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Back to the 80s (song)

January 01, 1970

For the musical, see Back to the 80s (musical).

"Back to the 80s" is a song by Norwegian-Danish band Aqua. The song was written by members Søren Rasted, Claus Norreen, and produced by Rasted, for their second greatest hits album (2009). "Back to the 80s" was Aqua's first single in eight years, following the release of the 2001 single "We Belong to the Sea". "Back to the 80s" was released on 25 May 2009 as the lead single from Greatest Hits and topped the Danish Singles Chart for six weeks.

"Back to the 80s"
Single by Aqua
from the album Greatest Hits
Released25 May 2009
StudioElektron
Length3:46
LabelUniversal
Composer(s)Søren Rasted
Lyricist(s)
Producer(s)Søren Rasted
Aqua singles chronology
"We Belong to the Sea"
(2001) 		"Back to the 80s"
(2009) 		"My Mamma Said"
(2009)
Music video
"Back to the 80s" on YouTube

Background and composition edit

The song details a large number of celebrities and artifacts from the 1980s, such as Ronald Reagan, Miami Vice, M&M's, Michael Jackson, The Terminator (in the original Danish release of the song), the Commodore 64, Soap, Rocky, Cherry Coke, Mr. T, Twisted Sister, MTV, Iron Maiden, 7 Up, Bananarama, The Breakfast Club, Huey Lewis and the News, Top Gun, David Hasselhoff, The Cosby Show, the Rubik's Cube, Dynasty, Moon Boots, Devo, Barbie, Poltergeist and Ferris Bueller's Day Off.

Upon international release of the single, the group decided to change the line "When M&M was just a snack and Michael Jackson's skin was black" from the original Danish release to "When M&M was just a snack and Arnie told us I'll be back" (in reference to Arnold Schwarzenegger and The Terminator). They decided on this out of respect for Jackson, who died only a month after the single was released.[1][2]

The song was released as a CD single in France on 9 November 2009. France is the only country receiving a CD release of "Back to the 80s", including the original song and two additional remixes.[3]

Chart performance edit

"Back to the 80s" debuted on 5 June 2009 at number one on both the Danish Singles Chart and Airplay Chart. It claimed the mark for most weekly plays on Danish radio with 585.[4] The single spent six weeks at No. 1 in Denmark and peaked at No. 3 in Norway and at No. 25 in Sweden.

Music video edit

In mid-May, it was announced that a video was being made. Due to a lengthy post-production process, the video didn't hit the internet until 10 June 2009. The video features the group in front of a variety of green screen created backgrounds, dressed in 1980s rocker fashions. The video is presented in "Aquascope", returning to the Aquarium-era tradition.

Track listings edit

Danish promo CD[5]
No.TitleLength
1."Back to the 80s" 
French CD single[6]
No.TitleRemixed byLength
1."Back to the 80s" (radio edit) 3:44
2."Back to the 80s" ((D.J Tool's) Remix 2009)René Dif, Michael Parsberg5:28
3."Back to the 80s" (Fugitive's Retro Mastermix)Kenny Hayes5:26
UK digital download[7]
No.TitleRemixed byLength
1."Back to the 80s" 3:46
2."Back to the 80s" (Fugitive's Retro Mestermix)Kenny Hayes5:26
Australian digital download[8]
No.TitleLength
1."Back to the 80s" (radio edit)3:47
2."Back to the 80s" (extended version)6:37
3."Back to the 80s" (remix)6:32

Credits and personnel edit

Charts and certifications edit

References edit

  1. ^ Aqua retter i teksten 17 August 2009 at the Wayback Machine, TV 2 14 August 2009
  2. ^ Kristian Hansen (13 August 2009). "Aqua ændrer uheldig sangtekst om Jackson" (in Danish). BT. Retrieved 3 December 2018.
  3. ^ . Aquarama.tk. Archived from the original on 31 October 2010. Retrieved 9 November 2009.
  4. ^ Strøyer, Rasmus (10 June 2009). "Alle elsker Aqua" (in Danish). DR. Retrieved 2 October 2013.
  5. ^ Back to the 80s (Danish promo CD liner notes). Aqua. Universal Records. 2009. AQUA80CDP1.{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)
  6. ^ Back to the 80s (French CD single liner notes). Aqua. Universal Music France. 2009. 272 557 0.{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)
  7. ^ Aqua – Back to the 80s MP3 Downloads – 7digital 17 January 2010 at the Wayback Machine
  8. ^ "Back to the 80's (2009) | Aqua | High Quality Music Downloads | zdigital Australia". 9 October 2017. Retrieved 5 September 2018.
  9. ^ "Aqua – Back to the 80's". Tracklisten.
  10. ^ . hitlisterne.dk. Archived from the original on 22 October 2013. Retrieved 21 October 2013.
  11. ^ . hitlisterne.dk. Archived from the original on 22 October 2013. Retrieved 21 October 2013.
  12. ^ "Back to the 80's – Aqua (Danish Digital Songs chart history)". Billboard Biz. Retrieved 21 October 2013.
  13. ^ . hitlisterne.dk. Archived from the original on 22 October 2013. Retrieved 21 October 2013.
  14. ^ "Aqua – Back to the 80's" (in French). Les classement single.
  15. ^ "Aqua – Back to the 80's". VG-lista.
  16. ^ "Back to the 80's – Aqua (Norway Digital Songs chart history)". Billboard Biz. Retrieved 21 October 2013.
  17. ^ "DigiListan 2009-08-02" (in Swedish). Sveriges Radio. Retrieved 17 November 2013.
  18. ^ "Aqua – Back to the 80's". Singles Top 100.
  19. ^ "Danish single certifications – Aqua – Back to the 80's". IFPI Danmark.
  20. ^ (in Norwegian). IFPI Norway.

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For the musical see Back to the 80s musical Back to the 80s is a song by Norwegian Danish band Aqua The song was written by members Soren Rasted Claus Norreen and produced by Rasted for their second greatest hits album 2009 Back to the 80s was Aqua s first single in eight years following the release of the 2001 single We Belong to the Sea Back to the 80s was released on 25 May 2009 as the lead single from Greatest Hits and topped the Danish Singles Chart for six weeks Back to the 80s Single by Aquafrom the album Greatest HitsReleased25 May 2009StudioElektronLength3 46LabelUniversalComposer s Soren RastedLyricist s Soren Rasted Claus NorreenProducer s Soren RastedAqua singles chronology We Belong to the Sea 2001 Back to the 80s 2009 My Mamma Said 2009 Music video Back to the 80s on YouTube Contents 1 Background and composition 2 Chart performance 3 Music video 4 Track listings 5 Credits and personnel 6 Charts and certifications 6 1 Weekly charts 6 2 Certifications 7 ReferencesBackground and composition editThe song details a large number of celebrities and artifacts from the 1980s such as Ronald Reagan Miami Vice M amp M s Michael Jackson The Terminator in the original Danish release of the song the Commodore 64 Soap Rocky Cherry Coke Mr T Twisted Sister MTV Iron Maiden 7 Up Bananarama The Breakfast Club Huey Lewis and the News Top Gun David Hasselhoff The Cosby Show the Rubik s Cube Dynasty Moon Boots Devo Barbie Poltergeist and Ferris Bueller s Day Off Upon international release of the single the group decided to change the line When M amp M was just a snack and Michael Jackson s skin was black from the original Danish release to When M amp M was just a snack and Arnie told us I ll be back in reference to Arnold Schwarzenegger and The Terminator They decided on this out of respect for Jackson who died only a month after the single was released 1 2 The song was released as a CD single in France on 9 November 2009 France is the only country receiving a CD release of Back to the 80s including the original song and two additional remixes 3 Chart performance edit Back to the 80s debuted on 5 June 2009 at number one on both the Danish Singles Chart and Airplay Chart It claimed the mark for most weekly plays on Danish radio with 585 4 The single spent six weeks at No 1 in Denmark and peaked at No 3 in Norway and at No 25 in Sweden Music video editIn mid May it was announced that a video was being made Due to a lengthy post production process the video didn t hit the internet until 10 June 2009 The video features the group in front of a variety of green screen created backgrounds dressed in 1980s rocker fashions The video is presented in Aquascope returning to the Aquarium era tradition Track listings editDanish promo CD 5 No TitleLength1 Back to the 80s French CD single 6 No TitleRemixed byLength1 Back to the 80s radio edit 3 442 Back to the 80s D J Tool s Remix 2009 Rene Dif Michael Parsberg5 283 Back to the 80s Fugitive s Retro Mastermix Kenny Hayes5 26 UK digital download 7 No TitleRemixed byLength1 Back to the 80s 3 462 Back to the 80s Fugitive s Retro Mestermix Kenny Hayes5 26 Australian digital download 8 No TitleLength1 Back to the 80s radio edit 3 472 Back to the 80s extended version 6 373 Back to the 80s remix 6 32Credits and personnel editLyrics Soren Rasted Claus Norreen Music Soren Rasted Producer Soren Rasted in Elektron Studio Engineer Nicolaj Rasted Guitars Peter During Drums Thomas Troelsen Soren Rasted Keyboards Claus Norreen Soren Rasted Lead vocals Lene Nystrom Rene Dif Backing vocals Soren Rasted Mixing Lars Overgaard at Audio Mix Mastering Jan Eliasson at Audio PlanetCharts and certifications editWeekly charts edit Chart 2009 Peakposition Denmark Tracklisten 9 1 Denmark Airplay Tracklisten 10 1 Denmark Bit Track Tracklisten 11 1 Denmark Digital Songs Billboard 12 1 Denmark Ringtoner Tracklisten 13 1 France SNEP 14 20 Norway VG lista 15 3 Norway Digital Songs Billboard 16 3 Sweden DigiListan 17 21 Sweden Sverigetopplistan 18 25 Certifications edit Region Certification Certified units sales Denmark IFPI Danmark 19 Platinum 30 000 Norway IFPI Norway 20 Platinum 10 000 Sales figures based on certification alone Shipments figures based on certification alone References edit Aqua retter i teksten Archived 17 August 2009 at the Wayback Machine TV 2 14 August 2009 Kristian Hansen 13 August 2009 Aqua aendrer uheldig sangtekst om Jackson in Danish BT Retrieved 3 December 2018 Back to the 80s gets a CD release in France Aquarama tk Archived from the original on 31 October 2010 Retrieved 9 November 2009 Stroyer Rasmus 10 June 2009 Alle elsker Aqua in Danish DR Retrieved 2 October 2013 Back to the 80s Danish promo CD liner notes Aqua Universal Records 2009 AQUA80CDP1 a href Template Cite AV media notes html title Template Cite AV media notes cite AV media notes a CS1 maint others in cite AV media notes link Back to the 80s French CD single liner notes Aqua Universal Music France 2009 272 557 0 a 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October 2013 DigiListan 2009 08 02 in Swedish Sveriges Radio Retrieved 17 November 2013 Aqua Back to the 80 s Singles Top 100 Danish single certifications Aqua Back to the 80 s IFPI Danmark IFPI Norsk platebransje Trofeer 1993 2011 in Norwegian IFPI Norway Portal nbsp Denmark Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Back to the 80s song amp oldid 1222369667, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,

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