Halfway Around the World

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"Halfway Around The World"

Single by A*Teens
from the album Teen Spirit
Released	2001
Format	CD Single Cassette 12" Vinyl Airplay
Recorded	2000
Genre	Pop, Europop
Length	3:40 (Album Version) 3:36 (Radio Version)
Label	Universal Music
Writer(s)	Grizzly Jonson Sepehrmanesh
Producer(s)	Grizzly Tysper
Chart positions
#1 (Mexico) #7 (Sweden) #30 (U.K.) #51 (Germany)
A*Teens chronology
"Upside Down" (2000)	"Halfway Around The World" (2001)	"Sugar Rush" (2001)

Halfway Around The World was A*Teens' second single from their sophomore album "Teen Spirit".

After traveling literally halfway around the world promoting their album "Teen Spirit", they released the second single, with medium success. The single peaked at #7 in Sweden after a few weeks inside the Top Ten earning a Gold Certification. ^[1] The song charted well in Asia and Latin America, it peaked at #1 in Mexico and Argentina and #13 in Chile.

The single was released with the B-Side "Can't Stop The Pop" which was first released on the Japanese edition of the album.

The single was delayed in the United Kingdom along with the album. When it finally got released it only reached to #30. The album never entered in the Charts.

A still from the video "Halfway Around The World"

1 Music Video
2 Releases
3 Charts
4 External links

[edit] Music Video

The video premiered in February 2001 and it was directed by Mikadelica. It shows the A*Teens in different parts of the world (from Peking to Alaska and Peru and Hollywood) and the action takes place in different seasons. There is also a love story between a girl and boy.

[edit] Releases

European 2-Track CD Single

Halfway Around The World [Radio Version] - 3:36
Can't Stop The Pop - 3:00

European/Mexican CD Maxi

Halfway Around The World [Radio Version] - 3:36
Halfway Around The World [Earthbound's Halfway Around The Earth Mix Long] - 6:20
Halfway Around The World [M12 Massive Club Mix] - 6:35

Video: Upside Down

Canadian CD Single

Halfway Around The World [Radio Version] - 3:36
Halfway Around The World [Earthbound's Halfway Around The Earth Mix Long] - 6:20
Halfway Around The World [M12 Massive Club Mix] - 6:35

Japan CD Maxi

Halfway Around The World [Radio Version] - 3:36
Halfway Around The World [Earthbound's Halfway Around The Earth Mix Long] - 6:20
Halfway Around The World [M12 Massive Dub Mix] - 6:35
Can't Stop The Pop
Video: Upside Down

U.K. cover for the single "Halfway Around The World"

UK CD

Halfway Around The World [Radio Version] - 3:41
Gimme! Gimme! Gimme! (A Man After Midnight) - 3:56
Halfway Around The World [Almighty Definitive Remix] - 7:45
Video: Halfway Around The World

UK Cassette

Halfway Around The World [Radio Version] - 3:41
Gimme! Gimme! Gimme! (A Man After Midnight) - 3:56
Halfway Around The World [Almighty Definitive Remix] - 7:45

[edit] Charts

Chart (1999/2000)	Peak position
Mexican Top 100	#1
Argentine Top 100	#1
Thai Top 40	#1
Swedish Top 60 Singles	#2
Philippine Top 20 Singles	#2
Singaporean Top 20	#7
Ukrainian Top 40	#7
Chilean Top 40	#13
Peru Top 20	#14
Brazilian Top 100	#25
UK Top 75 Singles	#30
Colombian Top 100	#34
German Top 100 Singles	#51
Swiss Top 100 Singles	#73