Ace Of Base - Happy Nation #nostalgia #90s #shorts

“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 1992 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. “Happy Nation“ reached number-one on the singles charts of Denmark, Finland, France and Israel in 1993 and 1994. 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 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 h