"Consolation" is a song written by Swedish keyboardist Benny Andersson, first recorded as the Hep Stars thirteenth single in October 1966.

[1] The single largely left the baroque pop style sound which had dominated both their previous singles "Sunny Girl" and "Wedding", but continues the soft rock style of "I Natt Jag Drömde" and also ventures into the territory of psychedelic rock, a genre that would become prevalent the following year.

[2] The single continued the Hep Stars chart success in Sweden, reaching number 2 on Tio i Topp.

On Kvällstoppen, the song peaked at number 1 for ten unconsecutive weeks, and as a result became the Hep Stars biggest hit on that chart.

[10] Due to it reaching number 1 on Svensktoppen,[11] it brought the Hep Stars an entire new generation of fans, predominantly older people.

[12] It was due to this that they tasked Benny Andersson to write a new song, to compete with "I Natt Jag Drömde" on the charts.

[14][15] The B-Side of the single was the 1958 Elvis Presley song "Don't", which was recorded largely due to being a huge inspiration for lead singer Svenne Hedlund.

[20] The single stayed on top of the chart for 9 weeks, after which, on 10 January 1967, it went down to number 2, being replaced by "Alex Is The Man" by Ola & the Janglers.