Cartoon Heroes: The Best of Aqua is a greatest hits album by the Danish dance-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...

. It was released solely in Japan

Japan

Japan is an island nation in East Asia. Located in the Pacific Ocean, it lies to the east of the Sea of Japan, China, North Korea, South Korea and Russia, stretching from the Sea of Okhotsk in the north to the East China Sea and Taiwan in the south...

 on May 22, 2002.

Album Information

The set includes most of the hit singles that Aqua released, with the excised singles being "We Belong to the Sea

We Belong to the Sea

"We Belong to the Sea" is the thirteenth single released by the Scandinavian dance-pop group Aqua from Aquarius. Following the release, the group disbanded in mid-2001, making the song their last release in the next eight years...

", "Good Morning Sunshine

Good Morning Sunshine

"Good Morning Sunshine" is a song by Danish-Norwegian band Aqua from their debut album, Aquarium . Released as the group's eighth single, their fifth in the United Kingdom, the song was the first to not be released worldwide since "Lollipop " , and was the second UK release to not make it to number...

", and "Didn't I".

The album also includes, however, songs that were not released as singles such as "Back from Mars", "Halloween" and "Freaky Friday". There is a remix of "Cartoon Heroes" as well as two music videos.

Track listing

1. "Cartoon Heroes
   Cartoon Heroes
   "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...
   
   " – 3:39
2. "Freaky Friday" – 3:45
3. "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...
   
   " – 3:15
4. "Roses Are Red" – 3:43
5. "Bumble Bees
   Bumble Bees (song)
   "Bumble Bees" is the eleventh single release by the Scandinavian dance-pop group Aqua overall, and the first since "Lollipop " not to be released in the United Kingdom. The song more closely resembled their earlier releases, not possessing the slower beat of "Turn Back Time" or the anthemic,...
   
   " – 3:53
6. "Doctor Jones
   Doctor Jones
   "Doctor Jones" is a song by Danish dance-pop group Aqua, released as the band's fifth single overall, and the second UK release. The single is their second United Kingdom number one...
   
   " – 3:22
7. "Around the World
   Around the World (Aqua song)
   "Around the World" is a song by the Danish-Norwegian dance-pop group Aqua from their second studio album, Aquarius. It was released as the album's second single in May 2000, and was their seventh and final release in the United Kingdom before their split in mid-2001...
   
   " – 3:29
8. "Lollipop (Candyman)
   Lollipop (Candyman)
   "Lollipop " is the fourth single to be released by the Danish dance-pop group Aqua overall, and the follow-up to their most successful song "Barbie Girl" in many countries...
   
   " – 3:35
9. "Back from Mars" – 4:03
10. "Happy Boys & Girls" – 3:34
11. "My Oh My
    My Oh My
    "My Oh My" is the third single released by the Scandinavian dance-pop group Aqua overall, and the fourth UK release. From the Aquarium album "My Oh My" was initially released in February 1997 before being released in the UK as the follow-up to three consecutive number one singles in August 1998...
    
    " – 3:24
12. "Halloween" – 3:50
13. "Calling You" – 3:32
14. "An Apple a Day" 3:38
15. "Turn Back Time
    Turn Back Time
    "Turn Back Time" is a song by Scandinavian dance-pop group Aqua, released as their seventh single overall, and the third UK release. The single is their third United Kingdom number one. The song featured on the soundtrack for the 1998 film Sliding Doors, and was released across the world the same...
    
    " – 4:08
16. "Cartoon Heroes" [Hampenberg Remix] – 5:41
17. "Cartoon Heroes" [music video]
18. "Around the World" [music video]