Cartoon Heroes

This article is about the song. For the greatest hits album, see Cartoon Heroes: The Best of Aqua.
"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(s) 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]

Track listing

European maxi CD (2000)
  1. "Cartoon Heroes" (radio edit) – 3:38
  2. "Cartoon Heroes" (Metro's That's All Folks Remix) – 6:22
  3. "Cartoon Heroes" (Hampenberg Remix) – 5:41
  4. "Cartoon Heroes" (Junior's Playground Mix) – 7:53
  5. "Cartoon Heroes" (E-Lite Extended Remix) – 9:09
Australian CD single (2000)
  1. "Cartoon Heroes" (radio edit) – 3:38
  2. "Cartoon Heroes" (Love to Infinity Classic Mix) – 6:28
  3. "Cartoon Heroes" (TNT Mix) – 7:29

Charts and certifications

Charts

Chart (2000) Peak
position
Australia (ARIA)[3] 16
Austria (Ö3 Austria Top 40)[4] 6
Belgium (Ultratop 50 Flanders)[5] 5
Belgium (Ultratop 50 Wallonia)[6] 7
Canada (Nielsen SoundScan)[7] 2
Denmark (IFPI) 1
Finland (Suomen virallinen lista)[8] 9
France (SNEP)[9] 40
Germany (Media Control Charts)[10] 13
Ireland (IRMA)[11] 10
Italy (FIMI)[12] 1
Netherlands (Single Top 100)[13] 35
New Zealand (Recorded Music NZ)[14] 5
Norway (VG-lista)[15] 1
Spain (AFYVE)[16] 1
Sweden (Sverigetopplistan)[17] 2
Switzerland (Schweizer Hitparade)[18] 11
United Kingdom (The Official Charts Company)[19] 7

Certifications

Region Certification Sales/shipments
Sweden (GLF)[20] 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. Retrieved 20 November 2011.
  3. ↑ "Australian-charts.com – Aqua – Cartoon Heroes". ARIA Top 50 Singles. Retrieved 2011-09-04.
  4. ↑ "Austriancharts.at – Aqua – Cartoon Heroes" (in German). Ö3 Austria Top 40. Retrieved 2011-09-04.
  5. ↑ "Ultratop.be – Aqua – Cartoon Heroes" (in Dutch). Ultratop 50. Retrieved 2011-09-04.
  6. ↑ "Ultratop.be – Aqua – Cartoon Heroes" (in French). Ultratop 50. Retrieved 2011-09-04.
  7. ↑ Aqua - Awards. Allmusic. Retrieved July 20, 2013.
  8. ↑ "Aqua: Cartoon Heroes" (in Finnish). Musiikkituottajat – IFPI Finland. Retrieved 2011-09-04.
  9. ↑ "Lescharts.com – Aqua – Cartoon Heroes" (in French). Les classement single. Retrieved 2011-09-04.
  10. ↑ "Chartverfulgong > Aqua > Cartoon Heroes – musicline.de" (in German). Media Control Charts. PhonoNet GmbH. Retrieved 2013-07-20.
  11. ↑ Search for Irish peaks
  12. ↑ "Italiancharts.com – Aqua – Cartoon Heroes". Top Digital Download. Retrieved 2011-09-04.
  13. ↑ "Dutchcharts.nl – Aqua – Cartoon Heroes" (in Dutch). Single Top 100. Retrieved 2011-09-04.
  14. ↑ "Charts.org.nz – Aqua – Cartoon Heroes". Top 40 Singles. Retrieved 2011-09-04.
  15. ↑ "Norwegiancharts.com – Aqua – Cartoon Heroes". VG-lista. Retrieved 2011-09-04.
  16. ↑ Spanish peak
  17. ↑ "Swedishcharts.com – Aqua – Cartoon Heroes". Singles Top 60. Retrieved 2011-09-04.
  18. ↑ "Swisscharts.com – Aqua – Cartoon Heroes". Swiss Singles Chart. Retrieved 2011-09-04.
  19. ↑ "Chart Stats - Aqua - Cartoon Heroes". Retrieved 2011-09-04.
  20. ↑ "Guld & Platina - År 2000" (PDF). International Federation of the Phonographic Industry. Retrieved 20 November 2011.

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