The Winner Takes It All

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Written by Benny Andersson & Björn Ulvaeus

Lead vocal: Agnetha

Recording commenced 6 June 1980

Musicians:

Benny Andersson: Keyboards & synthesizers
Ola Brunkert: Drums
Rutger Gunnarsson: String arrangement
Åke Sundqvist: Percussion
Mike Watson: Bass
Lasse Wellander: Guitars

Release:

First released as a single A side 21 July 1980

Also released on the LP Super Trouper 3 November 1980

See also:

Working title: The Story Of My Life II/III

Later edited for promotional single in USA

Later edited for compilation LP in Australia

Later recorded in French by Mirielle Mathieu as Bravo Tu As Gagné

Later edited for EP in Brazil

Later edited for compilation LP in Japan

Later edited for compilation LP in Australia

Later edited for compilation LP in Australia

Later edited for compilation CD in Brazil

Later edited for The Last Video

Excerpt later used in ABBA Remix

Later recorded for the movie Mamma Mia!

Later performed by Faith Hill with Benny Andersson

Later recorded by Benny Andersson

Later performed by Fernando Varega with Benny Andersson

Later performed at ABBA Voyage concert

Later performed by Guy Garvey with Benny

A reported planned Spanish version as Va Todo Al Ganador remained unrecorded

The Winner Takes It All single 1980
The Winner Takes It All 12-inch single UK 1980
Super Trouper LP 1980
The Singles – The First Ten Years 2LP 1982
ABBA Gold – Greatest Hits CD 1992
Thank You For The Music 4CD box set 1994
My Love My Life 2CD 1996
That’s Me – The Greatest Hits CD 1998
The Winner Takes It All CD single 1999
The Definitive Collection 2CD 2001
The Essential Collection 2CD 2012
The Singles – The First Fifty Years 2CD/4LP 2024