Summer Night City

(3.37)

Written by Benny Andersson & Björn Ulvaeus

Lead vocal: Björn & Benny, Agnetha & Frida

Recording commenced 29 May 1978

Musicians:

Rolf Alex: Percussion
Benny Andersson: Keyboards
Ola Brunkert: Drums
Rutger Gunnarsson: Bass
Rutger Gunnarsson: String arrangement
Björn Ulvaeus: Guitars
Lasse Wellander: Guitars

Note:

Edited from full length version for single release 10 August 1978

Release:

First released as a single A side 6 September 1978

See also:

Later edited for promotional single in UK

Later edited for performance on Japanese television

Later edited for compilation LP in Australia

Later rerecorded during studio session

Excerpt later used in Gold/More Gold Medley

Excerpt later used in ABBA Remix

Later re-edited onto introduction of original full-length version

Later sampled by Roma Kenga

Summer Night City single 1978
Greatest Hits Vol. 2 LP 1979
The Singles – The First Ten Years 2LP 1982
Voulez-Vous single 1992
More ABBA Gold – More ABBA Hits CD 1993
Summer Night City/I Do, I Do, I Do, I Do, I Do CD single 1993
Voulez-Vous CD 1997
The Definitive Collection 2CD 2001
ABBA Gold – Greatest Hits 2CD Special Edition UK 2003
The Essential Collection 2CD 2012
Summer Night City Record Store Day single 2018