"Happy New Year"
Single by ABBA
from the album Super Trouper
B-side	"Andante, Andante"
Released	15 December 1980[1]
Recorded	January 1980
Length	4:23
Label	Epic
Songwriter(s)	Benny Andersson Björn Ulvaeus
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

"Happy New Year" is a song by Swedish group ABBA from their 1980 album Super Trouper, with lead vocals by Agnetha Fältskog, and originally with very limited release as a single in December of that year. Its working title was "Daddy Don't Get Drunk on Christmas Day".^[2] The song is especially popular in Vietnam.^[3]

The Spanish-language version of the song, "Felicidad",^[4] was released in 1980 in Spanish-speaking 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 ABBA 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"
Single by A-Teens
Released	3 December 1999[12]
Length	4:24
Label	Universal Music Group
Songwriter(s)	Benny Andersson Björn Ulvaeus
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

ABBA version[edit] Year Chart Peak position 1999–2000 Germany (Official German Charts)[8] 75 Netherlands (Single Top 100)[7] 15 Norway (VG-lista)[9] 20 Sweden (Sverigetopplistan)[1] 27 2007 Sweden (Sverigetopplistan)[14] 22 2008 Denmark (Tracklisten)[10] 25 Norway (VG-lista)[15] 11 Sweden (Sverigetopplistan)[14] 4 2009 Denmark (Tracklisten)[16] 14 Germany (Official German Charts)[8] 77 Norway (VG-lista)[15] 5 Sweden (Sverigetopplistan)[14] 5 2010 Denmark (Tracklisten)[16] 16 Germany (Official German Charts)[8] 88 Norway (VG-lista)[15] 11 Russia Airplay (TopHit)[17] 86 Sweden (Sverigetopplistan)[14] 9 2011 Denmark (Tracklisten)[16] 15 Germany (Official German Charts)[8] 93 Netherlands (Single Top 100)[18] 8 Norway (VG-lista)[15] 18 Sweden (Sverigetopplistan)[14] 42 2012 Denmark (Tracklisten)[16] 26 Germany (Official German Charts)[8] 75 Netherlands (Single Top 100)[18] 11 Sweden (Sverigetopplistan)[14] 51 2013 Germany (Official German Charts)[8] 83 Netherlands (Single Top 100)[18] 17 Slovenia (SloTop50)[19] 21 Sweden (Sverigetopplistan)[14] 57 2014 Germany (Official German Charts)[8] 83 Denmark (Tracklisten)[16] 38 Netherlands (Single Top 100)[18] 24 Slovenia (SloTop50)[20] 44 Sweden (Sverigetopplistan)[14] 54 2015 Netherlands (Single Top 100)[18] 48 2016 Slovenia (SloTop50)[21] 40 Sweden (Sverigetopplistan)[14] 73 2018 Slovenia (SloTop50)[22] 33 UK Physical Chart (OCC)[23] 3 2019 Slovenia (SloTop50)[24] 46 Switzerland (Schweizer Hitparade)[25] 86 2020 Slovenia (SloTop50)[26] 33 2021 Slovenia (SloTop50)[27] 18 2022 Finland Airplay (Radiosoittolista)[28] 93 Russia Airplay (TopHit)[29] 97 Vietnam (Vietnam Hot 100)[30] 29 A-Teens version[edit] Chart (1999–2000) Peak position Finland (Suomen virallinen lista)[31] 12 Sweden (Sverigetopplistan)[12] 4 Lova version[edit] Chart (2021) Peak position Sweden (Sverigetopplistan)[32] 60 Year-end charts[edit] Chart (1999) Position Sweden (Sverigetopplistan)[33] 82

Certifications[edit]

Region	Certification	Certified units/sales
Denmark (IFPI Danmark)[34]	Gold	45,000
Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone.

References[edit]

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