Thank ABBA for the Music

"Thank ABBA for the Music"
Single by Steps, Tina Cousins, Cleopatra, B*Witched and Billie
from the album ABBAmania
Released	March 29, 1999
Format	CD single
Recorded	1998
Genre	Pop, techno, dance-pop, Disco
Label	Virgin
Writer(s)	Benny Andersson, Bjorn Ulvaeus, Stig Anderson
Producer(s)	W.I.P.
Steps chronology "Better Best Forgotten" (1999) "Thank ABBA for the Music" (1999) "Love's Got a Hold on My Heart" (1999) Tina Cousins chronology "Pray" (1999) "Thank ABBA for the Music" (1999) "Killin' Time" (1999) Cleopatra chronology "A Touch of Love" (1999) "Thank ABBA for the Music" (1999) "Come And Get Me" (2000) B*Witched chronology "Blame It on the Weatherman" (1999) "Thank ABBA for the Music" (1999) "Jesse Hold On" (1999) Billie chronology "Honey to the Bee" (1999) "Thank ABBA for the Music" (1999) "Day & Night" (2000)

"Thank ABBA for the Music" is a medley of songs originally released by pop group ABBA, performed by Steps, Tina Cousins, Cleopatra, B*Witched and Billie. It peaked on the UK Singles Chart at number 4 in April 1999. The medley was originally shown during the 1999 Brit Awards, and its release coincided with the debut of the ABBA musical Mamma Mia!.

The medley consists of:

• "Take a Chance on Me"
• "Dancing Queen"
• "Mamma Mia"
• "Thank You for the Music"

Track listing

1. "Thank ABBA for the Music" [radio edit] – 4:07
2. "Thank ABBA for the Music" [TTW 12" Remix] – 6:33
3. "Thank ABBA for the Music" [Karaoke] – 4:10

Charts

Weekly charts

Chart (1999)	Peak position
Australia (ARIA)[1]	9
Belgium (Ultratop 50 Flanders)[2]	23
Belgium (Ultratop 50 Wallonia)[3]	23
Netherlands (Single Top 100)[4]	14
Germany (Official German Charts)[5]	97
Ireland (IRMA)	5
New Zealand (Recorded Music NZ)[6]	6
Sweden (Sverigetopplistan)[7]	8
UK Singles (Official Charts Company)[8]	4

Year-end charts

Chart (1999)	Position
Australia (ARIA)[9]	40
Netherlands (Single Top 100)[10]	58
UK Singles (Official Charts Company)	43

References

1. "Australian-charts.com – Steps, Tina Cousins, Cleopatra, B*Witched and Billie – Thank ABBA for the Music". ARIA Top 50 Singles.
2. "Ultratop.be – Steps, Tina Cousins, Cleopatra, B*Witched and Billie – Thank ABBA for the Music" (in Dutch). Ultratop 50.
3. "Ultratop.be – Steps, Tina Cousins, Cleopatra, B*Witched and Billie – Thank ABBA for the Music" (in French). Ultratop 50.
4. "Dutchcharts.nl – Steps, Tina Cousins, Cleopatra, B*Witched and Billie – Thank ABBA for the Music" (in Dutch). Single Top 100.
5. "Musicline.de – Steps, Tina Cousins, Cleopatra, B*Witched and Billie Single-Chartverfolgung" (in German). Media Control Charts. PhonoNet GmbH.
6. "Charts.org.nz – Steps, Tina Cousins, Cleopatra, B*Witched and Billie – Thank ABBA for the Music". Top 40 Singles.
7. "Swedishcharts.com – Steps, Tina Cousins, Cleopatra, B*Witched and Billie – Thank ABBA for the Music". Singles Top 100.
8. "Archive Chart: 1999-04-10" UK Singles Chart.
9. "ARIA Charts - End of Year Charts - Top 100 Singles 1999". ARIA. Retrieved 21 December 2014.
10. http://www.dutchcharts.nl/jaaroverzichten.asp?year=1999&cat=s

External links

• http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pmn3I6Qjq54