Editing ABBA (section)

=== Political use of ABBA's music ===
[[John McCain]] used the song "Take a Chance on Me" for [[John McCain 2008 presidential campaign|his 2008 presidential campaign]].<ref>{{cite news |title=Candidates' Theme Songs Set Campaign Tone |url=https://abcnews.go.com/Politics/Vote2008/story?id=4215545&page=1 |work=ABC News |date=30 January 2008}}</ref> McCain publicly expressed his liking of the band.<ref>{{cite magazine |last1=Suddath |first1=Claire |title=A Brief History of Campaign Songs - TIME |url=https://content.time.com/time/specials/packages/article/0,28804,1840981_1840998_1840943,00.html |magazine=Time |date=18 September 2008}}</ref><ref>{{cite magazine |last1=Widdicombe |first1=Lizzie |title=Buddy Song |url=https://www.newyorker.com/magazine/2008/08/11/buddy-song |magazine=The New Yorker |date=4 August 2008}}</ref>

In September 2010, band members Andersson and Ulvaeus criticised the right-wing [[Danish People's Party]] (DF) for using the ABBA song "Mamma Mia" (with modified lyrics referencing [[Pia Kjærsgaard]]) at rallies. The band threatened to file a lawsuit against the DF, saying they never allowed their music to be used politically and that they had absolutely no interest in supporting the party. Their record label Universal Music later stated that no legal action would be taken because an agreement had been reached.<ref>{{cite news|title=Abba Anger Over Danish Far-right's Use of Mamma Mia|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-11403230|access-date=5 May 2011|work=BBC News|date=24 September 2010| archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20110409010233/http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-11403230| archive-date= 9 April 2011 | url-status= live}}</ref>

In August 2024 after [[Donald Trump]] played several of their songs and used footage of the group at a campaign rally, ABBA demanded he stop using their music. Their record company, Universal Music, said they had not been asked for permission to use ABBA music or videos by the Trump campaign and that footage from the event must be "immediately taken down and removed".<ref>{{Cite news |last1=Bryant |first1=Miranda |last2=Salam |first2=Erum |date=29 August 2024 |title=Abba demand Trump campaign stop using their music at rallies |url=https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/article/2024/aug/29/abba-demands-trump-campaign-stop-using-their-music-at-campaign-rallies |access-date=29 August 2024 |work=The Guardian |language=en-GB}}</ref>