Music video description
"The Name of the Game" from the repertoire of Swedish pop band ABBA is a song that was included on the group's fifth studio album titled "ABBA: The Album" in 1977. The song quickly reached the top of the European charts, and maintained its dominance on the UK singles chart for four consecutive weeks. The song was given the working title "A Bit of Myself." Apparently, the opening riff played on bass and synthesizer was inspired by the song "I Wish" from the repertoire of Stevie Wondera, which was highly regarded by members of the band ABBA.
The song "The Name of the Game" appears in the 1977 feature film "ABBA: The Movie," and when it was released as a single, the song "I Wonder" was featured on the website. The material was recorded at the Sydney Showground in Australia in early March. Billboard magazine considered the hit "The Name of the Game" one of the band's most dignified and dramatic works. As a point of interest, it is worth mentioning that in 1996 the band The Fugees used a sample from the single in their song "Rumble in the Jungle."