I Know There's Something Going On

I Know There's Something Going On

Infobox Single
Name = I Know There's Something Going On


Caption =
Artist = Anni-Frid Lyngstad
from Album = Something's Going On
A-side = I Know There's Something Going on (Single edit)
B-side = Thenody (album version)
Released = 1982
Format = Cd/Vinyl
Recorded = 1982
Genre = Rock
Label = Epic / Universal
Writer = Russ Ballard
Producer = Hugh Padgham, Phil Collins
Certification =
Last single = "Fernando"
This single = "I Know There's Something Going On"
Next single = "To Turn the Stone"
Misc =Extra musicsample
Type = single
filename = Frida - I Know There's Something Going On.ogg
format = Ogg
title = "I Know There's Something Going On"
artist =
description =

"I Know There's Something Going On" was a song recorded in 1982 by ABBA singer Anni-Frid Lyngstad (Frida), and was the lead single from her solo-album "Something's Going On". The song was a huge hit around the world in 1982.

Song history

Recording began in ABBA's Polar Studio, Stockholm, in February 1982. At the time of the recording, Frida wanted to distance herself from "the typical ABBA pop sound". "I Know There's Something Going On", written by Russ Ballard and produced by Genesis drummer and singer Phil Collins, shows off a rockier edge when compared to ABBA's songs. Collins plays the heavy drumbeat with Daryl Stuermer the rocking guitars.

Soon after its release, the song started climbing the charts around the world & became a massive hit. It hit #1 in France (spending 5 weeks on top), Belgium, Switzerland & Costa Rica & was a Top 10 hit throughout Europe as well as in Australia & South Africa. In the United States, the track reached a respectable #13.

This single sold 3.5 million copies worldwide and did far better than the last ABBA singles recorded and released in 1982.

Something's Going On is also the best-selling solo project of any of the former ABBA members to date.

Other versions of the song

In 2002, Finnish hip hop group Bomfunk MC's used the song as basis for their hit named "(Crack It!) Something Goin' On". The chorus was preformed by swedish singer Jessica Folcker.

In 2006 American electro-rock band Luxxury covered the song on their debut album Rock and Roll is Evil.

Music Video

The music video was directed by Stuart Orme and filmed at several locations in London, England in early July 1982. The video, which received heavy promotion on MTV due to the worldwide success of the song, show Frida as a young woman in a struggling relationship. She then discovers through photos taken at a fashion shoot that her husband or lover is seeing another woman.

Single

*side A.
#I know There's Something Going On 4:04 (single edit).
*side B.
#Threnody 4:16 (album version).

Charts

{| border=1 cellspacing=0 cellpadding=2 width="350px"!align="left"|Chart!align="left"|Position
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align="left"|Belgian Singles Chart
align="left"|1
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align="left"|Costa Rican Singles Chart
align="left"|1
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align="left"|French Singles Chart
align="left"|1
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align="left"|Swiss Singles Chart
align="left"|1
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align="left"|Austrian Singles Chart
align="left"|3
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align="left"|Dutch Singles Chart
align="left"|3
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align="left"|Norwegian Singles Chart
align="left"|3
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align="left"|Polish Singles Chart
align="left"|3
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align="left"|Swedish Singles Chart
align="left"|3
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align="left"|Australian Singles Chart
align="left"|5
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align="left"|South African Singles Chart
align="left"|5
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align="left"|Finnish Singles Chart
align="left"|7
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align="left"|Italian Singles Chart
align="left"|7
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align="left"|German Singles Chart
align="left"|5
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align="left"|U.S. Billboard Hot 100
align="left"|13
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align="left"|Irish Singles Chart
align="left"|23
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align="left"|Canadian Singles Chart
align="left"|30
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align="left"|U.K. Singles Chart
align="left"|43
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