Happy New Year (song)

song written and composed by Benny Andersson and Björn Ulvaeus, recorded by ABBA in 1980

"Happy New Year" is a 1980 song by ABBA. It was taken from their seventh studio album Super Trooper. It originally had a very limited release as a single in December. A Spanish-language version was released under the title "Felicidad". That version went to the top 5 in Argentina and Uruguay.

"Happy New Year"
Single by ABBA
from the album Super Trouper
B-side"Andante, Andante"
Released15 December 1980[1]
GenrePop, soft rock
Length4:23
LabelEpic
Songwriter(s)
Producer(s)
  • Andersson
  • Ulvaeus
ABBA singles chronology
"Super Trouper"
(1980)
"Happy New Year"
(1980)
"Andante, Andante"
(1981)
Music video
"ABBA - Happy New Year (Video)" on YouTube
"Felicidad"

The song was covered by the A-Teens. The English-language version was released in late 1999 for the new millennium. It went to number 27 in Sweden, number 15 in the Netherlands, number 20 in Norway and number 75 in Germany.

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