Happy New Year (song)

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"Happy New Year"
Happy New Year Abba 45.jpg
Single by ABBA
from the album Super Trouper
B-side"Andante, Andante"
Released15 December 1980[1]
RecordedJanuary 1980
Length4:23
LabelEpic
Songwriter(s)
Producer(s)
  • Andersson
  • Ulvaeus
ABBA singles chronology
"Super Trouper"
(1980) 		"Happy New Year"
(1980) 		"Andante, Andante"
(1981)
Music video
"Happy New Year" (Official) on YouTube
"Felicidad"
Cover for Argentinian release
Cover for Argentinian release

"Happy New Year" is a song by Swedish group ABBA from their 1980 album Super Trouper. The lead vocals are by Agnetha Fältskog. The song's working title was the more festive and humorous "Daddy Don't Get Drunk on Christmas Day".[2] As a single, the English version originally had a only very limited release in December 1980. The song is especially popular in Vietnam[3]

The Spanish-language version of the song, "Felicidad"[4] was released in 1980 in Spanish-language territories.[5] The single reportedly charted in the top 5 in Argentina and was included on the South American versions of the Super Trouper album.[6] It was first released on CD as part of the 1994 Polydor US compilation Más ABBA Oro, and in 1999 on the expanded re-release of ABBA Oro: Grandes Éxitos.

In 1999, the English version of the song was re-released for the new millennium, and charted at no. 27 in Sweden, no. 15 in the Netherlands and no. 75 in Germany.[1][7][8]

In 2008, it was released again in several countries, and charted at no. 4 in Sweden, no. 11 in Norway and no. 25 in Denmark.[1][9][10] It re-entered the Swedish and Norwegian charts in 2009 at no. 5 in both charts and no. 8 in the Netherlands in 2011.[1][9][7] It has since gone on to regularly chart in some countries upon the turn of new year.[1][7][8]

In December 2011 a silver glitter vinyl single limited to 500 pieces was released including the songs Happy New Year and The Way Old Friends Do. The edition was available from the official ABBA site and the ABBF fan site only. It was sold out within the day of announcing the release.[11]

Upon the release of ABBA: The 40th Anniversary Singles Box Set on 5 May 2014, it was discovered that an alternate mix of "Andante, Andante" was used on the b-side of the single in the boxset instead of the original album version.

A-Teens version[]

"Happy New Year"
ATEENSHappyNewYear.jpg
Single by A-Teens
Released3 December 1999[12]
Length4:24
LabelUniversal Music Group
Songwriter(s)
Producer(s)
  • Björn Stigsson
  • Andreas Rickstrand
A-Teens singles chronology
"Gimme! Gimme! Gimme! (A Man After Midnight)"
(1999) 		"Happy New Year"
(1999) 		"Dancing Queen"
(2000)

The song was covered by the A-Teens, released as a single in 1999. The single was released to celebrate the arrival of the new millennium, which explains the last line in the song's third verse being altered to "in the end of ninety-nine"; as opposed to the original's "in the end of eighty-nine". It reached no. 4 on the Swedish charts becoming the band's fourth consecutive top ten in the country earning a Gold certification weeks after its release.[13] The single was not released worldwide, only in selected countries. "Happy New Year", was released in Chile after their visit in February 2000. A music video was made to support the single's release.

Track listing[]

Scandinavian 2-Track CD single

  1. "Happy New Year" [Radio version] – 4:24
  2. "Happy New Year" [Extended version] – 6:52

Scandinavian CD Maxi

  1. "Happy New Year" [Radio version] – 4:24
  2. "Happy New Year" [Extended version] – 6:52
  3. "Mamma Mia" [The Bold & the Beautiful Glamourmix Edit] – 3:46
  4. "Super Trouper" [W.I.P.] – 6:10

Charts[]

Certifications[]

Region Certification Certified units/sales
Denmark (IFPI Danmark)[31] Gold 45,000double-dagger

double-dagger Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone.

References[]

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  2. ^ T. Dijkema. "ABBA Annual 1980". Abbaannual.com. Archived from the original on 3 May 2005.
  3. ^ Rama, Martin (19 February 2018). "'Happy New Year!', with a bittersweet smile". VnExpress International. Retrieved 26 November 2021.
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  5. ^ Felicidad (7 inch). ABBA. RCA Records. 1980. E-0045.CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)
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  11. ^ Felpin (21 November 2011). "Happy New Year vinyl single". ABBA- Latest Releases. Retrieved 14 January 2012.
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  13. ^ "År 1999" (PDF). IFPI Sweden. Archived from the original (PDF) on 14 January 2016.
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  27. ^ "Tedenska lestvica > 53 Teden: 28.12.2020 – 03.01.2021". SloTop (in Slovenian). Retrieved 3 February 2021.
  28. ^ "A-teens: Happy New Year" (in Finnish). Musiikkituottajat – IFPI Finland. Retrieved 4 June 2014.
  29. ^ "Veckolista Singlar, vecka 51" (in Swedish). Sverigetopplistan. Retrieved 23 December 2021.
  30. ^ "Årslista Singlar – År 1999" (in Swedish). Hitlistan. Archived from the original on 22 July 2015. Retrieved 25 January 2019.
  31. ^ "Danish single certifications – ABBA – Happy New Year". IFPI Danmark. Retrieved 27 December 2020.
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