Chiquitita
"Chiquitita" is a song recorded by the Swedish pop group ABBA, recorded for their sixth studio album Voulez-Vous (1979). Agnetha Fältskog performs the lead vocals. The song had multiple working titles, and was one of the last tracks to be recorded for the album. It was released on 16 January 1979 via Polar Music, as the lead single to Voulez-Vous. The group debuted the single for the first time in the Music for UNICEF Concert. Originally, "If It Wasn't for the Nights" was planned as the lead single, but once "Chiquitita" was completed, it was scrapped a single altogether and remained an album
Key facts
- Song.recorded
- 13 December 1978
- Song.name
- Chiquitita
- Song.cover
- Cher - Chiquitita.jpg
- Song.border
- yes
- Song.type
- single
- Song.artist
- Cher
- Song.album
- Voulez-Vous
- Song.B side
- Lovelight
- Song.studio
- Metrophonic Studios (London, England)
- Song.genre
- Pop Europop
- Song.length
- 5:26
- Song.label
- Warner
- Song.writer
- Benny Andersson Björn Ulvaeus Buddy and Mary McCluskey
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16 sectionsContents
- Background and release
- Reception
- Music video
- Personnel
- Charts
- Weekly charts
- Year-end charts
- Certifications and sales
- Cher version
- Music video
- Track listings and formats
- Credits and personnel
- Charts
- Other notable covers
- See also
- References
"Chiquitita" is a song recorded by the Swedish pop group ABBA, recorded for their sixth studio album Voulez-Vous (1979). Agnetha Fältskog performs the lead vocals. The song had multiple working titles, and was one of the last tracks to be recorded for the album. It was released on 16 January 1979 via Polar Music, as the lead single to Voulez-Vous. The group debuted the single for the first time in the Music for UNICEF Concert. Originally, "If It Wasn't for the Nights" was planned as the lead single, but once "Chiquitita" was completed, it was scrapped a single altogether and remained an album track. The non-album song "Lovelight" served as the B-side to the track.
The song initially received mixed reviews from music critics, receiving comparisons to their earlier hit "Fernando". However, it has retrospectively been praised and ranked as one of the group's finest songs. It was a massive commercial success, reaching the number one spot in Belgium, Finland, Ireland, the Netherlands, New Zealand, Portugal, and Switzerland. In the United Kingdom, it peaked at number two on the UK singles chart, becoming their first lead single since "So Long" to miss the top spot; it did however reach number one on the charts provided by NME. It also became a top forty hit in Canada and the US Billboard Hot 100.
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