I Have a Dream (song)

"I Have a Dream"
Single by ABBA
from the album Voulez-Vous
B-side
Released7 December 1979
RecordedMarch 1979
StudioPolar, Stockholm, Sweden
Genre
Length4:45
LabelPolar Music
Songwriters
Producers
  • Benny Andersson
  • Björn Ulvaeus
ABBA singles chronology
"As Good as New"
(1979)
"I Have a Dream"
(1979)
"The Winner Takes It All"
(1980)
Alternative cover
Spanish single cover for "Estoy Soñando"
Lyric video
"I Have A Dream" on YouTube

"I Have a Dream" is a song by the Swedish pop group ABBA, recorded for their sixth studio album Voulez-Vous (1979). The song features lead vocals by Anni-Frid Lyngstad. A stark departure from the rest of Voulez-Vous, "I Have a Dream" is a schlager-influenced Europop ballad about hope and resilience. It is notable as one of only two studio recordings by ABBA to feature vocals from outside the group, with the Stockholm International School children's choir being featured in the final verse and chorus. "I Have a Dream" was released on 7 December 1979 as the fifth and final single from Voulez-Vous by Polar Music.

"I Have a Dream" proved a major chart success in Europe, reaching the top three in nearly every country in the region. In the United Kingdom, it peaked at number two on the UK singles chart, rewarding the group their 14th consecutive top ten hit there. The single also reached the top spot on the Canadian adult contemporary chart. In contrast, "I Have a Dream" proved a chart failure in Australia. A Spanish version of the single, "Estoy Soñando", was also recorded and released, topping the charts in Argentina and reaching the top ten in Spain.

The single is featured on ABBA Gold (1992), and was also included in both the Mamma Mia! play and the film of the same name. The song would later be covered by Irish boy group Westlife twenty years later, becoming the UK Christmas number one single of 1999.