Anni-Frid (Frida) is dark haired, Agnetha the blonde. Benny on keyboards and Bjorn guitar. Put the initials of their first names together and get ABBA. The year was 1976 and this song was a worldwide smash. To this day Fernando still holds the record for longest run at #1 in Australia.

Frida does not only have a different voice in almost every song she sings, but also a different hairstyle in almost every video. 😁

I've read that "Fernando" is one of the 10 best selling singles of all time worldwide.

ABBA was phenomenally talented. Still are, matter of fact. It's really wonderful that you can listen to this (now-old) style of music and appreciate all the elements that went into it. I personally think it's timeless pop music, very well-executed and beautiful.

Most of their videos were shot by Lasse Hallström, who later became a Hollywood director, with films such as Chocolat, Cider House Rules, Gilbert Grape, etc. This is his early work, done on a shoestring budget, but you can see he has talent.

I didn't realise you were a videographer. Lasse Hallström was the man who directed most of their iconic videos, and you can surely learn a lot from the deceptive simplicity of his style. All of the band members look great in this video, partly due to his choice of angles and lighting - but also just because they're great looking people! Frida is definitely peak Frida here.

A -Agnetha (blonde) B -Bjorn (the guy without beard) B -Benny (guy usually on piano) A -Anni-Frid “Frida” (dark hair) The band name is an acronym of their names. Just a bit of trivia, “SOS” is the only chart hit where both the title of the song and the artist names are palindromes, i.e. reversible. You should consider your next ABBA reaction to be “Does Your Mother Know” for a different side of ABBA, I think you’ll be surprised 😊 kzfaq.info/get/bejne/fJNlnJZqurOqeqM.htmlsi=3l8M8w3YBzm564Kp

I think this is the most popular song in Brazil!!

‘Take A Chance’ was a top 5 hit in the US. But my fav is ‘The Name of the Game’ which reached the top 20, along with ‘Knowing Me, Knowing You’ In other countries it topped the charts. Also their first international hit was ‘Waterloo’ which won the Eurovision Song Contest in 1974. Check them out.

so happy to see you again with ABBA songs "Fernando" (1976) is a soft ballad, so nice and beautiful The best is the beauty of their vocal harmonies, very soft at the whisper level but at a level of perfection, that explodes in a magic chorus I have compared it to "Chiquitita" (1979) because both songs have similarities and contrasts Both have the title in Spanish, and was recorded in spanish too (to the album in spanish "Gracias por la Música" In 1980) Both are pop ballads with an initial verse sung alone and from the second chorus in duet, with a very catchy and popular chorus (in my country Argentina are songs that we would sing in a circle of friends, because we all know their lyrics) The two videos show the contrast of fire and snow, night and day They were both very most worldwide successful, only behind "Dancing Queen" ABBA had already recorded "Dancing Queen" and it came from the success of "Mamma Mía" It was the manager who convinced them to record "Fernando" so as not to repeat the style (Frida had done it before in 1975 on her solo album in Swedish and it was a success, but with lyrics of a lovesong, and these to ABBA is a friendship story about mexican soldiers) The manager was right and everything was a success, one after another in that year 1976, with three singles #1 consecutives in UK Mamma Mía (2 weeks) Fernando (4 weeks) Dancing Queen (6 weeks) In addition, this variety of options had different results in each country. "Fernando" was a colossal success in Australia (14 weeks at #1 surpassed the mark of "Hey Jude" by The Beatles) and 7 weeks at #1 in Germany (as S.O.S.") "Dancing Queen" was 14 weeks #1 in Sweden and 6 weeks #1 in the U.K.and 8 weeks #1 in Australia Both were #1 in the U.S. but in various rankings: "Dancing Queen" on the Billboard and "Fernando" on Adult Contemporary The official video of "Fernando" was filmed in February 1976, with Dancing Queen the next day in these Official Video you could see: Bjorn & Benny, both in guitars Frida & Agnetha confronted both in frontal and profile images (repeating "Mamma Mia" technique used) premiering her gypsy style dress and a last comparation "Fernando" (1976) is first ABBA single with Frida in lead voice, and recorded in her solo album in Swedish (released before ABBA) as "S.O.S." (1975) is first ABBA single with Agnetha in lead voice, and recorded in her solo album in Swedish (released after ABBA) Thanks so much for these video and reaction I wish you a great week See you in the next My best regards from Buenos Aires Argentina 🇦🇷 South America

Agnetha and Frida are BOTH "usually" lead singers! You have only hear a very small selection of ABBA and by chance most have been Agnetha singing lead. Björn has also sung lead occasionally e.g. "Does your mother know?"

Great Frida lead song and previously recorded in Swedish for her solo album. One of their biggest hits especially in Australia.

Fernando and Dancing Queen era, the Arrival album, is when Frida had her best hair style

Hi Chase. This is another of my favorite Abba songs. It is different to most of their other songs. I always loved that this was a Swedish band singing about the Mexican Revolution. This is one of Abba's biggest singles and one of the biggest selling singles in history. "Take a Chance on Me" and "Knowing Me, Knowing You" are great Abba songs.

The director Lasse Hallström that made most of ABBA's music videos also is a successful director of films like What's Eating Gilbert Grape with Johnny Depp and a young Leo di Caprio, and he was nominated for an Oscar for both My Life as a Dog and the Cider House Rules.

ᗅᗺᗷᗅ Fernando Video by Lasse Hallström He did all of their videos in the 70s and 80s except for the last two He also made ᗅᗺᗷᗅ The Movie

ABBA rules

'Does your mother know" maybe next just for da contrast? 'Fernando' got huge almost everywhere when released and was the band's biggest hit right before their next fire banger 'Dancing Queen" .2 huge smashes in a row and world gone Abba mad.

Frida changed her hair style many times during the Abba years (and after). When you're familiar with the Abba story it's a great way to pinpoint by looking at her hair what year it is. 1976 she looked like that, then she let her hair grow and in 1977 it was longer, in 1978 she permed her hair but still long. Different in 1979 and so on.

While there is no piano in this song, there is a flute that sounds a lot like a Peruvian flute. The tune the flute plays also sounds very Peruvian to me. The song is about two old Mexican men and one named Fernando, reminiscing about old times. ABBA has always been extremely popular in Latin America who appreciate their occasional influence by Latin American stories and sounds. This song topped the charts all over the world in 1976. I was just a little boy at the time but I remember hearing it on the radio a lot.

Fernando is a wonderful song, I never tire of listening to it

Director of most, if not all ABBA videos was made by Lasse Hallström, he did it great in Hollywood later. ABBA was pioneers of music videos, people told them "are you crazy, no you have to perform live". Well, later it became a must for all to do music videos.

Right here right now they were completely invincible

I think what is most enjoyable about your reviews is that you are finding 50 year old music that brings a smile to your face and that is what good music is all about. So glad that we can be on this journey with you. I'd be interested in seeing your reaction to the late/great British singer "Kirsty MacColl" - now there was a lady that had an unsurpassed talent for her lyrics having a double meaning.

This was in our New Zealand Charts for 38 weeks. It entered the Charts at 2nd place then was Number 1 for 9 consecutive weeks, slipped to Number 2 for 2 weeks then once more at Number 1. I have been a fan since 1975 and never tire of them. You are doing a great job here and only just touching the surface of their huge catalogue. Thank you Chase, very refreshing to know that their legacy will continue through the generations.

Love ABBA Please react to SLIPPING THRU MY FINGERS Live from the Dick Cavett TV show another great performance by ABBA

React to" knowing me knowing you" you will like it a lot❤

Thanks Chase! Maybe check out 'Take a chance on me' or 'The name of the game'.. or for something really different, 'The visitors' 👍

Thanks, Chase! 🔥 When you watch MAMMA MIA: HERE WE GO AGAIN (2018) you'll get to see mega-icon *Cher* sing "Fernando".

This is my favorite ABBA song

Great song. Auburn haired girl is Anna-Frid aka Frida. She originally did this song as a solo in Swedish without Agnetha. She was working on her solo career taking a break from the group then called festfolk. They did some tv appearances that were not well recieved. Benny, Agnetha and Bjorn still toured together. Manager Stig Anderson wanted her back and promised her a solo album . That album was Frida Ensam (Frida Alone) she agreed to be part of the group again. They also changed their name to ABBA. Take care

After their first few albums Frida had just as many leads. They 're both special in their own way.

Huge hit in them days!

This song is recorded in Spanish to. ABBA was huge in South America!

Hi again, Chase! This is a great song and it was also ABBA's biggest commercial success worldwide... Good react, by the way👌! Try 'Honey Honey' or 'Does your mother know' Take care and see you soon ✌️. ❤️🇨🇱🤗👍

Another great reaction to another great song. This one, like Chiquitta was featured on and album they did two year later but with Spanish lyrics on all 10 songs. The album went to no.1 in most South American countries, Spain and Mexico and thie song went back to no.1 as a single but this time in Spanish in most of them too. Although Bjorn is quite a linguist they were helped with rewording some of the songs but Fernando is very close to the original.

Great reaction again...If it's easier for you, the blonde maybe called Anna. Frida is the darker haired of the two( ladies). Agnetha once said her name is hard to pronounce. So Anna is more than acceptable. Thank you for doing your videos. Always a pleasure to see you and your reactions. Good luck 🤞. A friend from Australia. 🇦🇺🦘

Whenever I hear a Spanish inspired tune by ABBA, I am instantly enchanted. Now, I got to go, got a date with Chiquitita.

Hola from Australia! This song spent 14 weeks in the number 1 spot, still a record here in Australia. Did you know that Frida (red head) actually sings opera as well!

Benny (usually on the piano) could play a wide range of instruments staring from when he was growing up and his dad gave him an accordion

Frida is the brunette mezzo-soprano singer

The deeper mezzo-soprano is used for a more mature sounding woman’s voice also,in this case , to fit better with words that a man is saying to his friend Fernando.

a separate comment for your next reactions You still need to know more about the brunette singer Frida as one of the two main voices of ABBA Knowing me knowing you (1977) and "Super Trouper " (1980) are two other ABBA #1s with Frida on lead vocals. but also the guitarist Björn sings some as lead voice Does Your Mother Know (1979) was #4 as a single in the UK although it is preferable to see it live in London 1979, in an inseparable sequence with "Hole in your soul" Unmissable! In addition to many other hits that have been suggested to you, you need to know the two extremes of ABBA: its beginnings and its return In its initial phase it starts with its first song "People need love" (1972) and reach their first worldwide hit "Waterloo" (1974) For both cases I suggest the two iconic presentations: 1) the first television presentation of the four together with "People need love" (when they were not called ABBA yet), there the four sing 2) the live performance at Eurovision 1974, when ABBA wins with "Waterloo" (better than the official video) and begins its world-famous story and on their return, because ABBA returned in 2021 after 39 years with a new album (and a new concert with Avatars of Themselves) his two leading songs of the new album are gems at their average age of 75 "I still have faith in You" also has an emotional official video and "Don't shut me down" gave ABBA their last Top 10 in the UK and last #1 in their native Sweden (also in Switzerland). I know it's a lot of information, but so you can see that this trip with ABBA still has many stations to explore.

Loving you getting into ABBA, Chase. You're in for a real treat. Do listen review the album tracks too. There is so much to absorb and the range of style, melody, theme, musicality etc. is phenomenal - and probably unsurpassed by any artist.

So many more cracking songs in the catalogue. Voulez Vous Knowing me knowing you The name of the game Honey honey Ring ring And two of my personal favourites, Angel Eyes and I’ve been waiting for you. The more you listen the bigger the fan you’ll become 😊

Frida is co-lead singer 50/50 in the band. Agnetha is not the usual lead. Just keep listening to more and you'll see.

Awesome reaction Chase. Fernando is one of ABBA''s most iconic songs, this one led by Frida (the red head). For context, the Swedish name Agnetha (the blonde) is pronounced Ahn-Yay-Tuh (i.e , the "g" is silent). Keep up the great work. So psyched to see the younger generation discovering the magical genius of ABBA. They are timeless!

It’s now time to do Lay All Your Love On Me, guy.

Benny played several instruments besides piano. His first and favorite one is the accordian. You can see him play it in their reggae song "Tropical Loveland" live version or "The Way Old Friends Do" live version

Hi Chase, I discovered your KZfaq channel today, searching for ABBA reactions. i really enjoyed your reactions and your discovery of ABBA, the group, and their music. Have you considered reacting the song that launched their international music career. ABBA represented their country Sweden, with their song Waterloo in the annual Eurovision Song Contest 1974. ( A televised original song contest between European Countries) ABBA won the Swedish national selection singing Waterloo in Swedish and decided to sing the song in English at the Eurovision Song Contest due to a rule change. The international juries voted ABBA, the winners of 1974 Eurovision Song Contest and the rest is history. The performance at the competition is interesting because ABBA, the group, performs with a full orchestra.This is available on KZfaq ABBA Waterloo Eurovision Song Contest 1974.

Cher did a remake of this song recently and it sounds just as good .

Hello there Chase👍 Just a couple of facts about Fernando, one has already been mentioned in another comment below regarding it first been recorded by Frida, another one is this was released just before "Dancing Queen, Benny didn't want this to be released as a single and fought with Abba's Manager"Stig Andersson" (no relation to Benny) that "Dancing Queen be the next song to be released but Stig insisted that"Fernando" was the next single to be released by ABBA, if you were to ask most people what would be Abba's biggest selling single they would probably say "Dancing Queen" well they would be wrong, "Fernando was Abba's highest grossing single selling over 10 Million copies worldwide. I was one of the few lucky people who got to see ABBA live (London, Wembley Arena, November 1979) they only did Two World Tours, first in 1977 and then again in 1979. They are a phenomenal band to see live, so very different from their videos, you can see videos of their live concerts on you tube. They made a movie in 1977 called ABBA" The Movie" its story is centered around the Australian leg of their 1977 World Tour, some brilliant performances. Really appreciate your reaction videos to ABBA, I bet you didn't realise how deep a rabbit hole you were getting into😱🤣I hope you enjoy the journey. Until you next abba video ( i won't be making a recommendation as there are so many to choose from, not only did they release brilliant singles but they also have alot of album tracks that could/should have been singles) 🇬🇧🤪

great song about the mexican revolution ! liked it back when it was new , and it`s still a favorite !

Watched enough of your ABBA vids. Subbed.

To make it easy for you, here it comes LOL Agnetha- blond singer, Anni-Frid ( Frida)- brunette singer, Benny- the guy on keys and Bjorn on guitar

Chase, you may be interested that lots of ABBA’s official videos draw upon the influence of renowned filmmaker and fellow Swede, Ingmar Bergman. - e.g. two heads facing away at a right angle to give a feeling of deep thought

This one is led by Frida, the brunette. You've reacted to another one named Money money money with lead vocals by Frida. Agnetha has the lead in other songs but let's say, it's 50/50 so you can't say that the blonde is usually the lead singer. But anyway, the magic is when they sing together.

Subscribed for the abba! Good job.

Chase, Chuck here in Durham, NC, enjoying your channel as always. I want you to try and understand how hard it was to admit you loved music like The Carpenters, Bread, John Denver et al, but especially the Carpenters. You were painted as sissy or worse, the "F" word, for listening to and enjoying their music. If you didn't like rock, especially acid and harder rock, you weren't a man. It was brutal in the 70s liking great melodies and voices of soft rock and pop music. Now, don't get me wrong, I love me some rock music, and there are great voices in the genre, to wit: Paul Rogers, Annie Wilson, Robert Plant, Burton Cummings, and so on. But lets face it, most rock group singers, well to be honest, it wasn't all about the vocal quality. That is why it is SO AWESOME AND VALIDATING to hear a young person like yourself and other reaction channels, fall in love with groups like The Carpenters and ABBA. You have no idea how much this means to me, Chase, here in 2024. We need music like this now more than ever! Keep reacting my young friend and stay happy, healthy and keep loving the music I grew up with.❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤

You can call the blond Anna and brunett Frida

1976 this one Bro

April 1976

0:16 “the lead of the other girl”. Firstly, Frida (aka the other girl) and Agnetha (aka the one you have obviously heard more songs where she happens to be the one to sing lead) had pretty much an even split of lead vocals - Frida (aka the other girl) actually had 1 more at 25 versus Agnetha’s 24, the rest of the ABBA songs were either joint vocals or Bjorn lead vocal (on about 10 or so) and Benny on 1. ABBA had 9 number 1 UK singles and Frida was lead vocalist on more of these number 1 songs than Agnetha and it was the same in several European countries also. Both ladies are immensely talented and equally viewed within the group but I am getting sick to death of the sometimes deliberate and sometimes plain ignorance of people in disregarding facts or doing a bit of research, I find it disrespectful

Love these reactions, but please slow down your intros. You’re talking sooo fast.

This song contains a mistake in English. But anyone manage a song in another language and make it 1 in the world?

Thanks, but...

To be fair, this is not one of their better songs.

Lasse Hallström is a genius director ;-)

Yeah but there still great and I like hearing them in their entierity

Other people doit especially the African women because they love the song and listen to the whole song ,if I didn't know who ABBA was I would come away disappointed there's a thing you say in dutch dat kann niet it means it's finished say no more over verstaan /understand

Your great but stop interrupting the song reserve your comments till the end your spoiling the song