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A date with their fans - In early April 2019, ABBA finally gave fans a date for new music: "September or October."

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Not one, but two new songs -

The two new songs are called 'I Still Have Faith In You' and 'Don’t Shut Me Down,' and at least one of them will be released in September or October.

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They announced their return via social media - In April 2018, the group explained on Instagram that the decision to make more music came out of talks for a virtual reality tour project.

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It’s been a while - The last time ABBA announced new music was in the early '80s—that's over 30 years ago.

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They took a chance - The band wrote, "We all four felt that, after some 35 years, it could be fun to join forces again and go into the studio."

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Have they lost their magic? - The band have assured their fans that it felt like they had only been away from making music together for a very short period of time.

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What it was like being back in the studio - "It was like time had stood still."

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What will they sound like? - The BBC reports that ABBA's spokesperson said the new songs will sound familiar, but that they’ll have a modern spin to them.

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ABBA’s golden days - The supergroup formed in 1972 and lasted for 10 years, finally disbanding at the end of 1982.

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They were prolific - In that decade, they were cultural sensations, putting out eight studio albums (among other live albums, compilation albums, singles, box sets, etc).

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They caught the public's eye on Eurovision - The group got their big break during the Eurovision Song Contest in 1974.

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Which song launched their career? - Their wildly popular hit ‘Waterloo’ put them on the map.

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They’ve produced over 70 singles - The most popular of their singles are 'Dancing Queen' and 'Fernando.'

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One of the most successful groups in history - They’re among the best-selling music artists of all time, with an estimated 400 million singles and albums sold worldwide.

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Familiar to the public eye - As a group made up of two married (at the time) couples— Agnetha Fältskog and Björn Ulvaeus, and Anni-Frid Lyngstad and Benny Andersson—they inevitably faced a lot of publicity as not only an incredibly idyllic group, but also as subjects of celebrity gossip.

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Even divorce couldn't break them up - Though both marriages collapsed, the band survived.

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And they’ve got the accolades to prove it! - ABBA was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame. As well, 'Dancing Queen' was inducted into the Recording Academy's Grammy Hall of Fame.

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Their last live performance was in 1985 - It was in honor of their manager, Stig Anderson, on a Swedish television show.

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Their legacy endured - Broadway and Hollywood, anyone? The ‘Mamma Mia!’ franchise has been wildly successful.

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This reunion was completely unexpected - Especially for Agnetha Fältskog, who had previously told the BBC in 2013 that she preferred to leave ABBA in the past.

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Tributes abound -

They’ve had everything from wax tributes to museum exhibitions. But soon you’ll be able to hear what more than three decades of artful absence sounds like from ABBA themselves.

See also: U2: The incredible story so far.

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