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"Barbie Girl" is a song by Danish-Norwegian dance-pop group Aqua. It was released in April 1997 by Universal and MCA as the third single from the group's debut studio album, Aquarium (1997). The song was written by band members Søren Rasted, Claus Norreen, René Dif, and Lene Nystrøm, and was produced by the former two alongside Johnny Jam ...
Aqua finally performed 8 concerts around Denmark as part of the "Grøn koncert" festival. They released a greatest hits album on 15 June 2009, which includes 16 old remastered tracks and three new songs: "My Mamma Said", "Live Fast, Die Young", and "Back to the 80s". [20] "Back to the 80s" debuted at number one in Denmark where it stayed for ...
"My Oh My" is a song recorded by Danish dance-pop group Aqua. It was released as the second single from their debut album, Aquarium (1997), and was initially released in February 1997 before being reissued following the success of "Barbie Girl", "Doctor Jones" and "Turn Back Time" in August 1998.
Aqua's first music video after almost nine years. They're wearing 80's clothes and long wigs like old rockstars, which fit perfectly to the message of the song. There are two slightly different video cuts released due to the changed line from "When Michael Jackson's skin was black" to "When Arnie told us 'I'll be back'". "My Mamma Said" Rasmus ...
As Aqua's second top-ten, it marked the sixth-longest gap between two top-10s in the chart's history, with a span of almost 26 years. It additionally marked the second-longest gap among groups and the longest since Nat King Cole 's " The Christmas Song (Merry Christmas to You) " in 2022 (59 years, 6 months). [ 63 ]
[2] An editor from Daily Record wrote, "At first I couldn't believe this was Aqua - a mature, soul-searching ballad from the makers of 'Barbie Girl' and 'Doctor Jones'. No plastic pop and twee lyrics. They can pluck guitars and the singer has a beautiful voice". [3] Dayton Daily News's reviewer noted the "mellow, trip-hoppy beats" of the song. [4]
The song later peaked at number 7 in the United States, at the end of 1997. Its success helped the album reach number one in both the group's home countries, and make the top 10 in the UK and US. While not selling as highly as "Barbie Girl", the album's fourth single, "Doctor Jones", was released in late 1997 and became a number one hit in ...
"Lollipop (Candyman)" is a song by Danish-Norwegian dance-pop group Aqua. It was released as the fifth overall single from their debut album, Aquarium, in Australasia, North America, and mainland Europe. However, it was not released in the United Kingdom. "Lollipop" features a prominent role for René Dif, with vocals also from main vocalist Lene.