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Hot off her stilleto heel-cameo in Mamma Mia 2, Cher just teased fans with another cut from her forthcoming album "Dancing Queen" featuring songs of ABBA covers.
Previously, she released a club version of "Gimme! Gimme! Gimme! A Man After Midnight," infused with the vocoder effect she made popular with her former 1998 hit "Believe."
This time, she adds the familiar flourish to ABBA's hit, "SOS."
Sample Cher's take on "SOS" in the clip below.
"SOS" was ABBA's first major worldwide hit from their self-titled 1975 album after "Waterloo," and appeared as a B-side to "Man in the Middle."
Cher teased her fans on Twitter.
Has anyone Heard SOS⁉️— Cher (@Cher)1535051819.0
Oh yes we did, Cher. And we're loving it!
Has anyone Heard SOS⁉️— Cher (@Cher)1535051819.0
The blend of opening ballad and uptempo pop of "SOS" fits comfortably in Cher's wheelhouse of catchy, danceable songs, and we can hardly wait to hear the singer's take on other ABBA hits like "Mamma Mia," "Waterloo," and "The Name of the Game."
@cher SOS was wonderful!can't wait to hear the rest of the CD— tom musser (@tom musser)1535150230.0
@VangelisPoly Wow I love Cher doing this, can't wait to hear her version of Dancing Queen!— 🌾 Tina Rice (@🌾 Tina Rice)1535142361.0
The iconic singer delighted audiences as Ruby Sheridan – Sophie's (Amanda Seyfried) grandmother and Donna's (Meryl Streep) mother in Mamma Mia 2 Here We Go Again, in which she sang "Fernando" and "Super Trooper."
Her performances were a tease for fans clamoring for more interpretations of classic ABBA hits. So it was only inevitable that the diva would record a full album's worth of covers of the Swedish pop group's catchy repertoire.
She dropped news of her 26th studio album while on a press tour for Mamma Mia 2.
The verdict is in. People can't get enough of her version of the song destined to be a new club hit.
@cher Oh maybe a few times ........Ok I’m lying it’s been on repeat for an hour already #CherSOS— ⚜Jamie chercrew⚜ (@⚜Jamie chercrew⚜)1535052003.0
@cher Dancing the day away.....SOS..... So when you're near me darling can't you hear me SOS. The love you gave me,… https://t.co/xeMqFeo1jx— Krystal (@Krystal)1535052135.0
@cher HELL YEAH!!! This has been me ALL DAY https://t.co/5KFq8wjpYK— Krystal (@Krystal)1535051950.0
@cher WEIRD!! Can’t get enough! https://t.co/fSGLKvIMDq— Dj L Taylor (@Dj L Taylor)1535051857.0
@cher YESSSSSS!!! I’m sure we’ve ALL #crew listened to it at least 100 times today!!! LOVE IT!! @cher 👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻 Awesome!!— ✨BA✨ (@✨BA✨)1535051926.0
@cher Omggg are you kidding?? Its on repeat here all day on my soundsystem.....good job babe... you NAILED it!!😍😍❤❤☄☄🛤🛤🎉🎉🔥🔥💋💋💋— Erickkkk (@Erickkkk)1535051876.0
Thank you, Cher, for keeping our summer spirits high as Labor Day approaches! https://t.co/Y4u89iXux2— huffpostqueer (@huffpostqueer)1535146216.0
Cher’s version of SOS by ABBA is breathing life into me— daniel pugh (@daniel pugh)1535119126.0
Until "Dancing Queen" is released on September 28, we'll just have to play "Gimme Gimme Gimme A Man After Midnight" and "SOS" on a loop.
H/T - YouTube, Twitter, RollingStone, Wikipedia