Step 1 : Introduction to the question "Pop group ABBA named one of its biggest hits after what historical battle?"
...ABBA’s breakthrough hit “Waterloo,” released in 1974, was inspired by the historic 1815 Battle of Waterloo, where Napoleon Bonaparte suffered his final defeat. The song cleverly uses the battle as a playful metaphor, comparing a woman’s surrender to love to Napoleon surrending during at Waterloo. With its upbeat melody and witty lyrics, “Waterloo” won the Eurovision Song Contest and catapulted the Swedish pop group to international fame. The song soared to global success, becoming one of the most iconic hits of the 1970s.