Europop (album)

Europop
Studio album by Eiffel 65
Released November 22, 1999
Recorded January 1999
Genre Italodance
Length 65:26
Label Bliss, Universal, Republic
Producer Massimo Gabutti, Luciano Zacchet
Eiffel 65 chronology
Europop
(1999)		 Contact!
(2001)
Singles from Europop
  1. "Blue (Da Ba Dee)"
    Released: 1998
  2. "Move Your Body"
    Released: 1999
  3. "Too Much of Heaven"
    Released: 1999
  4. "My Console"
    Released: 2000
Professional ratings
Review scores
Source Rating
Allmusic [1]
Entertainment Weekly C+ [2]
PopMatters [3]
Rolling Stone [4]
Sputnikmusic [5]

Europop is a the debut album by Italian electronic group Eiffel 65. The album was released in 1999 as under Bliss Corporation and Universal Records and Republic Music (Universal and Republic would merge to Universal Republic. Featuring pitch-corrected vocals and Eurodisco beats throughout,[6] the album is most notable for the group's two biggest hits: "Blue (Da Ba Dee)" and "Move Your Body", which topped the charts worldwide. Despite hailing from Italy, Eiffel 65 performs all songs on this album in English. It is widely considered as a landmark album of the 1990s and was critical in opening Eurodance to a global audience.

The album peaked at number four on the Billboard 200 in the United States, and the song "Blue (Da Ba Dee)" peaked at number six on the Billboard Hot 100, impressive for an EDM song at the time of its release. In February 2000, the album were certified two-times platinum by the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA) for shipments of two million copies in the US.

Contents

Track listing

International

  1. "Blue (Da Ba Dee)" – 3:29
  2. "Too Much of Heaven" – 5:17
  3. "Dub in Life" – 3:57
  4. "Living in a Bubble (feat. Papa Winnie)" – 5:03
  5. "Move Your Body" – 4:28
  6. "My Console" – 4:13
  7. "Your Clown" – 4:09
  8. "Another Race" – 4:34
  9. "The Edge" – 4:20
  10. "Now Is Forever" – 5:44
  11. "Silicon World" – 4:31
  12. "Europop" – 5:28
  13. "Hyperlink (Deep Down)" – 4:57
  14. "Blue (Da Ba Dee)" (extended mix) – 4:43

Europe

  1. "Too Much of Heaven" (album mix) – 5:17
  2. "Dub In Life" (album edit) – 3:57
  3. "Blue (Da Ba Dee)" (DJ Gabry Ponte radio edit) – 4:43
  4. "Living in a Bubble" (album mix) – 5:03
  5. "Move Your Body" (DJ Gabry Ponte original radio edit) – 4:28
  6. "My Console" (DJ Gabry Ponte Console mix) – 4:13
  7. "Your Clown" (Slow mix) – 4:09
  8. "Another Race" (album edit) – 4:34
  9. "The Edge" (album mix) – 4:20
  10. "Now Is Forever" (Electronic Ballad mix) – 5:44
  11. "Silicon World" (Main mix) – 4:31
  12. "Europop" (Album Kraft mix) – 5:26
  13. "Hyperlink (Deep Down)" (album cut) – 4:57

Australian Bonus Disc

  1. "Nick Skitz Eiffel 65 Megamix" - 7:35
  2. "Blue (Da Ba Dee)" (extended mix) - 6:29
  3. "Blue (Da Ba Dee)" (Molinaro Parade German cut) - 2:48
  4. "Blue (Da Ba Dee)" (TJM Bluemax 04 Extension remix) - 6:37
  5. "Move Your Body" (Paris remix) - 7:04
  6. "Move Your Body" (Claywork remix) - 6:28
  7. "Europop" (Parade mix) - 5:14

Later samples

Charts and certifications

Charts

Chart (1999–2000) Peak
position
Australian Albums Chart[7] 18
Austrian Albums Chart[7] 16
Canadian Albums Chart[8] 5
Danish Albums Chart[9] 7
Finnish Albums Chart[7] 8
French Albums Chart[7] 6
German Albums Chart[10] 37
Irish Albums Chart[11] 38
Italian Albums Chart[7] 13
New Zealand Albums Chart[7] 4
Portuguese Albums Chart[12] 6
Swiss Albums Chart[7] 19
UK Albums Chart[13] 12
US Billboard 200[14] 4

Certifications

Region Certification Sales/shipments
Australia (ARIA)[15] Gold 35,000^
Finland (IFPI Finland)[16] Gold 21,712[16]
New Zealand (RIANZ)[17] Platinum 15,000^
United States (RIAA)[18] 2× Platinum 2,000,000^

^shipments figures based on certification alone

References

  1. ^ http://www.allmusic.com/album/r447896
  2. ^ http://www.ew.com/ew/article/0,,275435,00.html
  3. ^ http://www.popmatters.com/music/reviews/e/eiffel65-europop.shtml
  4. ^ http://www.rollingstone.com/artists/eiffel65/albums/album/283193/review/5942195/europop
  5. ^ http://www.sputnikmusic.com/album.php?albumid=7906
  6. ^ PopMatters album review
  7. ^ a b c d e f g "Eiffel 65 - Europop - hitparade.ch" (in German). Swiss Music Charts. Hung Medien. http://hitparade.ch/showitem.asp?interpret=Eiffel+65&titel=Europop&cat=a. Retrieved 2011-07-21. 
  8. ^ "Eiffel 65 Album & Song Chart History". Canadian Albums Chart for Eiffel 65. Prometheus Global Media. http://www.billboard.com/#/artist/eiffel-65/chart-history/363451?f=309&g=Albums. Retrieved 2011-07-21. 
  9. ^ Billboard (Nielsen Business Media) 112 (12): 53. Hits of the World: Denmark (IFPI/Nielsen Marketing Research) 03/04/00. ISSN 0006-2510. 
  10. ^ "Chartverfolgung / EIFFEL 65 / Longplay" (in German). Media Control Charts. PhonoNet GmbH. http://musicline.de/de/chartverfolgung_summary/artist/EIFFEL+65/?type=longplay. Retrieved 2011-07-21. 
  11. ^ "Chart Track". Irish Albums Chart. GfK. http://www.chart-track.co.uk/index.jsp?c=p%2Fmusicvideo%2Fmusic%2Farchive%2Findex_test.jsp&ct=240002&arch=t&lyr=2000&year=2000&week=9. Retrieved 2011-07-21. 
  12. ^ Billboard (Nielsen Business Media) 112 (12): 53. Hits of the World: Portugal (Portugal/AFP) 02/29/00. ISSN 0006-2510. 
  13. ^ "Archive Chart". UK Albums Chart. The Official Charts Company. http://www.theofficialcharts.com/archive-chart/_/3/2000-03-04/. Retrieved 2011-07-21. 
  14. ^ "Eiffel 65 Album & Song Chart History". Billboard 200 for Eiffel 65. Prometheus Global Media. http://www.billboard.com/#/artist/eiffel-65/chart-history/363451?f=305&g=Albums. Retrieved 2011-07-21. 
  15. ^ "ARIA Charts – Accreditations – 2000 Albums". Australian Recording Industry Association. http://www.aria.com.au/pages/aria-charts-accreditations-albums-2000.htm. 
  16. ^ a b "Finnish album certifications – Eiffel 65 – Europop" (in Finnish). Musiikkituottajat – IFPI Finland. http://www.ifpi.fi/tilastot/artistit/Eiffel+65. 
  17. ^ "New Zealand album certifications – Eiffel 65 – Europop". Recording Industry Association of New Zealand. http://rianz.org.nz/rianz/oldchart.asp?chartNum=1221&chartKind=A. 
  18. ^ "American album certifications – Eiffel 65 – Europop". Recording Industry Association of America. http://www.riaa.com/goldandplatinumdata.php?artist=%22Europop%22.  If necessary, click Advanced, then click Format, then select Album, then click SEARCH

External links

Eiffel 65
Albums
Europop · Contact! · Eiffel 65
EPs
Singles
"Blue (Da Ba Dee)" · "Move Your Body" · "Too Much of Heaven" · "My Console" · "One Goal" · "Back in Time" · "Lucky (In My Life)" · "80's Stars" · "Losing You" · "Cosa Resterà (In a Song)" · "Quelli Che Non Hanno Età" · "Viaggia Insieme a Me" · "Una Notte E Forse Mai Più" · "Voglia Di Dance All Night"
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