Take a Chance on Me
ABBA
1978
Annual listening-list association, not an original-release-date field. Original release year reconciled with reviewed recording-specific Artist Essentials evidence in v3.6.
Release: 1977
Release: 1977Source checked | Recent carryover
V3.6 reconciles the original release year with the reviewed Artist Essentials entry for this exact retained recording ID. Year precision is used; an album-first release is not silently replaced by a later single, reissue or annual-list year. The Album first appeared in Scandinavia in December 1977; its wider 1978 album rollout and January 1978 single are later releases of this recording. The earlier supplied year 1978 is retained in the attribute-change audit.
The large badge identifies this listening list, not a newly issued recording. Later reissues and renewed chart popularity do not replace an original release date. How years are assigned.
Owner-supplied release annotations
Reported dates in 1978.html. Not independently established; neighboring dates can reflect album/single or regional differences.
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.
Take a Chance on Me - official song history
The original album release in 1977 preceded the January 1978 single.
Inspiration and background
Supplied note - not independently verified
This note came with the supplied collection and has not been independently verified.
The song's rhythm was inspired by the sound of a helicopter's rotor blades.
Evidence scope: Source-provided note, not an established account of the songwriter's intent
Sources for this information
Owner-supplied 1978.html, song-list position 19
Supplied annotation reproduced with attribution; underlying historical claims have NOT been independently verified.
Other appearances and versions
catalog version unspecified
Original release date and exact pressing/version are not independently established.
An annual chart year and an original release date are different. Similar titles may be covers or different masters; no audio fingerprint has been performed.
Sources and scope
Source-backed annual association (secondary source; not a complete discographic review)
Editorial artist-repertoire classification
Billboard year-end 1978 table (Wikipedia transcription)
Secondary transcription reviewed 2026-10-11: title, artist and annual chart association; not original release date or complete recording metadata.
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