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Dancing Queen

Album

Mamma Mia! Original Cast Recording

Mamma Mia! The Movie Soundtrack Mamma Mia! Here We Go Again The Movie Soundtrack

Released

November 1, 1999 (Original Cast Recording)

July 8, 2008 (The Movie Soundtrack) July 13, 2018 (Here We Go Again The Movie Soundtrack)

Sung by

Donna Sheridan (musical and first film), Rosie Mulligan, Tanya Chesham-Leigh, Bill Anderson (second film), Harry Bright (second film), Sam Carmichael (second film), and Sophie Sheridan (second film)

Dancing Queen is a song featured in the stage musical Mamma Mia!, its film adaptation, and the sequel to the film, Mamma Mia! Here We Go Again. In the musical and first film, it's sung by Donna, Rosie, and Tanya with Company. Rosie and Tanya sing this song again in the second film, this time joined by Sophie, Bill, Harry, and Sam.

In the musical and first film, Donna is upset over the arrival of her three exes, one of which is Sophie's father. She reminisces about the past, the person she once was when she was younger. Her two best friends, Rosie and Tanya, sings this song with her to convince her that she can still be the girl she once was. In the musical, only the three women are singing inside Donna's bedroom, but in the film, the three women go around the island and sing with the women.

In the second film, after expressing distress over her problems with reopening the hotel and Sky, Sophie reunites with Sam, one of her possible fathers and her stepfather. After lamenting about her situation, Sophie is surprised to see that her two other possible fathers, Bill and Harry, are arriving on the island with guests to celebrate the reopening of Donna's hotel. She also reunites with Sky, who she hasn't seen in a while, at the end of the song.

This song is performed again as an encore in the stage productions and as an end credit scene in the first film.

Lyrics[]

• Musical version
• Film theatrical version
• Film soundtrack version
• Here We Go Again theatrical version

Company: A-ah, aah A-ah, aah Rosie and Tanya: Ooh You can dance You can jive Having the time of your life Ooh, see that girl Watch that scene Digging the dancing queen Friday night and the lights are low Looking out for a place to go Where they play the right music Getting in the swing Rosie (with Tanya in certain productions): You come to look for a king Tanya (with Rosie): Anybody could be that guy Night is young and the music's (high) With a bit of rock music Everything is fine You're in the mood for a dance Rosie and Tanya: And when you get the chance Rosie and Tanya (with Donna in certain productions): You are the dancing queen Young and sweet Only seventeen Dancing queen Feel the beat from the tambourine, oh yeah Donna, Rosie, and Tanya with Company harmonizing: You can dance You can jive Having the time of your life Ooh, see that girl Watch that scene Digging the dancing queen Company: A-ah, aah A-ah, aah Donna (with Rosie and Tanya): You're a teaser, you turn 'em on Leave 'em burning and then you're (gone) Donna, Rosie and Tanya: Looking out for another Anyone will do You're in the mood for a dance And when you get the chance Donna, Rosie, and Tanya with Company: You are the dancing queen Young and sweet Only seventeen Dancing queen Feel the beat from the tambourine, oh yeah Donna, Rosie, and Tanya with Company harmonizing: You can dance You can jive Having the time of your life Ooh, see that girl Watch that scene Digging the dancing queen Company: A-ah, aah A-ah, aah Donna, Rosie, and Tanya with Company harmonizing: Digging the dancing queen Donna, Rosie, and Tanya with Company: See that girl Watch that scene Digging the dancing queen

Company: A-ah, aah A-ah, aah Rosie and Tanya: Ooh You can dance You can jive Having the time of your life Ooh, see that girl Watch that scene Digging the dancing queen Friday night and the lights are low Looking out for a place to go Where they play the right music Getting in the swing Rosie: You come to look for a king Rosie and Tanya: Anybody could be that guy Night is young and the music's high With a bit of rock music Everything is fine You're in the mood for a dance And when you get the chance Donna, Rosie, and Tanya with Company: You are the dancing queen Young and sweet Only seventeen Dancing queen Feel the beat from the tambourine, oh yeah Donna with Company: You can dance Rosie with Company: You can jive Tanya with Company: Having the time of your life Donna with Company (Company): (Ooh) See that girl Tanya with Company: Watch that scene Donna and Tanya with Company: Digging the dancing queen Donna (with Rosie and Tanya): You're a teaser, you turn 'em on Leave 'em burning and then you're (gone) Donna, Rosie and Tanya: Looking out for another Anyone will do You're in the mood for a dance And when you get the chance Donna, Rosie, and Tanya with Company: You are the dancing queen Young and sweet Only seventeen Dancing queen Feel the beat from the tambourine, oh yeah You can dance You can jive Having the time of your life Ooh, see that girl Watch that scene Digging the dancing queen Company: A-ah, aah A-ah, aah Donna, Rosie, and Tanya with Company harmonizing: Digging the dancing queen Donna, Rosie, and Tanya with Company: You can dance You can jive Having the time of your life Ooh, see that girl Watch that scene Digging the dancing queen

Company: A-ah, aah A-ah, aah Rosie and Tanya: Ooh You can dance You can jive Having the time of your life Ooh, see that girl Watch that scene Digging the dancing queen Friday night and the lights are low Looking out for a place to go Where they play the right music Getting in the swing You come to look for a king Anybody could be that guy Night is young and the music's high With a bit of rock music Everything is fine You're in the mood for a dance And when you get the chance Donna, Rosie, and Tanya with Company: You are the dancing queen Young and sweet Only seventeen Dancing queen Feel the beat from the tambourine, oh yeah You can dance You can jive Having the time of your life Ooh, see that girl Watch that scene Digging the dancing queen Company: A-ah, aah A-ah, aah Donna (with Rosie and Tanya): You're a teaser, you turn 'em on Leave 'em burning and then you're (gone) Donna, Rosie and Tanya: Looking out for another Anyone will do You're in the mood for a dance And when you get the chance Donna, Rosie, and Tanya with Company: You are the dancing queen Young and sweet Only seventeen Dancing queen Feel the beat from the tambourine, oh yeah You can dance You can jive Having the time of your life Ooh, see that girl Watch that scene Digging the dancing queen Company: A-ah, aah A-ah, aah Donna, Rosie, and Tanya with Company harmonizing: Digging the dancing queen Company: Ooh Donna, Rosie, and Tanya with Company: You can dance You can jive Having the time of your life Ooh, see that girl Watch that scene Digging the dancing queen

Company: A-ah, aah A-ah, aah Company: Ooh You can dance You can jive Having the time of your life Ooh Rosie, Tanya, and Company See that girl Watch that scene Digging the dancing queen Company: A-ah, aah A-ah, aah Rosie, Sam, Sophie, Tanya and Company: Friday night and the lights are low Looking out for a place to go Bill, Harry, and Company: Where they play the right music Rosie, Sophie, Tanya, and Company: Getting in the swing Bill, Harry, and Company: You come to look for a king Rosie, Sophie, Sam, Tanya and Company: Anybody could be that guy Night is young and the music's high Bill, Harry, and Company: With a bit of rock music Everything is fine You're in the mood for a dance Rosie, Sam, Tanya, and Company: And when you get the chance Rosie, Sam, Sophie, Tanya and Company: You are the dancing queen Young and sweet Only seventeen Company: Dancing queen Feel the beat from the tambourine, oh yeah Sophie, Sam, (and Tanya) and Company: You can dance (Rosie: Whoo!) (You can jive) Company: Having the time of your life Ooh Sam, Sophie, and Company: See that girl Watch that scene Digging the dancing queen Company: A-ah, aah A-ah, aah Rosie, Sam, Sophie, Tanya, and Company: You're a teaser, you turn 'em on Leave 'em burning and then you're gone Looking out for another Anyone will do You're in the mood for a dance And when you get the chance You are the dancing queen Young and sweet Only seventeen Dancing queen Feel the beat from the tambourine Sophie and Company: Oh yeah Harry and Company: You can dance You can jive Company: Having the time of your life Ooh, see that girl Watch that scene Digging the dancing queen A-ah, aah A-ah, aah Digging the dancing queen A-ah, aah A-ah, aah Digging the dancing queen

Trivia[]

• In Mamma Mia! Here We Go Again, Bill and Harry can be seen recreating the iconic scene from Titanic during their arrival in this song.
• This is the song that is performed the most among all franchises, having five in total, tied with "Mamma Mia."
  • The performances are: Twice in the stage musical, once in Act I and once more as an encore; twice in the first film, following the same formula as the stage musical; once more in the film's sequel.
  • "Mamma Mia" follows the same exact pattern.
• This is one of the songs that is performed full at least once across all iterations, being featured in the stage musical, film adaptation, and film sequel.
  • The other songs to also be fully featured in all iterations are "Mamma Mia" and "Waterloo."
  • "Thank You for the Music" and "SOS" are performed in the film sequel in part.
  • "Slipping Through My Fingers" and "Chiquitita" are used as instrumentals in the film sequel.