Released: June 1, 1972
Songwriter: Björn Ulvaeus Benny Andersson
Producer: Björn Ulvaeus Benny Andersson
[Chorus: Björn, Benny, Agnetha & Frida]
People need hope, people need loving
People need trust from a fellow man
People need love to make a good living
People need faith in a helping hand
[Verse 1: Björn & Benny and Agnetha & Frida]
Man has always wanted a woman by his side to keep him company
Women always knew that it takes a man to get matrimonial harmony
Everybody knows that a man who's feeling down wants some female sympathy
Gotta have love to carry on living
Gotta have love till eternity
[Chorus: Björn, Benny, Agnetha & Frida]
People need hope, people need loving
People need trust from a fellow man
People need love to make a good living
People need faith in a helping hand
[Post-Chorus: Björn, Benny, Agnetha & Frida]
La la la la, la la la la-la
La la la la la la la-la la la
La la la la, la la la la-la
La la la la la la la-la la la
[Verse 2: Björn & Benny and Agnetha & Frida]
Flowers in a desert need a drop of rain like a woman needs her man
If a man's in love and his woman wants the moon then he'll take it down if he can
Somebody who loves you and somebody who cares, isn't that what you call a friend?
Gotta have love to carry on living
Isn't it easy to understand?
[Chorus: Björn, Benny, Agnetha & Frida]
People need hope, people need loving
People need trust from a fellow man
People need love to make a good living
People need faith in a helping hand
[Post-Chorus: Björn, Benny, Agnetha & Frida]
La la la la, la la la la-la
(People need loving, yeah)
La la la la la la la-la la la
(People need love)
La la la la, la la la la-la
(People need loving, yeah)
La la la la la la la-la la la
[Chorus: Björn, Benny, Agnetha & Frida]
People need hope, people need loving
(People need loving, yeah)
People need trust from a fellow man
(People need love)
People need love to make a good living
(People need loving, yeah)
People need faith in a helping hand
[Post-Chorus: Björn, Benny, Agnetha & Frida]
La la la la, la la la la-la
(People need loving, yeah)
La la la la la la la-la la la
(People need loving, yeah)
La la la la, la la la la-la
(People need loving, yeah)
La la la la la la la-la la la
[Outro: Björn, Benny, Agnetha & Frida]
La la la la, la la la la-la
La la la la la la la-la la la
La la la la, la la la la-la
La la la la la la la-la la la
La la la la, la la la la-la
La la la la la la la-la la la
People need hope, people need loving
People need trust from a fellow man
People need love to make a good living
People need faith in a helping hand
[Verse 1: Björn & Benny and Agnetha & Frida]
Man has always wanted a woman by his side to keep him company
Women always knew that it takes a man to get matrimonial harmony
Everybody knows that a man who's feeling down wants some female sympathy
Gotta have love to carry on living
Gotta have love till eternity
[Chorus: Björn, Benny, Agnetha & Frida]
People need hope, people need loving
People need trust from a fellow man
People need love to make a good living
People need faith in a helping hand
[Post-Chorus: Björn, Benny, Agnetha & Frida]
La la la la, la la la la-la
La la la la la la la-la la la
La la la la, la la la la-la
La la la la la la la-la la la
[Verse 2: Björn & Benny and Agnetha & Frida]
Flowers in a desert need a drop of rain like a woman needs her man
If a man's in love and his woman wants the moon then he'll take it down if he can
Somebody who loves you and somebody who cares, isn't that what you call a friend?
Gotta have love to carry on living
Isn't it easy to understand?
[Chorus: Björn, Benny, Agnetha & Frida]
People need hope, people need loving
People need trust from a fellow man
People need love to make a good living
People need faith in a helping hand
[Post-Chorus: Björn, Benny, Agnetha & Frida]
La la la la, la la la la-la
(People need loving, yeah)
La la la la la la la-la la la
(People need love)
La la la la, la la la la-la
(People need loving, yeah)
La la la la la la la-la la la
[Chorus: Björn, Benny, Agnetha & Frida]
People need hope, people need loving
(People need loving, yeah)
People need trust from a fellow man
(People need love)
People need love to make a good living
(People need loving, yeah)
People need faith in a helping hand
[Post-Chorus: Björn, Benny, Agnetha & Frida]
La la la la, la la la la-la
(People need loving, yeah)
La la la la la la la-la la la
(People need loving, yeah)
La la la la, la la la la-la
(People need loving, yeah)
La la la la la la la-la la la
[Outro: Björn, Benny, Agnetha & Frida]
La la la la, la la la la-la
La la la la la la la-la la la
La la la la, la la la la-la
La la la la la la la-la la la
La la la la, la la la la-la
La la la la la la la-la la la
more tracks from the album
The Definitive Collection
- Money, Money, Money
- Ring Ring
- Rock Me
- S.O.S.
- So Long
- Summer Night City [Single Version]
- Super Trouper
- Take a Chance on Me
- Thank You for the Music
- The Name of the Game
- The Visitors
- The Winner Takes It All
- Under Attack
- Voulez-Vous
- When All Is Said and Done
- Voulez-Vous (Extended US Promo Mix)
- The Day Before You Came
- Ring Ring [U.K. Remix]
- People Need Love
- One of Us
- On and On and On
- Waterloo
- Fernando
- Angeleyes
- Chiquitita
- Dancing Queen
- Does Your Mother Know
- Gimme! Gimme! Gimme! (A Man After Midnight)
- Hasta Mañana
- He Is Your Brother
- Head Over Heels
- Honey, Honey
- I Do, I Do, I Do, I Do, I Do
- I Have a Dream
- Knowing Me, Knowing You
- Lay All Your Love on Me
- Love Isn’t Easy (But It Sure Is Hard Enough)
- Mamma Mia
- Eagle [Single Version]
From the albums
- Ring Ring (Scandinavian Edition) (1973)
- Ring Ring (International Edition) (1973)
- The Best of ABBA (1975)
- Greatest Hits (1975)
- Thank You for the Music (1994)
- The Definitive Collection (2001)
- Ring Ring (The Complete Studio Recordings Edition) (2005)
- Ring Ring (Deluxe Edition) (2013)
ABBA popular songs
- Mamma Mia
- Dancing Queen
- The Winner Takes It All
- Gimme! Gimme! Gimme! (A Man After Midnight)
- Super Trouper
- Fernando
- One of Us
- Waterloo
- Lay All Your Love on Me
- Chiquitita
- Andante, Andante
- Don’t Shut Me Down
- Slipping Through My Fingers
- Money, Money, Money
- Voulez-Vous
- When I Kissed the Teacher
- Happy New Year
- Thank You for the Music
- Why Did It Have to Be Me?
- My Love, My Life
- Chiquitita (Spanish Version)
- S.O.S.
- The Name of the Game
- Does Your Mother Know