Rollercoaster (B*Witched song)

For other songs of this title, see Roller coaster (disambiguation).
"Rollercoaster"
Single by B*Witched
from the album B*Witched
B-side "Get Happy" "B*Witched Go To The Moon" "Together We'll Be Fine" "B*Witched Megamix"
Released 21 September 1998
Format
Recorded 1998
Genre Pop
Length 3:24
Label
Writer(s)
Producer(s) Ray "Madman" Hedges
Certification Gold (BPI)
Platinum (ARIA)
B*Witched singles chronology
"C'est la Vie"
(1998)		 "Rollercoaster"
(1998)		 "To You I Belong"
(1998)

"Rollercoaster" is a song recorded by Irish pop girl group B*Witched for their debut album, B*Witched (1998). It was written by group members Lindsay Armaou, Edele Lynch, Keavy Lynch and Sinead O'Carroll along with Ray "Madman" Hedges, Martin Brannigan and Tracey Ackerman, who also served as producer for the song.

On 29 September 1998, the group released "Rollercoaster" as their second single from the album, following "C'est la Vie" four months earlier.[1][2] The track peaked at number one in the UK Singles Chart in October 1998 for two weeks.[3]

Track listings

Australia CD 1
No. Title Length
1. "Rollercoaster"   3:24
2. "Get Happy"   3:04
3. "B*Witched Go To The Moon"   1:52
Total length:
 8:20
Australia CD 2
No. Title Length
1. "Rollercoaster"   3:24
2. "C'est La Vie"   2:53
3. "Get Happy"   3:04
Total length:
 9:21
UK CD 1
No. Title Length
1. "Rollercoaster"   3:24
2. "Get Happy"   3:04
3. "B*Witched Go To The Moon"   1:52
Total length:
 8:20
UK CD 2
No. Title Length
1. "Rollercoaster"   3:23
2. "Rollercoaster" (Amen UK Full Vocal Mix) 8:09
3. "Rollercoaster" (Silk's Uplifting Extended Mix) 7:06
Total length:
 18:38
UK Promo CD
No. Title Length
1. "Rollercoaster"   3:19
Total length:
 3:19
UK 12" (Amen UK Remixes)
No. Title Length
1. "Rollercoaster" (Amen UK Full Vocal Mix) 8:09
2. "Rollercoaster" (Amen UK Dub Mix) 7:26
Total length:
 15:35
UK 12" (Silk's Uplifting Remixes)
No. Title Length
1. "Rollercoaster" (Silk's Uplifting Extended Mix) 7:05
2. "Rollercoaster" (Silk's Uplifting 7" Mix) 4:02
Total length:
 11:07
UK 12" (Skynet Remixes)
No. Title Length
1. "Rollercoaster" (Skynet Starlight Vocal Mix) 7:45
2. "Rollercoaster" (Skynet Mainframe Dub) 7:17
Total length:
 15:02
US CD
No. Title Length
1. "Rollercoaster"   3:24
2. "Together We'll Be Fine"   3:18
3. "C'est La Vie" (Remix Edit) 3:12
4. "B*Witched Go To The Moon"   1:52
5. "Rollercoaster" (Amen UK Full Vocal Mix) 8:09
6. "B*Witched Megamix" (12" Version) 7:47
Total length:
 27:42
US Promo CD
No. Title Length
1. "Rollercoaster" (Radio Edit) 3:05
2. "Rollercoaster" (Album Version) 3:24
Total length:
 6:29

Charts and certifications

Charts

Chart Peak
position
Australia (ARIA)[4] 1
Ireland (IRMA)[5] 2
Netherlands (Single Top 100)[6] 55
New Zealand (Recorded Music NZ)[7] 1
Norway (VG-lista)[8] 20
Sweden (Sverigetopplistan)[9] 16
UK Singles (Official Charts Company)[3] 1
US Billboard Hot 100[10] 67

Certifications

Region Certification Sales/shipments
Australia (ARIA)[11] Platinum 70,000^
New Zealand (RMNZ)[12] Platinum 15,000*
United Kingdom (BPI)[13] Gold 400,000^

*sales figures based on certification alone
^shipments figures based on certification alone
xunspecified figures based on certification alone

References

  1. ↑ "The Official B*Witched Website - Rollercoaster". Retrieved 16 March 2014.
  2. ↑ "The Official B*Witched Website - C'est La Vie". Retrieved 16 March 2014.
  3. ↑ 3.0 3.1 "B*Witched: Artist Chart History" UK Singles Chart. Retrieved 20 March 2014.
  4. ↑ "Australian-charts.com – B*Witched – Rollercoaster". ARIA Top 50 Singles. Retrieved 20 March 2014.
  5. ↑ "Irish Singles Chart - B*Witched - Rollercoaster". IRMA. Retrieved 24 November 2014.
  6. ↑ "Dutchcharts.nl – B*Witched – Rollercoaster" (in Dutch). Single Top 100. Retrieved 20 March 2014.
  7. ↑ "Charts.org.nz – B*Witched – Rollercoaster". Top 40 Singles. Retrieved 20 March 2014.
  8. ↑ "Norwegiancharts.com – B*Witched – Rollercoaster". VG-lista. Retrieved 20 March 2014.
  9. ↑ "Swedishcharts.com – B*Witched – Rollercoaster". Singles Top 60. Retrieved 20 March 2014.
  10. ↑ "B*Witched Album & Song Chart History" Billboard Hot 100 for B*Witched. Retrieved 20 March 2014.
  11. ↑ "ARIA Charts – Accreditations – 1998 Singles". Australian Recording Industry Association.
  12. ↑ "Top 50 Singles Chart, 24 January 1999". Recording Industry Association of New Zealand. Retrieved 2012-01-05.
  13. ↑ "British single certifications – B*Witched – Rollercoaster". British Phonographic Industry. Enter Rollercoaster in the field Keywords. Select Title in the field Search by. Select single in the field By Format. Select Gold in the field By Award. Click Search

External links

Preceded by
"I Want You Back" by Melanie B featuring Missy "Misdemeanor" Elliott		 UK Singles Chart number-one single
3 October 1998
(two weeks) 		Succeeded by
"Girlfriend" by Billie