"2nd Best to None" is a song written by Benny Andersson and Björn Ulvaeus - former members of pop group

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. The song is performed by the staff of Andersson's

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hotel, Rival, going under the name The Rivals. Originally, the song was intended to be a jingle for the hotel's website, but has since become full-length with a promotional video featuring the staff. Commenting on the song, Andersson stated that he came up with the idea at the hotel's fifth anniversary in September 2008 and was aware that a number of the staff were amateur singers and was satisfied that they could record a song together. He then asked Ulvaeus to come up with some lyrics. The song was released as a single on 6 May 2009. It came just as Andersson released an international album, ''

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'', with the title track as the lead single. "2nd Best to None" reached No.54 in the Swedish charts.

References

External links

Official Rival Hotel site
{{authority control 2009 songs Songs written by Benny Andersson and Björn Ulvaeus