"As Good as New" is a song recorded in 1979 by Swedish group ABBA, and was used as the opening track on their Voulez-Vous album. The lead vocals are by Agnetha Fältskog. The song was released as a single in Mexico as a double A-side with "I Have a Dream", where it became ABBA's ninth (and final) number-one hit.[1] "As Good as New" was also released in Argentina[2] and in Bolivia.[3]
History
As usual, the song was written and composed by Andersson and Ulvaeus. It originally had the working title "It's Better Now".[4]
References
^Tobler, John (2012). ABBA – Uncensored on the Record. Coda Books Ltd. ISBN978-1-9085-3823-9. This Agnetha led track reached number one in Mexico of all places and it wasn't even sung in Spanish!