Fuck the Millennium (Scooter song)

"Fuck the Millennium" is a song by German group Scooter. It was released in November 1999 as the second single from the album Back to the Heavyweight Jam. It reached the top-ten in three countries, peaking at number 2 in Belgium (Flanders), number 3 in Sweden and number 4 in Finland.

"Fuck The Millennium"
Single by Scooter
from the album Back to the Heavyweight Jam
B-side	"New Year's Day"
Released	12 November 1999
Length	4:28 (Album version) 3:58 (Single Version) 4:12 (Video)
Songwriter(s)	H.P. Baxxter Rick J. Jordan Axel Coon Jens Thele
Scooter singles chronology
"Faster Harder Scooter" (1999) "Fuck The Millennium" (1999) "I'm Your Pusher" (2000)

Content

The song samples "The Passion" by Technohead. For the single release, the track was completely remixed. The new version of the song contains a sample of Jimmy Torres' song "Wheels".

The bearing vocal phrase of the song is originally from the KLF's song with the same name from 1997; "Fuck the Millennium".

Music video

The music video of the song shows a concert of Scooter and backstage material.

Track listing

1. "Fuck the Millennium" – 3:58
2. "Fuck the Millennium" (Extended) – 5:15
3. "New Year's Day" – 6:39

Charts and certifications

Weekly charts Weekly chart performance for "Fuck the Millennium" Chart (1999–2000) Peak position Austria (Ö3 Austria Top 40)^[1] 15 Belgium (Ultratop 50 Flanders)^[2] 2 Finland (Suomen virallinen lista)^[3] 4 Germany (Official German Charts)^[4] 11 Sweden (Sverigetopplistan)^[5] 3 Switzerland (Schweizer Hitparade)^[6] 61

Year-end charts Year-end chart performance for "Fuck the Millennium" Chart (1999) Position Sweden (Sverigetopplistan)^[7] 59 Chart (2000) Position Belgium (Ultratop Flanders)^[8] 53 Certifications Certifications for "Fuck the Millennium" Country Certification Date Sales certified Sweden^[9] Gold 1999 20,000

References

1. "Scooter – Fuck the Millennium" (in German). Ö3 Austria Top 40. Retrieved 21 November 2011.
2. "Scooter – Fuck the Millennium" (in Dutch). Ultratop 50. Retrieved 3 March 2013.
3. "Scooter: Fuck the Millennium" (in Finnish). Musiikkituottajat. Retrieved 21 November 2011.
4. "Scooter – Fuck the Millennium" (in German). GfK Entertainment charts. Retrieved 23 October 2018.
5. "Scooter – Fuck the Millennium". Singles Top 100. Retrieved 21 November 2011.
6. "Scooter – Fuck the Millennium". Swiss Singles Chart. Retrieved 21 November 2011.
7. "Årslista Singlar – År 1999" (in Swedish). Sverigetopplistan. Retrieved 19 February 2020.
8. "Jaaroverzichten 2000". Ultratop. Retrieved 19 February 2020.
9. (PDF) (in Swedish). IFPI Sweden. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2011-05-17.^{[dead link]}