Hasta Mañana
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"Hasta Mañana"{translation 'see you tomorrow'}, which originally was titled "Who's Gonna Love You?", is the fourth track on Swedish
pop group ABBA
's album Waterloo
.
Initially thinking "Waterloo" was too risky, their second choice of song was the ballad "Hasta Mañana", as they thought it was more in style with the previous Eurovision Song Contest
winners. They decided on "Waterloo", primarily because it had Agnetha Fältskog
and Anni-Frid Lyngstad
sharing lead vocals, whereas "Hasta Mañana" had Agnetha as the sole lead vocalist, and the group believed that this would give the wrong impression of the group to the world.
In Australia "Hasta Mañana" was later used as a B-side on the "So Long" single (which never charted). After being featured in the immensely popular "The Best of ABBA" TV Special, broadcast in March 1976, the song became a Top 20 hit in Australia and Top 10 hit in New Zealand.
album.
Sweden
Sweden , officially the Kingdom of Sweden , is a Nordic country on the Scandinavian Peninsula in Northern Europe. Sweden borders with Norway and Finland and is connected to Denmark by a bridge-tunnel across the Öresund....
pop group ABBA
ABBA
ABBA was a Swedish pop group formed in Stockholm in 1970 which consisted of Anni-Frid Lyngstad, Björn Ulvaeus, Benny Andersson and Agnetha Fältskog...
's album Waterloo
Waterloo (album)
* 1974 Polar Music International AB, Stockholm, Sweden.* The original album release of Waterloo in 1974 with Polar.-CD re-issues, bonus tracks:...
.
Initially thinking "Waterloo" was too risky, their second choice of song was the ballad "Hasta Mañana", as they thought it was more in style with the previous Eurovision Song Contest
Eurovision Song Contest
The Eurovision Song Contest is an annual competition held among active member countries of the European Broadcasting Union .Each member country submits a song to be performed on live television and then casts votes for the other countries' songs to determine the most popular song in the competition...
winners. They decided on "Waterloo", primarily because it had Agnetha Fältskog
Agnetha Fältskog
Agnetha Åse Fältskog is a Swedish recording artist. She achieved success in Sweden after the release of her début album Agnetha Fältskog in 1968, and reached international stardom as a member of the pop group ABBA, which to date has sold over 375 million records worldwide, making it the fourth...
and Anni-Frid Lyngstad
Anni-Frid Lyngstad
Anni-Frid Prinzessin Reuss von Plauen , is a Norwegian-born Swedish pop singer...
sharing lead vocals, whereas "Hasta Mañana" had Agnetha as the sole lead vocalist, and the group believed that this would give the wrong impression of the group to the world.
In Australia "Hasta Mañana" was later used as a B-side on the "So Long" single (which never charted). After being featured in the immensely popular "The Best of ABBA" TV Special, broadcast in March 1976, the song became a Top 20 hit in Australia and Top 10 hit in New Zealand.
Chart positions
In some countries this song was released as a single from their WaterlooWaterloo (album)
* 1974 Polar Music International AB, Stockholm, Sweden.* The original album release of Waterloo in 1974 with Polar.-CD re-issues, bonus tracks:...
album.
| Chart (1974) | Position |
|---|---|
| Australian Singles Chart ARIA Charts The ARIA charts are the main Australian music sales charts, issued weekly by the Australian Recording Industry Association. The charts are a record of the highest selling singles and albums in various genres in Australia. ARIA commenced compiling its own charts in-house from the week ending 26 June... |
16 |
| Italian Singles Chart | 30 |
| New Zealand Singles Chart | 9 |
| South African Singles Chart | 2 |
| Swedish Singles Chart | 1 |
Cover versions
- A recording by ABBA featuring Polar MusicPolar MusicPolar Music is a Swedish record company founded in 1963 by Stig Anderson and his friend Bengt Bernhag. The first act that it signed was the Hootenanny Singers featuring Björn Ulvaeus. Polar eventually gained prosperity producing Ulvæus' next group, international superstars ABBA...
artist Lena Andersson on lead vocals was a 1974 SvensktoppenSvensktoppenSvensktoppen is a record chart at Sveriges Radio. Until January 2003, the songs had to be in the Swedish language. Svensktoppen has aired since 1962, except for the years 1982-1985. Svensktoppen airs once a week...
hit, as well as a cover version by dance band Schytts the same year. Lena Andersson also recorded German and Swedish language versions of the song, all using the original ABBA backing track. This recording was a Swedish #1 single in 1975. - A Swedish country band called Nashville Train (which included some of ABBA's own backing band members) covered the song in 1977 on their album ABBA Our Way, released on the Polar Music label in Sweden.
- In 1975 polish singer Anna JantarAnna JantarAnna Jantar-Kukulska was a popular Polish singer and mother of Natalia Kukulska.Born in Poznań as Anna Maria Szmeterling, she graduated from Adam Mickiewicz University in Poznań. She began her career in 1968 with the song Po ten kwiat czerwony. A year later she became the lead vocalist of the band...
recorded a Polish version. - In 1975, Australian singer Judy StoneJudy StoneJudy Stone is an Australian pop singer from Sydney, who came to national prominence in the early 1960s through her regular TV appearances on the Australian pop music show Brian Henderson's Bandstand and her many hit records...
released her own recording as an A-Side single. - In 1977, the song was covered by American singer Debbie Boone and released as a B-side to her single "You Light Up My LifeYou Light Up My Life (song)Many artists have covered "You Light Up My Life" since 1977. The following year, Johnny Mathis recorded and named his album after the song. LeAnn Rimes released her version as a single in 1997, 20 years after Boone's version was released and on the same record label . Her version fared modestly...
". - Swedish dansbandDansbandDansband is a Swedish term for a band that plays dansbandsmusik . Dansbandsmusik is often danced to in pairs. Jitterbug and foxtrot music are often included in this category. The music is primarily inspired by swing, schlager, country, jazz, and rock...
Vikingarna's version was also a Svensktoppen hit in 1989. - On the 1992 Swedish compilation ABBA - The Tribute, the song was covered by Swedish dance group Army of LoversArmy Of LoversArmy of Lovers are a Swedish dance music group formed in 1987.The name of the band alludes to a documentary Armee der Liebenden oder Revolte der Perversen about the German gay rights activist Rosa von Praunheim, the title of which in turn alludes to the Theban Band.-History:The founding members,...
. This cover was also included on the 1999 album ABBA: A Tribute - The 25th Anniversary Celebration.