We Belong to the Sea
Encyclopedia
"We Belong to the Sea" is the thirteenth single released by the Scandinavia
n 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. The song had limited success, performing best in Scandinavia where the group had done well since the beginning.
, the song was similar to the 1998 hit "Turn Back Time", although had far more limited success due to being released only in Scandinavia and mainland Europe
. In the song verses it seems like Lene Nystrøm Rasted
is talking to René Dif
to take her back where she used to belong, with him in some sentences answering her to invite her to come to his underwater world, while they singing the refrain together (You can see their arguing in the opening scene and the laundry scene when they look at each other).
(Spain
): on the streets, in a laundry and in a discotheque, features a nature and pet loving activist Lene Nystrøm Rasted
going in a fish store, stealing René Dif
in the form of a goldfish
with a human face with a goldfish
glass by tricking the two salesmen Søren Rasted and Claus Norreen
. When she escaped, the two salesmen notice it and haunted her. They run through the streets of Barcelona
(Spain
), when she's hiding at a laundry to change her clothes. With new clothes on, she tries to not getting recognized, but the two caught her again, when she escaped in a discotheque. There she put the goldfish
glass on the DJ pult, where the DJ (also played by René Dif
) shows the goldfish
a Vinyl cover with a picture of the wide open sea
, where the fish belongs to. Near the end, Lene is running to the sea
and releasing the fish there with Søren and Claus following her and finally giving up. In the very last scene, the free goldfish
gets a visit by a shark.
As this song reminds a little bit to their previous ballad "Turn Back Time", so the video does with a similar blue-ish, less colorful, theme and little colorizations.
Scandinavia
Scandinavia is a cultural, historical and ethno-linguistic region in northern Europe that includes the three kingdoms of Denmark, Norway and Sweden, characterized by their common ethno-cultural heritage and language. Modern Norway and Sweden proper are situated on the Scandinavian Peninsula,...
n dance
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 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...
. Following the release, the group disbanded in mid-2001, making the song their last release in the next eight years. The song had limited success, performing best in Scandinavia where the group had done well since the beginning.
Composition
Released in January 2001 and taken from the album AquariusAquarius (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 similar to the 1998 hit "Turn Back Time", although had far more limited success due to being released only in Scandinavia and mainland Europe
Europe
Europe is, by convention, one of the world's seven continents. Comprising the westernmost peninsula of Eurasia, Europe is generally 'divided' from Asia to its east by the watershed divides of the Ural and Caucasus Mountains, the Ural River, the Caspian and Black Seas, and the waterways connecting...
. In the song verses it seems like Lene Nystrøm Rasted
Lene Nystrøm Rasted
Lene Nystrøm Rasted , known professionally as Lene, is a Norwegian-Danish singer-songwriter and occasional actress, who is best known as vocalist for the Danish-Norwegian dance-pop group Aqua....
is talking to René Dif
René Dif
René Dif is a musician and actor, best known as the male vocalist in the Danish pop-dance group Aqua.-Biography:...
to take her back where she used to belong, with him in some sentences answering her to invite her to come to his underwater world, while they singing the refrain together (You can see their arguing in the opening scene and the laundry scene when they look at each other).
Music video
In the music video, directed by Tobey Hooper, which was shot in mainly three different places of BarcelonaBarcelona
Barcelona is the second largest city in Spain after Madrid, and the capital of Catalonia, with a population of 1,621,537 within its administrative limits on a land area of...
(Spain
Spain
Spain , officially the Kingdom of Spain languages]] under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages. In each of these, Spain's official name is as follows:;;;;;;), is a country and member state of the European Union located in southwestern Europe on the Iberian Peninsula...
): on the streets, in a laundry and in a discotheque, features a nature and pet loving activist Lene Nystrøm Rasted
Lene Nystrøm Rasted
Lene Nystrøm Rasted , known professionally as Lene, is a Norwegian-Danish singer-songwriter and occasional actress, who is best known as vocalist for the Danish-Norwegian dance-pop group Aqua....
going in a fish store, stealing René Dif
René Dif
René Dif is a musician and actor, best known as the male vocalist in the Danish pop-dance group Aqua.-Biography:...
in the form of a goldfish
Goldfish
The goldfish is a freshwater fish in the family Cyprinidae of order Cypriniformes. It was one of the earliest fish to be domesticated, and is one of the most commonly kept aquarium fish....
with a human face with a goldfish
Goldfish
The goldfish is a freshwater fish in the family Cyprinidae of order Cypriniformes. It was one of the earliest fish to be domesticated, and is one of the most commonly kept aquarium fish....
glass by tricking the two salesmen Søren Rasted and Claus Norreen
Claus Norreen
Claus Norreen is a Danish musician and record producer known for being a part of the band Aqua, which sold around 33 million records.-Early life:...
. When she escaped, the two salesmen notice it and haunted her. They run through the streets of Barcelona
Barcelona
Barcelona is the second largest city in Spain after Madrid, and the capital of Catalonia, with a population of 1,621,537 within its administrative limits on a land area of...
(Spain
Spain
Spain , officially the Kingdom of Spain languages]] under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages. In each of these, Spain's official name is as follows:;;;;;;), is a country and member state of the European Union located in southwestern Europe on the Iberian Peninsula...
), when she's hiding at a laundry to change her clothes. With new clothes on, she tries to not getting recognized, but the two caught her again, when she escaped in a discotheque. There she put the goldfish
Goldfish
The goldfish is a freshwater fish in the family Cyprinidae of order Cypriniformes. It was one of the earliest fish to be domesticated, and is one of the most commonly kept aquarium fish....
glass on the DJ pult, where the DJ (also played by René Dif
René Dif
René Dif is a musician and actor, best known as the male vocalist in the Danish pop-dance group Aqua.-Biography:...
) shows the goldfish
Goldfish
The goldfish is a freshwater fish in the family Cyprinidae of order Cypriniformes. It was one of the earliest fish to be domesticated, and is one of the most commonly kept aquarium fish....
a Vinyl cover with a picture of the wide open sea
Sea
A sea generally refers to a large body of salt water, but the term is used in other contexts as well. Most commonly, it means a large expanse of saline water connected with an ocean, and is commonly used as a synonym for ocean...
, where the fish belongs to. Near the end, Lene is running to the sea
Sea
A sea generally refers to a large body of salt water, but the term is used in other contexts as well. Most commonly, it means a large expanse of saline water connected with an ocean, and is commonly used as a synonym for ocean...
and releasing the fish there with Søren and Claus following her and finally giving up. In the very last scene, the free goldfish
Goldfish
The goldfish is a freshwater fish in the family Cyprinidae of order Cypriniformes. It was one of the earliest fish to be domesticated, and is one of the most commonly kept aquarium fish....
gets a visit by a shark.
As this song reminds a little bit to their previous ballad "Turn Back Time", so the video does with a similar blue-ish, less colorful, theme and little colorizations.
Track listing
- "We Belong to the Sea" (radio edit) – 4:16
- "We Belong to the Sea" (Love to Infinity's Classic Radio Mix) – 3:14
Charts
| Chart (2001) | Peak position |
|---|---|
| Danish Singles Chart Tracklisten Tracklisten is a Danish top 40 record chart that is presented every Thursday midnight at .The weekly Danish Singles Chart also known as Track Top-40 combines the 40 best selling tracks from legal music downloads and the sales of music singles on either CD or vinyl... |
19 |