Wrap Your Arms Around Me (song)

"Wrap Your Arms Around Me" is the second single from former ABBA star Agnetha Fältskog's solo-album of the same name. The single featured an edit of the album version which was also included on the 12" single released exclusively in the UK.

"Wrap Your Arms Around Me" was Fältskog's second solo single after the "The Heat Is On". It reached number one in Belgium^[2] and number four in The Netherlands^[3] and two in South Africa, and was also a Top 10 hit in Norway (#5) and Poland (#9). It was the most successful single from the album in Ireland, besting the #28 position of "The Heat Is On" by reaching #15. By contrast, the song failed to reach the UK Top 40 (peaking at #44).^[4]

The single's B-side was another Tomas Ledin composition, "Take Good Care Of Your Children".

In 2009, the song was remixed as a nine-minute edit by Belgian dance music producer Villa.

Cover versions

nl:Bonnie St. Claire performed the Dutch version, "Sla je arm om me heen"^[5] in 1983.

Sylvie Vartan performed the French version, "Des heures de désir"^[6] in 1984.

Britta Phillips covered the song on her debut album, "Luck Or Magic" in 2016.

Chart performance

Chart (1983)	Peak Position
Austria (Ö3 Austria Top 40)^[7]	20
Belgium (Ultratop 50 Flanders)^[8]	1
Netherlands (Single Top 100)^[9]	4
Germany (Official German Charts)^[10]	30
Ireland (IRMA)^[11]	15
UK Singles (Official Charts Company)^[12]	44

References

↑ http://www.45cat.com/record/a3622
↑ Belgium Charts www.ultratop.be Retrieved January 9, 2016
↑ Netherland Charts dutchcharts.nl Retrieved January 9, 2016.
↑ UK Charts Retrieved January 9, 2016.
↑ Sla je arm om me heen (Swiss Charts) swisscharts.com Retrieved January 9, 2016
↑ Des heures de désir (Swiss Charts) swisscharts.com Retrieved January 9, 2016.
↑ "Austriancharts.at – Agnetha Fältskog – Wrap Your Arms Around Me" (in German). Ö3 Austria Top 40. Retrieved March 22, 2016.
↑ "Ultratop.be – Agnetha Fältskog – Wrap Your Arms Around Me" (in Dutch). Ultratop 50. Retrieved March 22, 2016.
↑ "Dutchcharts.nl – Agnetha Fältskog – Wrap Your Arms Around Me" (in Dutch). Single Top 100. Retrieved March 22, 2016.
↑ "Offiziellecharts.de – Agnetha Fältskog – Wrap Your Arms Around Me". GfK Entertainment Charts. Retrieved October 22, 2016.
↑ "The Irish Charts – Search Results – Wrap Your Arms Around Me". Irish Singles Chart. Retrieved March 22, 2016.
↑ "Archive Chart: 1983-08-06" UK Singles Chart. Retrieved March 22, 2016.

Agnetha Fältskog

Swedish albums	Agnetha Fältskog Agnetha Fältskog vol. 2 Som jag är När en vacker tanke blir en sång Elva kvinnor i ett hus Nu tändas tusen juleljus (with Linda Ulvaeus) Kom följ med i vår karusell (with Christian Ulvaeus)

English albums	Wrap Your Arms Around Me Eyes of a Woman I Stand Alone My Colouring Book A

Compilation albums	Agnetha Fältskogs bästa Tio år med Agnetha Teamtoppen 1 Sjung denna sång Agnetha Collection Agnetha in Germany Geh' Mit Gott My Love, My Life Agnetha Fältskogs svensktoppar That's Me My Very Best

Swedish singles	"Följ med mig"/"Jag var så kär" "Slutet gott, allting gott"/"Utan dej mitt liv går vidare" "En sommar med dej"/"Försonade" "Den jag väntat på"/"Allting har förändrat sig" "Sjung denna sång"/"Någontin händer med mig" "Snövit och de sju dvärgarna"/"Min farbror Jonathan" "Fram för svenska sommaren"/"En gång fanns bara vi två" "Tag min hand låt oss bli vänner"/"Hjärtats kronprins" "Zigenarvän"/"Som en vind kom tu till mig" "Skål kära vän"/"Det handlar om kärlek" "Om tårar vore guld"/"Litet solskensbarn" "Som ett eko"/"Tad det bara med ro" "En sång och en saga"/"Jag skall göra allt" "Kungens vaktparad"/"Jag vill att du skall bli lycklig" "Många gånger än"/"Han lämnar mig för att komma till dig" "Nya ord"/"Dröm är dröm och saga saga" "Vart ska min kärlek föra"/"Nu ska du bli silla" "Tio mil kvar till Korpilombolo"/"Så glad som dina ögon" "Vi har hunnit fram till refrängen"/"En sång om sorg och glädje" "Golliwog" "Dom har glömt"/"Gulleplutt" "SOS" / "Visa i åttonde månaden" "När du tar mig i din famn"/"Jag var så kär" "Karusellvisan"/"Litan och trött" "På söndag"/"Mitt namn är blom"

English singles	"Here for Your Love" "Never Again" "The Heat Is On" "Wrap Your Arms Around Me" "Can't Shake Loose" "It's So Nice To Be Rich" "I Won't Let You Go" "One Way Love" "Just One Heart" "The Angels Cry" "The Way You Are" "The Last Time" "I Wasn't the One (Who Said Goodbye)" "Let It Shine" "The Queen of Hearts" "If I Thought You'd Ever Change Your Mind" "When You Walk in the Room" "Sometimes When I'm Dreaming" "The One Who Loves You Now" "When You Really Loved Someone" "Dance Your Pain Away" "I Should've Followed You Home"

Filmography	ABBA: The Movie Nöjesmaskinen Casanova of Sweden

Books	As I Am: ABBA Before & Beyond

Record labels	Cupol CBS Records Polar Music Warner Music Group

Related articles	Discography ABBA (article discography template) Björn Ulvaeus Linda Ulvaeus Christian Ulvaeus Anni-Frid Lyngstad Benny Andersson Stig Anderson

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