Floorfiller

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"Floorfiller"
Floorfiller.jpg
Single by A-Teens
from the album Pop 'til You Drop! and New Arrival
Released5 July 2002
Length3:13
Label
Songwriter(s)
  • Grizzly
  • Tysper
  • Mack
Producer(s)
  • Grizzly
  • Tysper
A-Teens singles chronology
"Can't Help Falling in Love"
(2002)
"Floorfiller"
(2002)
"A Perfect Match"
(2003)

"Floorfiller" is a song by Swedish pop group A-Teens. It was released on 5 July 2002 in the United States as the second single from their third studio album, Pop 'til You Drop! . It was later released on 14 October 2002 in Europe as the first single from the European reissue of Pop 'til You Drop, New Arrival . The track was written by Grizzly, Tysper and Mack, who had previously worked with the group on several songs on their second studio album, Teen Spirit .

Contents

Music video

The Sanaa Hamri directed video was filmed at the Loft, a club in Los Angeles. The A-Teens participated in the creation of the concept for the video. The video was choreographed by Charles Klapow, who would later be the choreographer for the 2006 Disney Channel Original Movie High School Musical .

Track listing

All tracks are written by Grizzly, Tysper, and Mack except where noted

European CD single [1]
No.TitleLength
1."Floorfiller" (radio version)3:13
2."Floorfiller" (extended version)4:04
European maxi-CD single [2]
No.TitleLength
1."Floorfiller" (radio version)3:13
2."Floorfiller" (extended version)4:04
3."Floorfiller" (My Short Version)3:03
4."Floorfiller" (My Long Version)4:34
US DVD single [3]
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Floorfiller" (video) 3:22
2."Sugar Rush" (video)
3:00

Charts

Certifications

RegionCertification Certified units/sales
Sweden (GLF) [9] Gold15,000^

^ Shipments figures based on certification alone.

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