled debut album. She rose to international stardom in the 1970s as a member of ABBA,which is one of the best-selling music acts in history. She is the youngest member of ABBA,and the only one born in the 1950s.
"Dancing Queen" is a song by the Swedish group ABBA,released as the lead single from their fourth studio album,Arrival (1976). It was written by Benny Andersson,Björn Ulvaeus and Stig Anderson. Andersson and Ulvaeus also produced the song. "Dancing Queen" was released as a single in Sweden in August 1976,followed by a UK release and the rest of Europe. It was a worldwide hit. It became ABBA's only number one hit in the United States,and topped the charts in Australia,Canada,Denmark,the Netherlands,Belgium,Czechoslovakia,Ireland,Mexico,New Zealand,Portugal,Norway,South Africa,Spain,Sweden,the United Kingdom,West Germany and the Soviet Union. "Dancing Queen" also reached the top five in many other countries.
The Visitors is the eighth studio album by the Swedish pop group ABBA. It was released on 30 November 1981.
Linda Elin Ulvaeus is a Swedish actress and singer. She is the elder child of Björn Ulvaeus and Agnetha Fältskog,members of the pop group ABBA.
"SOS" is a song by Swedish pop group ABBA. It was released in June 1975 as the fifth single from their self-titled 1975 album.
Gracias Por La Música is a Spanish-language album by Swedish pop group ABBA,released in Spain on 5 April 1980 and Latin America on May 10.
"One of Us" is a song by Swedish pop group ABBA. It was released in December 1981 by Polar Music as the lead single from the band's eighth studio album,The Visitors (1981). Written by Benny Andersson and Björn Ulvaeus,who also produced it,the song has lead vocals by Agnetha Fältskog and is about a woman trying to revive a relationship she had ended. It would become ABBA's last major hit for 40 years,and the last No. 1 single of their career,topping the charts in Belgium,Denmark,West Germany,Ireland and the Netherlands. "One of Us" was also a top-10 hit in countries like Austria,Norway,South Africa,Spain,Switzerland and the UK. In the US,where it was released in 1983,it only charted on the Billboard Bubbling Under the Hot 100 chart and the Adult Contemporary chart,peaking at number 107 and 33,respectively. The music video for the song was directed by Lasse Hallström,featuring Fältskog as a woman moving into her new house. It has since been covered by Pandora in 1995,A-Teens in 1999 and Cher in 2018. In 2017,Billboard named "One of Us" the fifth best Abba song in their list of "The 15 Best Abba Songs".
"Take a Chance on Me" is a song by Swedish pop group ABBA,released in January 1978 as the second single from their fifth studio album,ABBA:The Album (1977). Agnetha Fältskog and Anni-Frid Lyngstad share the lead vocals on the verses and choruses,with Fältskog singing two bridge sections solo. The song reached the top ten in both the UK and US,and was notably covered by the British band Erasure in 1992.
"The Winner Takes It All" is a song recorded by Swedish pop group ABBA. Released as the first single from the group's seventh studio album,Super Trouper (1980),it is a ballad in the key of G-flat major,reflecting on the end of a relationship. The single's B-side was the non-album track "Elaine". The song peaked at No.1 in several countries,including the UK,where it became their eighth chart-topper. It was also the group's final top 10 hit in the United States. It was written by Björn Ulvaeus and Benny Andersson,with Agnetha Fältskog singing the lead vocal.
"Lay All Your Love on Me" is a song recorded by Swedish pop group ABBA for their seventh studio album,Super Trouper (1980). The song was not intended to be a single but after a remixed version gained popularity in nightclubs,the song was released as the album's sixth and final single in the summer of 1981,eight months after the album's release. At the time,it was the highest selling 12-inch record in UK chart history,where it peaked at No. 7.
"Gimme! Gimme! Gimme!" is a song by Swedish band ABBA. It was recorded in August 1979 to help promote their North American and European tour of that year,and was released on ABBA's Greatest Hits Vol. 2 album as a brand new track.
"Honey,Honey" is a song by the Swedish pop group ABBA. It was released as the second single from their second studio album,Waterloo,after the success of the title track at the 1974 Eurovision Song Contest.
"Thank You for the Music" is a song by the Swedish pop group ABBA. It was originally featured on the group's fifth studio album,The Album (1977),and was released as a double-A sided single with "Eagle" in May 1978 in limited territories,namely Belgium,the Netherlands,Germany,France,Austria,Switzerland and Australia. In South Africa where it peaked at number 2 in August 1978 and became the eighteenth best-selling single of that year.
ABBA Oro:Grandes Éxitos is a greatest hits compilation album by ABBA,first released by Polydor in the United States in 1992,in which the songs are sung in Spanish. This album is the Spanish equivalent of their Gold:Greatest Hits album. The included songs were originally released on Gracias Por La Música in early 1980. It was certified Gold in Argentina.
"I've Been Waiting for You" is a song recorded in 1974 by Swedish pop group ABBA,released first as the B-side to the single "So Long". It was included on their album ABBA,released April 1975.
"The Visitors",also known as "The Visitors ",is a 1981 song by the Swedish pop group ABBA. It is the title track from the band's studio album of the same name,and was released as the fourth and final single in April 1982. The lead vocal was performed by Anni-Frid Lyngstad.
"When All Is Said and Done" is a song recorded in 1981 by Swedish pop group ABBA,and is featured on the group's eighth studio album,The Visitors. The track –with lead vocals by Anni-Frid Lyngstad –was released as a single in the United States on 31 December 1981 on Atlantic 3889,and reached No. 27 on the US Billboard Hot 100 in March 1982.
"Like an Angel Passing Through My Room" is the closing track on ABBA's 1981 album The Visitors. It was written by Benny Andersson and Björn Ulvaeus.
"Why Did It Have to Be Me?" is a song by the Swedish pop band ABBA. The song was released on the 1976 album Arrival. "Why Did It Have to Be Me?" has been called a "Fats Domino flavoured" song,and has been noted for its mix of blues,jazz,pop and rock stylings.
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Waterloo | |
ABBA | |
Greatest Hits |
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Arrival | |
ABBA: The Album | |
Voulez-Vous | |
Greatest Hits Vol. 2 | |
Super Trouper | |
The Visitors | |
The Singles: The First Ten Years | |
Voyage | |
Other songs | |