The ABBA Generation

"Mamma Mia"
The ABBA Generation
Studio album by A★TEENS
Released	August 25, 1999; (Sweden); May 11, 2000; (US)
Recorded	January–March 1999 in Sweden
Genre	Pop, Europop
Length	42:50
Label	Stockholm Records; MCA Records
Producer	Ole Evenrude, Johan S, Thomas Johansson, Ronald Malmberg, Hartmann, Langhoff
A★TEENS chronology
The ABBA Generation
	U.S. edition
Singles from The ABBA Generation
	"Mamma Mia"; Released: May 1999; "Super Trouper"; Released: August 1999; "Gimme! Gimme! Gimme! (A Man After Midnight)"; Released: October 1999; "Dancing Queen"; Released: March 2000; "The Name of the Game"; Released: 2000; "Take a Chance on Me"; Released: 2000;

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
Allmusic	^[1]
The A.V. Club	(average)^[2]
Entertainment Weekly	B+^[3]
laut.de	^[4]
Rolling Stone	^[5]

The ABBA Generation is the debut studio albun by Swedish group A★TEENS, consisting of well-known ABBA songs in modern and upbeat versions.

Recorded in Sweden in early 1999, was released later that year internationally and in 2000 in the United States. It spawned 4 hit singles, including the Swedish number-one "Mamma Mia". The album was certified Platinum or Gold in 22 different territories around the world.^[6] The album was a moderate success in Japan, where it peaked at number eighteen, selling 61,810 copies. The ABBA Generation generated the best reviews from the band's career. Different covers and versions of the album were released around the world, in the process the A★TEENS recorded two tracks in Spanish, "Mamma Mia" and "Gimme! Gimme! Gimme!" for the Latin American market.

Track listing

All tracks written by Benny Andersson and Björn Ulvaeus, except as noted.

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
1.	"Mamma Mia"	Andersson, Ulvaeus, Stig Anderson	3:47
2.	"Gimme! Gimme! Gimme! (A Man After Midnight)"		3:57
3.	"Super Trouper"		3:52
4.	"One of Us"		3:55
5.	"Voulez-Vous"		3:42
6.	"S.O.S."		3:12
7.	"Dancing Queen"	Andersson, Ulvaeus, Anderson	3:50
8.	"Take a Chance on Me"		3:53
9.	"Lay All Your Love on Me"		4:03
10.	"The Name of the Game"	Andersson, Ulvaeus, Anderson	4:22
11.	"Our Last Summer"		4:28

Argentina, Mexico and Venezuela edition bonus tracks
No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
12.	"Mamma Mia" (Spanish Version)	Andersson, Ulvaeus, Anderson	3:43
13.	"Gimme! Gimme! Gimme! (A Man After Midnight)" (Spanish Version)		3:54

Japan edition bonus tracks
No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
12.	"Knowing Me, Knowing You"	Andersson, Ulvaeus, Anderson	4:28
13.	"Mamma Mia" (Jam Lab Remix)	Andersson, Ulvaeus, Anderson	3:56
14.	"Super Trouper" (Pinocchio Remix)		5:08

US Target edition bonus track
No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
12.	"A★TEENS Mega Mix"	Andersson, Ulvaeus, Anderson	7:36

Charts and certifications

Weekly charts

Chart (1999–2000)	Peak position
Austrian Albums (Ö3 Austria)^[7]	2
Dutch Albums (MegaCharts)^[8]	2
Finnish Albums (Suomen virallinen lista)^[9]	2
French Albums (SNEP)^[10]	39
German Albums (Offizielle Top 100)^[11]	2
Hungarian Albums (MAHASZ)^[12]	7
Japanese Albums (Oricon)^[13]	18
Norwegian Albums (VG-lista)^[14]	2
Spanish Albums (Promusicae)^[15]	19
Swedish Albums (Sverigetopplistan)^[16]	1
Swiss Albums (Schweizer Hitparade)^[17]	12
UK Albums (OCC)^[18]	85
US Billboard 200^[19]	71

Year-end charts

Chart (2000)	Position
German Albums Chart^[20]	21

Certifications


Region	Certification	Certified units/Sales
Argentina (CAPIF)^[21]	Platinum	60,000^{^}
Austria (IFPI Austria)^[22]	Gold	25,000^*
Finland (Musiikkituottajat)^[23]	Platinum	43,628^[23]
Mexico (AMPROFON)^[24]	Gold	75,000^{^}
Netherlands (NVPI)^[25]	Platinum	100,000^{^}
Norway (IFPI Norway)^[26]	Platinum	50,000^*
Poland (ZPAV)^[27]	Platinum	100,000^*
Spain (PROMUSICAE)^[28]	Platinum	100,000^{^}
Sweden (GLF)^[29]	2× Platinum	160,000^{^}
Switzerland (IFPI Switzerland)^[30]	Gold	25,000^{^}
United States (RIAA)^[31]	Gold	500,000^{^}
Summaries
Europe (IFPI)^[32]	Platinum	1,000,000^*
^*sales figures based on certification alone ^{^}shipments figures based on certification alone

Release history

August 25, 1999 (Sweden^[33])
May 16, 2000 (USA^[34])

References

↑ The ABBA Generation at AllMusic
↑ "The ABBA Generation · Music Review · The A.V. Club". avclub.com.
↑ "The ABBA Generation - EW.com". Entertainment Weekly's EW.com.
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↑ "Dutchcharts.nl – A*Teens – The ABBA Generation" (in Dutch). Hung Medien. Retrieved 14 July 2017.
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↑ "Offiziellecharts.de – A*Teens – The ABBA Generation" (in German). GfK Entertainment Charts. Retrieved 14 July 2017.
↑ "Top 40 album DVD és válogatáslemez-lista – 2000. 2. hét" (in Hungarian). MAHASZ. Retrieved 14 July 2017.
↑ Oricon Album Chart Book: Complete Edition 1970-2005. Roppongi, Tokyo: Oricon Entertainment. 2006. ISBN 4-87131-077-9.
↑ "Norwegiancharts.com – A*Teens – The ABBA Generation". Hung Medien. Retrieved 14 July 2017.
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↑ "Swisscharts.com – A*Teens – The ABBA Generation". Hung Medien. Retrieved 14 July 2017.
↑ "A Teens | Artist | Official Charts". UK Albums Chart. Retrieved May 21, 2016.
↑ "A*Teens Chart History (Billboard 200)". Billboard. Retrieved May 21, 2016.
↑ "Top 100 Album-Jahrescharts" (in German). GfK Entertainment. Retrieved September 8, 2016.
↑ "Argentinian album certifications – A teens". Argentine Chamber of Phonograms and Videograms Producers. Retrieved 25 July 2012.
↑ "Austrian album certifications – A teens" (in German). IFPI Austria. Retrieved 25 July 2012. Enter A teens in the field Interpret. Select album in the field Format. Click Suchen.
1 2 "a-teens" (in Finnish). Musiikkituottajat – IFPI Finland. Retrieved 14 October 2012.
↑ "Certificaciones" (in Spanish). Asociación Mexicana de Productores de Fonogramas y Videogramas. Retrieved 25 July 2012. Type A teens in the box under the ARTISTA column heading and Abba Generation in the box under TÍTULO
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↑ "IFPI Norsk platebransje". ifpi.no. Archived from the original on 25 July 2012. Retrieved 2010-06-29.
↑ "Polish album certifications – A teens – Abba Generation" (in Polish). Polish Society of the Phonographic Industry. Retrieved 6 January 2014.
↑ "Exitos 1959-2002 Ano A Ano: Certificados 2000-2002" (PDF). Solo Exitos 1959-2002 Ano A Ano.
↑ "Guld- och Platinacertifikat − År 1999" (PDF) (in Swedish). IFPI Sweden. Retrieved 25 July 2012.
↑ "The Official Swiss Charts and Music Community: Awards (A teens; 'Abba Generation')". IFPI Switzerland. Hung Medien. Retrieved 25 July 2012.
↑ "American album certifications – teens – Abba Generation". Recording Industry Association of America. Retrieved 25 July 2012. If necessary, click Advanced, then click Format, then select Album, then click SEARCH.
↑ "IFPI Platinum Europe Awards – 2000". International Federation of the Phonographic Industry. Retrieved 25 July 2012.
↑ "Aftonbladet nöje: A Teens: Våra framgångar är mycket tack vare ABBA". aftonbladet.se. Archived from the original on 13 June 2007.
↑ "iTunes - Music - The Abba Generation by A*Teens". iTunes.

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[1] The ABBA Generation at AllMusic

[2] "The ABBA Generation · Music Review · The A.V. Club". avclub.com.

[3] "The ABBA Generation - EW.com". Entertainment Weekly's EW.com.

[4] ""The Abba Generation" von A*Teens – laut.de – Album". laut.de.

[5] "RollingStone.com: Recordings: A*Teens, The Abba Generation, 1.5 Stars". rollingstone.com. Archived from the original on 4 August 2001.

[6] "A-Teens reach for the world". A-teens.com. Archived from the original on 19 June 2003.

[ac_Austria_A*Teens-7] "Austriancharts.at – A*Teens – The ABBA Generation" (in German). Hung Medien. Retrieved 14 July 2017.

[ac_Netherlands_A*Teens-8] "Dutchcharts.nl – A*Teens – The ABBA Generation" (in Dutch). Hung Medien. Retrieved 14 July 2017.

[ac_Finland_A*Teens-9] "A*Teens: The ABBA Generation" (in Finnish). Musiikkituottajat – IFPI Finland. Retrieved 14 July 2017.

[ac_France_A*Teens-10] "Lescharts.com – A*Teens – The ABBA Generation". Hung Medien. Retrieved 14 July 2017.

[ac_Germany4_A*Teens-11] "Offiziellecharts.de – A*Teens – The ABBA Generation" (in German). GfK Entertainment Charts. Retrieved 14 July 2017.

[ac_Hungary_A*Teens-12] "Top 40 album DVD és válogatáslemez-lista – 2000. 2. hét" (in Hungarian). MAHASZ. Retrieved 14 July 2017.

[jap-13] Oricon Album Chart Book: Complete Edition 1970-2005. Roppongi, Tokyo: Oricon Entertainment. 2006. ISBN 4-87131-077-9.

[ac_Norway_A*Teens-14] "Norwegiancharts.com – A*Teens – The ABBA Generation". Hung Medien. Retrieved 14 July 2017.

[spain-15] Salaverri, Fernando (September 2005). Sólo éxitos: año a año, 1959–2002 [Only hits: year by year, 1959–2002] (1st ed.). Spain: Fundación Autor-SGAE. ISBN 8480486392.

[ac_Sweden_A*Teens-16] "Swedishcharts.com – A*Teens – The ABBA Generation". Hung Medien. Retrieved 14 July 2017.

[ac_Switzerland_A*Teens-17] "Swisscharts.com – A*Teens – The ABBA Generation". Hung Medien. Retrieved 14 July 2017.

[ac_UK_A_Teens-18] "A Teens | Artist | Official Charts". UK Albums Chart. Retrieved May 21, 2016.

[ac_Billboard200_A*Teens-19] "A*Teens Chart History (Billboard 200)". Billboard. Retrieved May 21, 2016.

[20] "Top 100 Album-Jahrescharts" (in German). GfK Entertainment. Retrieved September 8, 2016.

[ArgentinaA_teensalbumCertRef-21] "Argentinian album certifications – A teens". Argentine Chamber of Phonograms and Videograms Producers. Retrieved 25 July 2012.

[AustriaA_teensalbumCertRef-22] "Austrian album certifications – A teens" (in German). IFPI Austria. Retrieved 25 July 2012. Enter A teens in the field Interpret. Select album in the field Format. Click Suchen.

[Finlanda-teensAbba_GenerationalbumCertRef-23] 1 2 "a-teens" (in Finnish). Musiikkituottajat – IFPI Finland. Retrieved 14 October 2012.

[MexicoA_teensAbba_GenerationalbumCertRef-24] "Certificaciones" (in Spanish). Asociación Mexicana de Productores de Fonogramas y Videogramas. Retrieved 25 July 2012. Type A teens in the box under the ARTISTA column heading and Abba Generation in the box under TÍTULO

[NetherlandsA_teensAbba_GenerationalbumCertRef-25] "Dutch album certifications – A teens – Abba Generation" (in Dutch). Nederlandse Vereniging van Producenten en Importeurs van beeld- en geluidsdragers. Retrieved 25 July 2012. Enter Abba Generation in the "Artiest of titel" box.

[Norway_Certification-26] "IFPI Norsk platebransje". ifpi.no. Archived from the original on 25 July 2012. Retrieved 2010-06-29.

[PolandA_teensAbba_GenerationalbumCertRef-27] "Polish album certifications – A teens – Abba Generation" (in Polish). Polish Society of the Phonographic Industry. Retrieved 6 January 2014.

[Spanish_certifications_2000-2002-28] "Exitos 1959-2002 Ano A Ano: Certificados 2000-2002" (PDF). Solo Exitos 1959-2002 Ano A Ano.

[SwedenA_teensAbba_GenerationalbumCertRef-29] "Guld- och Platinacertifikat − År 1999" (PDF) (in Swedish). IFPI Sweden. Retrieved 25 July 2012.

[SwitzerlandA_teensAbba_GenerationalbumCertRef-30] "The Official Swiss Charts and Music Community: Awards (A teens; 'Abba Generation')". IFPI Switzerland. Hung Medien. Retrieved 25 July 2012.

[United_StatesteensAbba_GenerationalbumCertRef-31] "American album certifications – teens – Abba Generation". Recording Industry Association of America. Retrieved 25 July 2012. If necessary, click Advanced, then click Format, then select Album, then click SEARCH.

[EuropeA_teensAbba_GenerationalbumCertRef-32] "IFPI Platinum Europe Awards – 2000". International Federation of the Phonographic Industry. Retrieved 25 July 2012.

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[34] "iTunes - Music - The Abba Generation by A*Teens". iTunes.