| Cartoon Heroes: The Best of Aqua | ||||
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| Greatest hits album by | ||||
| Released | 22 May 2002 | |||
| Recorded | 1996–2000 | |||
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| Length | 60:24 | |||
| Label | MCA | |||
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| Aqua chronology | ||||
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Cartoon Heroes: The Best of Aqua is a greatest hits album by the Danish-Norwegian dance-pop group Aqua. It was released solely in Japan on 22 May 2002.
The set includes most of the hit singles that Aqua released, with the excised singles being "We Belong to the Sea", "Good Morning Sunshine", and the Scandinavian promotional single released with the documentary Around the World , "Didn't I".
The album also includes four songs that were not released as singles, "Back from Mars", "An Apple a Day", "Calling You" and "Halloween". There is a remix of "Cartoon Heroes" as well as two music videos.
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Producer(s) | Length |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Cartoon Heroes" (from Aquarius , 2000) |
| 3:41 | |
| 2. | "Freaky Friday" (from Aquarius, 2000) |
|
| 3:45 |
| 3. | "Barbie Girl" (from Aquarium , 1997) |
|
| 3:15 |
| 4. | "Roses Are Red" (from Aquarium, 1997) |
|
| 3:43 |
| 5. | "Bumble Bees" (from Aquarius, 2000) |
|
| 3:52 |
| 6. | "Doctor Jones" (from Aquarium, 1997) |
|
| 3:22 |
| 7. | "Around the World" (from Aquarius, 2000) |
|
| 3:28 |
| 8. | "Lollipop (Candyman)" (from Aquarium, 1997) |
|
| 3:35 |
| 9. | "Back from Mars" (from Aquarius, 2000) |
|
| 4:02 |
| 10. | "Happy Boys & Girls" (from Aquarium, 1997) |
|
| 3:34 |
| 11. | "My Oh My" (from Aquarium, 1997) |
|
| 3:23 |
| 12. | "Halloween" (from Aquarius, 2000) |
|
| 3:49 |
| 13. | "Calling You" (from Aquarium, 1997) |
|
| 3:31 |
| 14. | "An Apple a Day" (from Aquarius, 2000) |
|
| 3:38 |
| 15. | "Turn Back Time" (from Aquarium, 1997) |
|
| 4:07 |
| 16. | "Cartoon Heroes" (Hampenberg Remix) |
|
| 5:41 |
| No. | Title | Director(s) | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Cartoon Heroes" | Thomas Masin | 4:19 |
| 2. | "Around the World" |
| 3:31 |
| Chart (2002) | Peak position |
|---|---|
| Japanese Albums (Oricon) [1] | 12 |
| Region | Certification | Certified units/sales |
|---|---|---|
| Japan (RIAJ) [2] | Gold | 100,000^ |
^ Shipments figures based on certification alone. | ||
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