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I've Been Waiting for You

song written and composed by Benny Andersson, Björn Ulvaeus and Stig Anderson; originally recorded by ABBA and released in 1974
VisualArtwork musical_work_composition Q1574195
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I've Been Waiting for You

Summary

I've Been Waiting for You is a musical work/composition[1]. It ranks in the top 5% of musical_work_composition entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (202 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • I've Been Waiting for You's instance of is recorded as musical work/composition[3].
  • I've Been Waiting for You's composer is recorded as Björn Ulvaeus[4].
  • I've Been Waiting for You's composer is recorded as Stig Anderson[5].
  • I've Been Waiting for You's composer is recorded as Benny Andersson[6].
  • I've Been Waiting for You's genre is pop music[7].
  • Among the performers on I've Been Waiting for You was ABBA[8].
  • Among the performers on I've Been Waiting for You was Amanda Seyfried[9].
  • I've Been Waiting for You is part of ABBA[10].
  • I've Been Waiting for You's language of work or name is recorded as English[11].
  • I've Been Waiting for You's lyricist is recorded as Björn Ulvaeus[12].
  • I've Been Waiting for You's lyricist is recorded as Stig Anderson[13].
  • I've Been Waiting for You's lyricist is recorded as Benny Andersson[14].
  • I've Been Waiting for You's title is recorded as {'lang': 'en', 'text': "I've Been Waiting for You"}[15].
  • I've Been Waiting for You's derivative work is recorded as Jag har väntat på dej[16].
  • I've Been Waiting for You's form of creative work is recorded as song[17].

Product Details

The following facts are restated verbatim from public-domain and CC0 open-data sources — every line is independently verifiable against the named source's catalog.

MusicBrainz — CC0 open music encyclopedia

  • Release type: Song[18]

  • MusicBrainz ID: 10423daa-2f5d-4414-bd3c-bdeb25bceed6[19]

Body

Authorship and Creation

Performers include ABBA[8] and Amanda Seyfried[9].

Publication

I've Been Waiting for You's language of work or name is recorded as English[11]. Its genre is pop music[7]. It is part of ABBA[10].

Why It Matters

I've Been Waiting for You ranks in the top 5% of musical_work_composition entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (202 views/month).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 9 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[20] It is known by 3 alternative names across languages and contexts.[21]

Related Entities

Amanda Seyfried Benny Andersson Björn Ulvaeus

References

Programmatic citations — every numbered marker resolves to a verifiable graph row below.

Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] ↑ . ISWC Network. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  3. [5] ↑ . ISWC Network. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  4. [6] ↑ . ISWC Network. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  5. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  9. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  10. [12] ↑ . ISWC Network. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  11. [13] ↑ . ISWC Network. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  12. [14] ↑ . ISWC Network. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  13. [15] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  14. [16] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  15. [17] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Product details (FDA / USDA / NHTSA public-domain catalog data)

  1. [18] ↑ . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  2. [19] ↑ . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [20] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [21] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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APA 4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph. (2026). I've Been Waiting for You. Retrieved May 3, 2026, from https://4ort.xyz/entity/i-ve-been-waiting-for-you
MLA “I've Been Waiting for You.” 4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph, 4ort.xyz, 3 May. 2026, https://4ort.xyz/entity/i-ve-been-waiting-for-you.
BibTeX @misc{4ortxyz_i-ve-been-waiting-for-you_2026, author = {{4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph}}, title = {{I've Been Waiting for You}}, year = {2026}, url = {https://4ort.xyz/entity/i-ve-been-waiting-for-you}, note = {Accessed: 2026-05-03}}
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  1. 6w ago · KrBot bot · 2026-05-02 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Instance of → —
    Language of work or name → English
    Performer → ABBA, Amanda Seyfried
    Form of creative work → song
    + 10 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
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