ABBA

Released: February 14, 1973

Songwriter: Phil Cody Neil Sedaka Björn Ulvaeus Benny Andersson Stig Anderson

Producer: Björn Ulvaeus Benny Andersson

[Verse 1]
I was sitting by the phone
I was waiting all alone
Baby by myself I sit and wait and wonder about you
It's a dark and dreary night
Seems like nothing's going right
Won't you tell me honey how can I go on here without you?

[Pre-Chorus]
Yes I'm down and feeling blue
And I don't know what to do, oh-oh

[Chorus]
Ring, ring, why don't you give me a call?
Ring, ring, the happiest sound of them all
Ring, ring, I stare at the phone on the wall
And I sit all alone impatiently
Won't you please understand the need in me
So, ring, ring, why don't you give me a call?
So, ring, ring, why don't you give me a call?

[Verse 2]
You were here and now you're gone
Hey, did I do something wrong?
I just can't believe that I could be so badly mistaken
Was it me or was it you?
Tell me, are we really through?
Won't you hear me cry and you will know that my heart is breaking

[Pre-Chorus]
Please forgive and then forget
Or maybe darling better yet, oh-oh

[Chorus]
Ring, ring, why don't you give me a call?
Ring, ring, the happiest sound of them all
Ring, ring, I stare at the phone on the wall
And I sit all alone impatiently
Won't you please understand the need in me
So, ring, ring, why don't you give me a call?
So, ring, ring, why don't you give me a call?

[Outro]
Oh-oh, ring, ring, why don't you give me a call?
So, ring, ring, why don't you give me a call?
Oh-oh, ring, ring, why don't you give me a call?
So, ring, ring...

ABBA are one of the greatest pop outfits in history. Their blend of lush orchestrations and light, bouncy europop was both unique and commercially appealing, taking much of the world by storm.

The band name is a member-centric acronym – Agnetha Fältskog, Björn Ulvaeus, Benny Andersson, and Anni-Frid Lyngstad.

Their meteoric rise was sparked by their famed Eurovision performance of original song “Waterloo”, which caused them to win the 1974 competition in Sweden.

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The Singles: The First Ten Years

From the albums

Ring Ring (International Edition) (1973)
Ring Ring (Scandinavian Edition) (1973)
The Best of ABBA (1975)
Greatest Hits (1975)
The Singles: The First Ten Years (1982)
More ABBA Gold: More ABBA Hits (1993)
Thank You for the Music (1994)
The Definitive Collection (2001)
18 Hits (2005)
Ring Ring (The Complete Studio Recordings Edition) (2005)
Ring Ring (Deluxe Edition) (2013)

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