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Agnetha Fältskog’s version of ABBA song was the second single from her fifth Swedish solo-album Elva Kvinnor i Ett Hus (Eleven Women in One House). It was the only song from this album not to have been composed by Fältskog herself, which was written by Benny Andersson, Stig Anderson and Fältskog’s husband at the time, Björn Ulvaeus. Fältskog’s record company Cupol insisted on including a Swedish version of an ABBA song to increase album sales. S.O.S. neither fit nor was included in the original concept.

Despite the fact that Fältskog never promoted the single in Sweden, it peaked at No. 4 on the singles chart on 1 January 1976 during a 20-week chart run, and it also became Fältskog’s third No. 1 on radio chart Svensktoppen, entering the chart on 22 November 1975 and spending a total of eleven weeks on the listing.

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Synthesizer
Backing Vocals
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Release Date
June 1975
S.O.S. Is A Translation Of
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