| "The Winner Takes It All" | ||||
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| Single by ABBA | ||||
| from the album Super Trouper | ||||
| B-side | "Elaine" | |||
| Released | 21 July 1980 | |||
| Recorded | 1980 | |||
| Genre | Pop | |||
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| Label | Polar | |||
| Songwriter(s) | Benny Andersson, Björn Ulvaeus | |||
| Producer(s) | Benny Andersson, Björn Ulvaeus | |||
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| "The Winner Takes It All" on YouTube | ||||
"The Winner Takes It All" is a song recorded by Swedish pop group ABBA. Released as the first single from the group's seventh studio album, Super Trouper (1980), it is a ballad in the key of G-flat major, reflecting on the end of a relationship. The single's B-side was the non-album track "Elaine". The song peaked at No.1 in several countries, including the UK, where it became their eighth chart-topper. It was also the group's final top 10 hit in the United States. It was written by Björn Ulvaeus and Benny Andersson, with Agnetha Fältskog singing the lead vocal.
In a 1999 poll for Channel 5, "The Winner Takes It All" was voted Britain's favourite ABBA song. This feat was replicated in a 2010 poll for ITV. In a 2006 poll for a Channel Five programme, "The Winner Takes It All" was voted "Britain's Favourite Break-Up Song."