Teen group leaves ABBA behind

WANT TO GO? WHO: Aaron Carter, with A*Teens and Leslie Carter. WHEN: 8 p.m. today. WHERE: House of Blues in North Myrtle Beach. COST: $32.50. DETAILS: [phone].

Like the first single from their second U.S. release, the A*Teens have something to "bounce off the ceiling" about. The group's second album is quickly approaching gold status in the States, outpacing the sales of its first release, ABBA Generation.

The Swedish boy/girl pop group released the second album in February. The first album, released in 1999, was a compilation of ABBA covers that sold more than three million copies worldwide. Sixteen-year-old Dhani Lennevald said that outselling ABBA Generation feels good since the group was unsure about the response they would get with original songs after covering another group for two years.

"It feels great that people like it that much. We feel so honored, we're really happy," Mr. Lennevald said.

Although the cover songs brought Marie Serneholt, Amit Paul, Sara Lumholdt and Mr. Lennevald success,...