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SKU: A0.1420895
By ABBA. By Benny Andersson and Bjorn Ulvaeus. Arranged by Leo Silva. Pop,Rock. Individual part. 2 pages. MP Sheet Music #1002317. Published by MP Sheet Music (A0.1420895)."The Winner Takes It All" is a song recorded by the group ABBA.
It was released as the first single from the album Super Trouper in 1980.
History
The Winner Takes it All tells of a painful "winner takes all" separation.
The vocals are with Agnetha Fältskog. In one of his interviews, Björn Ulvaeus openly revealed that the lyrics were inspired by his separation with Agnetha that had occurred at Christmas in 1978. He also revealed that the song was written in an hour with a bottle of whiskey on the table.
Because of the music, there was great anticipation for the release of the album, becoming one of the band's most anticipated releases of the year.
Around two million copies were sold in pre-sales.
It reached the Top 10 in Australia, Canada, Italy, Spain and the United States (where it became the group's fourth and final hit to reach the Top 10 of the music charts, reaching 8th place; the song spent 26 weeks on the Billboard Hot 100 , more than any other ABBA single).
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