5 things you didn't know about ABBA's 'Happy New Year' song

If you think "Happy New Year" is the most famous new year song in the world, you're wrong. In fact, this song of Abba is only especially popular in Vietnam and some other countries. Try to learn the interesting things about the Happy New Year song we synthesized below.

In the past few decades, Abba's Happy New Year song has often been resounded every Tet holiday. It is so popular that it has carved into the minds of many Vietnamese generations. Many children even sing memorized even if they don't understand what the content is. English teachers often teach Happy New Year chorus to students so that they can hum on New Year's Eve.

Legendary ABBA band.

So what do you know about Happy New Year, the song is already so familiar to all of us?

1. Born in the period when Abba was about to disintegrate

Abba consists of 4 members: Agnetha Fältskog, Björn Ulvaeus, Benny Andersson and Anni-Frid Lyngstad.

Founded in 1972, Abba is one of the most popular and best-selling bands of all time with over 500 million records. In 1979, while at the peak of his career, Björn Ulvaeus and Agnetha Fältskog announced their divorce. This has caused a negative impact on the whole band's performance. Not long after, Benny Anderson and Anni-Frid Lyngstad also went their separate ways. As a result, Abba officially disbanded in 1982 and never regrouped. Happy New Year was born in this sad period (1980).

2. "Happy New Year" is not the first name

Initially, Happy New Year has a rather funny name, Daddy Don't Get Drunk On Christmas Day.

Initially, Happy New Year has a rather funny name, " Daddy Don't Get Drunk On Christmas Day" and is included in the Super Trouper album. At that time, Abba did not appreciate this song. It was not even released as a single until 1999. Benny Anderson shared the Happy New Year as follows: "A song is close to Christmas but not to celebrate the new year".

Felicidad is the Spanish version of the song. This version once ranked 5th in Argentina's ranking.
In 1999, taking advantage of the world eager to enter a new millennium, Abba officially launched Happy New Year as a single to promote his other albums. However, the song is only modestly ranked No. 34 in Sweden (Abba's homeland), ranked 15th in the Netherlands and 75th in Germany.

3. Sad song on vibrant music

Happy New Year's melody is cheerful, bustling and warm, but the meaning behind each word is not so happy. The voice is as sweet as Agnetha's candy opening the song by saying: "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 gray. So unlike yesterday . " (roughly translated:" The wine is empty. And the fireworks are off too. Only you and me are here. Feeling lost and sad. The party is dead. And the sunrise It's so bleak, unlike yesterday. "

The scene of the feast in the MV.

Sadness seems to creep into every word. A characteristic emotion is like people's hearts when faced with the endless flow of time. Even so, the chorus and the second half are somewhat brighter when expressing a hope for the future ahead with friends and happiness.

4. Reflecting a turbulent decade

The song partly reflects the frustrating frustration that Benny and Bjorn (co-creators) have for a volatile decade.

Many people believe that besides the personal factors of Abba, Happy New Year also appeared in the context of the world has just ended the 70s with a series of crises from all continents such as the Vietnam War, the run arms race between the US and the Soviet Union, conflict in the Middle East, genocide of Polpot, energy shortage and rampant hunger. Therefore, the song partly reflects the frustrating frustration that Benny and Bjorn (co-creators) have for a volatile decade.

5. Happy New Year is not the most famous New Year song

Auld Lang Syne version is sung by Mariah Carey.

The popularity of Happy New Year in Vietnam has led many people to believe that it was always delivered on New Year's Eve in many other countries. Unfortunately, the reality is not so. The most popular new year song in the world belongs to Auld Lang Syne . This is a traditional folk song that was sung from a Scottish poem composed by Robert Burn in 1788. Meanwhile, Happy New Year is particularly famous in Vietnam, Sweden and some countries do not speak. English.

Listen to the song Happy New Year - Abba