I've Been Waiting for You (ABBA song)

"I've Been Waiting for You" is a song recorded in 1974 by Swedish pop group ABBA, released first as the B-side to the single "So Long". It was included on their album ABBA, released April 1975.

In Australia, it was released as a single in 1975 with "King Kong Song" as its B-side, reaching number 49, and in New Zealand in 1977, where it reached number 8.

Fältskog sings the lead vocal on the song with guitars by Janne Schaffer. The cassette version of the album contains an extended version of the song that repeats the third verse and chorus.

Mamma Mia! Here We Go Again version
I've Been Waiting for You was released on 13 July 2018, alongside the soundtrack of Mamma Mia! Here We Go Again, by Capitol and Polydor Records. The song is performed by Amanda Seyfried (Sophie), Julie Walters (Rosie), and Christine Baranski (Tanya), and it was produced by Benny Andersson. This version features revised lyrics by Björn Ulvaeus.

Personnel
ABBA Additional personnel
 * Agnetha Fältskog – lead and backing vocals
 * Anni-Frid Lyngstad – backing vocals
 * Björn Ulvaeus – guitar, backing vocals
 * Benny Andersson – synthesizers, backing vocals
 * Roger Palm – drums
 * Rutger Gunnarsson – bass
 * Janne Schaffer, Finn Sjöberg – guitar

Cover versions

 * In 1977, Irish pop group Gina, Dale Haze and the Champions released their version of the song as a single, which made the top 10 in the Irish Charts.
 * A Swedish country band called Nashville Train (which included some of ABBA's own backing band members) covered the song in 1977 on their album ABBA Our Way, released on the Polar Music label in Sweden.

In popular culture

 * ABBA perform parts of the song live in the film ABBA: The Movie (1977).