Happy New Year (song)

"Happy New Year"
Single by A-Teens
Released	3 December 1999[10]
Format	CD single
Length	4:24
Label	Universal Music Group
Songwriter(s)	Benny Andersson; Björn Ulvaeus;
Producer(s)	Björn Stigsson; Andreas Rickstrand;
A-Teens singles chronology

"Happy New Year"
Single by ABBA
from the album Super Trouper
B-side	"Andante, Andante"
Released	1980
Format	7" single
Length	4:23
Label	Epic
Songwriter(s)	Benny Andersson; Björn Ulvaeus;
Producer(s)	Andersson; Ulvaeus;
ABBA singles chronology
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. 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".[1] Although recorded in 1980, the English-language song was released as a single in Europe in 1999[2] and charted at no. 34 in Sweden,[3] no. 15 in the Netherlands,[4] no. 75 in Germany,[5] to promote the CD re-release of many of ABBA's singles.

"Felicidad"[6] was the Spanish-language version of the song. The single charted in the top 5 in Argentina. The song was also included on the South American versions of the Super Trouper album. Released in 1980 in Argentina, the single's B-side was "Andante, Andante".

"Felicidad" 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 2008, it was released again in several countries, and charted no. 25 in Denmark,[7] no. 11 in Norway,[8] and no. 4 in Sweden.[3] It re-entered the Sweden and Norway charts in 2009 at no. 5 in both charts and reached the Dutch Top 10 in 2011.[3][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.[9]

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

The song was covered by the A-Teens, released as a single in 2000 to coincide with Y2K. 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.[11] The single wasn't 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

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

Scandinavian CD Maxi

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

Charts

ABBA version

Year	Chart	Peak position
1999–2000	Germany (Official German Charts)[5]	75
	Netherlands (Single Top 100)[4]	15
	Norway (VG-lista)[8]	20
	Sweden (Sverigetopplistan)[3]	27
2007	Sweden (Sverigetopplistan)[12]	22
2008	Denmark (Tracklisten)[7]	25
	Norway (VG-lista)[13]	11
	Sweden (Sverigetopplistan)[12]	4
2009	Denmark (Tracklisten)[14]	14
	Germany (Official German Charts)[5]	77
	Norway (VG-lista)[13]	5
	Sweden (Sverigetopplistan)[12]	5
2010	Denmark (Tracklisten)[14]	16
	Germany (Official German Charts)[5]	88
	Norway (VG-lista)[13]	11
	Sweden (Sverigetopplistan)[12]	9
2011	Denmark (Tracklisten)[14]	15
	Germany (Official German Charts)[5]	93
	Netherlands (Single Top 100)[15]	15
	Norway (VG-lista)[13]	18
	Sweden (Sverigetopplistan)[12]	42
2012	Denmark (Tracklisten)[14]	26
	Germany (Official German Charts)[5]	75
	Netherlands (Single Top 100)[15]	11
	Sweden (Sverigetopplistan)[12]	51
2013	Germany (Official German Charts)[5]	83
	Netherlands (Single Top 100)[15]	17
	Slovenia (SloTop50)[16]	21
	Sweden (Sverigetopplistan)[12]	57
2014	Germany (Official German Charts)[5]	83
	Denmark (Tracklisten)[14]	38
	Netherlands (Single Top 100)[15]	24
	Slovenia (SloTop50)[17]	44
	Sweden (Sverigetopplistan)[12]	54
2015	Netherlands (Single Top 100)[15]	48
2016	Slovenia (SloTop50)[18]	40
2016	Sweden (Sverigetopplistan)[12]	73
2018	Slovenia (SloTop50)[19]	33
2018	UK Physical Chart (OCC)[20]	3
2019	Slovenia (SloTop50)[21]	46
2019	Switzerland (Schweizer Hitparade)[22]	86
2020	Slovenia (SloTop50)[23]	32

A-Teens version

Chart (1999–2000)	Peak position
Finland (Suomen virallinen lista)[24]	12
Sweden (Sverigetopplistan)[10]	4

Year-end charts

Chart (1999)	Position
Sweden (Sverigetopplistan)[25]	82

References

T. Dijkema. "ABBA Annual 1980". Abbaannual.com. Archived from the original on 3 May 2005.
"Happy New Year – and Merry Christmas!". Abbasite.com. Polar Music International. Archived from the original on 30 April 2017. Retrieved 7 December 2011.
"Swedishcharts.com – ABBA – Happy New Year". Singles Top 100. Retrieved 4 June 2014.
"Dutchcharts.nl – ABBA – Happy New Year" (in Dutch). Single Top 100. Retrieved 4 June 2014.
"Offiziellecharts.de – ABBA – Happy New Year". GfK Entertainment Charts. Retrieved 19 May 2016.
"ABBA Felicidad / Super Trouper". ABBA for the Record. Retrieved 31 December 2011.
"Danishcharts.com – ABBA – Happy New Year". Tracklisten. Retrieved 4 June 2014.
"Norwegiancharts.com – ABBA – Happy New Year". VG-lista. Retrieved 4 June 2014.
Felpin (21 November 2011). "Happy New Year vinyl single". ABBA- Latest Releases. Retrieved 14 January 2012.
"Swedishcharts.com – A*Teens – Happy New Year". Singles Top 100. Retrieved 4 June 2014.
"År 1999" (PDF). IFPI Sweden. Archived from the original (PDF) on 14 January 2016.
"Swedishcharts.com – ABBA – Happy New Year". Singles Top 100. Retrieved 4 June 2014.
"Norwegiancharts.com – ABBA – Happy New Year". VG-lista. Retrieved 4 June 2014.
"Danishcharts.com – ABBA – Happy New Year". Tracklisten. Retrieved 4 June 2014.
"Dutchcharts.nl – ABBA – Happy New Year" (in Dutch). Single Top 100. Retrieved 4 June 2014.
"Tedenska lestvica" (in Slovenian). SloTop50. Retrieved 3 January 2018.
"SloTop50 – Tedenska lestvica : 1 Teden 30.12.2013 – 05.01.2014". SloTop50. Retrieved 28 August 2018.
"SloTop50 – Tedenska lestvica : 52 Teden 26.12.2016 – 01.01.2017". SloTop50. Retrieved 28 August 2018.
"SloTop50 – Tedenska lestvica : 52 Teden 24.12.2018 – 30.12.2018". SloTop50. Retrieved 10 February 2019.
"Official Physical Singles Chart Top 100 | 14 December 2018 - 20 December 2018". Officialcharts. Retrieved 28 December 2018.
"Tedenska lestvica > 52 Teden: 23.12.2019 – 29.12.2019" (in Slovenian). SloTop. Retrieved 30 December 2019.
"Swisscharts.com – ABBA – Happy New Year". Swiss Singles Chart. Retrieved 6 January 2019.
"Tedenska lestvica > 1 Teden: 30.12.2019 – 01.01.2020" (in Slovenian). SloTop. Retrieved 6 January 2020.
"A-teens: Happy New Year" (in Finnish). Musiikkituottajat – IFPI Finland. Retrieved 4 June 2014.
"Årslista Singlar – År 1999" (in Swedish). Hitlistan. Archived from the original on 22 July 2015. Retrieved 25 January 2019.

External links

Lyrics of this song at MetroLyrics

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[1] T. Dijkema. "ABBA Annual 1980". Abbaannual.com. Archived from the original on 3 May 2005.

[2] "Happy New Year – and Merry Christmas!". Abbasite.com. Polar Music International. Archived from the original on 30 April 2017. Retrieved 7 December 2011.

[SW-3] "Swedishcharts.com – ABBA – Happy New Year". Singles Top 100. Retrieved 4 June 2014.

[NL-4] "Dutchcharts.nl – ABBA – Happy New Year" (in Dutch). Single Top 100. Retrieved 4 June 2014.

[GER-5] "Offiziellecharts.de – ABBA – Happy New Year". GfK Entertainment Charts. Retrieved 19 May 2016.

[6] "ABBA Felicidad / Super Trouper". ABBA for the Record. Retrieved 31 December 2011.

[DK-7] "Danishcharts.com – ABBA – Happy New Year". Tracklisten. Retrieved 4 June 2014.

[NO-8] "Norwegiancharts.com – ABBA – Happy New Year". VG-lista. Retrieved 4 June 2014.

[9] Felpin (21 November 2011). "Happy New Year vinyl single". ABBA- Latest Releases. Retrieved 14 January 2012.

[SW2-10] "Swedishcharts.com – A*Teens – Happy New Year". Singles Top 100. Retrieved 4 June 2014.

[Cer-11] "År 1999" (PDF). IFPI Sweden. Archived from the original (PDF) on 14 January 2016.

[sc_Sweden_ABBA-12] "Swedishcharts.com – ABBA – Happy New Year". Singles Top 100. Retrieved 4 June 2014.

[sc_Norway_ABBA-13] "Norwegiancharts.com – ABBA – Happy New Year". VG-lista. Retrieved 4 June 2014.

[sc_Denmark_ABBA-14] "Danishcharts.com – ABBA – Happy New Year". Tracklisten. Retrieved 4 June 2014.

[sc_Dutch100_ABBA-15] "Dutchcharts.nl – ABBA – Happy New Year" (in Dutch). Single Top 100. Retrieved 4 June 2014.

[16] "Tedenska lestvica" (in Slovenian). SloTop50. Retrieved 3 January 2018.

[17] "SloTop50 – Tedenska lestvica : 1 Teden 30.12.2013 – 05.01.2014". SloTop50. Retrieved 28 August 2018.

[18] "SloTop50 – Tedenska lestvica : 52 Teden 26.12.2016 – 01.01.2017". SloTop50. Retrieved 28 August 2018.

[19] "SloTop50 – Tedenska lestvica : 52 Teden 24.12.2018 – 30.12.2018". SloTop50. Retrieved 10 February 2019.

[20] "Official Physical Singles Chart Top 100 | 14 December 2018 - 20 December 2018". Officialcharts. Retrieved 28 December 2018.

[21] "Tedenska lestvica > 52 Teden: 23.12.2019 – 29.12.2019" (in Slovenian). SloTop. Retrieved 30 December 2019.

[sc_Swiss_ABBA-22] "Swisscharts.com – ABBA – Happy New Year". Swiss Singles Chart. Retrieved 6 January 2019.

[23] "Tedenska lestvica > 1 Teden: 30.12.2019 – 01.01.2020" (in Slovenian). SloTop. Retrieved 6 January 2020.

[sc_Finland_A-teens-24] "A-teens: Happy New Year" (in Finnish). Musiikkituottajat – IFPI Finland. Retrieved 4 June 2014.

[25] "Årslista Singlar – År 1999" (in Swedish). Hitlistan. Archived from the original on 22 July 2015. Retrieved 25 January 2019.