Have You Ever Been Mellow
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"Have You Ever Been Mellow" is the first single of the Party Animals
and was released on their debut album Good Vibrations
. The track was released in 1996 and became their first number one hit in The Netherlands. The song contains a sample
of Have You Never Been Mellow
by Olivia Newton-John
from 1975. The refrain was also reused except that "never" was replaced by "ever". Musically the song is totally different with a fast gabber
beat. The song made the 1996 yearlist at a #21 position. The single was certified Gold. The song remains an often requested song in the Netherlands and reached the 35 position at 3FM
's 90s Request Top 100 of 2006.
Party Animals (musical group)
Party Animals are a pop-gabber group from The Netherlands. The band was created by producers Jeff Porter, Jeroen Flamman together with vocalists MCs Remsy, Evert van Buschbach, Patrick de Moor, Dennis Adam and Paul Grommé...
and was released on their debut album Good Vibrations
Good Vibrations (Party Animals album)
Good Vibrations is the debut album of the Party Animals and was released in 1996.The Party Animals made their introduction on the video for the single "I Wanna Be A Hippy" by Technohead. The clip featured three gabbers and a hippie. The producers Flamman & Abraxas discovered the four...
. The track was released in 1996 and became their first number one hit in The Netherlands. The song contains a sample
Sampling (music)
In music, sampling is the act of taking a portion, or sample, of one sound recording and reusing it as an instrument or a different sound recording of a song or piece. Sampling was originally developed by experimental musicians working with musique concrète and electroacoustic music, who physically...
of Have You Never Been Mellow
Have You Never Been Mellow (song)
"Have You Never Been Mellow" is a popular song written by John Farrar and recorded by Olivia Newton-John as the title track for her album of the same name.-History and release:...
by Olivia Newton-John
Olivia Newton-John
Olivia Newton-John AO, OBE is a singer and actress. She is a four-time Grammy award winner who has amassed five No. 1 and ten other Top Ten Billboard Hot 100 singles and two No. 1 Billboard 200 solo albums. Eleven of her singles and 14 of her albums have been certified gold by the RIAA...
from 1975. The refrain was also reused except that "never" was replaced by "ever". Musically the song is totally different with a fast gabber
Gabber
Gabber , is a style of electronic music and a subgenre of hardcore techno. "Gabber" is a slang word of Yiddish origin that means "mate", "buddy" or "friend"....
beat. The song made the 1996 yearlist at a #21 position. The single was certified Gold. The song remains an often requested song in the Netherlands and reached the 35 position at 3FM
3FM
3FM is a Dutch radio station on the NPO which broadcasts popular music. It can be compared with BBC Radio 1.-History:3FM was created as Hilversum 3 by minister Maarten Vrolijk on 11 October 1965, to counterbalance the popular offshore station Radio Veronica...
's 90s Request Top 100 of 2006.
Track listing
| # | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Have You Ever been Mellow? (Flamman & Abraxas radio mix)" | 3:07 |
| 2. | "Used & Abused (Amnesia mix)" | 5:21 |
| 3. | "Have You Ever Been Mellow? (Tekno Mafia Mix)" | 4:36 |
| 4. | "E.H.B.O." | 5:10 |
| 5. | "Gabber Baby" featuring Het Amsterdams Gabberkoor | 3:10 |
