The Winner Takes It All
original song written and composed by Benny Andersson and Björn Ulvaeus; first recorded by ABBA and released in 1980
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Summary
The Winner Takes It All is a musical work/composition[1]. It ranks in the top 0.63% of musical work composition entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (7,811 views/month, #122 of 19,375).[2]
Key Facts
- Composer: Björn Ulvaeus[3], Benny Andersson[4]
- Genre: pop music[5]
- Based on: The Story of My Life[6]
- Performer: ABBA[7], Simons[8], Trombo Combo[9], Siobhán McCarthy[10], Meryl Streep[11], Susan Boyle[12], Cher[13]
- Part of: Super Trouper[14]
- Language of work or name: English[15]
- Publication date: July 21, 1980[16]
- Lyricist: Benny Andersson[17], Björn Ulvaeus[18]
- Tonality: F-sharp major[19]
- Title: The Winner Takes It All[20]
- Has characteristic: divorce song[21]
- Has melody: The Story of My Life[22]
- Working title: The Story of My Life[23]
- Different from: The Winner Takes It All[24]
- Derivative work: Va todo al ganador[25], ABBA-medley[26], Vinnaren tar allt[27]
- Form of creative work: song[28]
Product Details
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Release type: Song[29]
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Community tags: piano ballad[30]
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MusicBrainz ID: c2c2b8cc-78cc-3825-81aa-965e8e2ef91d[31]
Why It Matters
The Winner Takes It All has Wikipedia articles in 21 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[32] It is known by 6 alternative names across languages and contexts.[33]