Greatest Hits (Aqua album)

Greatest Hits is the second greatest hits album by Danish-Norwegian pop band Aqua. The album was released on June 15, 2009 on Universal. Although it is their second greatest hits album, it is the first one to be released internationally, with Cartoon Heroes: The Best of Aqua (2002) only being released in Japan. The compilation was not released on any physical or digital format in North America. Greatest Hits includes digitally remastered versions of sixteen songs from Aqua's two previous studio albums, Aquarium (1997) and Aquarius (2000), and three new songs: "Back to the 80s", "My Mamma Said", and "Live Fast – Die Young".[1] "Back to the 80s" was released as the album's lead single on May 25, 2009.

Greatest Hits
Compilation album by Aqua
Released	June 15, 2009
Recorded	1996–2009
Genre	Bubblegum pop, Eurodance, Europop, pop
Length	70:45
Label	Universal
Producer	Claus Norreen, Delgado, Jan Langhoff, Johnny Jam, Peter Hartman, Per Adebratt, Søren Rasted, Tommy Ekman
Aqua chronology
Cartoon Heroes: The Best of Aqua (2002) Greatest Hits (2009) Megalomania (2011)
Singles from Greatest Hits
"Back to the 80's" Released: May 25, 2009 "My Mamma Said" Released: June 25, 2009 "Spin Me a Christmas" Released: November 16, 2009

A Special Edition re-issue was released in Denmark on November 16, 2009. It includes a new song, "Spin Me a Christmas", and replaces "Be a Man" with "Good Morning Sunshine". It also includes a DVD with a live recording of Aqua at Tivoli in Copenhagen, recorded on August 7, 2009.[2] The DVD track listing features the unreleased song "Shakin' Stevens (Is a Superstar)", which supposedly were written for the band's third studio album before their split in July 2001. The song was re-written as "Sucker For a Superstar" for the band's third studio album, Megalomania (2011).

The album peaked at number one in Denmark and therefore was released in the rest of Europe on September 22, 2009, but without repeating the same success.

Commercial performance

On the chart dated June 26, 2009 the album debuted at number one in Denmark, where it stayed for two weeks. In its third week on the chart the album fell to number two, and stayed there for six weeks before reaching number one on the chart dated August 21, 2009. The album stayed in the top 40 for thirty-nine weeks.[3] In December 2009 the album was certified two-times platinum by the International Federation of the Phonographic Industry (IFPI) for shipments of 60,000 copies in Denmark.[4]

Singles

"Back to the 80's" was released digitally as the lead single of the album on May 25, 2009. It is Aqua's first single in eight years. On May 25, it premiered on the Danish radio channel Radio 100FM. The song reached number one in Denmark, knocking the 2009 Eurovision Song Contest winner Alexander Rybak's song "Fairytale" off the top spot for five weeks. "My Mamma Said" was released as the second single from the album in November 2009. Previously, the song had already reached number 11 on the Danish Singles Chart due to strong digital sales from the album. The new song made for the Special Edition re-release, "Spin Me a Christmas", was released as the album's third single on November 16, 2009.

Even though "Live Fast – Die Young" was not released as an official single, it peaked at number twenty-four on the Danish Singles Chart due to strong digital sales from the album.

Track listings

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Producer(s)	Length
1.	"Back to the 80's"	Søren Rasted Claus Norreen	Rasted	3:44
2.	"My Mamma Said"	Rasted Lene Nystrøm	Rasted	3:37
3.	"Live Fast Die Young"	Rasted Nystrøm Steve Robson John McLaughlin	Rasted	3:03
4.	"Happy Boys & Girls" (from Aquarium, 1997)	Rasted Norreen René Dif Nystrøm	Johnny Jam Delgado Rasted Norreen	3:34
5.	"Barbie Girl" (from Aquarium, 1997)	Rasted Norreen Dif	Jam Delgado Rasted Norreen	3:15
6.	"Around the World" (from Aquarius, 2000)	Rasted Norreen	Rasted Norreen	3:29
7.	"Doctor Jones" (from Aquarium, 1997)	Anders Øland Rasted Norreen Dif	Jam Delgado Rasted Norreen	3:22
8.	"Aquarius" (from Aquarius, 2000)	Rasted Norreen	Rasted Norreen	4:21
9.	"Cuba Libre" (from Aquarius, 2000)	Rasted Norreen	Rasted Norreen	3:35
10.	"Lollipop" (from Aquarium, 1997)	Rasted Norreen Nystrøm	Jam Delgado Rasted Norreen	3:35
11.	"Cartoon Heroes" (from Aquarius, 2000)	Rasted Norreen	Rasted Norreen	3:39
12.	"Be a Man" (from Aquarium, 1997)	Rasted Norreen	Per Adebratt Tommy Ekman	4:21
13.	"My Oh My" (from Aquarium, 1997)	Rasted Norreen Dif	Jam Delgado Rasted Norreen	3:23
14.	"Freaky Friday" (from Aquarius, 2000)	Rasted Norreen Dif	Rasted Norreen	3:44
15.	"We Belong to the Sea" (from Aquarius, 2000)	Rasted Norreen Dif	Rasted Norreen	4:17
16.	"Roses Are Red" (from Aquarium, 1997)	Rasted Norreen Dif Nystrøm Peter Hartmann Jan Langhoff	Hartmann & Langhoff	3:42
17.	"Halloween" (from Aquarius, 2000)	Rasted Norreen Dif	Rasted Norreen	3:49
18.	"Turn Back Time" (from Aquarium, 1997)	Rasted Norreen	Rasted Norreen	4:02
19.	"Goodbye to the Circus" (from Aquarius, 2000)	Rasted Norreen	Rasted Norreen	3:59

Special Edition

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Producer(s)	Length
1.	"Back to the 80's"	Søren Rasted Claus Norreen	Rasted	3:44
2.	"My Mamma Said"	Rasted Lene Nystrøm	Rasted	3:37
3.	"Live Fast Die Young"	Rasted Nystrøm Steve Robson John McLaughlin	Rasted	3:03
4.	"Happy Boys & Girls" (from Aquarium, 1997)	Rasted Norreen René Dif Nystrøm	Johnny Jam Delgado Rasted Norreen	3:34
5.	"Barbie Girl" (from Aquarium, 1997)	Rasted Norreen Dif	Jam Delgado Rasted Norreen	3:15
6.	"Around the World" (from Aquarius, 2000)	Rasted Norreen	Rasted Norreen	3:29
7.	"Doctor Jones" (from Aquarium, 1997)	Anders Øland Rasted Norreen Dif	Jam Delgado Rasted Norreen	3:22
8.	"Aquarius" (from Aquarius, 2000)	Rasted Norreen	Rasted Norreen	4:21
9.	"Cuba Libre" (from Aquarius, 2000)	Rasted Norreen	Rasted Norreen	3:35
10.	"Lollipop" (from Aquarium, 1997)	Rasted Norreen Nystrøm	Jam Delgado Rasted Norreen	3:35
11.	"Cartoon Heroes" (from Aquarius, 2000)	Rasted Norreen	Rasted Norreen	3:39
12.	"Good Morning Sunshine" (from Aquarium, 1997)	Rasted Norreen Dif	Jam Delgado Rasted Norreen	4:03
13.	"My Oh My" (from Aquarium, 1997)	Rasted Norreen Dif	Jam Delgado Rasted Norreen	3:23
14.	"Freaky Friday" (from Aquarius, 2000)	Rasted Norreen Dif	Rasted Norreen	3:44
15.	"We Belong to the Sea" (from Aquarius, 2000)	Rasted Norreen Dif	Rasted Norreen	4:17
16.	"Roses Are Red" (from Aquarium, 1997)	Rasted Norreen Dif Nystrøm Peter Hartmann Jan Langhoff	Hartmann & Langhoff	3:42
17.	"Halloween" (from Aquarius, 2000)	Rasted Norreen Dif	Rasted Norreen	3:49
18.	"Turn Back Time" (from Aquarium, 1997)	Rasted Norreen	Rasted Norreen	4:02
19.	"Goodbye to the Circus" (from Aquarius, 2000)	Rasted Norreen	Rasted Norreen	3:59
20.	"Spin Me a Christmas"	Rasted Norreen	Rasted Norreen	3:33

Special edition DVD: Live at Tivoli

No.	Title	Length
1.	"Back to the 80s"
2.	"Cartoon Heroes"
3.	"My Oh My"
4.	"Doctor Jones"
5.	"Live Fast – Die Young"
6.	"Turn Back Time"
7.	"Shakin' Stevens"
8.	"Lollipop"
9.	"Aquarius"
10.	"Freaky Friday"
11.	"My Mamma Said"
12.	"Happy Boys & Girls"
13.	"Barbie Girl"
14.	"We Belong to the Sea"
15.	"Goodbye to the Circus"
16.	"Around the World"
17.	"Roses Are Red"

Charts and certifications

Charts Chart (2009) Peak position Danish Albums Chart[3] 1 Norwegian Albums Chart[5] 7 Swedish Albums Chart[6] 24 UK Albums Chart[7] 135

Certifications Region Certification Certified units/sales Denmark (IFPI Denmark)[8] 2× Platinum 60,000^^ ^^ Shipments figures based on certification alone.

Release history

Region	Date	Format
Denmark	June 15, 2009[9]	Standard edition
	November 16, 2009	Special edition
United Kingdom	September 14, 2009	Standard edition
European Union	September 22, 2009

References

1. "New Aqua Greatest Hits on the way". Aquarama.tk. Archived from the original on 2009-05-27. Retrieved 2009-05-07.
2. "CD + DVD reissue for Aqua's Greatest Hits". Aquarama.tk. Archived from the original on 2010-10-31. Retrieved 2009-11-16.
3. danishcharts.dk
4. "Danish certifications – Aqua". IFPI Denmark. Scroll through the page-list below to obtain certification.
5. norwegiancharts.com
6. swedishcharts.com
7. "2009 Chart Booklet" (PDF). The Official Charts Company. The Official Zobbel Homepage. Retrieved 11 July 2011.
8. "Danish album certifications – Aqua – Greatest Hits". IFPI Denmark.
9. Hansen, Helle Kastholm (19 May 2009). "Ekstra Bladet - Barbie Girl lyder som sig selv". Ekstra Bladet (in Danish). Retrieved 11 July 2011.