Wheel of Fortune (Ace of Base song)
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| Single by Ace of Base from the album Happy Nation / The Sign |
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| Released | 1992 (Scandinavia), Jan 5, 1993 (UK) | ||||
| Format | CD single | ||||
| Recorded | 1992 | ||||
| Genre | Techno / Dance / Pop | ||||
| Length | 03:54 | ||||
| Label | Mega Records | ||||
| Writer(s) | Jonas Berggren, Ulf Ekberg | ||||
| Producer | Denniz Pop | ||||
| Certification | Gold (Germany) | ||||
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"Wheel of Fortune" was the debut single by Swedish pop group Ace of Base, from the album Happy Nation. It was first released in Denmark in April 1992 through small independent label Mega Records. It failed to reach the singles chart on its first two releases, but when it was re-released a second time in September, it eventually reached number two. After the success of "All That She Wants" in the United Kingdom, it was released as the second UK single and it reached number 20 in the UK Singles Chart in August 1993.
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[edit] Discography
- Scandinavia
Single:
- Wheel of Fortune
- United Kingdom
Maxi single:
- Wheel of Fortune (7" Mix)
- Wheel of Fortune (12" Mix)
- Wheel of Fortune (Club Mix)
- My Mind (Dance Mix)
[edit] Charts
| Chart(1992-1993)[1] [2] [3] [4] | Peak position |
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| Austrian Singles Chart | 6 |
| Danish Singles Chart | 2 |
| Dutch Singles Chart | 5 |
| French Singles Chart | 21 |
| German Singles Chart | 4 |
| Irish Singles Chart | 18 |
| MTV European Top 20 | 2 |
| Norwegian Singles Chart | 1 |
| Spanish Singles Chart | 21 |
| Swiss Singles Chart | 5 |
| Swedish Singles Chart | 39 |
| UK Airplay Chart | 35 |
| UK Singles Chart | 20 |
| Preceded by "Keep the Faith (Bon Jovi song)" by Bon Jovi |
Norwegian (VG-lista) number-one single 49/1992 - 52/1992 |
Succeeded by "I Will Always Love You" by Whitney Houston |
[edit] 2008 Re-release
On November 23, 2007, Jonas and Ulf mentioned in their Copenhagen concert that a remix of the song will be released as the lead single for the upcoming remix album in February 2008[5], and will be accompanied by a new video for promotion.
On December 3, 2007, the live version of the song entered the charts at #2 in Brazilian radio station Emboabas FM.[6][7] The song entered the Radio Aachen chart in Germany at #26 on December 15, 2007.[8] It also entered the Euro WebCharts at #5 in the last week of 2007 and is currently #1.[9]
[edit] References
- ^ "Wheel of Fortune", in various Singles Chart Lescharts.com (Retrieved April 10, 2008)
- ^ German Singles Chart Charts-surfer.de (Retrieved April 10, 2008)
- ^ Irish Single Chart Irishcharts.ie (Retrieved April 10, 2008)
- ^ UK Singles Chart Chartstats.com (Retrieved April 10, 2008)
- ^ ACE OF BASE RETURNS, Coming Plans, Retrieved on December 13, 2007
- ^ Rádio Emboabas FM: A Primeira do seu Rádio !!!, Retrieved on December 3, 2007
- ^ ACE OF BASE RETURNS, Wheel of Fortune topping the charts!, Retrieved on December 3, 2007
- ^ RADIO AACHEN, Aus Aachen - für Aachen, Retrieved on December 17, 2007.
- ^ Euro WebCharts, your europe, your music. music charts for all over europe, Retrieved on December 31, 2007.
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