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Encyclopedia > Eagle (song)
"Eagle"
Single by ABBA
from the album The Album
Released May 1978
Format Single
Genre Pop
Length 4.25 / 3.33
Label Polar Music
Writer(s) Benny Andersson & Björn Ulvaeus
Producer(s) Benny Andersson & Björn Ulvaeus
Certification
Peak chart positions
  • #1 (BEL)
ABBA singles chronology
"One Man One Woman"
(1978)
"Eagle"
(1978)
"Summer Night City"
(1978)

The song "Eagle" was recorded in 1977 by Swedish pop group ABBA. It was the first track on the group's fifth album, simply titled The Album, and the longest track they ever recorded (at 5:51, one second longer than "The Day Before You Came" at 5:50). It was released only in a limited number of territories with the ever-popular and much more famous "Thank You for the Music" as the B-side. Image File history File links Eagle. ... A collection of various CD singles In music, a single is a short recording of one or more separate tracks. ... The Album is the fifth album by Swedish pop group ABBA, released in 1977 (see 1977 in music). ... Year 1978 (MCMLXXVIII) was a common year starting on Sunday (link displays the 1978 Gregorian calendar). ... This article does not cite any references or sources. ... For other uses, see Pop music (disambiguation). ... In the music industry, a record label is a brand and a trademark associated with the marketing of music recordings and music videos. ... Polar Music is a Swedish record company founded in 1963 by Stig Anderson and his friend Bengt Bernhag. ... A songwriter is someone who writes the lyrics to songs, the musical composition or melody to songs, or both. ... Image:Benny Andersson. ... Björn Kristian Ulvaeus (Swedish IPA: ) (born April 25, 1945) is a Swedish musician and composer, most notable as a member of ABBA. Ulvaeus was born in Gothenburg, but as a child he moved with his family to Västervik. ... In the music industry, a record producer (or music producer) has many roles, among them controlling the recording sessions, coaching and guiding the musicians, organizing and scheduling production budget and resources, and supervising the recording, mixing and mastering processes. ... Image:Benny Andersson. ... Björn Kristian Ulvaeus (Swedish IPA: ) (born April 25, 1945) is a Swedish musician and composer, most notable as a member of ABBA. Ulvaeus was born in Gothenburg, but as a child he moved with his family to Västervik. ... “Golden record” redirects here. ... // A record chart, also known as a music chart, is a method of ranking music according to popularity during a given period of time. ... One Man One Woman was a 1978 single by Swedish pop group ABBA in Taiwan. ... Year 1978 (MCMLXXVIII) was a common year starting on Sunday (link displays the 1978 Gregorian calendar). ... Year 1978 (MCMLXXVIII) was a common year starting on Sunday (link displays the 1978 Gregorian calendar). ... Summer Night City is ABBAs second non-album single, released on September 6, 1978. ... Year 1978 (MCMLXXVIII) was a common year starting on Sunday (link displays the 1978 Gregorian calendar). ... “Abba” redirects here. ... The Album is the fifth album by Swedish pop group ABBA, released in 1977 (see 1977 in music). ... The Day Before You Came is a song recorded and released by Swedish pop group ABBA. It was originally released as the first new song off the double compilation album The Singles: The First Ten Years, released in November 1982. ... Thank You for the Music was the twenty-fifth and apparently final hit for ABBA when released in November 1983. ... In recorded music, the terms A-side and B-side refer to the two sides of 7 inch vinyl records on which singles have been released since the 1950s. ...


History

"Eagle" was written by Benny Andersson and Björn Ulvaeus, with Agnetha Faltskog and Anni-Frid Lyngstad sharing the lead vocals. The recording, which commenced on June 1, 1977, had the working titles of "High, High" and "The Eagle". Lyricist Ulvaeus was inspired by Richard Bach's novel Jonathan Livingston Seagull when he wrote the lyrics for this song. In later years, music critics have hailed "Eagle" as one of ABBA's more outstanding tracks in terms of lyrics, and there is some debate over whether the song is also a tribute to the Eagles, a group that was popular in the 1970s, or simply an ode to the freedom of flight that these birds of prey possess. Image:Benny Andersson. ... Björn Kristian Ulvaeus (Swedish IPA: ) (born April 25, 1945) is a Swedish musician and composer, most notable as a member of ABBA. Ulvaeus was born in Gothenburg, but as a child he moved with his family to Västervik. ... Agnetha Åse Fältskog (born April 5, 1950 in Jönköping, Sweden) is best known as the blonde singer in ABBA, one of the four singers in the rock group ABBA, along with Björn Ulvaeus, Benny Andersson, and Anni-Frid Lyngstad. ... The ABBA single cover for Mamma Mia (1975) shows the group: Benny, Anni-Frid (top center), Agnetha, and Björn. ... Richard David Bach (b. ... Jonathan Livingston Seagull (ISBN 0-380-01286-3), written by Richard Bach, is a fable in novella form about a seagull learning about life and flight, and a homily about self-perfection and self-sacrifice. ... “The Eagles” redirects here. ... The 1970s decade refers to the years from 1970 to 1979, also called The Seventies. ...


Reception

"Eagle" was not a major success on the charts. One reason was that the song was already available on The Album, another was the limited release only in countries like Belgium (where it did top the charts), West Germany, France, Austria, the Netherlands, Switzerland and Australia. To make the song more radio-friendly it was heavily edited down from 5:51 to 4:25 by omitting an instrumental break and the third chorus. Australia and France even got an edit from the edit, with the song fading shortly after the second chorus making it last just 3:33, nearly 2:20 shorter than the album version. The single was promoted with a music video by Lasse Hallstrom, while an earlier, much more interesting video in terms of special effects was included as a part of ABBA: The Movie. The Album is the fifth album by Swedish pop group ABBA, released in 1977 (see 1977 in music). ... A music video is a short film or video that accompanies a complete piece of music, most commonly a song. ... Lars Hallström (born Lasse Hallström on 2 June 1946) is a Swedish director. ...


The single was released in May 1978 to fill the gap between the previous single, "Take a Chance on Me", and the next, a completely new track, eventually called "Summer Night City". The B-side of "Eagle", "Thank You for the Music", was later released as a single outright in a few countries after the group had disbanded, namely in the UK, where "Eagle" had not been released as a single. Take a Chance on Me is a song recorded in 1977 by Swedish pop group ABBA. It was the second single to be released from their fifth album, simply called The Album from 1977, and has appeared on numerous ABBA compilations, namely ABBA Gold: Greatest Hits. ... Summer Night City is ABBAs second non-album single, released on September 6, 1978. ... Thank You for the Music was the twenty-fifth and apparently final hit for ABBA when released in November 1983. ...


Chart positions

Chart Position
Belgian Singles Chart 1
Dutch Singles Chart 4
German Singles Chart 6
Swiss Singles Chart 7
Austrian Singles Chart 17
French Singles Chart 36
Australian ARIA Singles Chart 82


 
 

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