Thank You for the Music
ABBA | Artist Essentials
First released: 1977 (year verified)
Original released 1977 studio version
MusicAtlas editorial note: The exposed opening vocal and piano let you hear the melody before the fuller arrangement arrives.
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Release evidence and recording details
First released: 1977 (year verified)
This is the recording released on The Album in December 1977. The official history distinguishes it from the earlier, initially unused studio take; later standalone single dates do not replace the album release.
Recording: Original released 1977 studio version
Credit: ABBA
Role in this collection: Primary artist
Original album: The Album
ABBA - The Album: pushing boundaries
Original December 1977 Scandinavian album release, The Name of the Game as first single, Take a Chance on Me, Eagle and the released Thank You for the Music recording, distinct from the unused earlier take. | Reviewed 2026-10-17
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About ABBA
ABBA brought together Swedish performers Agnetha Fältskog, Björn Ulvaeus, Benny Andersson and Anni-Frid Lyngstad. Andersson and Ulvaeus developed the group's songwriting and production partnership, while Fältskog and Lyngstad's voices became central to its recordings. The 1974 Eurovision victory with Waterloo introduced the quartet to a wider international audience. Its 1970s catalog ranges from closely arranged pop songs to dance music and ballads. The members' separate solo and duo recordings belong to different artist histories.
Artist background sources
ABBA - official history
Group members, songwriting partnership, Eurovision breakthrough and original group career; separate member careers. | Retrieved 2026-10-17
Profile reviewed: 2026-10-17. Artist background does not establish a song's creative origin or release date.
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