Background
Recording for Under Attack began between 2 and 4 August 1982 at Polar Music Studios, Stockholm. The group had originally intended to release a new studio album, but the stress of the working environment led them to indefinitely shelve the project and instead release a double-album compilation of their past singles. Since it was decided that there would be two new tracks on the compilation, ABBA set to work recording the songs. The two tracks that made it onto what became "The Singles: The First 10 Years" were "The Day Before You Came" and "Under Attack". The former was released as a single in October 1982. The video for "Under Attack" was filmed in 16 November 1982. The song contains fragments from two unreleased ABBA songs: "Just Like That" and "Rubber Ball Man".
On 11 December 1982, ABBA performed the song on the BBC's Late Late Breakfast Show, in what was their last collective performance.
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