Europop (album)

Europop is the debut album by Italian electronic group Eiffel 65. The album was released in 1999 as under Bliss Corporation and Universal Records and Republic Music (Universal and Republic would merge to Universal Republic). The album is most notable for the group's two biggest hits: "Blue (Da Ba Dee)" and "Move Your Body", which topped the charts worldwide.

Europop
Studio album by
Eiffel 65
ReleasedNovember 22, 1999 (1999-11-22)
RecordedSeptember 1998 – October 1999
Genre
Length65:35
Label
Producer
  • Massimo Gabutti
  • Luciano Zacchet
Eiffel 65 chronology
Europop
(1999)		 Contact!
(2001)
Alternative cover
"Forever" cover
Singles from Europop
  1. "Blue (Da Ba Dee)"
    Released: October 7, 1998
  2. "Too Much of Heaven"
    Released: May 11, 1999
  3. "Move Your Body"
    Released: November 30, 1999
  4. "My Console"
    Released: 1999/2000

Background

Jey said about the title of Europop:

"The meaning of Euro pop actually, you can split this into Euro and pop. With Euro, we're meaning a gathering of different dance, European cultures. So we're talking about trip hop coming from the U.K., techno from Germany, we're talking about dance from Italy. It's all blended together. In fact, the different tracks have a different kind of dance situation as a bottom arrangement. And pop means that there's always a song on it. So that's exactly what we're saying, Euro pop and songs put onto a European dance situation."[1]

Sound

The album features pitch-corrected vocals and Euro disco beats throughout.[2] Despite hailing from Italy, Eiffel 65 perform all the songs on this album in English. The song "Now is Forever", samples Depeche Mode's "Behind the Wheel" intro wheel effect.

Reception
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Allmusic[3]
Entertainment WeeklyC+[4]
Los Angeles Daily News[5]
PopMatters(8/10)[2]
Rolling Stone[6]

The album peaked at number four on the Billboard 200 in the United States, and the song "Blue (Da Ba Dee)" peaked at number six on the Billboard Hot 100, impressive for an EDM song at the time of its release. In February 2000, the album was certified two-times platinum by the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA) for shipments of two million copies in the US.

Track listing
No.TitleLength
1."Blue (Da Ba Dee)" (radio edit)3:29
2."Too Much of Heaven"5:17
3."Dub in Life"3:57
4."Living in a Bubble" (feat. Papa Winnie)5:03
5."Move Your Body"4:28
6."My Console"4:13
7."Your Clown"4:09
8."Another Race"4:34
9."The Edge"4:20
10."Now Is Forever"5:44
11."Silicon World"4:31
12."Europop"5:28
13."Hyperlink (Deep Down)"4:57
14."Blue (Da Ba Dee)" (extended mix)4:46
Europe edition
No.TitleLength
1."Too Much of Heaven" (album mix)5:17
2."Dub In Life" (album edit)3:57
3."Blue (Da Ba Dee)" (DJ Gabry Ponte radio edit)4:43
4."Living in a Bubble" (album mix)5:03
5."Move Your Body" (DJ Gabry Ponte original radio edit)4:28
6."My Consolle" (DJ Gabry Ponte Console mix)4:13
7."Your Clown" (Slow mix)4:09
8."Another Race" (album edit)4:34
9."The Edge" (album mix)4:20
10."Now Is Forever" (Electronic Ballad mix)5:44
11."Silicon World" (Main mix)4:31
12."Europop" (Album Kraft mix)5:26
13."Hyperlink (Deep Down)" (album cut)4:57
Australian Bonus Disk
No.TitleLength
1."Nick Skitz Eiffel 65 Megamix"7:35
2."Blue (Da Ba Dee)" (extended mix)6:29
3."Blue (Da Ba Dee)" (Molinaro Parade German cut)2:48
4."Blue (Da Ba Dee)" (TJM Bluemax 04 Extension remix)6:37
5."Move Your Body" (Paris remix)7:04
6."Move Your Body" (Claywork remix)6:28
7."Europop" (Parade mix)5:14

Later samples

Charts and certifications

Charts

Weekly
Chart (1999–2000) Peak
position
Australian Albums (ARIA)[7] 18
Austrian Albums (Ö3 Austria)[8] 16
Canadian Albums Chart[9] 5
Danish Albums (Hitlisten)[10] 7
European Album Chart (European Top 100 Albums) 18
Finnish Albums (Suomen virallinen lista)[11] 8
French Albums (SNEP)[12] 6
German Albums (Offizielle Top 100)[13] 37
Irish Albums (IRMA)[14] 38
Italian Albums (FIMI)[15] 13
New Zealand Albums (RMNZ)[16] 4
Portuguese Albums (AFP)[17] 6
Swiss Albums (Schweizer Hitparade)[18] 19
UK Albums (OCC)[19] 12
US Billboard 200[20] 4

Certifications
Region CertificationCertified units/sales
Argentina (CAPIF)[26] Gold 30,000^
Australia (ARIA)[27] Gold 35,000^
Canada (Music Canada)[28] Platinum 100,000^
Denmark (IFPI Denmark)[29] Gold 25,000^
Finland (Musiikkituottajat)[30] Gold 21,712[30]
Hungary (MAHASZ)[31] Gold  
New Zealand (RMNZ)[32] Platinum 15,000^
Poland (ZPAV)[33] Gold 50,000*
United States (RIAA)[34] 2× Platinum 2,000,000^

^shipments figures based on certification alone

References
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  29. "Listen - Danmarks Officielle Hitliste - Udarbejdet af AIM Nielsen for IFPI Danmark - Uge 13". Ekstra Bladet (in Danish). Copenhagen. 2000-04-02.
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