| "Happy Nation" | ||||
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| Single by Ace of Base | ||||
| from the album Happy Nation/The Sign | ||||
| B-side | "Remix" | |||
| Released | 7 December 1992 | |||
| Studio | Tuff Studios | |||
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| Length | 4:16 | |||
| Label | Mega | |||
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| "Happy Nation" on YouTube "Happy Nation (Moody Gold Remix)" on YouTube | ||||
"Happy Nation" is a song recorded by Swedish group Ace of Base from their debut album with the same name (1992). It was first released in Scandinavia in December 1992 by Mega Records and later released twice in the UK. The first appearance was in October 1993, when it peaked at number 42, it re-entered the chart twelve months later at number 40.[2] "Happy Nation" reached number-one on the singles charts of Denmark, Finland, France in 1993 and 1994. Its music video was directed by Matt Broadley. In 2008, the song was remade by Ace of Base for a remix kit.
"Happy Nation" is a mid-tempo dance-pop song with strong influences from reggae fusion and euro house. It was written by group members Jonas "Joker" Berggren and Ulf "Buddha" Ekberg and contains both English and Latin lyrics. The first verse is sung in Latin by Joker, and Linn Berggren sings the rest as the lead singer. The band has described the song, written as a response to reports of Ekberg's past associations with neo-Nazi skinheads, as an "anti-fascist song and a hymn to life".[3] Ekberg has also said the song is a response to "everybody talking about how bad everything is! ... I think [the] best thing is to see [the] positive."[4]
- ^ Masterton, James (9 October 1994). "Week Ending October 15th 1994". Chart Watch UK. Retrieved 15 September 2021.
- ^ UK Singles Chart Official Charts Company (Retrieved 10 April 2008)
- ^ Capozzoli, Michael (13 July 1994). "A good 'Sign' for the Ace of Base quartet". The Hour. Norwalk, Connecticut. p. 21. Retrieved 25 March 2021.
- ^ Ace of Base (1994). The Sign: The Home Video (videotape). 6 West Home Video. At time 20:24. Retrieved 25 March 2021.