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Hasta Mañana
1974 single by ABBA
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"Hasta Mañana" (Spanish for "Until tomorrow" or "see you tomorrow") is the fourth track on Swedish pop group ABBA's second studio album, Waterloo. It was released in 1974 as the album's third and final single.
| "Hasta Mañana" | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
.jpg) Italian picture sleeve | ||||
| Single by ABBA | ||||
| from the album Waterloo | ||||
| A-side | "Honey, Honey" (Netherlands, Spain) | |||
| B-side | "Watch Out" (Italy, South Africa) | |||
| Released | 1974 | |||
| Recorded | December 18, 1973 | |||
| Studio | Metronome, Stockholm, Sweden | |||
| Genre | ||||
| Length | 3:09 | |||
| Songwriters | Benny Andersson, Björn Ulvaeus, Stig Anderson | |||
| Producers | Benny Andersson, Björn Ulvaeus | |||
| ABBA singles chronology | ||||
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| Audio video | ||||
| "Hasta Mañana" on YouTube | ||||
Background
Initially fearing that "Waterloo" might be too risky to enter for the 1974 Eurovision Song Contest, the group considered performing the ballad "Hasta Mañana" instead, as they thought that it was more in style with previous Eurovision winners. Eventually, they decided on "Waterloo", primarily because it featured Agnetha Fältskog and Anni-Frid Lyngstad sharing lead vocals, whereas "Hasta Mañana" had Fältskog as the sole lead vocalist. ABBA believed that this would give the wrong impression of them to the world.[citation needed]
The song was still known under its original working title "Who's Gonna Love You?" when the backing track was recorded.[1] The lyrics were later written by Stig Anderson while on a Christmas holiday to the Canary Islands and dictated over the telephone.[1]
While the song was being recorded, they decided to give up on it at one point because none of them could sing it properly. Agnetha alone was in the studio and decided to play around with it. She felt that if she could sing it in a Connie Francis style it would work — and it did.[2][1]
In Australia, "Hasta Mañana" was used as a B-side on the "So Long" single (which never charted). After being featured in the popular The Best of ABBA TV Special, broadcast in March 1976, the song was re-released and became a Top 20 hit in Australia and Top 10 hit in New Zealand.
It reached number 2 on the charts in South Africa in November 1974.[3]
Charts
| Chart (1974) | Peak position |
|---|---|
| Italy (Musica e dischi)[4] | 28 |
| South Africa (Springbok Radio)[5] | 2 |
| Sweden (Tio i Topp)[6] | 1 |
| Chart (1976) | Peak position |
|---|---|
| Australia (Kent Music Report)[7] | 16 |
| New Zealand (Recorded Music NZ)[8] | 9 |
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| Chart (1977) | Peak position |
|---|---|
| Canada Adult Contemporary (RPM)[10] | 37 |
| US Easy Listening (Billboard) | 32 |
Release history
| Region | Date | Title | Label | Format | Catalog | Reference |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| South Africa, Madagascar | Sep 1974 | "Hasta Mañana" / "Watch Out" | Sunshine, EMI | 7-inch vinyl | SUN 8, GBS 101 | |
| Italy | 1974 | Dig-It International Records | MM 0031 | |||
| Japan | "Hasta Mañana" / "Honey, Honey" | Philips | SFL-1867 | |||
| Portugal | Polydor | 2040 124 | ||||
| New Zealand | 1975 | "Hasta Mañana" / "So Long" | RCA Victor | 102560 | ||
| Argentina | 1980 | "Hasta Mañana (Spanish version)" / "Al Andar" | 41A-3209 | |||
| Chile, Peru | 31028 |
Cover versions
- A recording by ABBA featuring Polar Music artist Lena Andersson on lead vocals was a 1974 Svensktoppen 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.[11]
- In 1977, American Christian singer Debby Boone, daughter of singer Pat Boone, included a cover of the song as the B-side of her 1977 #1 hit, "You Light Up My Life", which became the best-selling single of the 1970s. The family group The Boones had recorded and released an earlier version.[12][circular reference]
- In 1992, Swedish dance group Army of Lovers released a version on the Swedish compilation ABBA - The Tribute.[13]