"Andante, Andante" is a song recorded by Swedish pop group

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for the album '' Super Trouper''. It was released as a single in only two countries,

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. It was written by members

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and

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on 9 April 1980 at

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studios. Initially, this song was called "Hold Me Close".

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handles the lead vocals.

Background

"Andante, Andante" is a love song, and the repeated musical term of the title means "at a walking pace" in

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. The lyrics were translated into

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by Buddy and Mary McCluskey and recorded in October 1980 at

studios. The song was first released on the album '' Super Trouper'', with the Spanish version included on later reissues of the album, as well as the 1999 reissue of the compilation '' Oro: Grandes Éxitos''. The ABBA tribute choir Andante Andante, founded by Allison Pyke in 2004, takes its name from this song. '' The Herald'' describes "Andante, Andante" as having an "Italian" flavour. Lyngstad recorded a solo version of the song in Spanish in 2017 with Cuban-American trumpeter

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. This version was released as part of Sandoval's album ''

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'' in 2018.

Charts

''Mamma Mia! Here We Go Again'' version

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(Young Donna) recorded "Andante, Andante" for the soundtrack of ''

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''. Her version was released on 13 July 2018, alongside the rest of the soundtrack, by

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and

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. It was produced by Benny Andersson.

Charts

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References

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