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The Name of the Game

song written and composed by Björn Ulvaeus, Benny Andersson and Stig Anderson; originally recorded by ABBA and released in 1977
VisualArtwork musical_work_composition Q1808429
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The Name of the Game

Summary

The Name of the Game is a musical work/composition[1]. It ranks in the top 4% of musical_work_composition entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (340 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • The Name of the Game's instance of is recorded as musical work/composition[3].
  • The Name of the Game's composer is recorded as Björn Ulvaeus[4].
  • The Name of the Game's composer is recorded as Stig Anderson[5].
  • The Name of the Game's composer is recorded as Benny Andersson[6].
  • The Name of the Game's genre is pop music[7].
  • The Name of the Game's based on is recorded as A Bit of Myself[8].
  • Among the performers on The Name of the Game was ABBA[9].
  • The Name of the Game was performed by ABBA[10].
  • Among the performers on The Name of the Game was A-Teens[11].
  • Among the performers on The Name of the Game was Amanda Seyfried[12].
  • The Name of the Game was performed by Lily James[13].
  • Among the performers on The Name of the Game was Cher[14].
  • The Name of the Game was performed by Lisa Stokke[15].
  • The Name of the Game is part of ABBA: The Album[16].
  • The Name of the Game's language of work or name is recorded as English[17].
  • The Name of the Game was published on 1977[18].
  • The Name of the Game's lyricist is recorded as Björn Ulvaeus[19].
  • The Name of the Game's lyricist is recorded as Stig Anderson[20].
  • The Name of the Game's lyricist is recorded as Benny Andersson[21].
  • The Name of the Game's title is recorded as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'The Name of the Game'}[22].
  • The Name of the Game's has melody is recorded as A Bit of Myself[23].
  • The Name of the Game's working title is recorded as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'A Bit of Myself'}[24].
  • The Name of the Game's derivative work is recorded as The Name of the Game/Eagle[25].
  • The Name of the Game's derivative work is recorded as Säg OK eller nej[26].
  • The Name of the Game's modified version of is recorded as A Bit of Myself[27].

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[28]

  • MusicBrainz ID: 79aad8bf-007f-33f3-b6a5-cd81dff246fa[29]

Body

Authorship and Creation

Performers include ABBA[9], A-Teens[11], Amanda Seyfried[12], Lily James[13], Cher[14], and Lisa Stokke[15].

Publication

The Name of the Game was published on 1977[18]. Its language of work or name is recorded as English[17]. Its genre is pop music[7]. It is part of ABBA: The Album[16].

Why It Matters

The Name of the Game ranks in the top 4% of musical_work_composition entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (340 views/month).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 13 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[30]

Related Entities

Amanda Seyfried Benny Andersson Björn Ulvaeus Cher Lily James

References

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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] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  11. [13] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  12. [14] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  13. [15] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  14. [16] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  15. [17] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  16. [18] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  17. [19] ↑ . ISWC Network. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  18. [20] ↑ . ISWC Network. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  19. [21] ↑ . ISWC Network. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  20. [22] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  21. [23] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  22. [24] ↑ . ABBA Omnibus. Retrieved . abbaomnibus.net. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  23. [25] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  24. [26] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  25. [27] ↑ . wikidata.org.

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

  1. [28] ↑ . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  2. [29] ↑ . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [30] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.

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  1. 10w ago · KrBot bot · 2026-05-02 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Instance of → —
    Language of work or name → English
    Performer → ABBA, ABBA, A-Teens +4
    Form of creative work → song
    + 15 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
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