Take a Chance on Me

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single song

"Take a Chance on Me" is a hit pop song by the Swedish group ABBA, known for its catchy harmonies and prominent use in the musical and film "Mamma Mia!".

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Take a Chance on Me music video by ABBA 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf single ⓘ
song ⓘ
album The Album ⓘ
artist ABBA ⓘ
Bside I’m a Marionette ⓘ
chartPositionAustralia 12 ⓘ
chartPositionBelgium 1 ⓘ
chartPositionCanada 3 ⓘ
chartPositionGermany 3 ⓘ
chartPositionIreland 1 ⓘ
chartPositionMexico 1 ⓘ
chartPositionNetherlands 2 ⓘ
chartPositionNewZealand 9 ⓘ
chartPositionUK 1 ⓘ
chartPositionUSBillboardHot100 3 ⓘ
countryOfOrigin Sweden ⓘ
featuredOn ABBA Gold: Greatest Hits ⓘ
followedBy Summer Night City ⓘ
genre Europop ⓘ
pop ⓘ
hasMusicalFeature prominent vocal harmonies ⓘ
syncopated backing vocals on the title phrase ⓘ
hasMusicVideo Take a Chance on Me self-linksurface differs ⓘ
surface form: Take a Chance on Me music video by ABBA
hasRefrain “If you change your mind, I’m the first in line” ⓘ
hasTheme romantic pursuit ⓘ
includedIn Mamma Mia! ⓘ
surface form: film Mamma Mia!

Mamma Mia! ⓘ
surface form: stage musical Mamma Mia!
language English ⓘ
length 4:05 ⓘ
musicVideoDirector Lasse Hallström ⓘ
notableCoverVersionBy Erasure ⓘ
partOf The Album ⓘ
performer ABBA ⓘ
precededBy The Name of the Game ⓘ
producer Benny Andersson ⓘ
Björn Ulvaeus ⓘ
recordLabel Atlantic Records NERFINISHED ⓘ
Epic Records ⓘ
Polar Music ⓘ
releasedAs single ⓘ
releaseDate 1978-01-14 ⓘ
releaseYear 1978 ⓘ
tempoFeature a cappella-style vocal intro ⓘ
usedAs musical number in Mamma Mia! (film) ⓘ
musical number in Mamma Mia! (stage) ⓘ
vocalist Agnetha Fältskog ⓘ
Anni-Frid Lyngstad ⓘ
writer Benny Andersson ⓘ
Björn Ulvaeus ⓘ

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Benny Andersson → coWriterOf → Take a Chance on Me ⓘ
Mamma Mia! → featuresSong → Take a Chance on Me ⓘ
Take a Chance on Me → hasMusicVideo → Take a Chance on Me self-linksurface differs ⓘ
this entity surface form: Take a Chance on Me music video by ABBA
ABBA → notableWork → Take a Chance on Me ⓘ
Harry Bright → singsSong → Take a Chance on Me ⓘ