People Need Love

"People Need Love"
Standard European artwork (Swedish picture sleeve)
Single by Björn & Benny, Agnetha & Anni-Frid
from the album Ring Ring
B-side"Merry-Go-Round (En karusell)"
Released1 June 1972
Recorded29 March 1972
StudioMetronome, Stockholm, Sweden
Genre
Length2:45
LabelPolar
Songwriter(s)
Producer(s)
  • Benny Andersson
  • Björn Ulvaeus
Björn & Benny, Agnetha & Anni-Frid singles chronology
"People Need Love"
(1972)
"He Is Your Brother"
(1972)
Björn & Benny singles chronology
"En Karusell"
(1972)
"People Need Love"
(1972)
"He Is Your Brother"
(1972)
Anni-Frid Lyngstad singles chronology
"Vi är alla bara barn i början / Kom och sjung en sång"
(1972)
"People Need Love"
(1972)
"Man vill ju leva lite dessemellan"
(1972)
Agnetha Fältskog singles chronology
"Sången föder dig tillbaka"
(1972)
"People Need Love"
(1972)
"He Is Your Brother"
(1972)
Audio video
"People Need Love" on YouTube

"People Need Love" is the debut single recorded in March 1972 by Swedish pop group ABBA, at the time known as Björn & Benny, Agnetha & Anni-Frid. The song was on the group's first album, Ring Ring, released in 1973.

"People Need Love" first charted in Sweden at number 20 in late July 1972, then in August it peaked at number 17 for two weeks on the Kvällstoppen chart, staying on the chart for four weeks in total.