The Sign contains songs from Ace of Base's debut album, Happy Nation (1992) and the new songs "Don't Turn Around", "The Sign", and "Living in Danger" as well as revised versions of "Voulez-Vous Danser" and "Waiting for Magic".

The Sign is listed among the Top 100 Best-selling Albums of All Time by the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA), with sales in excess of 21 million copies.

[citation needed] The album was intended to be released in the US on 26 October 1993 as Happy Nation.

However, their label, Arista Records, delayed the album in order for the band to add two radio-friendly singles.

[citation needed] The Sign is listed among the Top 100 Best-selling Albums of All Time by the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA),[9] with sales in excess of 21 million copies.