Talk:Dancing Queen/Archive 1

Independent artist
There is an independent artist that has covered Abba's Dancing queen or has referenced it in his/her song. Anyone know who it is? They sing the chorus "See that girl watch that scene digging the dancing queen.". If you do know who it is, add it to the list of covered songs for Abba's Dancing queen. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 207.103.48.175 (talk) 07:34, 19 May 2007 (UTC)

Had to remove Weird Al from the list of people who've covered this song; the parody "Dairy Queen" is actually from Am I Right? — Preceding unsigned comment added by SariaMew456 (talk • contribs) 02:15, 12 June 2007 (UTC)

Dancin' Queen?
Correct me if I'm wrong: isn't the name of the song "Dancin' Queen" and not "Dancing Queen"? —Preceding unsigned comment added by 24.85.68.231 (talk) 18:54, 19 December 2007 (UTC)

It`s Dancing Queen.88.112.124.196 (talk) 15:44, 1 February 2008 (UTC)

Relatively straight-forward storyline?
""Dancing Queen" has a relatively straight-forward lyric/storyline; it's about a seventeen-year-old girl having a good time on a Friday night. Not fazed by the social pressures in her daily life as a teenager, all she wants to do is go out and look for a 'king' to dance with." < I thought this song was about a gay seventeen-year old boy going out and having a good time on a Friday night? IceflamePhoenix (talk) 13:07, 12 May 2008 (UTC)

No.1 boxes
I don't think it's necessary to put succession boxes for Dutch and Irish No.1s. I think they should be limited to UK and US otherwise you could end up with a long scrolling list of No.1s in different territories. Better to just list it's position in different countries. Irish charts just aren't notable enough especially since they're virtually identical to the UK charts.--Tuzapicabit (talk) 07:51, 10 July 2008 (UTC)

First performance
I added a note about the world premiere of the song, at a live transmitted gala with many differnt pop and song acts on Swedish tv in honour of the royal couple who would be married the next day - a very fitting high moment of that show! I don't think the lyrics are inspired by the upcoming wedding though...

I have seen that clip myself in a documentary about ABBA on Swedish tv, and it could no doubt be verified by turning to the tv archives who will have a copy, but many people in Sweden recall it as well; it's also on the Swedish WP. The song was not released as a single or to the radio until two months later. Unthinkable today, 'cause it would have appeared as an obvious hit! /Strausszek (talk) 03:28, 22 September 2009 (UTC)

Black Sabbath
Umm...it says that Black Sabbath covered it...I find that very hard to believe seeing as they are a Metal band, I think that is like a joke or something, somebody should check that out... —Preceding unsigned comment added by 209.244.187.101 (talk) 15:03, 31 July 2008 (UTC)

I don't doubt it. Ozzy Osbourne did cover Bee Gees' Stayin' Alive. (YouTube) - RC-960018 (talk) 21:09, 17 November 2009 (UTC)

Potentially incorrect statement about whom the song was written for
The current second sentence is, "It was written in honor of Queen Silvia and performed at the wedding reception of King Carl XVI Gustaf and Queen Silvia at the Royal Palace." This info was just given out on UK BBC Radio 2 as fact yet I recall Bjorn Ulvaeus in a TV documentary stating that although Dancing Queen was first performed before the queen it was NOT written for her. His comments were something along the idea that she thought it was written for her but it was not. Anyone else have more info on this? Ablonus (talk) 09:50, 30 August 2010 (UTC)

33rd most successful song in history
I think we can improve that reference: "THE GREATEST TRACKS EVER, ACCORDING TO GLOBAL SALES FIGURES AND CHART-EVALUATIONS, AIRPLAY, VARIOUS INQUIRIES, AND THE PERSONAL INTENTION FROM EXPERTS AND REVIEWERS" doesn't sound as professional as it should. I would prefer something like "Global sales according to X, chart positions according to Y, airplay time according to Z, etc." And it would be better if we could single out the inquiries and name the experts. Aldo L (talk) 13:12, 16 June 2008 (UTC)

The Article says that 'Dancing Queen' sold 3 Million. That was only to the end of 1976. It was still in many Top 10's at the time, & it had yet to sell over a Million in the USA, which it did in 1977. 3 Million is too low for it. It sold 6 Million by the end of the 1970's. Since then it has sold over 100,000 on UK Downloads, & over 600,000 on USA Downloads. That's before you even add in its 1992 Sales, when it was a CD Hit in several Countries. Its Sales are at least 7 Million, by now. 3 Million is ridiculously low. It was mistakenly given just 3 Million Sales in an old Book of Million Sellers, & Wikipedia uses that as a basis for its Global Sales. (The same Book said that ABBA's 'Voulez-Vous' Album failed to sell a Global Million, when its UK & USA Sales alone were way over 1 Million). 09:36, 18 February 2013 (UTC)

A Canadian No.1 Hit
The Article said that Dancing Queen was a No.2 Hit in Canada. It was - in one of the lesser Charts. In the main Canadian Singles Chart - RPM - it was a No.1 Hit. I also see that the Article carries on the fallacy that it sold 'over 3 million' copies. It had sold that by the end of 1976. It was still in many Top 10's at that time - into 1977. It sold a USA Million in 1977. It was a Canadian No.1 in 1977. By the end of the 1970's it had sold 6 Million. So your Article gives it just 50% of its 1970's Sales. Since the 1970's it has gone on to sell about 300,000 as a 1992 reissue, & in the past Decade it has sold at least 1 Million in Downloads. With over 100,000 in the UK, & over 600,000 in the USA. It is ABBA's best selling Single. And Wikipedia says around 3 Million copies sold, just because a 1980's Book said so, & a later Book copied off that big mistake. 82.6.134.233 (talk) 22:41, 24 September 2014 (UTC)

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Dancing Queen In The UK's 1976 Year End Chart
You've said that it was the 5th UK Best Seller of 1976 & have 'Linked' to a Chart that shows this. In fact every Year End Chart on that Site is calculated via a Points System. It has nothing to do with UK Sales. Dancing Queen was the 4th UK Best Seller of 1976. Fernando was 7th, (not 4th, as the Chart Site has it). Mamma Mia was 21st - not 13th. SOS was the 48th UK Best Seller of 1975 - not 64th. Also, Dancing Queen sold far more copies than 3 Million in the 1970's. The 3 Million total was given out by Polar Music towards the end of 1976, but it was merely how many it had sold by then. It was still on many Global Charts in 1977, & it sold well over a Million in the USA alone that Year. It sold over 6,000,000 in the 1970's. But a UK Million Sellers Book from 1984 took the 1976 3 Million to be its final total, & Wikipedia uses that source - even though it is laughably inaccurate. With its 1992 Sales & Download Sales added in, Dancing Queen has sold way over 7 Million copies. Which beats Fernando's 6 Million & makes it ABBA's biggest Global Hit. Wikipedia gives it just 3 Million Sales, & regards Fernando & Waterloo as ABBA's biggest Global Hits, when they are 2nd & 3rd. 82.6.134.233 (talk) 20:47, 5 September 2015 (UTC)

Correct Information - from Wikipedia! [|The Official Charts Comapny] did not start compiling charts until 1994. The correct Year End Charts can be found [|here](Coachtripfan (talk) 10:27, 17 August 2016 (UTC))

Reception and Legacy
"Since its release, it has been adopted by the LGBT community,[1] and remains one of the most ubiquitous "gay anthems."[15]" The 'since its release' is a horribly vague reference, makes it sound as though it was adopted the morning after its release. I do not identify it as a 'gay anthem' nor does anyone in my family. That moniker might apply to YMCA but certainly not Dancing Queen. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 24.22.147.151 (talk) 04:47, 3 August 2016 (UTC)
 * Good note. "Since its release" isn't merely vague, it's completely meaningless.  What's the alternative?  Was it adopted by the LGBT community before its release?  It's completely redundant, and I removed it in my copyedit.  As for a gay anthem, I added in-line attribution of the source so it's clear this is an editorial opinion from a magazine. Reidgreg (talk) 22:16, 4 November 2016 (UTC)

Low importance?
How can such a major song be classed as low importance? It's one of the most iconic pop songs of all time - the parent album "Arrival" is listed as high importance!--82.0.207.86 (talk) 21:03, 26 June 2008 (UTC)
 * This alltime hit of ABBA can't be of 'low importance', I do agree with you.Al-minar (talk) 05:10, 28 June 2009 (UTC)
 * Somebody's listening, it's High Importance now! Reidgreg (talk) 22:16, 4 November 2016 (UTC)

GLEE IS COVERING IT
CAN SOMEONE ADD THAT THE HIT TV SHOW "glee" IS COVERING THIS SONG IN THEIR EPISODE "Prom Queen" ON TUESDAY!? —Preceding unsigned comment added by 186.45.82.159 (talk) 17:02, 7 May 2011 (UTC)
 * It's been added; I wikified the text a bit and added a source along with it hitting the Billboard charts, so it should stick. Reidgreg (talk) 22:17, 4 November 2016 (UTC)

copyedit
Hi, I've finished copyedit on the article. My notes: I'll keep the article on my watchlist for a couple weeks for any follow-up. If you have any questions or comments, please add them here. Thanks! – Reidgreg (talk) 22:22, 4 November 2016 (UTC)
 * 1) Dates had a mix of formats, and I saw there was some back-and-forth editing on this (eg: 15 August 1976; August 15th 1976).  The article has been tagged with Use dmy dates (dated February 2012).  I don't see any discussion about that and am not sure if it was an arbitrary choice, but I went ahead and put all dates in day-month-year format for consistency.  If you oppose this, please familiarize yourself with MOS:DATEFORMAT then start a new discussion here with the other editors, and if there is consensus the template and date formats can be changed.
 * 2) The live premiere was a one-paragraph run-on sentence, which I rephrased and broke into two to make it a little more manageable.  (It's still a bit clunky, I might come back to it.)  Further on, I changed "wedding reception" to "pre-wedding gala", as wedding receptions occur after the marriage, not before.
 * 3) In the prose, Kylie Minogue, The Sex Pistols and U2 are noted as having covered the song, but they appear to be absent from the list at the end of the article. Maybe someone could check on the accuracy of those.
 * 4) I added a bit about the Mamma Mia soundtrack and the Glee cover, which charted; a few other notes here and there; and the Grammy Hall of Fame induction.

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