Aquarius (Aqua album)

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Aquarius
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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)Aquarium1997		 Aquarius
(2000)		 Megalomania
(2011)Megalomania2011
Singles from Aquarius
  1. "Cartoon Heroes"
    Released: 1 February 2000
  2. "Around the World"
    Released: 30 May 2000
  3. "Bumble Bees"
    Released: 9 August 2000
  4. "We Belong to the Sea"
    Released: 9 January 2001

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

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.[1] The album became the second best-selling album of 2000, selling 174,523 copies.[2] As of August 2001, Aquarius had sold 265,000 copies in Denmark.[3] It became the third best selling album of the 2000s in Denmark.[4]

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.[5][6]

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 U.S. 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.

Track listing

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

Personnel

Credits adapted from album liner notes.[7]

Charts

Certifications

Region Certification Sales/shipments
Australia (ARIA)[16] Gold 35,000
Canada (Music Canada)[17] 2× Platinum 200,000
Denmark (IFPI Denmark)[18] 4× Platinum 200,000^
Norway (IFPI Norway)[19] 2× Platinum 100,000
Sweden (GLF)[20] Platinum 80,000
Switzerland (IFPI Switzerland)[21] Gold 25,000
Summaries
Europe (IFPI)[22] Platinum 1,000,000

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

Release history

Region Date Format Label
Worldwide[23] February 28, 2000 CD / Cassette Universal Music
United States[24] March 28, 2000 MCA Records

References

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