Waterloo
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"Waterloo" is a 1974 pop song by Swedish group ABBA that won the Eurovision Song Contest and became one of their signature international hits.
Statements (51)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
single
ⓘ
song ⓘ |
| artist | ABBA NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| bSide | Watch Out NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| chartPositionAustralia | 1 ⓘ |
| chartPositionBelgium | 1 ⓘ |
| chartPositionGermany | 1 ⓘ |
| chartPositionIreland | 1 ⓘ |
| chartPositionNetherlands | 1 ⓘ |
| chartPositionNorway | 1 ⓘ |
| chartPositionSweden | 1 ⓘ |
| chartPositionUK | 1 ⓘ |
| chartPositionUSBillboardHot100 | 6 ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | Sweden ⓘ |
| eurovisionFinalDate | 1974-04-06 ⓘ |
| eurovisionHostCity | Brighton NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| eurovisionHostCountry | United Kingdom NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| eurovisionPoints | 24 ⓘ |
| eurovisionResult | 1st place ⓘ |
| genre |
glam rock
ⓘ
pop ⓘ |
| hasMusicVideo | Waterloo (ABBA music video) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasTheme | romantic surrender likened to Battle of Waterloo ⓘ |
| hasVersionInLanguage | Swedish NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| includedIn | ABBA Gold: Greatest Hits NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| leadVocalsBy |
Agnetha Fältskog
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Anni-Frid Lyngstad NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| length | about 2:45 ⓘ |
| lyricist | Stig Anderson NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| namedAfter | Battle of Waterloo NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOfAlbum | Waterloo (album) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| performer | ABBA NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| producer |
Benny Andersson
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Björn Ulvaeus NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| rankedIn | Eurovision 50th anniversary poll "Congratulations" NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| recorded | 1974 ⓘ |
| recordLabel |
Atlantic Records
ⓘ
Epic Records ⓘ Polar Music NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| releaseDate | 1974-03-04 ⓘ |
| representedCountryAtEurovision | Sweden NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| signatureSongOf | ABBA NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| titleLanguage | English ⓘ |
| usesInstrumentation |
electric guitar
ⓘ
piano ⓘ saxophone ⓘ |
| votedBestEurovisionSong | 2005 EBU anniversary show ⓘ |
| won | Eurovision Song Contest 1974 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| writer |
Benny Andersson
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Björn Ulvaeus NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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