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The ABBA Generation

The ABBA Generation
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Studio album by A-Teens
Released August 25, 1999 (1999-08-25)
(Sweden)
May 11, 2000 (2000-05-11)
(US)
Recorded January–March 1999 in Sweden
Genre Pop, Europop
Length 42:50
Label
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
  1. "Mamma Mia"
    Released: May 10, 1999
  2. "Super Trouper"
    Released: November 29, 1999
  3. "Gimme! Gimme! Gimme! (A Man After Midnight)"
    Released: 1999, 2000
  4. "Happy New Year"
    Released: December 1999
  5. "One of Us"
    Released: 1999
  6. "Take a Chance on Me"
    Released: 2000
  7. "Dancing Queen"
    Released: March 7, 2000
Professional ratings
Review scores
Source Rating
Allmusic 3/5 stars
The A.V. Club (average)
Entertainment Weekly B+
laut.de 1/5 stars
Rolling Stone 1.5/5 stars

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. 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.

*sales figures based on certification alone
^shipments figures based on certification alone


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