Head over Heels (ABBA song)

"Head Over Heels"
Single by ABBA
from the album The Visitors
B-side"The Visitors"
Released5 February 1982 (1982-02-05)
Recorded2 September 1981
StudioPolar Music Studios
Genre
Length3:45
LabelPolar Music
Songwriters
Producers
  • Benny Andersson
  • Björn Ulvaeus
ABBA singles chronology
"When All Is Said and Done"
(1981)
"Head Over Heels"
(1982)
"The Visitors"
(1982)
Music video
"Head Over Heels" on YouTube

"Head Over Heels" is a song recorded by the Swedish recording group ABBA for their eighth studio album The Visitors. With lead vocals provided by Agnetha Fältskog, it was released as the album's third overall single on 5 February 1982 via Polar Music. Unlike the majority of The Visitors, "Head over Heels" features a more lighthearted sound that is influenced by tango music, and which has a satirical undertone. The song was not released in the United States and Canada, where its B-side, "The Visitors", was chosen instead.

It received mixed reviews from music critics, and was seen as a weaker effort than usual by the group. It was also not a major chart success, reaching the top ten only in Austria, Belgium, and the Netherlands. In the United Kingdom, "Head over Heels" broke the group's record of eighteen consecutive top ten hits, peaking at number 25 on the UK singles chart. The song's music video was the last by the group to be directed by Lasse Hallström.

"Head over Heels" is featured on the compilation More ABBA Gold: More ABBA Hits.