Cartoon Heroes

"Cartoon Heroes"
Single by Aqua
from the album Aquarius
Released February 1, 2000
Format CD single, 12" vinyl, cassette
Recorded 1999
Genre
Length 3:38
Label Universal
Songwriter(s) Søren Rasted, Claus Norreen
Producer(s) Søren Rasted, Claus Norreen
Aqua singles chronology
"Good Morning Sunshine"
(1998)		 "Cartoon Heroes"
(2000)		 "Around the World"
(2000)
Music video
"Cartoon Heroes" on YouTube

"Cartoon Heroes" is a song by the Danish-Norwegian dance-pop group Aqua from their second studio album, Aquarius. The song was sent to radio stations worldwide on January 1, 2000.[1] It was their first release anywhere for over 14 months, due to the time spent touring the world, resting and recording the second album. Although still a commercial success, it failed to follow the success of earlier songs such as "Barbie Girl" (1997), reaching top ten positions in ten countries. In Denmark, the song debuted at number one and went on to become the best-selling single of 2000, with sales of 32,765 copies.

The music video for this song was filmed in December 1999. It starts with an American newscaster reporting on broadcast that a one-eyed sea monster attacks the world prompting an SOS call for Aqua in space. The quartet wakes up in zero gravity and Søren pushes up the gravity lever. They put on their hero suits and prepare to drive their spaceship to planet Earth where the sea monster is deep in the ocean. The quartet then puts on their diving suits and they fight the sea monster they seek. The green slime that bursts out of the sea monster's defeat transmits to the ending where the triumphant quartet returns to the ship with Søren and Claus who's had their leg and arm injured and the ship goes to the surface.

Track listing

European maxi CD

  1. "Cartoon Heroes" (radio edit) – 3:38
  2. "Cartoon Heroes" (Metro's That's All Folks Remix) – 6:22
  3. "Cartoon Heroes" (Hampenberg Remix) – 5:41
  4. "Cartoon Heroes" (Junior's Playground Mix) – 7:53
  5. "Cartoon Heroes" (E-Lite Extended Remix) – 9:09

Australian CD single

  1. "Cartoon Heroes" (radio edit) – 3:38
  2. "Cartoon Heroes" (Love to Infinity Classic Mix) – 6:28
  3. "Cartoon Heroes" (TNT Mix) – 7:29

Cartoon Heroes (Remixes) (iTunes) - 2017

  1. "Cartoon Heroes" (Radio Edit) – 3:39
  2. "Cartoon Heroes" (Metro's 7" Edit) – 4:07
  3. "Cartoon Heroes" (Love To Infinity's Classic Radio Mix) – 3:08
  4. "Cartoon Heroes" (It's Soda Club Radio Mix) – 4:19
  5. "Cartoon Heroes" (Metro's That's All Folks Remix) – 6:26
  6. "Cartoon Heroes" (Love To Infinity's Classic Mix) – 6:31
  7. "Cartoon Heroes" (It's Soda Club Mix) – 7:26
  8. "Cartoon Heroes" (Junior's Playground Mix) – 7:57
  9. "Cartoon Heroes" (Hampenberg Remix) – 5:43
  10. "Cartoon Heroes" (E-Lite Extended Remix) – 9:12
  11. "Cartoon Heroes" (TNT Remix) – 7:30

Charts and certifications

References

  1. ↑ "Universal's Nets Cast Wide For 2nd Aqua Set". Billboard. Nielsen Business Media. 112 (3): 79. 15 January 2000. ISSN 0006-2510.
  2. ↑ "Australian-charts.com – Aqua – Cartoon Heroes". ARIA Top 50 Singles. Retrieved 2011-09-04.
  3. ↑ "Austriancharts.at – Aqua – Cartoon Heroes" (in German). Ö3 Austria Top 40. Retrieved 2011-09-04.
  4. ↑ "Ultratop.be – Aqua – Cartoon Heroes" (in Dutch). Ultratop 50. Retrieved 2011-09-04.
  5. ↑ "Ultratop.be – Aqua – Cartoon Heroes" (in French). Ultratop 50. Retrieved 2011-09-04.
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  8. ↑ "Top RPM Dance/Urban: Issue 9727." RPM. Library and Archives Canada. Retrieved 2 May 2018.
  9. ↑ "Aqua: Cartoon Heroes" (in Finnish). Musiikkituottajat – IFPI Finland. Retrieved 2011-09-04.
  10. ↑ "Lescharts.com – Aqua – Cartoon Heroes" (in French). Les classement single. Retrieved 2011-09-04.
  11. ↑ "Offiziellecharts.de – Aqua – Cartoon Heroes". GfK Entertainment Charts. Retrieved 11 October 2018.
  12. ↑ "Íslenski Listinn Topp 40 (Vikuna 02.3. - 09.3. 2000)" (PDF) (in Icelandic). Dagblaðið Vísir. Retrieved 5 July 2018.
  13. ↑ "The Irish Charts – Search Results – Cartoon Heroes". Irish Singles Chart. Retrieved 27 April 2018.
  14. ↑ "Italiancharts.com – Aqua – Cartoon Heroes". Top Digital Download. Retrieved 2011-09-04.
  15. ↑ "Dutchcharts.nl – Aqua – Cartoon Heroes" (in Dutch). Single Top 100. Retrieved 2011-09-04.
  16. ↑ "Charts.nz – Aqua – Cartoon Heroes". Top 40 Singles. Retrieved 2011-09-04.
  17. ↑ "Norwegiancharts.com – Aqua – Cartoon Heroes". VG-lista. Retrieved 2011-09-04.
  18. ↑ "Official Scottish Singles Sales Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 20 February 2000.
  19. ↑ "Spanishcharts.com – Aqua – Cartoon Heroes" Canciones Top 50. Retrieved 27 April 2018.
  20. ↑ "Swedishcharts.com – Aqua – Cartoon Heroes". Singles Top 100. Retrieved 2011-09-04.
  21. ↑ "Swisscharts.com – Aqua – Cartoon Heroes". Swiss Singles Chart. Retrieved 2011-09-04.
  22. ↑ "Official Singles Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 27 April 2018.
  23. ↑ "Swiss year-end chart". swisscharts.com. 2000. Retrieved November 22, 2017.
  24. ↑ "Guld & Platina - År 2000" (PDF). International Federation of the Phonographic Industry. Archived from the original (PDF) on 16 June 2011. Retrieved 20 November 2011.
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