Aquarius (Aqua album)

Aquarius
Studio album by Aqua
Released 28 February 2000
Recorded January–November 1999;
RastedNorreen Mobile Studio,
(Mölle, Sweden and Somerset, England);
Studio 2 at Swedish National Radio and Polar Studios,
(Stockholm, Sweden)
Genre Eurodance, Europop
Length 46:44
Label Universal
Producer Søren Rasted, Claus Norreen
Aqua chronology
Aquarium
(1997)		 Aquarius
(2000)		 Megalomania
(2011)
Singles from Aquarius
  1. "Cartoon Heroes"
    Released: February 1, 2000
  2. "Around the World"
    Released: May 30, 2000
  3. "Bumble Bees"
    Released: August 9, 2000
  4. "We Belong to the Sea"
    Released: January 9, 2001
  5. "Freaky Friday"
    Released: August 11, 2017[1]

Aquarius is the second studio album by Danish-Norwegian band Aqua. The album was released on 28 February 2000 by Universal.

Singles

The lead single, "Cartoon Heroes", peaked at number one in Denmark and Norway, reached number 7 in the UK in February 2000 and later received top 10 positions globally except for the US where it failed to chart on the Billboard Hot 100. The second single, "Around the World", also peaked at number one in Denmark, but only made number 26 in UK and did not sell highly in most regions. It was the last release in most territories before the band split in 2001.

Scandinavia and other European countries saw further releases of "Bumble Bees" and "We Belong to the Sea" during late 2000, both achieving only moderate success.

"Freaky Friday" was meant to be released as a single back when the band was still promoting the album, but it ended up being cancelled. The song was then released 16 years later, in 2017, through an EP of remixes.[2][3]

Commercial performance

The album debuted at number one in Denmark and Norway while peaking inside the top ten in seven countries. It sold 39,000 copies in its first week in Denmark, becoming the fastest-selling album of the decade.[4] The album became the second best-selling album of 2000, selling 174,523 copies.[5] As of August 2001, Aquarius had sold 265,000 copies in Denmark.[6] It became the third best-selling album of the 2000s in Denmark.[7]

In the United States, the album debuted at number 82 on the Billboard 200 and spent six weeks on the chart. This is a significant drop from their last album Aquarium (1997), which peaked at number seven and spent 50 weeks on the chart. Aquarius has been certified platinum by the International Federation of the Phonographic Industry (IFPI) for shipments of one million copies inside Europe. Worldwide, the album has sold four million copies.[8][9]

Track listing

No.TitleWriter(s)ProducersLength
1."Cartoon Heroes"Søren Rasted, Claus NorreenRasted, Norreen3:38
2."Around the World"Rasted, NorreenRasted, Norreen3:28
3."Freaky Friday"Rasted, NorreenRasted, Norreen3:45
4."We Belong to the Sea"Rasted, NorreenRasted, Norreen4:18
5."An Apple a Day"Rasted, NorreenRasted, Norreen3:37
6."Halloween"Rasted, Norreen, René DifRasted, Norreen3:49
7."Good Guys"Rasted, NorreenRasted, Norreen3:58
8."Back from Mars"Rasted, NorreenRasted, Norreen4:03
9."Aquarius"Rasted, NorreenRasted, Norreen4:21
10."Cuba Libre"Rasted, Norreen, DifRasted, Norreen3:36
11."Bumble Bees"Rasted, NorreenRasted, Norreen3:52
12."Goodbye to the Circus"Rasted, NorreenRasted, Norreen3:59

Personnel

Credits adapted from album liner notes.[10]

Charts

Certifications

Region CertificationCertified units/Sales
Australia (ARIA)[19] Gold 35,000^
Canada (Music Canada)[20] 2× Platinum 200,000^
Denmark (IFPI Denmark)[21] 4× Platinum 200,000^
Norway (IFPI Norway)[22] 2× Platinum 100,000*
Sweden (GLF)[23] Platinum 80,000^
Switzerland (IFPI Switzerland)[24] Gold 25,000^
Summaries
Europe (IFPI)[25] Platinum 1,000,000*

*sales figures based on certification alone
^shipments figures based on certification alone

Release history

Region Date Format Label
Worldwide[26] February 28, 2000 CD / Cassette Universal Music
United States[27] March 28, 2000 MCA Records

References

  1. ↑ "Freaky Friday – EP by Aqua on Apple Music". Apple Inc. Retrieved 2017-11-24.
  2. ↑ "Aqua - Freaky Friday (2017) Master release!". Bubblegum Dancer. Retrieved 2017-11-24.
  3. ↑ "Freaky Friday - EP by Aqua on Apple Music". Apple Inc. Retrieved 2017-11-24.
  4. ↑ Ardahl, Rasmus (1 December 2006). "Kim Larsen og Take That". Gaffa (in Danish). Retrieved 23 July 2011.
  5. ↑ "Års Hitlister 2000". 2000. Archived from the original on 26 September 2001. Retrieved 20 November 2011.
  6. ↑ Jensen, Erik (14 August 2001). "Den store landgang for Aqua" (in Danish). Politiken. Retrieved 15 December 2012.
  7. 1 2 "Ud med 'love' - ind med 'kærlighed'". Urban (in Danish): 21. 14 December 2009.
  8. ↑ "Fakta og Aqua - Kultur | www.b.dk". Berlingske Tidende (in Danish). 13 November 2005. Retrieved 9 July 2011.
  9. ↑ Körner, Jan (17 August 2006). "Ekstra Bladet - Tjente 210 mio. på Aqua". Ekstra Bladet (in Danish). Retrieved 9 July 2011.
  10. ↑ Aquarius (liner notes). Aqua. Universal Music. 2000. 157 530-2.
  11. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 "Aqua - Aquarius - hitparade.ch". Swiss Music Charts (in German). Hung Medien. Retrieved 2011-07-09.
  12. ↑ "Aqua Album & Song Chart History". Canadian Albums Chart for Aqua. Prometheus Global Media. Archived from the original on 10 July 2011. Retrieved 2011-07-09.
  13. 1 2 "Hits of the World". Billboard. Nielsen Business Media. 112 (14): 81. 1 April 2000. ISSN 0006-2510.
  14. ↑ "Chartverfolgung / AQUA / Longplay". Media Control Charts (in German). PhonoNet GmbH. Retrieved 2011-07-09.
  15. ↑ "Chart Track". Irish Albums Chart. GfK. Retrieved 2011-07-21.
  16. ↑ "Archive Chart". UK Albums Chart. The Official Charts Company. Retrieved 2011-07-09.
  17. ↑ "Aqua Album & Song Chart History". Billboard 200 for Aqua. Prometheus Global Media. Archived from the original on 10 July 2011. Retrieved 2011-07-09.
  18. ↑ Ritzau (7 September 2001). "Danskere storforbrugere af musik-cd'er - Nyheder - BT.dk". B.T. (in Danish). Retrieved 9 July 2011.
  19. ↑ "ARIA Charts – Accreditations – 2000 Albums". Australian Recording Industry Association.
  20. ↑ "Canadian album certifications – Aqua – Aquarius". Music Canada.
  21. ↑ Drejer, Dennis (26 February 2000). "Aqua er de største - Nyheder - BT.dk". B.T. (in Danish). Retrieved 9 July 2011.
  22. ↑ "IFPI Norsk platebransje Trofeer 1993–2011" (in Norwegian). IFPI Norway.
  23. ↑ "Guld- och Platinacertifikat − År 2000" (PDF) (in Swedish). IFPI Sweden.
  24. ↑ "The Official Swiss Charts and Music Community: Awards (Aqua; 'Aquarius')". IFPI Switzerland. Hung Medien.
  25. ↑ "IFPI Platinum Europe Awards – 2000". International Federation of the Phonographic Industry.
  26. ↑ Ferro, Charles (18 December 1999). "Music Pulse". Billboard. 111 (51): 71. ISSN 0006-2510.
  27. ↑ Garrity, Brian (12 February 2000). "Artists & Music: Bubble-Gum Popsters". Billboard. 112 (7): 14. ISSN 0006-2510.
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