This classic song by ABBA tells the story of a couple's breakup, with the narrator reflecting on the pain of the situation and the fact that the winner of the breakup takes it all. The song is a powerful reminder of the heartache that comes with the end of a relationship, and
"The Winner Takes It All" is a song by the Swedish pop group ABBA, released on 21 July 1980 as the lead single from the group's seventh studio album, Super Trouper (1980). Penned by Björn Ulvaeus and Benny Andersson, it is a ballad in the key of G-flat major featuring Agnetha Fältskog on lead vocals, reflecting on the end of a relationship. Although Ulvaeus has denied the song being about his divorce from Fältskog, he has stated the song is about the experience of a divorce. The single's B-side was the non-album track "Elaine".