"The Winner Takes It All", originally titled "The Story of My Life", was written by both Björn Ulvaeus and Benny Andersson, with Fältskog singing the lead vocal. The lyrics to the song were thought to mirror the divorce between Ulvaeus and Fältskog in 1979. ABBA - The Winner Takes It All (1980) HD 0815007. ForbiddenInGermany2. 168K subscribers. Subscribe. Subscribed. 548K. 149M views 13 years ago. ABBA - The Winner Takes It All (1980). Here's all you need to know about the classic love song (tissues at the ready): Who wrote 'The Winner Takes It All'? Benny (left) and Bjorn (right) in 2014. Picture: Getty Like most ABBA songs, it was written by Benny Andersson and Björn Ulvaeus. It originally had the title 'The Story of My Life'. 75 Likes, TikTok video from Dec Long (@decpiano): "THE WINNER TAKES IT ALL / ABBA #fyp #music #piano #abba #thewinnertakesitall". The Winner Takes It Alloriginal sound - Dec Long. [Verse 1] I don't wanna talk About things we've gone through Though it's hurting me Now it's history I've played all my cards And that's what you've done too Nothing more to say No more ace to play [Chorus] The winner takes it all The loser's standing small Beside the victory That's her destiny [Verse 2] I was in your arms Thinking I belonged there Stiff and metrical When ABBA's Benny Andersson and Björn Ulvaeus brought their latest song to Polar Music Studios in Stockholm, Sweden, on June 2, 1980, they knew they had a winner on their hands. REMASTERED IN HD! UP TO 4K!! Listen to the new album: Listen to more music by ABBA: https://abba.lnk.to/musicID Follow ABBA: The Winner Takes It All Lyrics: I don't wanna talk / About things we've gone through / Though it's hurting me, now it's history / I've played all my cards / And that's what you've done, too l4JQjU.