the Sweet Dreams version debuted on the Hot 100 in Billboard two weeks prior to the ABBA original but ultimately lost out to the latter, the peak of the Sweet Dreams version being #68.
In 1974, British band Sweet Dreams which reached #10 in the UK and #14 in Ireland in 1974. Tina Charles has recorded a version of this song. It reached No.27 on both the Billboard Hot 100 and Adult Contemporary charts the 1st ABBA single to reach the AC chart.Ĭash Box called it "a sweet pop rocker, featuring tight harmonies and excellent production." Track listing No. In the United States, "Honey, Honey" was moderately successful compared to the group's later singles. "Honey, Honey" spent 4 months in the top 5 in West Germany and also reached the top 5 in Austria, Spain and Switzerland. However, this single only reached No.32, and a cover version of "Honey, Honey" recorded by the act Sweet Dreams, featuring vocalist Polly Brown, hit the UK top 10. ABBA's British record label, Epic Records, decided to release a remixed version of " Ring Ring" instead of "Honey, Honey". "Honey, Honey" was released in several European countries, the United States, Australia & New Zealand, but not in the UK. 
In its English format, "Honey, Honey" was released with " King Kong Song" as the B-side. This was the last official recording by the group in their own language, and was released as a double A-side with the Swedish " Waterloo" single. As well as the English version, ABBA also recorded "Honey, Honey" in Swedish on January 30, 1974, at Metronome Studio, Stockholm. "Honey, Honey" was written by Björn Ulvaeus, Benny Andersson and Stig Anderson, with shared vocals by Agnetha Fältskog, Anni-Frid Lyngstad and Ulvaeus.
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