As Good as New

For the 1933 film by Graham Cutts, see As Good as New (film).

"As Good as New" is a song by the Swedish recording group ABBA. The track is taken from their sixth studio album Voulez-Vous (1979), and serves as the opening track. The lead vocals are provided 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 last number one hit.^[3] "As Good as New" was also released in Argentina and in Bolivia.^[4][5]

"As Good as New"
Single by ABBA
from the album Voulez-Vous
A-side	"I Have a Dream"
Released	October 1979[1]
Recorded	1979
Genre	Funk[2]
Length	3:24
Label	Polar Music
Songwriter(s)	Benny Andersson Björn Ulvaeus
Producer(s)	Benny Andersson Björn Ulvaeus
ABBA singles chronology
"Gimme! Gimme! Gimme! (A Man After Midnight)" (1979) "As Good as New" (1979) "I Have a Dream" (1979)
Audio
"As Good As New" on YouTube

History

As usual, the song was written and composed by Andersson and Ulvaeus. It originally had the working title "It's Better Now".^[6]