Cartoon Heroes
Encyclopedia
"Cartoon Heroes" is a song by the Danish-Norwegian dance
-pop
group Aqua
from their second studio album, Aquarius
. The song was sent to radio stations worldwide on January 1, 2000. It was their first release anywhere for over 14 months, due to the time spent touring the world, resting and recording the second album. Although still a commercial success, it failed to follow the success of earlier songs such as "Barbie Girl
" (1997), reaching top ten positions in ten countries. In Denmark, the song debuted at number one and went on to became the best-selling single of 2000, with sales of 32,765 copies.
Dance music
Dance music is music composed specifically to facilitate or accompany dancing. It can be either a whole musical piece or part of a larger musical arrangement...
-pop
Pop music
Pop music is usually understood to be commercially recorded music, often oriented toward a youth market, usually consisting of relatively short, simple songs utilizing technological innovations to produce new variations on existing themes.- Definitions :David Hatch and Stephen Millward define pop...
group Aqua
Aqua (band)
Aqua is a Danish dance-pop group, best known for their 1997 breakthrough single "Barbie Girl". The group formed in 1989 and achieved huge success across the globe in the late 1990s and early 2000s. The group managed to top the UK Singles Chart with their first three singles. The group released two...
from their second studio album, Aquarius
Aquarius (Aqua album)
-Personnel:*Aqua – mixing*Stefan Boman – vocal engineer*Christian Møller Nielsen – additional programming*René Dif – lyricist, composer, lead vocals*Björn Engelmann – mastering*Nana Hedin – backing vocals*Michael Henderson – mixing...
. The song was sent to radio stations worldwide on January 1, 2000. It was their first release anywhere for over 14 months, due to the time spent touring the world, resting and recording the second album. Although still a commercial success, it failed to follow the success of earlier songs such as "Barbie Girl
Barbie Girl
"Barbie Girl" is a song by the Danish-Norwegian dance-pop group Aqua, who released the song in 1997 as their third single overall, and the first United Kingdom release...
" (1997), reaching top ten positions in ten countries. In Denmark, the song debuted at number one and went on to became the best-selling single of 2000, with sales of 32,765 copies.
Charts
Chart (2000) | Peak position |
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Australian Singles Chart ARIA Charts The ARIA charts are the main Australian music sales charts, issued weekly by the Australian Recording Industry Association. The charts are a record of the highest selling singles and albums in various genres in Australia. ARIA commenced compiling its own charts in-house from the week ending 26 June... |
16 |
Austrian Singles Chart | 6 |
Belgian Singles Chart (Flanders) Ultratop Ultratop is an organization which generates and publishes the official record charts in Belgium, and it is also the name of most of those charts... |
5 |
Belgian Singles Chart (Wallonia) Ultratop Ultratop is an organization which generates and publishes the official record charts in Belgium, and it is also the name of most of those charts... |
7 |
Canadian Singles Chart Canadian Singles Chart The Canadian Singles Chart is currently compiled by the U.S.-based music sales tracking company, Nielsen SoundScan . The chart is compiled every Wednesday, and is published by Jam! Canoe on Thursdays.... |
2 |
Danish Singles Chart | 1 |
Dutch Singles Chart | 35 |
Finnish Singles Chart | 9 |
French Singles Chart | 40 |
German Singles Chart | 13 |
Italian Singles Chart | 1 |
New Zealand Singles Chart | 5 |
Norwegian Singles Chart | 1 |
Swedish Singles Chart | 2 |
Swiss Singles Chart | 11 |
UK Singles Chart UK Singles Chart The UK Singles Chart is compiled by The Official Charts Company on behalf of the British record-industry. The full chart contains the top selling 200 singles in the United Kingdom based upon combined record sales and download numbers, though some media outlets only list the Top 40 or the Top 75 ... |
7 |