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ABBA never officially broke up, but by 1983 they had essentially dissolved. The former members would go on to have mixed careers and despite occasional public appearances together never did reunite despite a reported offer in 2000 of $1,000,000,000 (yes, you read that right, that's a ''billion dollars'') to do a reunion tour consisting of 100 concerts.
This was not however the end of ABBA in popular culture. The music remained popular, steady sellers and formed the background for the 1994 Australian [[Cult Classic]] ''[[Muriel's Wedding|Muriels Wedding]]'' - ABBA has always been especially huge in the [[Land Down Under]]. More directly, Benny and Björn collaborated twice in the realm of musical theater. First with lyricist [[Tim Rice]] on ''[[Chess (theatre)|Chess]]'', and later in the creation of ''[[Mamma Mia!]]'', a stage musical based around the ABBA songs. The musical, opening first in 1999 in London and in New York in 2001 has proved enormously popular with global audiences. In 2008 a movie version was released staring [[Meryl Streep]], [[Pierce Brosnan]] and [[Amanda Seyfried]] (who, at 22, was born well after the group dissolved). That film was such a smash hit it made $100+ million ''before'' it opened in North America.
The compilation album 'ABBA Gold: Greatest Hits', first released in 1992 has just (as of August 2008) reached the number one slot in the UK album charts for the fifth time - a sign, if any were needed, of ABBA's enduring popularity.
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** The three songs the band initially recorded for their ninth album, "You Owe Me One", "I Am The City" and "Just Like That" (which is still unreleased) are joyful and upbeat. However, when the album was cancelled they decided to record three new songs for a Greatest Hits. Something must have happened between the sessions because the last three songs they recorded, "Under Attack", "Cassandra" and "The Day Before You Came" are very dark indeed (well, Under Attack isn't musically, but it is lyrically).
* [[Creator Cameo]]: In the [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pL2_PZwKDPg "Head Over Heels" video], Frida bumps into director Lasse Hallstrom (the guy in the puffy blue coat).
** Benny and Bjorn appeared in the movie version of ''[[Mamma Mia!]]''.<ref>Benny as a pianist in the middle of the sea during "Dancing Queen", Bjorn fittingly as a God during "Waterloo".</ref>
* [[Cute Clumsy Girl]]: Agnetha was rarely a flashy dancer. This is because, according to her own words, she didn't have as much control over her body as Frida did. There're many fans who describe her dancing as definitely clumsy. Less subjectively, she has also claimed that she can't drive boats without crashing them on the dock and she's bad with computers.
* [[Day in the Life]]: "The Day Before You Came".
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