Rollercoaster (B*Witched song)

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"Rollercoaster"
BWRollercoasterAUS.jpg
Single by B*Witched
from the album B*Witched
B-side
  • "Get Happy"
  • "B*Witched Go to the Moon"
Released21 September 1998 (1998-09-21)
Length3:24
Label
Songwriter(s)
Producer(s) Ray Hedges
B*Witched singles chronology
"C'est la Vie"
(1998)
"Rollercoaster"
(1998)
"To You I Belong"
(1998)
Music videos
"Rollercoaster" on YouTube
UK CD1; European CD2; Japanese CD single [5] [6] [7]
No.TitleLength
1."Rollercoaster"3:24
2."Get Happy"3:04
3."B*Witched Go to the Moon"1:52
4."Video Message" 
5."Rollercoaster" (full length video)3:24
UK CD2 [8]
No.TitleLength
1."Rollercoaster"3:23
2."Rollercoaster" (Amen UK full vocal mix)8:09
3."Rollercoaster" (Silk's uplifting extended mix)7:06
UK cassette single and European CD1 [9] [10]
No.TitleLength
1."Rollercoaster"3:24
2."Get Happy"3:04
Australian CD single [11]
No.TitleLength
1."Rollercoaster"3:24
2."C'est la Vie"2:53
3."Get Happy"3:04
US CD single [12]
No.TitleLength
1."Rollercoaster"3:24
2."Together We'll Be Fine"3:18
3."C'est la Vie" (remix edit)3:12
4."B*Witched Go to the Moon"1:52
5."B*Witched Megamix" (short version)3:59

Credits and personnel

Credits are lifted from the B*Witched album booklet. [13]

Studios

Personnel

Charts

Certifications

RegionCertification Certified units/sales
Australia (ARIA) [33] Platinum70,000^
New Zealand (RMNZ) [34] Platinum10,000*
United Kingdom (BPI) [35] Gold400,000^

* Sales figures based on certification alone.
^ Shipments figures based on certification alone.

Release history

RegionDateFormat(s)Label(s)Ref.
United Kingdom21 September 1998
  • CD
  • cassette
[36]
Japan31 October 1998CDEpic [37]

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