King Kong Song

For other uses, see King Kong (disambiguation) § Songs.

"King Kong Song" (working title "Mr. Sex"),^[4] written and composed by Benny Andersson and Björn Ulvaeus, is the name of a 1974 recording by Swedish pop group ABBA, included on their album Waterloo. The songwriters later considered it one of their weakest tracks.^[5]

"King Kong Song"
Song by ABBA
from the album Waterloo
A-side	"Honey, Honey" (Sweden) "I've Been Waiting for You" (Australia, New Zealand)
Released	November 1974
Genre	Hard rock[1] glam rock[2] glam metal[3]
Length	3:11
Label	Polar Music
Songwriter(s)	Benny Andersson Björn Ulvaeus
Producer(s)	Benny Andersson Björn Ulvaeus
ABBA singles chronology
"So Long" (1974) "King Kong Song" (1974) "I Do, I Do, I Do, I Do, I Do" (1975)
Audio
"King Kong Song" on YouTube

In 1974, the song competed in the Swedish radio chart show Tio i topp, where it stayed in the charts for four shows and peaked at number 4. "King Kong Song" was the international B-side to "Honey, Honey" and the B-side to "I've Been Waiting for You" in New Zealand and in Australia, where it reached number 49.^[6]

Charts

Weekly charts

Chart (1975)	Peak position
Australia (Kent Music Report)[6]	94