"Rollercoaster" | ||||
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Single by B*Witched | ||||
from the album B*Witched | ||||
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Released | 21 September 1998 | |||
Length | 3:24 | |||
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Producer(s) | Ray Hedges | |||
B*Witched singles chronology | ||||
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"Rollercoaster" on YouTube | ||||
"Rollercoaster" (US version) on YouTube |
"Rollercoaster" is a song recorded by Irish pop girl group B*Witched for their debut album, B*Witched (1998). It was written by B*Witched along with Ray "Madman" Hedges,Martin Brannigan,and Tracy Ackerman. Production helmed by Hedges while addition production was provided by Cutfather &Joe.[ citation needed ]
On 21 September 1998,the group released "Rollercoaster" as their second single from the album,following "C'est la Vie" four months earlier. [1] [2] With first-week sales of 157,000, [3] the track debuted at number one on the UK Singles Chart in October 1998 and stayed there for another week. It also reached number one in Australia and New Zealand in November 1998.
The group made a video for the song,with intertwining shots featuring all four girls traveling through space or dancing in front of,and on,a roller coaster and boxing a strongman on a fair's boxing booth. A second version music video was filmed at Venice Beach,California. [4]
No. | Title | Length |
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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 |
No. | Title | Length |
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1. | "Rollercoaster" | 3:23 |
2. | "Rollercoaster" (Amen UK full vocal mix) | 8:09 |
3. | "Rollercoaster" (Silk's uplifting extended mix) | 7:06 |
No. | Title | Length |
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1. | "Rollercoaster" | 3:24 |
2. | "C'est la Vie" | 2:53 |
3. | "Get Happy" | 3:04 |
No. | Title | Length |
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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 are lifted from the B*Witched album booklet. [13]
Studios
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Weekly charts
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Region | Certification | Certified units/sales |
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Australia (ARIA) [33] | Platinum | 70,000^ |
New Zealand (RMNZ) [34] | Platinum | 10,000* |
United Kingdom (BPI) [35] | Gold | 400,000^ |
* Sales figures based on certification alone. |
Region | Date | Format(s) | Label(s) | Ref. |
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United Kingdom | 21 September 1998 |
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Japan | 31 October 1998 | CD | Epic | [37] |
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