Which song did ABBA release as a 1980 New Year's Eve single?

ABBA released “Happy New Year” as a New Year's Eve-themed song in 1980.

The Swedish pop group recorded the song for the album Super Trouper, released in 1980. Benny Andersson and Björn Ulvaeus wrote it, while Agnetha Fältskog and Anni-Frid Lyngstad performed the lead vocals. The lyrics look beyond the celebration itself, mixing hopes for a better future with uncertainty about what the new decade may bring.

The song was issued as a single in several markets and became especially associated with year-end listening in later decades. Its title can make it sound like a simple party song, but the verses have a more reflective and sometimes melancholy tone.

“Happy New Year” is often confused with ABBA’s other internationally famous songs, especially “Dancing Queen” and “Mamma Mia.” Those songs are not specifically New Year's Eve releases, whereas “Happy New Year” directly names the occasion.