"As Good as New" is a song recorded in 1979 by Swedish group ABBA, and was used as the opening track on their Voulez-Vous album. The lead vocals are by Agnetha Fältskog. The song was released as a single in Mexico as a double A-side with "I Have a Dream", where it became ABBA's ninth (and final) number-one hit.[1] "As Good as New" was also released in Argentina[2] and in Bolivia.[3]
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| Single by ABBA | ||||
| from the album Voulez-Vous | ||||
| A-side | "I Have a Dream" | |||
| Released | 1979 | |||
| Recorded | 1979 | |||
| Genre | Dance | |||
| Length | 3:24 | |||
| Label | Polar Music | |||
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| "As Good As New" on YouTube | ||||
History
editAs usual, the song was written and composed by Andersson and Ulvaeus. It originally had the working title "It's Better Now".[4]
References
edit- ^ Tobler, John (2012). ABBA – Uncensored on the Record. Coda Books Ltd. ISBN 978-1-9085-3823-9.
This Agnetha led track reached number one in Mexico of all places and it wasn't even sung in Spanish!
- ^ Keller, Adrian. "ABBA As Good As New". ABBA for the Record. Retrieved 10 July 2013.
- ^ Keller, Adrian. "ABBA As Good As New". ABBA for the Record. Archived from the original on 18 March 2009. Retrieved 10 July 2013.
- ^ Palm, Carl Magnus. "The Complete Recording Sessions: Missing song titles". Carlmagnuspalm.com. Archived from the original on 23 July 2008. Retrieved 1 January 2021.
External links
edit- Vinyl Singles at ABBA for the Record
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