“Happy New Year” is the ABBA song associated with New Year's celebrations.
ABBA released “Happy New Year” on the 1980 album Super Trouper. Benny Andersson and Björn Ulvaeus wrote the song, while the recording features Agnetha Fältskog and Anni-Frid Lyngstad as the group’s vocalists. Its reflective lyrics look beyond the party toward uncertainty about the future.
The song was released as a single in several countries, including territories where it became a recurring seasonal favorite. It is less exuberant than many celebration songs, combining New Year imagery with a serious question about what the next decade may bring.
The track is sometimes confused with ABBA’s better-known dance hits because it is frequently programmed during holiday playlists. Its exact title is “Happy New Year,” and it should not be conflated with the unrelated songs sharing that title by other artists.