On 6 April 1974 the song was the winning entry for Sweden in the 1974 Eurovision Song Contest.
The Swedish version of the single was a double A-side with "Honey, Honey" (Swedish version).
It reached the U.S. Top 10 and went on to sell nearly six million copies, making it one of the best-selling singles in history.
At the 50th anniversary celebration of the Eurovision Song Contest in 2005, it was chosen as the best song in the competition's history.
The original title of the song was "Honey Pie".