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"You Owe Me One" (working title: "Kamelo") is a song recorded by
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pop group
ABBA ABBA ( , , formerly named Björn & Benny, Agnetha & Anni-Frid or Björn & Benny, Agnetha & Frida) are a Swedish supergroup formed in Stockholm in 1972 by Agnetha Fältskog, Björn Ulvaeus, Benny Andersson, and Anni-Frid Lyngstad. The group's ...
in 1982 for their unfinished ninth album. It was released as a
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for the group's last single — "
Under Attack "Under Attack" is a song by Swedish pop group ABBA, released in December 1982 as the second and final single from the compilation '' The Singles: The First Ten Years''. Background ABBA recorded "Under Attack" between 2 and 4 August 1982 at Pola ...
" and on the 1997 and 2012
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of "The Visitors". It was excluded from the 2001 remaster due to the group's songwriters critical attitude towards "You Owe Me One". The vocal is shared by
Anni-Frid Lyngstad Princess Anni-Frid Synni Reuss, Countess of Plauen (born Anni-Frid Synni Lyngstad on 15 November 1945), also known by her nickname "Frida", is a Norwegian-born Swedish singer, songwriter and environmentalist, who is best known as one of the foun ...
, and
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singing in unison. For nearly four decades, "You Owe Me One" had stood as the last new song to be released by ABBA as an active group, until the 2021 release of "
I Still Have Faith in You "I Still Have Faith in You" is a song by Swedish pop music group ABBA. It was released on 2 September 2021 as a dual single alongside "Don't Shut Me Down" from the band's ninth studio album and first in 40 years, ''Voyage''. Anni-Frid Lyngstad p ...
" and "
Don't Shut Me Down "Don't Shut Me Down" is a song by Swedish pop music group ABBA. It was released as a single on 2 September 2021 as a dual single alongside " I Still Have Faith in You". Both songs are from the band's ninth studio album and its first in 40 years ...
" as a dual single from the band's ninth studio album and first in 40 years, ''
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''.


History

The song's recording sessions started on 3 May 1982. This single was recorded along with two other ABBA songs — " I Am the City" and "
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". These two songs were kept unreleased until the mid 1990s,"The Visitors" Deluxe Edition liner notes, Carl Mangus Palm
/ref> when "Just Like That" was edited and released as a promo single for the "
Thank You For The Music "Thank You for the Music" is a song by the Swedish pop group ABBA. It was originally featured on the group's fifth studio album, '' The Album'' (1977), and was released as a double-A sided single with "Eagle" in May 1978 in limited territories ...
" box set and "I Am The City" was released as a part of the " More Gold: More Hits" album."More ABBA Gold" track listing
/ref> It has been noted that Benny Andersson and Björn Ulvaeus dislike the song due to it being "just a jingle".


References

1982 singles ABBA songs Polar Music singles Songs written by Benny Andersson and Björn Ulvaeus 1982 songs {{1980s-pop-song-stub