ABBA’s “Gimme, Gimme, Gimme (A Man After Midnight)” has hit 1 billion streams on Spotify.
The enduring disco traditional by the legendary Swedish pop group was initially issued as the one new tune on the quartet’s Best Hits Vol. 2, launched in October 1979. The one was a world smash, hitting No. 1 in a number of nations together with Belgium, Finland, Denmark, and Japan. Nonetheless, the observe was by no means launched as a single in America or Canada, reportedly as a result of decline of disco’s recognition in North America following the infamous “Disco Demolition Night time” at Chicago’s Comiskey Park in July 1979.
Serving to drive “Gimme, Gimme, Gimme (A Man After Midnight)” to the 1 billion membership on Spotify is its recognition with Gen Z listeners, who accounted for 50% of the 11 million ABBA discoveries on the streaming platform this yr. This age group additionally makes up half of ABBA’s international viewers on Spotify, the place the quartet’s streams have shot up 150% over the previous 5 years.