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| - Battle of Waterloo
- Eurovision Song Contest winning songs
- Number-one singles in Norway
- Swedish-language songs
- Irish Singles Chart number-one singles
- Number-one singles in Germany
- Number-one singles in Switzerland
- 1974 singles
- 1974 songs
- Eurovision songs of Sweden
- UK Singles Chart number-one singles
- ABBA songs
- Polar Music singles
- Songs written by Benny Andersson and Björn Ulvaeus
- Congratulations Eurovision songs
- Music videos directed by Lasse Hallström
- Eurovision songs of 1974
- Melodifestivalen songs of 1974
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| - %22Waterloo%22 is the first single from Swedish pop group ABBA's second album, Waterloo, their first for Epic and Atlantic. This was also the first single to be credited as %22ABBA%22.The song won ABBA the 1974 Eurovision Song Contest on 6 April and began their path to worldwide fame. The Swedish version single was coupled with %22Honey, Honey%22 (Swedish version), while the English version usually featured %22Watch Out%22 as the B-side.The single became their first No. 1 hit in several countries, reached the U.S. Top 10, and went on to sell nearly six million copies, making it one of the best-selling singles of all time.%22Waterloo%22 is the quintessential Eurovision song, according to Dr Harry Witchel, physiologist and music expert at the University of Bristol. At the 50th anniversary celebration of the Eurovision Song Contest in 2005, it was chosen as the best song in the competition's history.
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| - Benny Andersson
- Björn Ulvaeus
- Stig Anderson
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| - Benny Andersson
- Björn Ulvaeus
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| - Epic Records
- Atlantic Records
- Polydor Records
- Polar Music
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| - --12-17
- 1973-12-17
- Metronome Studios, Stockholm
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