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''Happy Nation'' the debut studio album by Swedish pop group Ace of Base. It was released in Scandinavia on the 24th of December 1992 by Mega Records. It is among the best-selling albums in history, having sold 25 million copies. ==Background== ''Happy Nation'' was released in early 1993 in Europe, Africa, and Latin America on Festival Records. It reached the number one position in at least 14 countries, and has sold over 23 million copies worldwide.〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=Ace of Base )〕 A second release in Europe, ''Happy Nation (U.S. Version)'', came on September 25, 1993, to coincide with the album's release in North America under the title ''The Sign''. ''The Sign'' was released in North America on November 23, 1993. Both versions feature revised track listings. These releases featured new tracks, including "The Sign", and "Hear Me Calling", "Living in Danger", and the Tina Turner cover "Don't Turn Around", along with alternate versions of other tracks. Certain songs included on the original ''Happy Nation'' were removed altogether. The re-release climbed to number one in the UK Albums Chart, beating the number 21 peak of the original release. ''The Sign'' is listed among the Top 100 Best-selling Albums of All Time by the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA).〔(RIAA - Gold & Platinum - November 03, 2010 )〕 Several songs on the album, including "The Sign", "All That She Wants" and "Don't Turn Around", became Number One singles in the United States, Europe, and North Africa. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Happy Nation」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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