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45-496: An ISRC identifies a particular recording , not the work (composition and lyrical content) itself. Therefore, different recordings, edits, and remixes of the same work should each have their own ISRC. Works are identified by ISWC . Recordings remastered or revised in other ways are usually assigned a new ISRC. ISO 3901 was completed in 1986. In 1988, the IFPI recommended that its member companies adopt ISRCs for music videos. In 1989,

90-421: A "dramatic chorus that ascends to heart-tugging high notes". It features keyboard lines by Andersson, which accentuate the melody's sophistication and classical complexity, while Ulvaeus and Andersson interlace many instrumental hooks in and out of the mix. Agnetha Fältskog and Anni-Frid Lyngstad ’s layered vocals have been noted for their dynamism, "[negotiating] the melody's many turns flawlessly." Lyrically,

135-716: A UK release and the rest of Europe. It was a worldwide hit. It became ABBA's only number one hit in the United States , and topped the charts in Australia , Canada , Denmark , the Netherlands , Belgium , Czechoslovakia , Ireland , Mexico , New Zealand , Portugal , Norway , South Africa , Spain , Sweden , the United Kingdom , West Germany and the Soviet Union . "Dancing Queen" also reached

180-660: A concert featuring this song and other secular songs at the altar of the Nuestra Señora del Pilar Shrine and Parish in Mamburao , Occidental Mindoro . She, Parish Priest Fr. Carlito Meim Dimaano, and Sparkle GMA Artist Center then issued an apology. The song was accompanied by a music video filmed in 1976 in Alexandra's discotheque in central Stockholm, Sweden . The music video features all four members of ABBA singing and performing to dancing club patrons. Directed by

225-558: A favorite [in the United States]." "Dancing Queen" was a worldwide No. 1 hit, topping the charts in more than a dozen countries including ABBA's native Sweden (where it spent 14 weeks at the top), Australia, Belgium, Brazil, Canada, West Germany, the United Kingdom, Ireland, Mexico, the Netherlands, New Zealand, Norway (where it charted for 32 weeks (VG-lista Top 10), making it the 11th best-performing single in that country), South Africa and Rhodesia . "Dancing Queen" also topped

270-574: A hit. Therefore, whilst "Dancing Queen" premiered on both German and Japanese television during the spring of 1976, the song did not appear on vinyl until later that summer, having had its first live and domestic performance on 18 June 1976 during an all-star gala staged by Kjerstin Dellert at the Royal Swedish Opera (and shown on Swedish TV ) in honour of King Carl XVI Gustaf and his bride-to-be, Silvia Sommerlath , who were married

315-402: A list of the best 100 pop songs; "Dancing Queen" placed 12th among songs of the 1970s. Billboard and Rolling Stone both ranked the song number one on their lists of the greatest ABBA songs. In 2023, it was ranked No. 2 on Billboard ' s list of The 500 Best Pop Songs . On 9 November 2002, the results of a poll, "Top 50 Favourite UK #1's", was broadcast on Radio 2 , celebrating

360-542: A version of the song for the one-off ITV programme ABBAmania , and the tribute album of the same name . The pop group also performed a version on their own TV series, Miami 7 . Naya Rivera and Amber Riley of the Glee cast performed the song in " Prom Queen ". It charted on the Billboard Hot 100 at number 74 and in the United Kingdom at number 169. "Dancing Queen" was released on 13 July 2018 alongside

405-645: Is a single released by A-Teens , an ABBA tribute band from Sweden. It is the fourth and final single from their first album, The ABBA Generation (1999). Released in March 2000, the song peaked at number 95 on the US Billboard Hot 100 and entered the top 100 in Germany and the Netherlands. In Europe, "Dancing Queen" was released as a double A-side with "The Name of the Game". Directed by Patrick Kiely,

450-457: Is no national ISRC agency, users can obtain ISRC codes directly from IFPI or from ISRC.com , Quansic and Sound Credit . International Standard Musical Work Code The International Standard Musical Work Code ( ISWC ) is a unique identifier for musical works, similar to ISBN for books. It is adopted as international standard ISO 15707 . The ISO subcommittee with responsibility for

495-680: Is recommended to perform the embedding separately for each format. The provision of ISRCs is overseen by appointed national ISRC agencies . These national ISRC agencies issue codes directly to the public and may also utilize authorized ISRC Managers to issue ISRCs. In the United States, the appointed agency is RIAA . ISRC codes can be obtained in large blocks directly from RIAA for an administrative fee ($ 95 at time of this publication), in quantities as little as 1 from ISRC.com ($ 2-$ 5), or in conjunction with other music-related services from other authorized ISRC managers. In territories where there

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540-607: The Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA) then developed detailed recommendations for this practice, and for ISRC assignment in general. The IFPI adopted the recommendations in March 1991 and they went into effect for IFPI members on 1 January 1992. ISRC codes are always 12 characters long, in the form "CC-XXX-YY-NNNNN". The hyphens are not part of the ISRC code itself, but codes are often presented that way in print to make them easier to read. The four parts are as follows: Example: A recording of

585-414: The "disco" label sometimes attached to the track by latter-day critics, Cook called it "a pitch-perfect portrait of the hedonistic disco scene they were mimicking via their own, more down-to-Earth Europop". In September 2016, The Guardian ran an article by Tim Jonze entitled "Why Abba's Dancing Queen is the best pop song ever". Jonze writes: "Dancing Queen is beautifully produced: catchy and euphoric,

630-471: The 50th anniversary of The Official UK Charts Company . 188,357 listeners voted and "Dancing Queen" came out at No. 8. On 5 December 2010, Britain's ITV broadcast the results of a poll to determine " The Nation's Favourite ABBA Song " in which "Dancing Queen" placed at No. 2. In 2009, the British performing rights group Phonographic Performance Limited celebrated its 75th anniversary by listing

675-544: The 75 songs that have played most in Great Britain on the radio, in clubs and on jukeboxes. "Dancing Queen" was number eight on the list. Former US presidential candidate John McCain named "Dancing Queen" as his favourite song in a top-10 list submitted to Blender magazine in August 2008. In August 2012, listeners to the 1970s-themed UK radio station " Smooth 70s " voted "Dancing Queen" as their favourite hit of

720-576: The DJ would play "Dancing Queen" owing to its use shortly before their wedding as previously mentioned. For the soundtrack of the 1994 Australian film Muriel's Wedding , songwriters Ulvaeus and Andersson allowed the use of "Dancing Queen" and other ABBA hits. "Dancing Queen" was among the ABBA songs included in Mamma Mia! , the jukebox musical first produced in 1999 and adapted into film in 2008 , as well as

765-570: The ISO designated the IFPI as the registration authority for ISRCs. The IFPI, in turn, delegated part of the administration of ISRCs to several dozen national agencies, which allocate ISRCs to both record companies and individuals. The national agencies began assigning ISRCs for music videos in August 1989. The Japanese recording industry began encoding ISRCs on audio CDs in November 1989. The IFPI and

810-569: The ISWC database and its related products. Dancing Queen " Dancing Queen " is a song by the Swedish group ABBA , released as the lead single from their fourth studio album, Arrival (1976). It was written by Benny Andersson , Björn Ulvaeus and Stig Anderson . Andersson and Ulvaeus also produced the song. "Dancing Queen" was released as a single in Sweden in August 1976, followed by

855-456: The Swedish film director Lasse Hallström , the music video on YouTube has over 800 million views as of December 2023. The video was remastered in ultra-high definition in August 2021 to celebrate the 500 million view milestone. ABBA Additional personnel Sales figures based on certification alone. Shipments figures based on certification alone. Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone. " Dancing Queen "

900-591: The UK singles chart after the song was licensed from Almighty Records by Pete Waterman's PWL , due to its popularity on his late-night television program The Hitman and Her . The song peaked at number 104 on the Australian singles chart in November 1992. In the US, the song was signed to BMG, where Abbacadabra's version became a club hit after being remixed by Love To Infinity. In 1999, British pop group S Club 7 recorded

945-572: The audience that night and said it was an ingenious idea to perform "Dancing Queen" a cappella. The performance was recorded by Sveriges Television (SVT) and is included in the biographical documentary Frida – The DVD and The Real Group's 1994 compilation album Varför får man inte bara vara som man är . When King Carl Gustaf and Queen Silvia attended the Tramp nightclub in London, the King requested that

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990-463: The beginning of the group's 'classic period', which would span the following four years. It has become a standard for dance divas like Carol Douglas and Kylie Minogue , and it has been covered numerous times by acts including Ireland's U2 . The song has been adopted by the LGBT community and, according to Mojo magazine, remains one of the most ubiquitous " gay anthems ". Billboard found

1035-541: The charts in the United States, ABBA's only No.  1 on the Billboard Hot 100 , and was a Top 5 hit in Austria, Finland, France and Switzerland. The song sold over three million copies. The track was the fourth biggest single of 1976 in the UK. In the UK Singles Chart , "Dancing Queen" was the last of three consecutive chart-toppers for ABBA in 1976, following " Mamma Mia " and " Fernando " earlier in

1080-456: The decade. In October 2014, the musical instrument insurer Musicguard carried out a survey determining "Dancing Queen" to be the United Kingdom's favourite "floorfiller". Unlike its closest competitors, " Billie Jean " by Michael Jackson (No. 2) and " Twist and Shout " by The Beatles (No. 3), it turned out to be very popular throughout the nation whereas the other two were strong regional favourites. In June 2015, "Dancing Queen"

1125-542: The drumming on Dr. John 's 1972 album, Dr. John's Gumbo . The opening melody echoes "Sing My Way Home" by Delaney & Bonnie (from Motel Shot , 1971). Fältskog and Lyngstad recorded the vocals during sessions in September 1975, and the track was completed three months later. During the sessions, Benny Andersson brought a tape home with the backing track on it and played it to Anni-Frid Lyngstad, who apparently started crying when listening. Lyngstad said, "I found

1170-431: The fact that a musical work can have multiple authors, it is inevitable that, on rare occasions, a duplicate ISWC might exist and might not be detected immediately. Because of the existing business practices among collecting societies, it is not possible to simply declare an ISWC as obsolete. In such cases, as soon as they are identified, the system will deal with duplicate registrations by linking such registration records in

1215-486: The following minimal information must be supplied: Note: an ISWC identifies works, not recordings. ISRC can be used to identify recordings. Nor does it identify individual publications (e.g. issues of a recording on physical media, sheet music, broadcast at a particular frequency/modulation/time/location...) Its primary purpose is in collecting society administration, and to clearly identify works in legal contracts. It would also be useful in library cataloguing. Due to

1260-415: The form T-123.456.789-C . The grouping is for ease of reading only; the numbers do not incorporate any information about the work's region, author, publisher, etc. Rather, they are simply issued in sequence. These separators are not required, and no other separators are allowed. The first ISWC was assigned in 1995, for the song " Dancing Queen " by ABBA ; the code is T-000.000.001-0. To register an ISWC,

1305-437: The next day. For their 1980 Spanish-language compilation-album Gracias Por La Música , ABBA recorded a Spanish version of "Dancing Queen", renamed "Reina Danzante", with Spanish lyrics provided by Buddy and Mary McCluskey. The track was retitled "La Reina Del Baile" when included on the compilation album ABBA Oro: Grandes Éxitos in the 1990s. In 1993, in honour of Swedish Queen Silvia 's 50th birthday, Anni-Frid Lyngstad

1350-412: The party/listen to the guys/they've got the look in their eyes..." It survives in footage from a recording session. The band (especially Andersson) wanted to release "Dancing Queen" as the follow-up single to " Mamma Mia " but their manager, Stig Anderson , insisted that the more sedate and folksy " Fernando " should be first, as he felt it would appeal to a broader audience and so was more likely to be

1395-515: The perfect backdrop for a song that encapsulates the carefree bliss of youth". Several artists are cited as being influenced by the song, including Elvis Costello (" Oliver's Army "), MGMT (" Time to Pretend ") and Chris Stein of Blondie (" Dreaming "). In 1993, Hong Kong singer Angela Pang covered this song in the Cantonese language. The British online music industry magazine NME placed "Dancing Queen" at number 27 in its 2018 listing of

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1440-495: The sequel, Mamma Mia! Here We Go Again (2018). The first International Standard Musical Work Code was assigned in 1995 to "Dancing Queen"; the code is T-000.000.001-0. "Dancing Queen" received widespread critical acclaim upon release. According to Donald A. Guarisco of AllMusic , the track's "sincerity and sheer musicality have allowed it to outlast the disco boom and become a standard of dance-pop ." The song's release also cemented ABBA as an international act and signified

1485-457: The song " Monkeys Spinning Monkeys " by American composer Kevin MacLeod has been allocated the ISRC code USUAN1400011: ISRC may be embedded in most file formats as metadata . Example formats include MP3, M4A, AAC, FLAC, OGG, and WAV for audio and MP4, M4V, or MKV for video. Metadata formats are not generally interchangeable as format converters may fail to translate the data. As a result, it

1530-474: The song concerns a visit to the discothèque, but approaches the subject from the joy of dancing itself. In 2015, the song was inducted into the Grammy Hall of Fame . The recording sessions for "Dancing Queen" began on 4 August 1975. The demo was called "Boogaloo" and as the sessions progressed, Andersson and Ulvaeus found inspiration in the dance rhythm of George McCrae 's " Rock Your Baby ", as well as

1575-406: The song so beautiful. It's one of those songs that goes straight to your heart". Agnetha Fältskog later said: "It's often difficult to know what will be a hit. The exception was 'Dancing Queen.' We all knew it was going to be massive." While working on the lyrics, the first half of the second verse was scrapped: "Baby, baby, you're out of sight/hey, you're looking all right tonight/when you come to

1620-796: The standard is TC 46/SC 9 . Each code is composed of three parts: Currently, the only prefix defined is "T", indicating Musical works. However, additional prefixes may be defined in the future to expand the available range of identifiers and/or expand the system to additional types of works. With S = 1 + ∑ i = 1 i = 9 i d i {\displaystyle S=1+\sum _{i=1}^{i=9}id_{i}} C = ( 10 − ( S mod 10 ) ) mod 10 {\displaystyle C=(10-(S\mod 10))\mod 10} S = 179 {\displaystyle S=179} C = 1 {\displaystyle C=1} ISWC identifiers are commonly written

1665-581: The theme of a person's greatest experience coming at a disco age 17 to be more substantive than most ABBA songs, and compared the vocal harmonies to the Mamas and the Papas . Cash Box said that the song is "backed by a strong upbeat, in keeping with the title" and "the hooks brought by lush vocal harmonies, as well as the reverb-soaked wall of sound that distinguishes this group, are present." Record World said that "the disco-styled treatment should make it

1710-537: The top 100 songs of the 70s, reviewer Rebecca Schiller calling it "one of the greatest pop songs ever." In 2022, "Dancing Queen" received a BMI Million-Air award, having been played 6 million times on radio in the United States. Two years later, it was inducted into the Library of Congress 's National Recording Registry . In October 2024, during the "Heavenly Harmony in Concert", singer Julie Anne San Jose held

1755-444: The top five in many other countries. Musically, "Dancing Queen" is a Europop version of American disco music. As disco music dominated the US charts, the group decided to follow the trend, replicating Phil Spector's Wall of Sound arrangements. Andersson and Ulvaeus have cited George McCrae 's " Rock Your Baby " as a source of inspiration for the style of the song. The song alternates between "languid yet seductive verses" and

1800-495: The video is set in a large high school. The video is a tribute to the 1980s film The Breakfast Club , where the group members are left in a classroom with other students which shifts into a nightclub. Paul Gleason , the actor who played the assistant principal in The Breakfast Club , makes a cameo appearance. In 1992, the British disco group, known for covers of ABBA's songs in a Hi-NRG style charted at number 57 on

1845-406: The year. The song was re-released in the UK in 1992, taking advantage of an ABBA revival sparked by the success of Erasure 's Abba-esque EP. The re-issued "Dancing Queen" reached No. 16 in the UK in September 1992. As of September 2021, it is ABBA's biggest song in the UK, being their only million-seller with 1.65 million chart sales, including 93 million streams since 2014. In 2023, it

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1890-527: Was asked to perform "Dancing Queen" on stage, repeating ABBA's 1976 performance of the song at the pre-wedding gala for King Carl XVI Gustaf and Queen Silvia. Frida contacted The Real Group and together they did an a cappella version of the song on stage at the Royal Opera House in Stockholm, in front of the king and queen. The Swedish prime minister at the time, Ingvar Carlsson , was also in

1935-592: Was chosen as No. 148 on the Recording Industry Association of America's Songs of the Century list. It was ranked No. 171 on Rolling Stone ' s 2004 list of The 500 Greatest Songs of All Time , the only ABBA song on the list. That same year, it made VH1 's 100 Greatest Dance Songs in Rock & Roll at No. 97. Also in 2000, editors of Rolling Stone with MTV compiled

1980-539: Was inducted into the Recording Academy 's Grammy Hall of Fame . Online music magazine Pitchfork positioned Dancing Queen at number 80 in its 2016 ranking of the 200 best songs of the 1970s. Reviewer Cameron Cook wrote it is "a song so confident in its structure that its starts from the middle of its chorus", adding that it "bottles the out-of-body euphoria that accompanies dancing for dancing's sake, with no agenda or motive other than pure joy." Eschewing

2025-535: Was listed as the 102nd best-selling single of all time in the UK. The song re-entered the Swedish Sverigetopplistan in 2021 and 2024. In 2022 it was reported to be the fifth most profitable song in Sweden in 2021, and to have more than 19 million weekly streams on Spotify . In 2000, "Dancing Queen" came fourth in a Channel 4 television poll of " The 100 Greatest Number One Singles ". It

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