Waterloo
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Waterloo is a 1974 hit single by Swedish pop group ABBA that won the Eurovision Song Contest and became one of their most iconic and internationally successful songs.
Statements (50)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
single
ⓘ
song ⓘ |
| artist | ABBA NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| bSide | Watch Out NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| chartPositionAustralia | 1 ⓘ |
| chartPositionBelgium | 2 ⓘ |
| chartPositionFrance | 2 ⓘ |
| chartPositionIreland | 1 ⓘ |
| chartPositionNetherlands | 2 ⓘ |
| chartPositionNorway | 1 ⓘ |
| chartPositionSweden | 1 ⓘ |
| chartPositionSwitzerland | 2 ⓘ |
| chartPositionUK | 1 ⓘ |
| chartPositionUSBillboardHot100 | 6 ⓘ |
| chartPositionWestGermany | 1 ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | Sweden ⓘ |
| eurovisionFinalDate | 1974-04-06 ⓘ |
| eurovisionHostCity | Brighton NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| eurovisionHostCountry | United Kingdom NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| eurovisionPoints | 24 ⓘ |
| eurovisionRunningOrderPosition | 8 ⓘ |
| eurovisionVotingSystem | 10-point jury system ⓘ |
| format | 7-inch single ⓘ |
| genre |
glam rock
ⓘ
pop ⓘ |
| hasMusicVideo | Waterloo (ABBA music video) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasVersion | Waterloo (Swedish-language version) ⓘ |
| includedIn | ABBA Gold: Greatest Hits NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| length | 2:46 ⓘ |
| lyricist | Stig Anderson NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| namedAfter | Battle of Waterloo NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableFor |
first Eurovision Song Contest win for Sweden
ⓘ
international breakthrough hit for ABBA ⓘ |
| partOfAlbum | Waterloo (album) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| performer | ABBA NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| producer |
Benny Andersson
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Björn Ulvaeus NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| recordedIn | 1974 ⓘ |
| recordLabel |
Atlantic Records
ⓘ
Epic Records ⓘ Polar Music NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| releaseDate | 1974-03-04 ⓘ |
| representedCountry | Sweden NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| songwriter |
Benny Andersson
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Björn Ulvaeus NERFINISHED ⓘ Stig Anderson NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| theme | romantic relationship compared to Napoleon’s defeat at Waterloo ⓘ |
| won | Eurovision Song Contest 1974 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| yearOfRelease | 1974 ⓘ |
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