| "Tiger" | |
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| Song byABBA | |
| from the albumArrival | |
| Released | October 11, 1976 (1976-10-11) |
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| Length | 2:55 |
| Label | Polar |
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| "Tiger" onYouTube | |
"Tiger" is a song by the Swedishpop bandABBA. The song was released on the 1976 albumArrival.
"Tiger" is written from the perspective of a threatening entity warning the listener of the dangers of the city: "People who fear me never come near me, I am the tiger".[3] The exact meaning behind "Tiger" is debated, although most speculators agree "tiger" is used as ametaphor for dangerous aspects of city life. Some hypothesize the tiger represents a stalker orserial killer, while others believe the tiger symbolizes the harmful nature ofillicit drugs.[4][5]
The vocals for the song were sung byAgnetha Fältskog andAnni-Frid Lyngstad.
In the 1977 concert tours, the song was preceded by "the sound of helicopters booming over the speakers".[1] ABBA also performed the song in the filmABBA: The Movie.[6]
The music video for "Tiger" features all four members of ABBA dressed in denim clothing riding in aChevy at nighttime.[7] It was aired on the "ABBA-Dabba-Dooo!" TV special.
Bright lights, dark shadows: the real story of Abba described the song as "rocky".[1]The Guardian described the song as "gripping".[8]
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...the predatory "Tiger," a fabulously unsettling psycho-pop thriller of urban dystopia...