Dick Cavett Meets ABBA
Promotional photo after interview
Original language	English German
Production
Production locations	SVT Studios, Stockholm, Sweden
Original release
Release	12 September 1981 (1981-09-12)

Dick Cavett Meets ABBA is a 1981 television special featuring the Swedish pop group being interviewed by the American television personality Dick Cavett. ABBA also took to the stage, performing nine songs in a so-called "mini-concert". ^[1] A one-off broadcast was filmed and produced by Sveriges Television (SVT) in Stockholm, Sweden and broadcast 12 September 1981 as "Dick Cavett Meets ABBA". ^[2]

Rehearsals took place during the end of April; while Cavett's interview with the four members was conducted on 27 April 1981. The live performances were recorded on 28–29 April 1981. ^{[3] [4]}

The show consisted of a casual interview and a short concert, where the band performed nine songs, including two from the forthcoming album The Visitors. ^[5]

This was ABBA's last concert. ^[4]

• " Gimme! Gimme! Gimme! (A Man After Midnight)"
• " Super Trouper"
• " Two for the Price of One"
• " Slipping Through My Fingers"
• " Me and I"
• " On and On and On"
• " Knowing Me, Knowing You"
• " Summer Night City"
• " Thank You for the Music"

Six of the nine songs performed on the show have been officially released:

The following songs and videos from this performance appear on DVD 2 of the compilation album The Complete Studio Recordings.: ^[6]

• "Gimme! Gimme! Gimme! (A Man After Midnight)"
• "Super Trouper"
• "Two for the Price of One"
• "Slipping Through My Fingers"
• "On and On and On"

The following songs appeared on ABBA Live: ^[7]

• "Gimme! Gimme! Gimme! (A Man After Midnight)"
• "Super Trouper"
• "Two for the Price of One"
• "On and On and On"

The following songs appeared on the Thank You for the Music box set: ^[8]

• "Slipping Through My Fingers"
• "Me and I"

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