Cartoon Heroes

"Cartoon Heroes"
Single by Aqua
from the album Aquarius
Released February 1, 2000
Format CD single, 12" vinyl, cassette
Recorded 1999
Genre Europop
Length 3:38
Label Universal
Writer(s) Søren Rasted, Claus Norreen
Producer Søren Rasted, Claus Norreen
Aqua singles chronology
"Good Morning Sunshine"
(1998)		 "Cartoon Heroes"
(2000)		 "Around the World"
(2000)

"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.[1] It was their first release anywhere for over 14 months, due to the time spent touring the world, resting and recording the second album. Although still a commercial success, it failed to follow the success of earlier songs such as "Barbie Girl" (1997), reaching top ten positions in ten countries. In Denmark, the song debuted at number one and went on to became the best-selling single of 2000, with sales of 32,765 copies.[2]

Contents

Charts and certifications

Charts

Chart (2000) Peak
position
Australian Singles Chart[3] 16
Austrian Singles Chart[4] 6
Belgian Singles Chart (Flanders)[5] 5
Belgian Singles Chart (Wallonia)[6] 7
Canadian Singles Chart[7] 2
Danish Singles Chart 1
Dutch Singles Chart[8] 35
Finnish Singles Chart[9] 9
French Singles Chart[10] 40
German Singles Chart 13
Italian Singles Chart[11] 1
New Zealand Singles Chart[12] 5
Norwegian Singles Chart[13] 1
Swedish Singles Chart[14] 2
Swiss Singles Chart[15] 11
UK Singles Chart[16] 7

Certifications

Region Certification Sales/shipments
Sweden (GLF)[17] Platinum 30,000x

*sales figures based on certification alone

References

  1. ^ "Universal's Nets Cast Wide For 2nd Aqua Set". Billboard (Nielsen Business Media) 112 (3): 79. 15 January 2000. ISSN 0006-2510. 
  2. ^ "Års Hitlister 2000". 2000. Archived from the original on 16 November 2001. http://web.archive.org/web/20010926084938/http://www.musik.org/. Retrieved 20 November 2011. 
  3. ^ "australian-charts.com - Aqua - Cartoon Heroes". http://australian-charts.com/showitem.asp?interpret=Aqua&titel=Cartoon+Heroes&cat=s. Retrieved 2011-09-04. 
  4. ^ "austriancharts.at - Aqua - Cartoon Heroes". http://austriancharts.at/showitem.asp?interpret=Aqua&titel=Cartoon+Heroes&cat=s. Retrieved 2011-09-04. 
  5. ^ "ultratop.be - Aqua - Cartoon Heroes". http://www.ultratop.be/nl/showitem.asp?interpret=Aqua&titel=Cartoon+Heroes&cat=s. Retrieved 2011-09-04. 
  6. ^ "ultratop.be - Aqua - Cartoon Heroes". http://www.ultratop.be/nl/showitem.asp?interpret=Aqua&titel=Cartoon+Heroes&cat=s. Retrieved 2011-09-04. 
  7. ^ Aqua singles charting Allmusic.com
  8. ^ "dutchcharts.nl - Aqua - Cartoon Heroes". http://dutchcharts.nl/showitem.asp?interpret=Aqua&titel=Cartoon+Heroes&cat=s. Retrieved 2011-09-04. 
  9. ^ "finishcharts.com - Aqua - Cartoon Heroes". http://finnishcharts.com/showitem.asp?interpret=Aqua&titel=Cartoon+Heroes&cat=s. Retrieved 2011-09-04. 
  10. ^ "lescharts.com - Aqua - Cartoon Heroes". http://lescharts.com/showitem.asp?interpret=Aqua&titel=Cartoon+Heroes&cat=s. Retrieved 2011-09-04. 
  11. ^ "italiancharts.com - Aqua - Cartoon Heroes". http://italiancharts.com/showitem.asp?interpret=Aqua&titel=Cartoon+Heroes&cat=s. Retrieved 2011-09-04. 
  12. ^ "charts.org.nz - Aqua - Cartoon Heroes". http://italiancharts.com/showitem.asp?interpret=Aqua&titel=Cartoon+Heroes&cat=s. Retrieved 2011-09-04. 
  13. ^ "norwegiancharts.com - Aqua - Cartoon Heroes". http://norwegiancharts.com/showitem.asp?interpret=Aqua&titel=Cartoon+Heroes&cat=s. Retrieved 2011-09-04. 
  14. ^ "swedishcharts.com - Aqua - Cartoon Heroes". http://swedishcharts.com/showitem.asp?interpret=Aqua&titel=Cartoon+Heroes&cat=s. Retrieved 2011-09-04. 
  15. ^ "hitparade.ch - Aqua - Cartoon Heroes". http://hitparade.ch/showitem.asp?interpret=Aqua&titel=Cartoon+Heroes&cat=s. Retrieved 2011-09-04. 
  16. ^ "Chart Stats - Aqua - Cartoon Heroes". http://www.chartstats.com/release.php?release=27757. Retrieved 2011-09-04. 
  17. ^ "Guld & Platina - År 2000". International Federation of the Phonographic Industry. http://www.ifpi.se/wp/wp-content/uploads/ar-20002.pdf. Retrieved 20 November 2011. 
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