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"One of Us" is a song by Swedish pop group ABBA. It was released in December 1981 by Polar Music as the lead single from the band's eighth studio album, The Visitors (1981).
May 3, 2024 · “One of Us” is one of ABBA’s best-known songs. In the years since its release, it’s become a staple of radio stations and continues to be covered by new artists. What sets the song apart is its emotional honesty.
Written by their male members Björn Ulvaeus and Benny Andersson, it reflect the hardships they both faced in going through divorce. The song is reminding the former love that although he (it's sung by the girls of ABBA and thus from a female perspective) may be doing OK, she is still struggling.
Apr 17, 2019 · “One of Us” was written by the male members of ABBA (Benny Andersson and Björn Ulvaeus). The pair wrote this song shortly after their divorces from the female members (Anni-Frid Lyngstad and Agnetha Fältskog, respectively).
“One of Us” is more than just a song to me; it’s a powerful piece of art that captures the complex emotions that come with heartbreak and loss. Whenever I listen to it, I am reminded of the moments in my life when I have felt deeply hurt and alone.
- Colin Lane
Jan 15, 2024 · Through melodic elegance and lyrical vulnerability, ‘One of Us’ relays the complexity of reflection and regret that accompanies the end of a love story. The song is charged with emotion, juxtaposing the internal turmoil of the one who leaves against the backdrop of what seems to be sheer finality.
"One of Us"—which had the working titles "Number 1" and "Mio Amore"—was one of the last songs recorded for ABBA's 1981 album The Visitors, and features a lead vocal by Agnetha Fältskog. It was one of a number of tracks that explored the darker territory of Björn Ulvaeus and Benny Andersson's songwriting, as the two men's divorces were ...
