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1974 song by ABBA

"King Kong Song"

Song by ABBA

from the album Waterloo

A-side

"Honey, Honey" (Sweden)
"I've Been Waiting for You" (Australia, New Zealand)

Released

November 1974

Genre

Length

3:11

Benny Andersson
Björn Ulvaeus

ABBA singles chronology

"So Long"
(1974)

"King Kong Song"
(1974)

"I Do, I Do, I Do, I Do, I Do"
(1975)

Audio

"King Kong Song" on YouTube

"King Kong Song" (working title "Mr. Sex"), written and composed by Benny Andersson and Björn Ulvaeus, is the name of a 1974 recording by Swedish pop group ABBA, included on their album Waterloo. In 1974, the song competed in the Swedish radio chart show Tio i topp, where it stayed in the charts for four shows and peaked at number 4. Also in Sweden, "King Kong Song" was the B-side to "Honey, Honey".

In 1975, the song was released as the B-side to the single release of "I've Been Waiting for You" in Australia, where it reached number 49.

Charts

Weekly charts

Chart (1975)	Peak position
Australia (Kent Music Report)	49

Cover versions

Alternative rock band Electric Boys recorded a cover of the song for the 1992 Swedish tribute album ABBA: The Tribute, released on the Polar Music label.
Swedish band Moahni Moahna recorded a cover for their 1996 album Why.

References

Eder, Bruce. "Waterloo - ABBA | Songs, Reviews, Credits". AllMusic. Retrieved 5 October 2020.
Sheffield, Rob (11 August 2018). "The 25 Best ABBA Songs, Ranked". Rolling Stone. Retrieved 2 October 2020.
Dolan, Joe; Martoccio, Angie; Sheffield, Rob (November 20, 2024). "The 74 Best Albums of 1974". Rolling Stone. Retrieved November 29, 2024. They rock out in "King Kong Song," a demented glam-metal stomp...
"Instagram".
^ David Kent (2006). Australian Charts Book 1993—2005. Australian Chart Book Pty Ltd, Turramurra, N.S.W. p. 10. ISBN 978-0-646-45889-2.

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Discography Unreleased songs
Ring Ring	"People Need Love" "He Is Your Brother" "Ring Ring" "Another Town, Another Train" "Love Isn't Easy (But It Sure Is Hard Enough)" "Rock'n Roll Band" "Nina, Pretty Ballerina" "Disillusion" "I Saw It in the Mirror" "Me and Bobby and Bobby's Brother" "She's My Kind of Girl"
Waterloo	"Waterloo" "King Kong Song" "Hasta Mañana" "My Mama Said" "Honey, Honey" "What About Livingstone?"
ABBA	"Mamma Mia" "Hey, Hey Helen" "SOS" "Bang-A-Boomerang" "I Do, I Do, I Do, I Do, I Do" "Rock Me" "Intermezzo No. 1" "I've Been Waiting for You" "So Long"
Greatest Hits	"Fernando"
Arrival	"When I Kissed the Teacher" "Dancing Queen" "My Love, My Life" "Dum Dum Diddle" "Knowing Me, Knowing You" "Money, Money, Money" "That's Me" "Why Did It Have to Be Me?" "Tiger" "Arrival"
ABBA: The Album	"Eagle" "Take a Chance on Me" "One Man, One Woman" "The Name of the Game" "Move On" "Hole in Your Soul" "Thank You for the Music" "I Wonder (Departure)" "I'm a Marionette"
Voulez-Vous	"As Good as New" "Voulez-Vous" "I Have a Dream" "Angeleyes" "The King Has Lost His Crown" "Does Your Mother Know" "If It Wasn't for the Nights" "Chiquitita" "Lovers (Live a Little Longer)" "Kisses of Fire"
Greatest Hits Vol. 2	"Gimme! Gimme! Gimme! (A Man After Midnight)" "Summer Night City"
Super Trouper	"Super Trouper" "The Winner Takes It All" "On and On and On" "Andante, Andante" "Me and I" "Happy New Year" "Our Last Summer" "The Piper" "Lay All Your Love on Me"
The Visitors	"The Visitors" "Head over Heels" "When All Is Said and Done" "Soldiers" "I Let the Music Speak" "One of Us" "Two for the Price of One" "Slipping Through My Fingers" "Like an Angel Passing Through My Room"
The Singles: The First Ten Years	"The Day Before You Came" "Under Attack"
Voyage	"I Still Have Faith in You" "Don't Shut Me Down" "Just a Notion" "Little Things"
Other songs	"Merry-Go-Round" "Elaine" "Put on Your White Sombrero" "Should I Laugh or Cry" "You Owe Me One"
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