Aquarius (Aqua album) explained

Aquarius
Type:studio
Artist:Aqua
Cover:aquariusaquaalbum.jpg
Released:28 February 2000
Recorded:January–November 1999
Studio:
  • RastedNorreen Mobile Studio
Genre:
Length:46:44
Label:Universal
Producer:
Prev Title:Aquarium
Prev Year:1997
Next Year:2002

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

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 US 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.

"Freaky Friday" was meant to be released as a single back when the band was still promoting the album, but it ended up being cancelled. The song was then released 16 years later, in 2017, through an EP of remixes.[1] [2]

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.[3] The album became the second best-selling album of 2000, selling 174,523 copies.[4] As of August 2001, Aquarius had sold 265,000 copies in Denmark.[5] It became the third best-selling album of the 2000s in Denmark.

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 previous 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.[6] [7]

Track listing

All tracks written and produced by Søren Rasted and Claus Norreen, except where noted.

Personnel

Credits adapted from album liner notes.[8]

Charts

Weekly charts

Chart (2000)!scope="col"
Peak
position
Danish Albums (Hitlisten)[9] 1
Japanese Albums (Oricon)[10] 10
Spanish Albums (PROMUSICAE)[11] 3

Year-end charts

Chart (2000)! scope="col"
Position
Canadian Albums (Nielsen SoundScan)[12] 34
Danish Albums (Hitlisten)[13] 1
European Albums (Music & Media)[14] 31
Finnish Foreign Albums (Suomen virallinen lista)[15] 5
Italian Albums (FIMI)[16] 28
Norwegian Winter Period Albums (VG-lista)[17] 9
Norwegian Spring Period Albums (VG-lista)[18] 4
South Korean International Albums (MIAK)[19] 11
Spanish Albums (AFYVE)[20] 29
Swedish Albums & Compilations (Sverigetopplistan)[21] 32
Swiss Albums (Schweizer Hitparade)[22] 82

Decade-end charts

Chart (2000–2009)! scope="col"
Position
Danish Albums (Hitlisten)[23] 3

Release history

Release formats for Aquarius
RegionDateFormatLabel
Worldwide[24] 28 February 2000CD / CassetteUniversal Music
United States[25] 28 March 2000MCA Records

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Aqua – Freaky Friday (2017) Master release! . Bubblegum Dancer . 24 November 2017.
  2. Web site: Freaky Friday – EP by Aqua on Apple Music . Apple Inc. . 24 November 2017.
  3. Web site: Ardahl. Rasmus. Kim Larsen og Take That. Gaffa. 23 July 2011. Danish. 1 December 2006.
  4. Web site: Års Hitlister 2000 . 2000 . 20 November 2011 . https://web.archive.org/web/20010926084938/http://www.musik.org/ . 26 September 2001.
  5. News: Jensen. Erik. Den store landgang for Aqua. Politiken. 15 December 2012. Danish. 14 August 2001.
  6. Web site: Fakta og Aqua – Kultur www.b.dk. Berlingske Tidende. 9 July 2011. Danish. 13 November 2005.
  7. Web site: Körner. Jan. Ekstra Bladet – Tjente 210 mio. på Aqua. Ekstra Bladet. 9 July 2011. Danish. 17 August 2006.
  8. Aquarius . . 2000 . liner notes . . 157 530-2.
  9. Hits of the World: Denmark (IFPI/Nielsen Marketing Research) 03/04/00. Billboard. Nielsen Business Media. 112. 14. 81. 0006-2510.
  10. Web site: https://www.oricon.co.jp/prof/32923/products/163383/1/. ja:アクエリアス. Oricon. ja. 16 August 2023 . https://web.archive.org/web/20230816142454/https://www.oricon.co.jp/prof/32923/products/163383/1/. live. 16 August 2023.
  11. Book: Salaverri, Fernando. Sólo éxitos: año a año, 1959–2002. 1st . September 2005. Fundación Autor-SGAE. Spain. 84-8048-639-2.
  12. Web site: https://web.archive.org/web/20040812032100/http://www.jamshowbiz.com/JamMusicCharts/2000_1.html. 12 August 2004. Canada's Top 200 Albums of 2000. Jam!. 24 March 2022.
  13. Web site: Ritzau. Ritzau. Danskere storforbrugere af musik-cd'er – Nyheder – BT.dk. B.T.. 9 July 2011. Danish. 7 September 2001.
  14. Year in Focus – European Top 100 Albums 2000 . Music & Media . 17 . 52 . 23 December 2000 . 9 . 29800226 . American Radio History. 19 January 2019.
  15. Web site: Myydyimmät ulkomaiset albumit vuonna 2000. Finnish. Musiikkituottajat – IFPI Finland. 6 January 2016.
  16. Web site: Classifica annuale 2000 (dal 03.01.2000 al 31.12.2000). Italian. FIMI. 30 May 2022.
  17. Web site: https://web.archive.org/web/20160304084810/http://lista.vg.no/liste/topp-40-album/2/dato/2000/periode/vinter. Topp 40 Album Vinter 2000. 4 March 2016. Norwegian. VG-Lista. 26 January 2021.
  18. Web site: https://web.archive.org/web/20170910220829/http://lista.vg.no/liste/topp-40-album/2/dato/2000/periode/v%C3%A5r. 10 September 2017. Topp 40 Album Vår 2000. Norwegian. VG-Lista. 26 January 2021.
  19. Web site: 자료제공:(사)한국음반산업협회/이 자료는당협회와 상의없이 가공,편집을금합니다.. Korean. MIAK. https://web.archive.org/web/20070616195733/http://www.miak.or.kr/stat/pop_2000_2h.htm. 26 January 2021. 16 June 2007.
  20. AFYVE EN 2000. 44. Anuariossgae. 27 December 2001. 17 June 2017.
  21. Web site: Year list Album (incl. Collections), 2000. Sverigetopplistan. Swedish. 20 December 2020.
  22. Web site: Schweizer Jahreshitparade 2000. hitparade.ch. 29 July 2020.
  23. 14 December 2009. Ud med 'love' – ind med 'kærlighed'. Urban. 21. Danish.
  24. Ferro. Charles. 18 December 1999. Music Pulse. Billboard. 111. 51. 71. 0006-2510.
  25. Garrity. Brian. 12 February 2000. Artists & Music: Bubble-Gum Popsters. Billboard. 112. 7. 14. 0006-2510.

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