LISTEN: This ABBA member’s breakout solo hit was a stalker anthem for the ages
Dancing Queen and Gimme! Gimme! Gimme!,unofficially dissolved in 1982 after 10 years of ruling the airwaves.But the band’s breakup did have an upside: it launched the solo career of ABBA member Anni-Frid Lyngstad, a.k.a.
Frida, who went from one of four to a superstar in her own right. Frida released two albums in English after leaving ABBA. Her first, Something’s Going On, was a massive success, thanks in no small part to its lead single, “I Know There’s Something Going On.”She recorded the album in early 1982 while still a part of ABBA, teaming up with legendary musician Phil Collins, who produced the album and also provided drums and backing vocals.
Frida’s solo work was a sonic departure from the synth-pop world of ABBA, instead turning to rock-infused, drum-heavy sounds that gave her a brand all her own.“I Know There’s Something Going On” tells the story of a woman uncovering her lover’s infidelity. “I call, you’re not at home / You’re home, but you’re not alone / If you wanna leave then why don’t you say it / Your love has gone anyway / I know there’s something going on,” she sings.The music video is chock-full of all the ‘80s camp you’d expect.
It shows Frida receiving incriminating photos from a private investigator, showing her photographer boyfriend spending time with one of his models.
