Faster Harder Scooter

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"FasterHarderScooter"
Fasterharderscooter cover.jpg
Single by Scooter
from the album Back to the Heavyweight Jam
B-side "Monolake"
Released23 August 1999
Length3:42
Label Club Tools
Songwriter(s)
Scooter singles chronology
"Call Me Mañana"
(1999)
"FasterHarderScooter"
(1999)
"Fuck the Millennium"
(1999)

"FasterHarderScooter" is a song by German group Scooter. It was released in August 1999 as the lead single from the 1999 album Back to the Heavyweight Jam . The song is played as an anthem by FC Tokyo as the players walk out on home games.

Contents

Track listing

CD single

  1. "FasterHarderScooter" – 3:42
  2. "FasterHarderScooter" (Full Length) – 4:24
  3. "FasterHarderScooter" (Club Mix) – 5:21
  4. "FasterHarderScooter" (Sunbeam Remix) – 9:23
  5. "FasterHarderScooter" (Signum Remix) – 7:20

Chart performance

Weekly charts

Weekly chart performance for "Faster Harder Scooter"
Chart (1999–2000)Peak
position
Austria (Ö3 Austria Top 40) [1] 24
Belgium (Ultratop 50 Flanders) [2] 17
Finland (Suomen virallinen lista) [3] 2
Germany (Official German Charts) [4] 7
Norway (VG-lista) [5] 15
Sweden (Sverigetopplistan) [6] 3
Switzerland (Schweizer Hitparade) [7] 20

Year-end charts

Year-end chart performance for "Faster Harder Scooter"
Chart (1999)Position
Germany (Official German Charts) [8] 91
Sweden (Sverigetopplistan) [9] 26

Certifications

Certifications for "Faster Harder Scooter"
CountryCertificationDateSales certified
Sweden [10] Platinum199940,000

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