Dancing Queen

Dancing Queen by ABBA is featured in Prom Queen, the twentieth episode of Season Two. It is sung by Mercedes and Santana.

During their Junior Prom, Karofsky was crowned Prom King and Kurt was crowned Prom Queen, which was set up as a mean joke by the other students. After hearing the results of the announcement, Kurt runs out, devastated, shocked and embarrassed while Blaine quickly runs after him. Later, Kurt returns and accepts his crown, but Karofsky doesn't want to embarrass himself and he leaves - leaving Kurt alone on the dance floor with everyone staring. Blaine takes Kurt's hand and they dance while everyone watches. Mercedes and Santana sing Dancing Queen while people start to dance alongside Blaine and Kurt.

Lyrics[]

Mercedes and Santana with New Directions:
Ah, ah, ah, ah, ah, ah,
Ah, ah, ah, ah, ah, ah

Oh yeah, you can dance, you can jive,
Having the time of your life
Ooh, see that girl, watch that scene,
Digging the Dancing Queen (New Directions: Yeah)

Santana:
Friday night and the lights are low
Looking out for a place to go
Oh

Santana with New Directions:
Where they play the right music,
Getting in the swing
You come to look for a king

Mercedes (with New Directions Girls):
Anybody could be that guy
Night is young and the music's (high)

Mercedes with New Directions:
With a bit of rock music, everything is fine
You're in the mood for a dance

Mercedes and Santana with New Directions:
And when you get the chance
You are the Dancing Queen,
Young and sweet, only seventeen
Dancing Queen, feel the beat from the tambourine,
Oh yeah

You can dance, you can jive,
Having the time of your life
Oh, see that girl, watch that scene,
Digging the Dancing Queen (New Directions: Yeah)

Mercedes (with New Directions Girls):
You're a teaser, you turn 'em on
Leave them burning and then you're (gone)

Mercedes with New Directions:
Looking out for another, anyone will do
You're in the mood for a dance

Mercedes and Santana with New Directions:
And when you get the chance
You are the Dancing Queen,
Young and sweet, only seventeen
Dancing Queen, feel the beat from the tambourine,
Oh yeah

Santana with New Directions harmonizing (Mercedes):
You can dance, (You can dance)
You can jive, (You can jive)
Having the time of your life (Having the time of your life)
Ooh, see that girl, (and Mercedes: watch that scene)
Digging the Dancing Queen (New Directions: Yeah) (Dancing, Dancing Queen)

Santana and Mercedes with New Directions harmonizing:
Digging the Dancing Queen

Santana:
The Dancing Queen, hey

Mercedes and Santana:
Digging the Dancing Queen!

Trivia[]

Lea Michele, Alex Newell, Chord Overstreet, Harry Shum Jr., Darren Criss, Becca Tobin, and Jenna Ushkowitz performed this at the 2015 Family Equality Council Los Angeles Awards Dinner.
This song also appeared in Mamma Mia! The Movie and Mamma Mia! The Musical.
This song was released the day before Cory Monteith's birthday.
This is the first of the two songs by ABBA that were performed in Glee, with Mamma Mia being the second ad The Winner Takes It All being the third.