Dancing Queen (A*Teens song)
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| “Dancing Queen” | ||
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| Single by A*Teens from the album The ABBA Generation |
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| Released | March 7, 2000 | |
| Format | CD Single Cassette 12" Vinyl Airplay |
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| Recorded | 1999 | |
| Genre | Pop, Europop | |
| Length | 3:48 | |
| Label | Universal Music | |
| Writer(s) | B. Andersson S. Anderson B. Ulvaeus |
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| Producer | Ole Evenrude | |
| A*Teens chronology | ||
| "Take A Chance On Me" (2000) |
"Dancing Queen" (2000) |
"Upside Down" (2000) |
Dancing Queen was A*Teens' fourth and last single' from their first album "The ABBA Generation", a cover on the ABBA's song with the same name.
When the single came out in the spring of 2000, it peaked at number-one in Mexico becoming their first number-one hit in that country, the song was also a smash hit in South America peaking at number-three in Argentina, number-five in Chile, number-six in Colombia and number-fifteen in Brazil.
This was the main single for the United States promotion, when the album was released in March 2000. "Dancing Queen" reached ninety-five on the Billboard Hot 100, thirty-six on Airplay and earned a Gold Certification in the United States selling over 500,000 copies and also peaked at number-thirteen on the Hot Single Sales Chart.[1][2]
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[edit] Music Video
Directed by Patrick Kiely, it was the first video for the group to be filmed in the United States. The video itself was tribute to the movie "The Breakfast Club" - Paul Gleason, the actor who played Richard Vernon in the movie, played the same role in the video. This video was filmed on March 7, 2000 which is the same day the song was released.
In the video, the band gets detention but when the principal goes outside, the class room turns into a 70s Discotheque. In the meantime the band is playing around the school on skates and bikes. It has 729,371 views on Youtube as of 11, April 2008.
[edit] Releases
European 2-Track CD Single
- Dancing Queen [Album Version] - 3:48
- The Name Of The Game - 4:17
European/Mexican CD Maxi
- Dancing Queen [Album Version] - 3:48
- Dancing Queen [Pierre J's Main Radio Mix] - 3:27
- Dancing Queen [Pierre J's Main Extended Mix] - 5:47
- Dancing Queen [BTS Gold Edition Mix] - 5:13
U.S. CD Single
- Dancing Queen [Album Version] - 3:48
- Dancing Queen [Extended Version] - 5:48
U.S. Cassette
- Dancing Queen [Album Version] - 3:48
- Dancing Queen [Extended Version] - 5:48
[edit] The Name Of The Game
"Dancing Queen" was a double A side with "The Name Of The Game" in Europe, where the song was promoted on radio at the same time as "Dancing Queen" because Universal Music thought that "Dancing Queen", being the last single, needed a back-up to be successful. The video for "The Name Of The Game" was an unofficial video, made especially for an A*Teens TV Special in Sweden and it was never intented to be a promotional video. It was only aired by Channel 4.
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