Honey, Honey

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"Honey, Honey" is a song by the Swedish pop group ABBA. It was released as the second single from their second studio album, Waterloo, after the success of the title track at the 1974 Eurovision Song Contest.

History

"Honey, Honey" was written by Björn Ulvaeus, Benny Andersson and Stig Anderson, with shared vocals by Agnetha Fältskog, Anni-Frid Lyngstad and Ulvaeus. Along with the English version, ABBA also recorded "Honey, Honey" in Swedish on January 30, 1974, at Metronome Studio, Stockholm.

This was the last official recording by the group in their own language, and was released as the B-side of the Swedish "Waterloo" single. In its English format, "Honey, Honey" was released with "King Kong Song" as the B-side.

Reception

"Honey, Honey" was released in several European countries, the United States, Australia & New Zealand, but not in the UK. ABBA's British record label, Epic Records, decided to release a remixed version of "Ring Ring" instead of "Honey, Honey". However, this single only reached No.32, and a cover version of "Honey, Honey" recorded by the act Sweet Dreams, featuring vocalist Polly Brown, hit the UK top 10.

"Honey, Honey" spent 4 months in the top 5 in West Germany and also reached the top 5 in Austria, Spain and Switzerland.[1] In the United States, "Honey, Honey" was moderately successful compared to the group's later singles. It reached No.27 on both the Billboard Hot 100 and Adult Contemporary charts; the 1st ABBA single to reach the AC chart.

Cash Box called it "a sweet pop rocker, featuring tight harmonies and excellent production."[2] Record World said that "the Scandinavian rockers take on a gentle, caloric, self-penned side."[3]

Track listing

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Official versions

  • "Honey, Honey" (English version)
  • "Honey, Honey" (Swedish version)

Personnel

ABBA

Additional personnel and production staff
  • Janne Schaffer – lead guitar
  • Rutger Gunnarsson – bass
  • Ola Brunkert – drums
  • Martin Bylund, Anders Dahl, Gunnar Michols, Claes Nilsson, Åke Jelving, Inge Lindstedt, Alfred Pisuke, Sixten Strömvall, Harry Teike, Kryztof Zdrzalka – violins

Charts

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Certifications

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Release history

Region Date Title Label Format Catalog Reference
Denmark, Norway 14 Apr 1974 "Honey Honey" / "King Kong Song" Polar 7-inch vinyl POS 1192
Austria, Germany, Switzerland May 1974 "Ring Ring"Template:Efn / "Honey Honey"Template:Efn Polydor 2040 120
Belgium July 1974 "Honey Honey" / "King Kong Song" Vogue 45V. 3137
Australia Sep 1974 "Honey Honey" / "Dance (While the Music Still Goes On)" RCA Victor 102514
Canada, USA 1 Sep 1974 Atlantic 45-3209 [9]
USA "Honey Honey" / "Honey Honey" 7-inch vinyl, promo
Spain Sep 1974 "Honey Honey" / "Hasta Mañana" Carnaby 7-inch vinyl MO 1428
Netherlands Nov 1974 Polydor 2040 124
New Zealand "Ring Ring"Template:Efn / "Honey Honey"Template:Efn Family Label FAY 1093
Dec 1974 "Honey Honey" / "Dance (While the Music Still Goes On)" RCA Victor 102514
Brazil 1974 101.8019
Yugoslavia "Honey Honey" / "Ring Ring"Template:Efn PGP RTB S 53795
Poland 1975 "Honey Honey" / "My Mama Said" Polskie Nagrania Muza S-606
Worldwide 6 April 2024 "Honey Honey" / "King Kong Song" Polar 7-inch vinyl, picture disc 00602455882219

Cover versions

  • In 1974, British band Sweet Dreams which reached No. 10 in the UK and No. 14 in Ireland in 1974. In the U.S. the Sweet Dreams version debuted on the Hot 100 in Billboard two weeks prior to the ABBA original but ultimately lost out to the latter, the peak of the Sweet Dreams version being No. 68. In Canada, the song reached No. 59.[10] Both the Sweet Dreams and ABBA versions of "Honey, Honey" also charted concurrently in Germany, with Sweet Dreams being the less successful with a No. 42 peak. Record World said of this version that the song "gets a spirited British reading from a group combining the old Supremes sound with very contemporary well -tempered synthesizer."[11]
  • The movie adaptation of Mamma Mia! features the song being sung by Amanda Seyfried (as Sophie), with Ashley Lilley (as Ali) and Rachel McDowall (as Lisa) on backup vocals. As in the stage musical itself, the vocals in the bridge are replaced with an instrumental version. This recording made no. 61 in the UK singles chart dated 2 August 2008, and no. 50 on the Australian singles charts.[12] Released on download sales alone, it was credited to simply 'Original Cast Recording'. In 2023, the version was certified gold in the UK.[13]

Notes

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References

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  1. ↑ Scott, Robert (2002) 'ABBA: Thank You for the Music – The Stories Behind Every Song', Carlton Books Limited: Great Britain, p.51
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