She's My Kind of Girl

"She's My Kind of Girl"
Single by Björn & Benny (ABBA)
from the album Ring Ring
Released	1970, 1972 Japan, 1973
Recorded	1969
Genre	Folk rock
Length	2:39
Label	CBS Sony
Writer(s)	Benny Andersson Björn Ulvaeus
Producer(s)	Benny Andersson Björn Ulvaeus

"She's My Kind of Girl" is a song written and performed by Benny Andersson and Björn Ulvaeus, who were later famous as members of ABBA.

Written for the Swedish movie Inga II: The Seduction Of Inga, the song was recorded in November/December 1969, most likely at Europa Film Studios. The song was originally released in March 1970 as the first Björn and Benny single. Two years later it was released in Japan, hitting #1 and selling half a million copies.^[1]

The song was subsequently put on the B-side of the Swedish issue of ABBA's Ring Ring (English version) single, and on the "Ring Ring" album in some other countries (in spite of it having been recorded before ABBA was formed and featuring no contribution from ABBA's other members, Agnetha Fältskog and Anni-Frid Lyngstad).

This song was used in the soft porn film Inga II: The Seduction of Inga in 1971 (directed by Joseph W. Sarno^[2]), along with the song "Inga's Theme". This film was released in the U.S and Sweden, but became a bigger smash in the U.S.^[1]

Charts

Peak positions Chart (1972) Position Japanese Oricon Singles Chart[3] 6 Year-end charts Chart (1972) Position Japanese Singles Chart[3] 62

Sales Region Sales Japan (Oricon)[3] 188,000+

References

1. Palm, C. M. Thankyou for the Music. Polar Music International AB, 1994.
2. Scott, Robert (2002) 'ABBA: Thank You for the Music - The Stories Behind Every Song', Carlton Books Limited: Great Britain, p. 33
3. Okamoto, Satoshi (2011). Single Chart Book: Complete Edition 1968-2010 (in Japanese). Roppongi, Tokyo: Oricon Entertainment. ISBN 4-87131-088-4.