Happy New Year
ABBA
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No more champagne And the fireworks are through Here we are, me and you Feeling lost and feeling blue It's the end of the party And the morning seems so grey So unlike yesterday Now's the time for us to say Happy New Year Happy New Year May we all have a vision now and then Of a world where every neighbor is a friend Happy New Year Happy New Year May we all have our hopes, our will to try If we don't we might as well lay down and die You and I Sometimes I see How the brave new world arrives And I see how it thrives In the ashes of our lives Oh yes, man is a fool And he thinks he'll be okay Dragging on, feet of clay Never knowing he's astray Keeps on going anyway Happy New Year Happy New Year May we all have a vision now and then Of a world where every neighbor is a friend Happy New Year Happy New Year May we all have our hopes, our will to try If we don't we might as well lay down and die You and I Seems to me now That the dreams we had before Are all dead, nothing more Than confetti on the floor It's the end of a decade In another ten years time Who can say what we'll find What lies waiting down the line In the end of eighty-nine Happy New Year Happy New Year May we all have a vision now and then Of a world where every neighbor is a friend Happy New Year Happy New Year May we all have our hopes, our will to try If we don't we might as well lay down and die You and I
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Written by: Benny Andersson, Bjoern K Ulvaeus
Lyrics © Universal Music Publishing Group, Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC, Songtrust Ave
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10 facts about this song
Release Date"Happy New Year" is a hit single from ABBA, a Swedish pop group, released in 1980.
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AlbumThe song is featured on the album "Super Trouper," which was ABBA’s seventh studio album.
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Cultural SignificanceDespite not being released as a single initially, "Happy New Year" became widely popular and is frequently played on New Year's Eve celebrations worldwide, especially in the band's home country, Sweden, and other European countries.
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Concept and LyricsThe song portrays an interesting contrast, where the joyful music accompanies rather melancholic lyrics talking about hopes and worries for the coming year.
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Special Release"Happy New Year" was eventually released as a single in 1999 and 2008, accompanying the Christmas season and marking its recognition as a traditional holiday song.
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Music videoA unique music video was created for the song in 1980. It features the band members celebrating at a New Year's party. The video was shot in the Marstrand, a seaside location near Gothenburg, Sweden.
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PopularityDespite its belated release as a single, the song has over 250 million listens on Spotify as of 2021.
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Cover VersionsThe infectious tune and universal themes have led to many covers of the song over the years, in various languages like English, Dutch, Spanish, German, and even Japanese.
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CertificatesThe album "Super Trouper" which features "Happy New Year," was certified Gold in the UK, Germany and France, and Platinum in the USA.
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SongwritersThe song was composed and produced by Benny Andersson and Björn Ulvaeus, the male members of the group.
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