The ABBA Generation

Studio album by A-Teens

Released

August 25, 1999
(Sweden)
May 11, 2000
(US)
(See Release history)

Recorded

January–March 1999 in Sweden

Genre

Pop, Europop

Length

42:50

Label

Stockholm Records
MCA Records

Producer

Ole Evenrude, Johan S, Thomas Johansson, Ronald Malmberg, Hartmann, Langhoff

A-Teens chronology

The ABBA Generation
(1999)

Extr-A-Teens
(2000)

Alternative cover

U.S. edition

Singles from The ABBA Generation

"Mamma Mia"
Released: May 10, 1999
"Super Trouper"
Released: November 29, 1999
"Gimme! Gimme! Gimme! (A Man After Midnight)"
Released: 1999, 2000
"Happy New Year"
Released: December 1999
"One of Us"
Released: 1999
"Take a Chance on Me"
Released: 2000
"Dancing Queen"
Released: March 7, 2000

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
Allmusic	^[1]
The A.V. Club	(average)^[2]
Entertainment Weekly	B+^[3]
laut.de	^[4]
Rolling Stone	^[5]

The ABBA Generation is the first A-Teens studio album, consisting of well-known ABBA songs in modern and upbeat versions.

Recorded in Sweden in early 1999, was released later that year internationally and in 2000 in the United States. It spawned 4 hit singles, including the Swedish number-one "Mamma Mia". The album was certified Platinum or Gold in 22 different territories around the world, going on to sell almost 4 million copies.^[6] The album was a moderate success in Japan, where it peaked at number eighteen, selling 61,810 copies. The ABBA Generation generated the best reviews from the band's career. Different covers and versions of the album were released around the world, in the process the A-Teens recorded two tracks in Spanish, "Mamma Mia" and "Gimme! Gimme! Gimme!" for the Latin American market.

Track listing

International

"Mamma Mia" – 3:47 (Benny Andersson; Björn Ulvaeus; Stig Anderson)
"Gimme! Gimme! Gimme! (A Man After Midnight)" – 3:57 (Benny Andersson; Björn Ulvaeus)
"Super Trouper" – 3:52 (Benny Andersson; Björn Ulvaeus)
"One of Us" – 3:55 (Benny Andersson; Björn Ulvaeus)
"Voulez-Vous" – 3:42 (Benny Andersson; Björn Ulvaeus)
"S.O.S." – 3:12 (Benny Andersson; Björn Ulvaeus)
"Dancing Queen" – 3:50 (Benny Andersson; Björn Ulvaeus; Stig Anderson)
"Take a Chance on Me" – 3:53 (Benny Andersson; Björn Ulvaeus)
"Lay All Your Love on Me" – 4:03 (Benny Andersson; Björn Ulvaeus)
"The Name of the Game" – 4:22 (Benny Andersson; Björn Ulvaeus; Stig Anderson)
"Our Last Summer" – 4:28 (Benny Andersson; Björn Ulvaeus)

German Limited edition

11 Tracks This edition adds an Enhanced section with the music videos for "Mamma Mia", "Gimme! Gimme! Gimme! (A Man After Midnight)" and "Super Trouper".

Latin America

11 Tracks as standard edition plus two bonus tracks "Mamma Mia [Spanish Version]" (3:48) and "Gimme! Gimme! Gimme! [Spanish Version]" (3:46).
This edition of the album was released in early 2000, although an edition with 11 tracks was released in 1999. The first Chilean edition of the album includes the music videos for "Mamma Mia" and "Super Trouper".

United States

11 Tracks as standard edition plus the enhanced music video for "Dancing Queen"
Target Edition also includes "Mamma Mia" music video and "A*Teens Megamix" (7:36) by Pierre J.^[7]

Japan

11 tracks as standard edition plus three bonus tracks "Knowing Me, Knowing You" (4:11), "Mamma Mia [Jam Lab Remix]" (3:56) and "Super Trouper [Pinocchio Remix]" (5:08).

Singles

"Mamma Mia" [Sweden] August 23, 1999 / United States November 16, 1999
"Super Trouper" [Sweden] November 22, 1999 / United Kingdom November 29, 1999
"Gimme! Gimme! Gimme!" March 27, 2000 (Internationally)
"Dancing Queen" March 7, 2000 (United States & Canada)
"Happy New Year" [Sweden] (an ABBA cover which actually does not appear on the album)
"One of Us"
"Take a Chance on Me" [Spain Only]
"The Name of the Game"

Charts and certifications

Charts

Chart (1999/2000)	Peak position
Argentine Albums Chart	1
Austrian Albums Chart	2
Chilean Albums Chart	1
Dutch Albums Chart	2
Finnish Albums Chart	2
French Albums Chart	39
German Albums Chart	2
Hungarian Albums Chart	7
Japanese Albums Chart	18
Mexican Albums Chart	5
Mexican International Albums Chart	3
Norwegian Albums Chart	2
Swedish Albums Chart	1
Swiss Albums Chart	12
UK Albums Chart	85
U.S. Billboard Albums Chart	71

Certifications


Region	Certification	Certified units/Sales
Argentina (CAPIF)^[8]	Platinum	60,000^*
Austria (IFPI Austria)^[9]	Gold	25,000^*
Finland (Musiikkituottajat)^[10]	Platinum	43,628^[10]
Mexico (AMPROFON)^[11]	Gold	75,000^{^}
Netherlands (NVPI)^[12]	Platinum	100,000^{^}
Norway (IFPI Norway)^[13]	Platinum	50,000^*
Poland (ZPAV)^[14]	Platinum	100,000^*
Spain (PROMUSICAE)^[15]	Platinum	100,000^{^}
Sweden (GLF)^[16]	2× Platinum	160,000^{^}
Switzerland (IFPI Switzerland)^[17]	Gold	25,000^{^}
United States (RIAA)^[18]	Gold	500,000^{^}
Summaries
Europe (IFPI)^[19]	Platinum	1,000,000^*
^*sales figures based on certification alone ^{^}shipments figures based on certification alone

Release history

August 25, 1999 (Sweden^[20])
May 16, 2000 (USA^[21])

References

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↑ "The Official Swiss Charts and Music Community: Awards (A teens; 'Abba Generation')". IFPI Switzerland. Hung Medien. Retrieved 25 July 2012.
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↑ "Aftonbladet nöje: A Teens: Våra framgångar är mycket tack vare ABBA". aftonbladet.se. Archived from the original on 13 June 2007.
↑ "iTunes - Music - The Abba Generation by A*Teens". iTunes.

A-Teens

Marie Serneholt Amit Paul Dhani Lennevald Sara Lumholdt

Studio albums	The ABBA Generation Teen Spirit Pop 'til You Drop! New Arrival

Extended plays	Extr-A-Teens

Compilation albums	Greatest Hits 14 Hits

Remix albums	The ABBA Generation Remix

Singles	"Mamma Mia" "Super Trouper" "Gimme! Gimme! Gimme! (A Man After Midnight)" "Happy New Year" "Dancing Queen" "Upside Down" "Halfway Around the World" "Sugar Rush" "Heartbreak Lullaby" "Floorfiller" "A Perfect Match" "Let Your Heart Do All the Talking"

Related articles	Discography Songs

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