Under Attack

"Under Attack" is a song by the Swedish recording group ABBA. Written and produced by Benny Andersson and Björn Ulvaeus, Agnetha Fältskog provides the lead vocals to the synth-pop number. It was released on 3 December 1982, via Polar Music, as the second and final single from the group's compilation The Singles: The First Ten Years. The track's B-side, "You Owe Me One", was taken from the sessions of the group's aborted ninth album. "Under Attack" is notable as the final original single ABBA released for nearly forty years, as aside from a 1983¹ reissue of "Thank You for the Music", and 1992 reissues of the latter song, "Dancing Queen", and "Voulez-Vous", they would unofficially disband until 2021, when they reunited for their final studio album Voyage. Released at the end of the group's run, "Under Attack" became the group's worst charting single since "So Long". While it did crack the top ten in Argentina, Belgium, Finland, and the Netherlands, it charted poorly in the United Kingdom and especially Australia. The song's performance on the Late Late Breakfast Show in December 1982 would be the final live performance ABBA would ever perform. "Under Attack" is featured on More ABBA Gold: More ABBA Hits (1993). The song is featured in the musical theater production Mamma Mia! but not in the film.

"Under Attack" is a song by the Swedish recording group ABBA. Written and produced by Benny Andersson and Björn Ulvaeus, Agnetha Fältskog provides the lead vocals to the synth-pop number. It was released on 3 December 1982, via Polar Music, as the second and final single from the group's compilation The Singles: The First Ten Years. The track's B-side, "You Owe Me One", was taken from the sessions of the group's aborted ninth album. "Under Attack" is notable as the final original single ABBA released for nearly forty years, as aside from a 1983 reissue of "Thank You for the Music", and 1992 reissues of the latter song, "Dancing Queen", and "Voulez-Vous", they would unofficially disband until 2021, when they reunited for their final studio album Voyage. Released at the end of the group's run, "Under Attack" became the group's worst charting single since "So Long". While it did crack the top ten in Argentina, Belgium, Finland, and the Netherlands, it charted poorly in the United Kingdom and especially Australia. The song's performance on the Late Late Breakfast Show in December 1982 would be the final live performance ABBA would ever perform. "Under Attack" is featured on More ABBA Gold: More ABBA Hits (1993). The song is featured in the musical theater production Mamma Mia! but not in the film. ==Background== ABBA recorded "Under Attack" between 2 and 4 August 1982 at Polar Studios, Stockholm. The group had originally intended to release a new studio album, but instead decided to release a double-album compilation of their past singles while adding two new songs from the session. The two new tracks that made it onto The Singles: The First Ten Years were "The Day Before You Came" and "Under Attack". The latter would eventually be added to the expanded editions of The Visitors album. Ulvaeus spoke pejoratively of the single, saying "the sound on the vocals of "Under Attack" is very much of the 1980s." On 11 December 1982, ABBA performed "Under Attack" on the BBC's Late Late Breakfast Show, in what was their last collective performance. ==Commercial reception== "Under Attack" was not a commercial success upon its release. The group's success and popularity were in decline and their two previous singles, "Head over Heels" and "The Day Before You Came", were significantly less successful than their previous hits. In most markets, it was released between January and February 1983. ==Music video== ABBA filmed a music video for "Under Attack" on 16 November 1982. The video shows ABBA navigating their way through an empty warehouse filled with red beacon lights. The video ends with the four members walking through the open warehouse door and into the distance, their backs to the camera, reaching the end of ABBA. ==Personnel== Agnetha Fältskog – lead vocals Anni-Frid Lyngstad – backing vocals Björn Ulvaeus – guitar, vocoder vocals Benny Andersson – keyboards, synthesizer ==Charts== ==References==

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