SOS (album version)

~ Recording by ABBA

Appears on releases

#	Title	Length	Track artist	Release title	Release artist	Release group type	Country/Date	Label	Catalog#
Official
1.4	SOS	3:23	ABBA	ABBA	ABBA	Album	FR1975-04-21	Vogue (since 1973; for earlier releases please use their former imprint Disques Vogue)	LDY 28 039
1.4	SOS	3:23	ABBA	ABBA	ABBA	Album	SE1975-04-21	Polar	POLS 262
1.1	SOS	3:22	ABBA	Greatest Hits	ABBA	Album + Compilation	SE1975-11-17	Polar	PMC 266
1.1	SOS	3:22	ABBA	Greatest Hits	ABBA	Album + Compilation	SE1975-11-17	Polar	POLS 266
1.2	SOS	3:15	ABBA	Greatest Hits	ABBA	Album + Compilation	FR1975-11-17	Vogue (since 1973; for earlier releases please use their former imprint Disques Vogue)	528047
1.1	S.O.S.	?:??	ABBA	20 Original Polystar Top Hits	Various Artists	Album + Compilation	DE1975	Polystar (Germany)	2475 501
1.4	SOS	3:22	ABBA	ABBA	ABBA	Album	GB1975	Epic (US label founded by CBS in 1953, now owned by Sony)	EPC 80835, S EPC 80835
1.4	SOS	3:23	ABBA	ABBA	ABBA	Album	US1975	Atlantic (Warner Music imprint)	SD 18146
1.4	SOS	3:22	ABBA	ABBA	ABBA	Album	PL1975	Polskie Nagrania “Muza” (Polish record label)	SX 1355
1.10	SOS	3:22	ABBA	ABBA / Rubettes	ABBA / Rubettes	Album + Compilation	AT1975	Polydor (British label, see annotation)	64 065
1.12	S.O.S.	3:19	ABBA	Pop Power: The Fantastic ABBA	ABBA	Album + Compilation	DE1975	Polydor (British label, see annotation)	2459 309
1.1	SOS	3:22	ABBA	S.O.S.	ABBA	Single	DE1975	Polydor (British label, see annotation)	2001 585
1.1	SOS	3:25	ABBA	SOS / Man in the Middle (yellow label)	ABBA	Single	GB1975	Epic (US label founded by CBS in 1953, now owned by Sony)	S EPC 3576
1.1	SOS	3:25	ABBA	SOS / Man in the Middle (blue label)	ABBA	Single	GB1975	Epic (US label founded by CBS in 1953, now owned by Sony)	S EPC 3576
1.1	SOS	3:25	ABBA	SOS / Man in the Middle (misprint, blank yellow B‐side label)	ABBA	Single	GB1975	Epic (US label founded by CBS in 1953, now owned by Sony)	S EPC 3576
1.8	SOS	?:??	ABBA	The Best of ABBA	ABBA	Album + Compilation	AU1975	RCA Victor	VPL1-4020
1.1	SOS	3:22	ABBA	ABBA	ABBA	Album	JP1976-01-25	discomate	DSP-4001
1.1	SOS	3:22	ABBA	Greatest Hits	ABBA	Album + Compilation	GB1976-04	Epic (US label founded by CBS in 1953, now owned by Sony)	S EPC 69218
1.11	SOS	3:25	ABBA	All About ABBA	ABBA	Album + Compilation	JP1976	discomate	DSP-4002
2.12	S.O.S.	3:22	ABBA	Golden Double Album	ABBA	Album + Compilation	FR1976	Disques Vogue (1947–1973; for more recent releases please use their newer label Vogue)	SLVLX. 685
1.8	S.O.S.	3:22	ABBA	Grandes éxitos	ABBA	Album + Compilation	ES1976	Carnaby (Spanish label)	TXS 3051
1.8	SOS	3:22	ABBA	Grandes éxitos	ABBA	Album + Compilation	ES1976	Carnaby (Spanish label)	TXS 3051
1.1	S.O.S.	3:22	ABBA	Greatest Hits	ABBA	Album + Compilation	CA1976	Atlantic (Warner Music imprint)	KSD 19114
1.1	SOS	3:22	ABBA	Greatest Hits	ABBA	Album + Compilation	US1976	Atlantic (Warner Music imprint)	SD 18189
1.18	SOS	?:??	ABBA	K-Tel’s Mind Bender	Various Artists	Album + Compilation	US1976	K‐tel (multinational budget record label, do not use for copyrights, distribution, etc. label-release relationships)	TU 2440
1.2	S.O.S.	3:22	ABBA	The Best of ABBA	ABBA	Album + Compilation	DE1976	Polydor (British label, see annotation)	2459 318
1.6	S.O.S.	3:22	ABBA	The Very Best Of ABBA (ABBA's Greatest Hits)	ABBA	Album + Compilation	DE1976	Polydor (British label, see annotation)	2612 032, DA 2612 032
2.8	S.O.S.	?:??	ABBA	ABBA’s Greatest Hits 24	ABBA	Album + Compilation	JP1977-10	discomate	DSP-3012, DSP-3013
1.2	SOS	3:22	ABBA	Ring Ring / SOS	ABBA	Single	US1978	Atlantic Oldies Series	OS 13185
1.11	S.O.S.	3:21	ABBA	A wie ABBA: Die größten Erfolge von »Waterloo« bis »Super Trouper«	ABBA	Album + Compilation	DE1980	Polydor (British label, see annotation)	2475 732
1.8	SOS	?:??	ABBA	The Magic of ABBA	ABBA	Album + Compilation	US1980	K‐tel (multinational budget record label, do not use for copyrights, distribution, etc. label-release relationships)	NU-9510
1.9	SOS	3:22	ABBA	Dancing Special	ABBA	Album + Compilation	JP1982-06	discomate	DSP-3026
1.4	S.O.S.	?:??	ABBA	The Best of ABBA	ABBA	Album + Compilation	GB1982	CBS (CBS Records’ international imprint from 1962–1990; renamed since 1991 as Columbia), Reader’s Digest	GABA A-112
1.5	SOS	3:22	ABBA	The Singles (The First Ten Years)	ABBA	Album + Compilation	US1982	Atlantic (Warner Music imprint)	7 80036-1-G, 80036-1-G
1.5	SOS	3:22	ABBA	The Singles: The First Ten Years	ABBA	Album + Compilation	NL1982	Polydor (British label, see annotation)	2335 263
1.5	SOS	3:22	ABBA	The Singles: The First Ten Years	ABBA	Album + Compilation	DE1982	Polydor (British label, see annotation)	2612 040
1.5	SOS	3:23	ABBA	The Singles: The First Ten Years	ABBA	Album + Compilation	GB1982	Epic (US label founded by CBS in 1953, now owned by Sony)	ABBA 40-10
1.5	SOS	3:22	ABBA	The Singles: The First Ten Years	ABBA	Album + Compilation	GB1982	Epic (US label founded by CBS in 1953, now owned by Sony)	ABBA 10
1.1	SOS	3:21	ABBA	Greatest Hits (target)	ABBA	Album + Compilation	US1983	Atlantic (Warner Music imprint)	19114-2
1.8	S O S	3:21	ABBA	International	ABBA	Album + Compilation	DE1983	Polydor (British label, see annotation)	817 352-2
1.5	SOS	3:23	ABBA	The Singles: The First Ten Years	ABBA	Album + Compilation	SE1983	Polar	POLCD 400-2, POLCD 401-2
1.5	SOS	3:23	ABBA	The Singles: The First Ten Years	ABBA	Album + Compilation	DE1983	Polydor (British label, see annotation)	810 050-2
1.1	S.O.S.	3:24	ABBA	ABBA	ABBA	Album	JP1986-08-01	Polydor (British label, see annotation)	P33P 20056
1.2	SOS	3:24	ABBA	The Hits	ABBA	Album + Compilation	GB1986	IMP (UK Pickwick Group budget label)	PCD 866
1.4	SOS	3:25	ABBA	ABBA (made in W. Germany by PDO)	ABBA	Album	DE1987-03-23	Polydor (British label, see annotation)	831 596-2
1.4	SOS	3:25	ABBA	ABBA	ABBA	Album	AU1987	Polydor (British label, see annotation)	831 596-2
1.4	SOS	3:25	ABBA	ABBA (club edition)	ABBA	Album	CA1987	Polydor (British label, see annotation)	P2 31596
1.8	S.O.S.	?:??	ABBA	The Collection	ABBA	Album + Compilation	GB1987	Castle Communications (primary imprint of Castle Communications PLC)	CCSMC 176
1.8	S.O.S.	3:22	ABBA	The Collection	ABBA	Album + Compilation	GB1987	Castle Communications (primary imprint of Castle Communications PLC)	CCSLP 176
1.6	SOS	3:23	ABBA	The Collection	ABBA	Album + Compilation	XE1987	Castle Communications (primary imprint of Castle Communications PLC)	CCSCD 176
2.11	SOS	3:24	ABBA	Absolute ABBA	ABBA	Album + Compilation	GB1988-11	Telstar Records (UK, mostly compilations)	TCD 2329
1.11	SOS	3:20	ABBA	25 Years of Rock ’n’ Roll: 1975: 20 of the Year’s Greatest Tracks	Various Artists	Album + Compilation	GB1988	Connoisseur Collection	YRNR CD75
1.4	S.O.S.	3:23	ABBA	ABBA	ABBA	Album	SE1988	Polar	POLCD-262
1.6	S.O.S.	3:20	ABBA	The Best of ABBA	ABBA	Album + Compilation	CA1988	PolyTel	833 203-2
1.4	SOS	3:20	ABBA	The Singles: The First Ten Years	ABBA	Album + Compilation	ES1989	BMG Ariola España, RCA (RCA Records: simple ‘RCA’ or ‘RCA’ with lightning bolt in circle)	PD 74008
1.10	SOS	3:24	ABBA	1975	Various Artists	Album + Compilation	BE1990	RTBF (Radio Télévision Belge Francophone)	7939752
1.2	SOS	3:24	ABBA	The Hits	ABBA	Album + Compilation	-1990	IMP (UK Pickwick Group budget label)	PWKS 593
1.3	S.O.S.	?:??	ABBA	The Songbook Australian Chart Hits	ABBA	Album + Compilation	AU1990	Polydor (British label, see annotation)	847365-2
2.4	SOS	3:21	ABBA	Story	ABBA	Album + Compilation	FR1991-06-21	Polydor (British label, see annotation)	849 443-2
1.1	SOS	3:22	ABBA	De Pre Historie 1975, Volume 1	Various Artists	Album + Compilation	BE1991	BMG (the former Bertelsmann Music Group, defunct since 2004-08-05; for releases dated 2008 and later, see annotation), EMI (EMI Records, or EMI Music only if there is no other imprint), PolyGram, Virgin (worldwide imprint of Virgin Records Ltd. and all its subsidiaries)	260.747
1.11	SOS	3:22	ABBA	Sounds of the Seventies: 1975, Take Two	Various Artists	Album + Compilation	US1991	Warner Special Products, Time–Life Music	OPCD-2632, SOD-16
1.10	S.O.S.	3:21	ABBA	Gold: Greatest Hits	ABBA	Album + Compilation	US1992-09-21	Polydor (British label, see annotation)	314 517 007-2
1.10	S.O.S.	3:21	ABBA	Gold: Greatest Hits	ABBA	Album + Compilation	FR1992-09-21 XE1999	Polar	517 007-2
1.10	S.O.S.	3:21	ABBA	Gold: Greatest Hits	ABBA	Album + Compilation	CA1992-09-21	Polydor (British label, see annotation)	P2 17007
1.10	S.O.S.	3:21	ABBA	Gold: Greatest Hits (Made in Germany, BIEM/STEMRA, Runout 517 007-2 02 /)	ABBA	Album + Compilation	XE1992-09-21	Polar, Polydor (British label, see annotation)	517 007-2
1.10	SOS	3:21	ABBA	Gold: Greatest Hits	ABBA	Album + Compilation	XE1992-09	Polar, Polydor (British label, see annotation)	517 007-2
1.4	SOS	3:25	ABBA	ABBA (made in France by PMDC)	ABBA	Album	DE1992	Polydor (British label, see annotation)	831 596-2
1.10	SOS	3:22	ABBA	ABBA Gold: Greatest Hits	ABBA	Album + Compilation	ES1992	Polydor (British label, see annotation)	517 404-2
1.6	S.O.S.	3:22	ABBA	Die Story	ABBA	Album + Compilation	DE1992	Polydor (British label, see annotation)	77 783 9
1.10	SOS	3:21	ABBA	Gold: Greatest Hits (BMG club edition, digitally remastered)	ABBA	Album + Compilation	US1992	Polar Music International AB, Polydor (British label, see annotation), BMG Direct Marketing, Inc. (BMG company that owned their direct marketing company/club editions)	314 517 007-2, D 120679
1.10	SOS	3:21	ABBA	Gold: Greatest Hits	ABBA	Album + Compilation	US1992	Polydor (British label, see annotation), Polar	517 007-2, POL 833
1.10	S.O.S.	3:21	ABBA	Gold: Greatest Hits	ABBA	Album + Compilation	GB1992	Polydor (British label, see annotation)	517 007-2
1.10	SOS	3:21	ABBA	Gold: Greatest Hits	ABBA	Album + Compilation	AU1992	Polydor (British label, see annotation)	517 275-2
1.10	S.O.S.	3:20	ABBA	Gold: Greatest Hits	ABBA	Album + Compilation	RU1992	Polar, Polydor (British label, see annotation)	517 007-9
1.10	SOS	3:21	ABBA	Gold: Greatest Hits	ABBA	Album + Compilation	AR1992	Polydor (British label, see annotation), Polar	517 007-2
1.10	S.O.S.	3:21	ABBA	Gold: Greatest Hits	ABBA	Album + Compilation	XE1992	Polydor (British label, see annotation)	517 007-2
1.10	S.O.S.	3:21	ABBA	Gold: Greatest Hits	ABBA	Album + Compilation	ZA1992	Polydor (British label, see annotation)	STARCD5953
1.10	SOS	3:21	ABBA	Gold: Greatest Hits	ABBA	Album + Compilation	US1992	Polydor (British label, see annotation)	P2-17007
1.14	S.O.S	3:22	ABBA	Golden Hits Vol. 3	Various Artists	Album + Compilation	BG1992	Balkanton Trading Ltd.	ADD 02007
1.20	S.O.S.	3:21	ABBA	The ABBA Collection	ABBA	Album + Compilation	XE1992	Reader’s Digest	B91001BB3
1.2	S.O.S.	3:24	ABBA	The Hits Box	ABBA	Album + Compilation	GB1992	Pickwick Music (UK imprint, subsidiary of Pickwick International Inc. (GB) Ltd.), Pickwick Compact Discs (UK imprint, subsidiary of Pickwick International Inc. (GB) Ltd.), IMP (UK Pickwick Group budget label)	BOX D 1, PWKS 500, PWKS 507, PWKS 593
1.13	S.O.S.	3:22	ABBA	Thank You for the Music	ABBA	Album + Compilation	GB1994-10-31	Polydor (British label, see annotation)	523 472-2
1.13	S.O.S.	3:22	ABBA	Thank You for the Music	ABBA	Album + Compilation	US1994	Polydor (British label, see annotation), Polar Music International AB	31452, 3472-2
1.13	S.O.S.	3:22	ABBA	Thank You for the Music	ABBA	Album + Compilation	US1994	Polar Music International AB, BMG Direct Marketing, Inc. (BMG company that owned their direct marketing company/club editions)	31452 3472-2, D207209
1.10	SOS	3:22	ABBA	Forever Gold	ABBA	Album + Compilation	GB1996-10-07	Polydor (British label, see annotation)	533 083-2
1.10	SOS	3:22	ABBA	Forever Gold	ABBA	Album + Compilation	GB1996	Polar, Polydor (British label, see annotation)	533 355-2
1.5	SOS	3:25	ABBA	Golden Stars International	ABBA	Album + Compilation	DE1996	Polydor (British label, see annotation)	65 015 0
1.4	S.O.S.	3:24	ABBA	ABBA (1997 remaster)	ABBA	Album	XE1997	Polar, Polydor (British label, see annotation)	533 983-2
1.4	S.O.S.	3:24	ABBA	ABBA	ABBA	Album	ZA1997	Polar, Polydor (British label, see annotation)	MMTCD 2023
1.10	S.O.S.	3:21	ABBA	Gold: Greatest Hits (24‐bit remaster signature series)	ABBA	Album + Compilation	CA1999-03-29	Polar, Polydor (British label, see annotation)	517 007-2
1.3	S.O.S.	3:20	ABBA	25 jaar na ‘Waterloo’: De grootste hits in Nederland	ABBA	Album + Compilation	NL1999-04-05	Polydor (British label, see annotation)	547 486-2
7.1	S.O.S.	3:25	ABBA	Singles Collection: 1972 ★ 1982	ABBA	Single + Compilation	XE1999-11-15	Polar	561 252-2
1.8	S.O.S.	3:21	ABBA	The Complete Singles Collection	ABBA	Album + Compilation	DE1999-11-23	Polydor (British label, see annotation)	543 231-2
1.10	S.O.S.	3:21	ABBA	ABBA Gold (Gold disc)	ABBA	Album + Compilation	US1999	Polydor (British label, see annotation)	314 517 007-2
1.10	SOS	3:21	ABBA	Gold: Greatest Hits	ABBA	Album + Compilation	AU1999	Polar, Polydor (British label, see annotation)	517 275-2
1.10	S.O.S.	3:21	ABBA	Gold: Greatest Hits (25th anniversary limited edition signature issue)	ABBA	Album + Compilation	XE1999	Polydor (British label, see annotation)	517 007-2
1.3	S.O.S.	3:23	ABBA	The Collection	ABBA	Album + Compilation	-1999	Insight (Polygram sublabel)	559 228-2, 559 229-2, 559 230-2
1.8	S.O.S.	3:21	ABBA	The Complete Singles Collection	ABBA	Album + Compilation	DE1999	Polar, Polydor (British label, see annotation), Universal (plain logo “Universal” used by Universal Music and Universal Pictures)	65 289 1 (901 370-2)
Promotion
1.2	S.O.S.	?:??	ABBA	The Very Best of ABBA	ABBA	Album + Compilation	GB1989	Reader’s Digest	LEASY-A-7-193, RDCD87
Bootleg
1.7	SOS	3:17	ABBA	Best	ABBA	Album + Compilation	JP1990	CTA ("The CTA collections are unauthorized compilations that were allowable under Japanese law")	S-049

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engineer:	Michael B. Tretow
producer:	Benny Andersson (ABBA) Björn Ulvaeus
bass guitar:	Mike Watson (English‐Swedish rock musician) (from 1974-08-22 until 1974-08-23)
drums (drum set):	Ola Brunkert (from 1974-08-22 until 1974-08-23)
guitar:	Janne Schaffer (from 1974-08-22 until 1974-08-23) Björn Ulvaeus (from 1974-08-22 until 1974-08-23)
keyboard:	Benny Andersson (ABBA) (from 1974-08-22 until 1974-08-23)
arranger:	Benny Andersson (ABBA) Björn Ulvaeus

phonographic copyright (℗) by:	Polar Music AB (in 1975) Polar Music International AB (in 1975, in 2001, in 2014)

recorded at:	Glen Studio in Stockholms län (Stockholm county), Sweden (from 1974-08-22 until 1974-08-23)
mixed at:	Metronome Studio in Stockholm, Stockholms län (Stockholm county), Sweden

sampled by:	Getting Flipped Off In Switzerland By My Own Tulpas by The Third Vagina
mash-ups:	Final S.O.S. (Robert Parker vs. ABBA) by Star Man (mashup producer)

stream for free:	https://open.spotify.com/track/5pMmWfuL0FTGshYt7HVJ8P [info]

recording of:	SOS (from 1974-08-22 until 1974-08-23)

SOS

writer:	Stig Anderson (Stikkan) Benny Andersson (ABBA) Björn Ulvaeus
premiered by:	ABBA (Swedish pop group)

publisher:

EMI Grove Park Music, Inc.
EMI Music Publishing (do not use as a release label!)
Polar Music AB
Union Songs AB (publisher)
Universal Music Publishing (use ONLY if no country‐specific information is available)
Universal Music Publishing Group
Universal–Songs of PolyGram International, Inc.
Universal/Union Songs Musikförlag AB
シンコーミュージック・エンタテイメント (Shinko Music Entertainment Co., Ltd.)
ユニバーサル・ミュージック・パブリッシング Synch事業部 (Universal Music Publishing, Synch Division)
Union Songs Music (in 1975)

referred to in medleys:	More Stars (7″ mix) (7″ mix, duration: ~4:42) More Stars (12″ mix) (12″ mix, duration: ~11:56 on vinyl, ~11:38 on cd) ABBA Medley (order: 2) ABBA Cappella (order: 5)
later translated versions:	Paz de um grande amor S.O.S. (Asia Entertainment) S.O.S.
later versions:	S.O.S. (German version)
translated version of:	S.O.S.
part of:	Mamma Mia! (1999 musical)
is the basis for:	Bring Me Edelweiss
music quoted in:	Keep an Eye on Dan

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