Mope

"Mope" is the fourth single released from American music band the Bloodhound Gang's 1999 album Hooray for Boobies. A music video for the single was released in June of 2000.

For the local name of the fruit of the tree, see Spondias mombin.
"Mope"
Single by Bloodhound Gang
from the album Hooray for Boobies
ReleasedSeptember 5, 2000
FormatCD
Recorded1999
Genre
Length4:36
Label
Songwriter(s)
Bloodhound Gang singles chronology
"The Ballad of Chasey Lain"
(2000)		 "Mope"
(2000)		 "The Inevitable Return of the Great White Dope"
(2000)

Samples

The song contains samples of several songs, including Falco's "Rock Me Amadeus", Frankie Goes to Hollywood's "Relax", Metallica's "For Whom the Bell Tolls" and the theme of Pac-Man. It also samples Homer Simpson's quote "Holy macaroni!" from The Simpsons episode "Treehouse of Horror VI."

Track listing
  1. "Mope" (The Bloodhound Gang Mix)
  2. "Mope" (The Pet Shop Boys 7" Remix)
  3. "Mope" (The Swamp Remix)
  4. "Fire Water Burn" (The Bloodhound Gang Remix)

The single also includes the "Cousin Mike" video for "The Ballad of Chasey Lain" and has track 6 listed as "Tic Tac Toe – Remus Pops Jefferson Game" which is a tic-tac-toe board design on the CD itself, with the centre hole representing the first move. In the liner notes the listener is encouraged to post the CD to Remus Pops Jefferson if they have no-one to play with – a postal address is included.

Charts
Chart (2000) Peak
position
Belgium (Ultratop 50 Flanders)[1] 49
Germany (Official German Charts)[2] 34
Sweden (Sverigetopplistan)[3] 56
Switzerland (Schweizer Hitparade)[4] 77

References
  1. "Ultratop.be – Bloodhound Gang – Mope" (in Dutch). Ultratop 50.
  2. "Offiziellecharts.de – Bloodhound Gang – Mope". GfK Entertainment Charts.
  3. "Swedishcharts.com – Bloodhound Gang – Mope". Singles Top 100.
  4. "Swisscharts.com – Bloodhound Gang – Mope". Swiss Singles Chart.
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