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Subject:  Wednesday 14/8/2013 Valentine"Chiquitita" proved to be one of ABBA's biggest hits. It was featured in a 1979 UNICEF charity event |
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] Date Posted: 06:07:07 08/14/13 Wed Full lyrics of this song at MetroLyrics Preceded by "Y.M.C.A." by Village People Irish Singles Chart number-one single 10 February 1979 – 17 March 1979 Succeeded by "Tragedy" by Bee Gees Belgian Flemish VRT Top 30 number-one single 17 February 1979 – 17 March 1979 Succeeded by "Fire" by The Pointer Sisters Preceded by "(You Gotta Walk and) Don't Look Back" by Peter Tosh Dutch Top 40 number-one single 3 March 1979 Preceded by "Y.M.C.A." by Village People Eurochart Hot 100 Singles number-one single 15 March 1979 – 22 March 1979 Succeeded by "Tragedy" by Bee Gees Swiss Singles Chart number-one single 18 March 1979 – 25 March 1979 Succeeded by "Heart of Glass" by Blondie Agnetha Fältskog (Swedish pronunciation: [aŋˈneː.ˈta ˈfɛlt.ˈskuːɡ], born 5 April 1950) Björn Kristian Ulvaeus (Swedish pronunciation: [bjœːɳ ɵlˈveːɵs]; born 25 April 1945) Göran Bror Benny Andersson (Swedish pronunciation: [ˈjœːɾan bɾuːɾ ˈbɛnʏ ˈandɛˌʂɔn]) (born 16 December 1946), Anni-Frid, Princess Reuss, Countess of Plauen (German: Anni-Frid Prinzessin Reuss von Plauen) (born Anni-Frid Synni Lyngstad, 15 November 1945 in Bjørkåsen, Ballangen, Norway "Chiquitita" (a Spanish term of endearment meaning "little girl") was the first single release from Swedish pop group ABBA's Voulez-Vous album. Originally, the track "If It Wasn't for the Nights" was going to be the album's lead single, but after "Chiquitita" was completed those plans were abandoned, and it would remain an album track. Contents [hide] 1 History 2 Reception 3 Music video 4 Chart positions 5 Cover versions 6 Live cover performances, appearances in other media, etc. 7 References 8 External links History[edit source | edit] Many preliminary versions of "Chiquitita" exist. It had working titles of "Kålsupare", "3 Wise Guys", "Chiquitita Angelina" and "In The Arms of Rosalita". A revised version, which had a sound that was influenced by the Peruvian song "El Condor Pasa (If I Could)" performed by Simon and Garfunkel, was recorded in December 1978 and released as a single in January 1979.[citation needed] With the success of the English version, ABBA also recorded "Chiquitita" in Spanish by phonetics, and it was one of the featured tracks on the Spanish-language release Gracias Por La Música . Reception[edit source | edit] "Chiquitita" proved to be one of ABBA's biggest hits. It was featured in a 1979 UNICEF charity event, the Music for UNICEF Concert, broadcast worldwide from the United Nations General Assembly. As a direct result of this event, ABBA donated half of all royalties from the song to UNICEF. "Chiquitita" hit #1 in Belgium, Finland, Ireland, the Netherlands, New Zealand, Spain, Switzerland, Colombia, Mexico, South Africa and Rhodesia, and was a Top 5 hit in ABBA's native Sweden, the United Kingdom (peaking at #2 in both countries where Blondie's "Heart of Glass" was occupying the top spot),[1] Australia, West Germany and Norway, making it the most successful single from the Voulez-Vous album in terms of global charts and one of the most famous charity songs ever. To this day, 50% of the proceeds from the song go to UNICEF in recognition of the "International Year of the Child" in 1979. In May 2007, "Chiquitita" had gained UNICEF over 15,000,000 SEK (about $2,500,000).[citation needed] In Great Britain, "Chiquitita" debuted at #8 in the singles chart, making it the highest place début for any ABBA single release.[2] Music video[edit source | edit] "Chiquitita" was one of the very few singles ABBA released without a custom-made video. Since then, on compilations of the group's videos, a contemporary TV performance of the song has been used. This clip was taped by the BBC for the show Abba in Switzerland, broadcast across Europe at Easter 1979. ABBA is seen performing the song on a mountainside, with a snowman in the background. Throughout the clip, there was an obvious problem with the fan during filming, which affected Anni-Frid "Frida" Lyngstad; her hair constantly flew in her face, and she was forced to keep moving it out of her eyes.[3] Chart positions[edit source | edit] Single by ABBA from the album Voulez-Vous B-side "Lovelight" Released 16 January 1979 (Sweden) 26 January 1979 (UK) 10 November 1979 (US) Format 7-inch single Recorded 13 December 1978 at Polar Music Studio Genre Pop, Europop Length 5:26 Label Polar (Sweden) Epic (UK) Atlantic (US) Writer(s) Benny Andersson Björn Ulvaeus Producer Benny Andersson Björn Ulvaeus Certification Gold (UK), Gold (Netherlands), Gold (NZ) ABBA singles chronology "Summer Night City" (1978) "Chiquitita" (1979) "Does Your Mother Know" (1979) Music video "Chiquitita (For BBC, 1979)" on YouTube Music sample "Chiquitita" [ Next Thread | Previous Thread | Next Message | Previous Message ] |
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