The Name of the Game (ABBA song)
| "The Name of the Game" | ||||
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| Single by ABBA | ||||
| from the album The Album | ||||
| B-side | "I Wonder (Departure) (Live version)" | |||
| Released | 17 October 1977 (Sweden) 14 October 1977 (UK) 14 October 1977 (US) | |||
| Recorded | 31 May 1977 at Marcus Music Studio | |||
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| Length | 4:51 (album version) 3:58 (US Promo Edit) 2:50 (Test Pressing Edit) | |||
| Label | Polar (Sweden) Epic (UK) Atlantic (US) | |||
| Songwriter(s) | Benny Andersson Björn Ulvaeus Stig Anderson | |||
| Producer(s) | Benny Andersson Björn Ulvaeus | |||
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| "The Name of the Game" on YouTube | ||||
"The Name of the Game" is a 1977 song by Swedish pop group ABBA, released as the first single from the group's fifth studio album, ABBA: The Album (1977). It became a UK number one, topping the UK Singles Chart for four weeks in November 1977.