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Gimme! Gimme! Gimme! (A Man After Midnight) | 4:45 | ||
The King Has Lost His Crown | 3:30 |
Credits (4)
- Michael B. TretowEngineer
- F*Lacquer Cut By
- Benny Andersson & Björn Ulvaeus*Producer
- Benny Andersson/Björn Ulvaeus*Written-By
Notes
"Gimme Gimme Gimme", recorded with the 1979 tour in mind and to be included on "Greatest Hits Vol. 2", was released in October 1979, a few weeks before the compilation and a few weeks after the tour started. "Gimme" became one of ABBA's biggest hits and was the 4th of 5 hit singles for the group in 1979, the rest being for tracks taken from "Voulez-Vous". The B-side was uniformly "The King Has Lost His Crown", also taken from "Voulez-Vous".
The 'regular' 4:45 version was used both on "Greatest Hits Vol. 2" and the singles, except in North America, where a 3:36 edit appeared on singles.
The Spanish version "¡Dame! ¡Dame! ¡Dame!" was recorded in 1980 (for the "Gracias Por La Música" album) and released as a single in Spain, the US and in Latin America, both on its own and as a double A-side – see Dame! Dame! Dame! and Dame! Dame! Dame! / Gracias Por La Musica.
The 'white clothes, green background' design was used on all singles, except in Italy, where a different design, with an older photo from the "Summer Night City" video shoot, was used instead.
The 'regular' 4:45 version was used both on "Greatest Hits Vol. 2" and the singles, except in North America, where a 3:36 edit appeared on singles.
The Spanish version "¡Dame! ¡Dame! ¡Dame!" was recorded in 1980 (for the "Gracias Por La Música" album) and released as a single in Spain, the US and in Latin America, both on its own and as a double A-side – see Dame! Dame! Dame! and Dame! Dame! Dame! / Gracias Por La Musica.
The 'white clothes, green background' design was used on all singles, except in Italy, where a different design, with an older photo from the "Summer Night City" video shoot, was used instead.
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ABBA...Please...do the world a favor and re-release this single as a 12" with the Mighty Mouse edits, please!!
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referencing Gimme! Gimme! Gimme! (A Man After Midnight) (7", 45 RPM, Single, Picture Disc, Reissue) 00602577237638
Sounds great, especially for a picture disc. Love this song. -
Somehow, it remains a mystery to me why this record never got a release as a 12 inch in 1979/1980; be it the full 4:45 version or a special disco version of it, be it a promo-only release or an official 12 inch single.
Ballads like "Chiquitita" and "I Have A Dream" exist on official 12 inch singles, but not this outstanding dance track (the fact Madonna used the hook of it for her single "Hung up" shows how good the original composition was).
It could have been a big seller at the time, because "Gimme, Gimme, Gimme (A Man After Midnight)" was not available on an album (it would appear later on a greatest hits package). So to say, a chance missed...
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