‘'Happy New Year’' by Abba

The song "Happy New Year" is from the Swedish group ABBA's 1980 album Super Trouper. Agnetha Fältskog provides the main vocals. The song's working title was "Daddy Don't Get Drunk on Christmas Day," which was more festive and hilarious. The English version was only released in a very limited quantity as a single in December 1980. The song is particularly well-liked in Vietnam.

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.

This song was released again in many different languages in serveral country and was very successfull, until now. In 2008, it charted at no. 4 in Sweden, no. 11 in Norway and no. 25 in Denmark. It re-entered the Swedish and Norwegian charts in 2009 at no. 5 in both charts and no. 8 in the Netherlands in 2011. It has since gone on to regularly chart in some countries upon the turn of new year.

* Released: 15 December 1980
* Length: 4:23
* Songwriters: Benny Andersson, Björn, Ulvaeus
* Link to listen: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3Uo0JAUWijM