The Bridge (Ace of Base album)

The Bridge
The Bridge
Studio album by Ace of Base
Released	30 October 1995
Recorded	1994–1995
Genre	Dance ; Eurodance ; acoustic pop ;
Length	59:30
Label	Mega, Arista
Producer	Per Adebratt; Bag ; John Ballard ; Jonas "Joker" Berggren ; Linn Berggren ; Douglas Carr; Ulf "Buddha" Ekberg ; Tommy Ekman; Max Martin ; Denniz Pop ; Radiant; Björn O. "StoneStream" Stenström; Zal;
Ace of Base chronology
Singles from The Bridge
	"Lucky Love"; Released: 2 October 1995; "Beautiful Life"; Released: 24 October 1995; "Never Gonna Say I'm Sorry"; Released: 11 March 1996;

Last updated November 21, 2024

The Bridge is the second album by Swedish pop music group Ace of Base. It was composed during 1994 and 1995, and released in Europe on 30 October 1995. It is the only Ace of Base album to feature sizable writing, production, vocal, and harmony contributions by all four band members.

The album was preceded by the singles "Beautiful Life" and "Lucky Love", which had varied levels of success. Both songs reached the top of the US Billboard Hot Dance Club Play chart and "Beautiful Life" peaked at number 15 on the US Billboard Hot 100, "Lucky Love" reaching number 30. Following the release of the album, "Never Gonna Say I'm Sorry" was released as the third and final single from the album but failed to become a hit due to a lack of promotion.

Background and composition

"I wanted some old friends who are producers on a very low level... I wanted to give them a chance to be on this record. But things didn’t turn out at all the way I wanted to and there was no time to redo it. It taught me a lot about how you’re supposed to act when you are in the position of commanding the ones you’re working with; that you have to command as well."

—Linn Berggren talks about working on the album.^[3]

On January 1, 1994, The Sign album and single hit number 1 on the Billboard Hot 100. Inspired by the band's success, Jonas penned the first song of what would become The Bridge while returning from vacation in the Canary Islands. The song was "Beautiful Life". Jonas hoped to incorporate gospel elements into the song, which was composed retaining the band's original club-friendly beat.^[4]

Because the band was still promoting their previous album, work on The Bridge was infrequent during much of 1994. In April 1994, an obsessed German fan broke into the Berggren family home and threatened both Jenny and her parents at knifepoint.^[5] Jenny would later use this experience as a source of inspiration in writing and composing the track "Ravine" for The Bridge.

For the album, Jonas and Ulf each separately composed a half-dozen songs. Instead of working together, as they had done on their previous album, Jonas and Ulf produced separately with different producers. Jonas' songs were recorded mainly at Cheiron Studios in Stockholm, while Ulf's tracks were created at Tuff Studios in Gothenburg. Ulf continued to work with John Ballard and StoneStream (Björn Stenstrom). In Stockholm, Jonas worked with producer Max Martin and vocalist Jeanette Söderholm.^[3] He also worked with Denniz Pop who had previously collaborated with the band on the hits "All That She Wants" and The Sign".

"I think production-wise it's far better than the first one. The sound is very crisp and poppy still, you can tell that they have grown up. It's more mature and complete. On the first album we had a lot of techno dance and the reggae pop tunes which were the big hits. On this album there are many directions because all four members of the band are writing. It's a nice combination of those four individual songwriters and I would say all four of them have come up with hits. (...) They are still pretty much the same four people from a little town in Sweden. They still like to be in their own city and hang around with their old friends and do whatever they did before, which I think is very nice."

—International product manager Mikkel Bagger talking to Music & Media about the album.^[6]

For the first time, Jenny and Linn also composed and produced songs. Their tracks were recorded mainly at Tuff Studios. Jenny mainly wrote and composed her pieces and relinquished production duties. Linn, on the other hand, took an active role in both writing and production and received production credits on the album. Linn worked with producers Zal and Radiant as well as previous collaborators Tommy Ekman and Per Adebratt. Although Linn would continue to receive writing credits on the band's later release, Da Capo , The Bridge is the only Ace of Base album which features production from her. "Lapponia", a track produced by Linn which was submitted and rejected for inclusion on The Bridge, would later be re-submitted for the band's following album, where it was yet again rejected.

By the turn of the year, the band had recorded enough demos to present to their three major record companies. Ulf and Jenny appeared on VH1's Lift Ticket to Ride and mentioned the band's new recordings.

Despite having writing and production credits on three tracks on The Bridge, Linn expressed dissatisfaction with the album. Douglas Carr of StoneStream believed the album should have been more successful, stating "The album had some really potential hits on it [and] the singles should have been bigger than it was". Claes Cornelius of Mega Records thought the album was "a better record" and "more varied" than their first album but also noted that The Bridge had less commercial appeal.^[3]

Singles

"Lucky Love" was released as the first single from the album in Europe on 2 October 1995. The song was a success, reaching the top twenty in thirteen countries and the number one spot in Sweden and Finland. The accompanying music video was directed by Rocky Schenck.

"Beautiful Life" was released as the album's first single in North America on 24 October 1995. It was released as the second single from the album in Europe on 20 November. The colorful music video for the song was directed by Richard Heslop. The video included computer-generated bubbles which whisked the band from place to place. Arista Records insisted that the bubbles be removed for the North American release. Both versions of the video were released in Europe. To support the release, the band appeared in Canada and Mexico and performed in several Latin America countries. "Beautiful Life" was a success in the United States, peaking at number 15 on the Billboard Hot 100 ^[7] and becoming their second single in a row to reach the number one spot on the US Billboard Hot Dance Club Play chart. The song went on to peak at number 3 in Canada^[8] and at number 15 in the United Kingdom.

An acoustic version of "Lucky Love" was released as the album's second single in North America on 6 February 1996. This version was accompanied by a new music video shot in January in the Hampton Court House.^[9] This release was not as successful as their previous efforts and only reached number 30 on the Billboard Hot 100, becoming their first release to miss the top twenty. It did, however, manage to become the band's third and final number one hit in a row on the US Billboard Hot Dance Club Play chart. In Canada, the song peaked at number 6.

"Never Gonna Say I'm Sorry" was released worldwide as the third and final single from the album. It was released in Europe on 11 March 1996 and in the United States on 30 July. The music video for the song was directed by Richard Heslop, who had previously directed the band's video for "Beautiful Life". Similar in composition to "Beautiful Life", the video includes computer-generated imagery and mirror effects designed to make the video feel like a funhouse. Arista Records was dissatisfied with the piece and decided not to release a video to accompany the single release in North America. The song received little promotion and failed to chart on the Billboard Hot 100.

Though no further singles from the album were released, promotional releases of "My Déjà Vu" appeared in France and Scandinavia in late 1996. In 1998, Polydor released a limited-release single-track promotional disc of "Angel Eyes". This was the very last Bridge release, and was packaged with the Southeast Asia version of Flowers.

Promotion

Ace of Base appeared at several concerts around the world during 1996, including their second-largest performance ever at Viña del Mar, Chile, where the band performed in front of 20,000 fans. They also appeared in South-East Asia, where by some fan accounts, they performed poorly. At one point, lead singer Linn flew home. The band appeared the following year in April at the World Music Awards, where they accepted the award for Best Selling Scandinavian Artists of 1996. There, Jenny performed a solo, lip-synced rendition of "Ravine".^[3]

Critical reception

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	^[10]
The Baltimore Sun	(positive)^[11]
Cash Box	(positive)^[12]
The Encyclopedia of Popular Music	^[13]
Entertainment Weekly	B^[14]
Los Angeles Times	^[15]
Music & Media	(positive)^[16]
Q	^[17]
The Rolling Stone Album Guide	^[18]
Spin	(7/10)^[17]

Upon its release, The Bridge received generally mixed reviews from music critics. Many critics noted the departure in sound from their first album, with Q calling it "altogether bigger, deeper, darker, more accomplished effort than its rather half-baked predecessor" and Spin noting that the songs on The Bridge were "far more sophisticated than their pop pedigree would suggest." Music & Media stated that "there's no denying Ace of Base knows how to write unassuming, catchy pop for the masses. Jim Farber of Entertainment Weekly believed the album had "more textured production" than The Sign.

In contrast, Stephen Thomas Erlewine of AllMusic wrote that the album "sounds like the same record on the surface", but also noted that the album featured "an improved sense of songwriting" and "tightly constructed pop songs that are better written than they appear". Despite giving The Sign a higher rating in his review of the album, he noted that The Bridge had songs that were "overall better than the ones on The Sign." Jean Rosenbluth of the Los Angeles Times was more critical in her review, noting that the "inscrutable liner notes are more entertaining" than the album itself.

Commercial performance

The Bridge is certified platinum in the United States, where the album peaked at 29 and spent 29 weeks on the chart. 5 million copies of the album were sold worldwide.^[19]

Track listing

European (excluding UK) and Australasian edition
No.	Title	Lyrics	Music	Producer(s)	Length
1.	"Beautiful Life"	Jonas "Joker" Berggren John Ballard	Joker	Denniz Pop Max Martin Joker	3:40
2.	"Never Gonna Say I'm Sorry"	Joker	Joker	Denniz Pop Martin Joker	3:16
3.	"Lucky Love"	Joker Billy Steinberg	Joker	Denniz Pop Martin Joker	2:51
4.	"Edge of Heaven"	Ulf "Buddha" Ekberg Ballard StoneStream	Buddha Ballard StoneStream	Buddha Ballard StoneStream	3:49
5.	"Strange Ways"	Linn Berggren	L. Berggren	L. Berggren Radiant	4:16
6.	"Ravine"	Jenny Berggren	Jenny Berggren	Tommy Ekman Per Adebratt	4:40
7.	"Perfect World"	Buddha Ballard StoneStream	Buddha Ballard StoneStream	Buddha Ballard StoneStream	3:57
8.	"Angel Eyes"	Joker Steinberg	Joker	Adebratt Ekman Joker	3:13
9.	"Whispers in Blindness"	L. Berggren	L. Berggren	Zal Linn	4:11
10.	"My Déjà Vu"	Joker	Joker	Adebratt Douglas Carr Ekman Joker	3:22
11.	"You and I"	Joker Steinberg	Joker	Joker	4:05
12.	"Wave Wet Sand"	Jenny Berggren	Jenny Berggren	Joker	3:18
13.	"Que Sera"	Buddha Ballard StoneStream	Buddha Ballard StoneStream	Buddha Ballard StoneStream	3:47
14.	"Just 'n' Image"	L. Berggren	L. Berggren	Ekman Adebratt Linn	3:07
15.	"Lucky Love" (acoustic version)	Joker Steinberg	Joker	Denniz Pop Martin Joker	2:52
16.	"Experience Pearls"	Jenny Berggren	Jenny Berggren	Carr Bag	3:57
17.	"Blooming 18"	Joker Steinberg	Joker	Denniz Pop Martin Joker	3:38

2015 remastered version^[20]
No.	Title	Length
18.	"Love for Sale"	3:05

Japanese edition
No.	Title	Writer(s)	Producer(s)	Length
15.	"Experience Pearls"	Jenny Berggren	Carr Bag	3:57
16.	"Blooming 18"	Joker Steinberg	Denniz Pop Martin Joker	3:38
17.	"Beautiful Life" (Vission Lorimer club mix)	Joker Ballard	Denniz Pop Martin Joker Richard Vission (remix) Peter Lorimer (remix)	7:02
18.	"Lucky Love" (Armand Van Helden house mix)	Joker Steinberg	Denniz Pop Martin Joker Armand Van Helden (remix)	11:22

Brazilian edition
No.	Title	Writer(s)	Producer(s)	Length
1.	"Beautiful Life"	Joker Ballard	Denniz Pop Martin Joker	3:39
2.	"Never Gonna Say I'm Sorry"	Joker	Denniz Pop Martin Joker	3:14
3.	"Lucky Love" (acoustic version)	Joker Steinberg	Denniz Pop Martin Joker	2:52
4.	"Edge of Heaven"	Buddha Ballard Stonestream	Buddha Ballard Stonestream	3:49
5.	"Strange Ways"	L. Berggren	L. Berggren Radiant	4:16
6.	"Ravine"	Jenny Berggren	Adebratt Ekman	4:39
7.	"Perfect World"	Buddha Ballard Stonestream	Buddha Ballard Stonestream	3:55
8.	"Angel Eyes"	Joker Steinberg	Joker Adebratt Ekman	3:13
9.	"Whispers in Blindness"	L. Berggren	L. Berggren Zal	4:10
10.	"My Déjà Vu"	Joker	Adebratt Ekman Carr Joker	3:22
11.	"Wave Wet Sand"	Jenny Berggren	Joker	3:18
12.	"Que Sera"	Buddha Ballard Stonestream	Buddha Ballard Stonestream	3:47
13.	"Just 'n' Image"	L. Berggren	Adebratt Ekman Carr L. Berggren	3:07
14.	"Experience Pearls"	Jenny Berggren	Carr Bag	3:57
15.	"Blooming 18"	Joker Steinberg	Denniz Pop Martin Joker	3:38
16.	"Lucky Love" (original version)	Joker Steinberg	Denniz Pop Martin Joker	2:52

North American and Latin American (excluding Brazil) edition
No.	Title	Writer(s)	Producer(s)	Length
1.	"Beautiful Life"	Joker Ballard	Denniz Pop Martin Joker	3:39
2.	"Never Gonna Say I'm Sorry"	Joker	Denniz Pop Martin Joker	3:14
3.	"Lucky Love" (acoustic version)	Joker Steinberg	Denniz Pop Martin Joker	2:52
4.	"Edge of Heaven"	Buddha Ballard Stonestream	Buddha Ballard Stonestream	3:49
5.	"Strange Ways"	L. Berggren	L. Berggren Radiant	4:16
6.	"Ravine"	Jenny Berggren	Adebratt Ekman	4:39
7.	"Perfect World"	Buddha Ballard Stonestream	Buddha Ballard Stonestream	3:55
8.	"Angel Eyes"	Joker Steinberg	Joker Adebratt Ekman	3:13
9.	"My Déjà Vu"	Joker	Adebratt Ekman Carr Joker	3:40
10.	"Wave Wet Sand"	Jenny Berggren	Joker	3:18
11.	"Que Sera"	Buddha Ballard Stonestream	Buddha Ballard Stonestream	3:47
12.	"Just 'n' Image"	L. Berggren	Adebratt Ekman L. Berggren	3:07
13.	"Experience Pearls"	Jenny Berggren	Carr Bag	3:57
14.	"Whispers in Blindness"	L. Berggren	L. Berggren Zal	4:10
15.	"Blooming 18"	Joker Steinberg	Denniz Pop Martin Joker	3:38

United Kingdom edition
No.	Title	Writer(s)	Producer(s)	Length
1.	"Beautiful Life"	Joker Ballard	Denniz Pop Martin Joker	3:39
2.	"Never Gonna Say I'm Sorry"	Joker	Denniz Pop Martin Joker	3:14
3.	"Lucky Love" (original version)	Joker Steinberg	Denniz Pop Martin Joker	2:51
4.	"Edge of Heaven"	Buddha Ballard Stonestream	Buddha Ballard Stonestream	3:49
5.	"Strange Ways"	L. Berggren	L. Berggren Radiant	4:16
6.	"Ravine"	Jenny Berggren	Adebratt Ekman	4:39
7.	"Perfect World"	Buddha Ballard Stonestream	Buddha Ballard Stonestream	3:55
8.	"Angel Eyes"	Joker Steinberg	Joker Adebratt Ekman	3:13
9.	"Whispers in Blindness"	L. Berggren	L. Berggren Zal	4:10
10.	"My Déjà Vu"	Joker	Adebratt Ekman Carr Joker	3:22
11.	"Wave Wet Sand"	Jenny Berggren	Joker	3:18
12.	"Que Sera"	Buddha Ballard Stonestream	Buddha Ballard Stonestream	3:47
13.	"Just 'n' Image"	L. Berggren	Adebratt Ekman Carr L. Berggren	3:07
14.	"Experience Pearls"	Jenny Berggren	Carr Bag	3:57
15.	"Blooming 18"	Joker Steinberg	Denniz Pop Martin Joker	3:38

Release history

Region	Date	Label
Europe	30 October 1995	Mega / PolyGram
United States	14 November 1995	Arista
United Kingdom	20 November 1995	London Records 90

Charts

Weekly charts

Chart (1995–1996)	Peak position
Argentine Albums (CAPIF)^[21]	7
Australian Albums (ARIA)^[22]	46
Austrian Albums (Ö3 Austria)^[23]	10
Belgian Albums (Ultratop Flanders)^[24]	34
Belgian Albums (Ultratop Wallonia)^[25]	4
Canada Top Albums/CDs ( RPM )^[26]	9
Dutch Albums (Album Top 100)^[27]	17
Finnish Albums (Suomen virallinen lista)^[28]	2
French Albums (SNEP)^[29]	3
German Albums (Offizielle Top 100)^[30]	8
Japanese Albums (Oricon)^[31]	16
New Zealand Albums (RMNZ)^[32]	28
Norwegian Albums (VG-lista)^[33]	20
Swedish Albums (Sverigetopplistan)^[34]	1
Swiss Albums (Schweizer Hitparade)^[35]	4
UK Albums (OCC)^[36]	66
US Billboard 200 ^[37]	29

Year-end charts

Chart (1996)	Position
German Albums (Offizielle Top 100)^[38]	40
Swiss Albums (Schweizer Hitparade)^[39]	24
US Billboard 200^[40]	86

Certifications and sales


Region	Certification	Certified units/sales
Canada (Music Canada)^[41]	2× Platinum	200,000^{^}
Denmark (IFPI Danmark)^[42]	Platinum	50,000^{^}
Finland (Musiikkituottajat)^[43]	Platinum	59,097^[43]
France (SNEP)^[44]	Platinum	300,000^*
Germany (BVMI)^[45]	Gold	250,000^{^}
Japan (RIAJ)^[46]	2× Platinum	500,000^[47]
New Zealand (RMNZ)^[48]	Platinum	15,000^{^}
Poland (ZPAV)^[49]	Gold	50,000^*
Russia	—	5,000^[50]
Spain (PROMUSICAE)^[51]	Gold	50,000^{^}
Sweden (GLF)^[52]	Platinum	100,000^{^}
Switzerland (IFPI Switzerland)^[53]	Platinum	50,000^{^}
United States (RIAA)^[54]	Platinum	1,000,000^{^}
Summaries
Worldwide	—	5,000,000^[19]
^* Sales figures based on certification alone. ^{^} Shipments figures based on certification alone.

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"The Sign" is a song by Swedish group Ace of Base from their first North American studio album, The Sign (1993), and their re-released debut studio album, Happy Nation (1992), titled Happy Nation . The song was released by Arista and Mega as a single in Europe on 1 November 1993 and the US on 14 December 1993. It was written by band member Jonas Berggren, who also produced the song with Denniz Pop and Douglas Carr. "The Sign" is a techno-reggae, Europop, and pop ballad with lyrics describing a couple contemplating the state of their relationship.

<i>Cruel Summer</i> (Ace of Base album) 1998 studio album (reissue) by Ace of Base

Cruel Summer is a 1998 studio album by the Swedish pop group Ace of Base, released as the band's third album in North America on 14 July 1998 and in Japan on 25 August 1998, by Arista Records. Flowers was the group's third album worldwide, but Arista decided to release a different version in North America, Japan, and Latin America, retitled Cruel Summer. This version of the album featured the new track "Everytime It Rains" and several new versions of songs that were first featured on Flowers. As executive producer, Clive Davis enlisted collaborators including production team Cutfather & Joe and songwriter Billy Steinberg. While primarily a pop album, Cruel Summer explores Eurodisco, Motown, and dance.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Lucky Love</span> 1995 single by Ace of Base

"Lucky Love" is a 1995 song recorded by Swedish group Ace of Base. It is taken from their second album, The Bridge (1995). The song became their fifth worldwide single, and was the first single from the album to be released in Europe; the acoustic version of the song was the second single in the United States and Canada. "Lucky Love" also became the group's first number-one hit in Sweden and it also peaked at number-one in Finland. The single peaked within the top 10 in Belgium, Canada, Denmark, France, Hungary, Israel, Spain, and Zimbabwe. The song's lyrics describe the feeling of being a teenager in love and never forgetting that feeling.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Beautiful Life (Ace of Base song)</span> 1995 single by Ace of Base

"Beautiful Life" is a song by Swedish band Ace of Base, released on 20 October 1995 from their second album, The Bridge (1995). In North America, it was the first single released from the album; in Europe, it followed "Lucky Love" as the second single. Co-written by band member Jonas Berggren and produced by him with Denniz Pop and Max Martin, the single reached number 15 on both the US Billboard Hot 100 and the UK Singles Chart in December 1995. It reached number one on the Canadian RPM Dance/Urban chart and Billboard's Hot Dance Club Play chart. In 2017, BuzzFeed ranked "Beautiful Life" number 51 in their list of The 101 Greatest Dance Songs Of the '90s.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Never Gonna Say I'm Sorry</span> 1996 single by Ace of Base

"Never Gonna Say I'm Sorry" is a song by Swedish band Ace of Base, released as a single on 11 March 1996. It was the third single taken from the band's second album, The Bridge (1995). In Europe, the song peaked at number six in Hungary, number 12 in Denmark and number 17 in Finland. In the US, it reached number six on the Billboard Bubbling Under Hot 100 Singles chart. And in Canada, it peaked at number 53 on the Canadian Hot 100 chart.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">All That She Wants</span> 1992 single by Ace of Base

"All That She Wants" is a song by Swedish group Ace of Base. It was released in Scandinavia in August 1992 by Mega Records as the second single from the group's first studio album, Happy Nation (1992), and in the following year, it was released as the first single from the 1993 album The Sign in North America. Produced by Denniz Pop with group members Jonas Berggren and Ulf Ekberg, the drum beat was inspired by the Kayo song "Another Mother". Berggren and Ekberg also wrote the lyrics.

"Don't Turn Around" is a popular song written by Albert Hammond and Diane Warren. It was originally recorded by American singer Tina Turner and released as the B-side to her 1986 hit single "Typical Male". It has since been included on Turner's compilation album The Collected Recordings: Sixties to Nineties (1994), as well as featuring in the Tina musical since 2018.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Wheel of Fortune (Ace of Base song)</span> 1992 single by Ace of Base

"Wheel of Fortune" is a song by Swedish pop group Ace of Base, released as their first single from the debut album, Happy Nation (1992). The song was first serviced to Danish radio in early 1992, through Mega Records, but failed to pick up much support. When re-promoted for a third time and released in stores on 29 June 1992, it entered the official Danish singles chart at number six, before later peaking at number two. It wasn't released elsewhere in Europe until 1993, following the success of their second single, "All That She Wants".

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Happy Nation (song)</span> 1992 single by Ace of Base

"Happy Nation" is a song recorded by Swedish group Ace of Base from their debut album with the same name (1992). It was first released in Scandinavia in December 1992 by Mega Records and later released twice in the UK. The first appearance was in October 1993, when it peaked at number 42, it re-entered the chart twelve months later at number 40. "Happy Nation" reached number-one on the singles charts of Denmark, Finland, France in 1993 and 1994. Its music video was directed by Matt Broadley. In 2008, the song was remade by Ace of Base for a remix kit.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Living in Danger</span> 1994 single by Ace of Base

"Living in Danger" is a song recorded by Swedish group Ace of Base. It was released in October 1994 by Arista and Mega as the seventh and final single from the group's debut album, Happy Nation and fourth single from their American debut release, The Sign (1993). Written by bandmembers Jonas Berggren and Ulf Ekberg, the single peaked at number 20 on the US Billboard Hot 100 and also topped the Billboard Hot Dance Club Play chart in December 1994. On the US Cash Box Top 100, it peaked at number ten. The single later reached number 18 on the UK Singles Chart in January 1995. Its music video was directed by Matt Broadley and filmed in Stockholm, Sweden. Ace of Base performed the song on the first ever MTV Europe Music Awards in Berlin, Germany in 1994. Q Magazine included "Living in Danger" in their list of the "1001 Best Songs Ever" in 2003.

<i>A Little Bit Longer</i> 2008 studio album by Jonas Brothers

A Little Bit Longer is the 3rd studio album by American pop rock band, Jonas Brothers and their second album released on Hollywood Records. It was released on August 12, 2008. The album received generally favorable reviews, and four star reviews from Rolling Stone, AllMusic, and Blender. The album was preceded by three singles, "Burnin' Up", "Lovebug" and "Tonight". The album was number 40 on Rolling Stone's Best 50 Albums of 2008. One of the songs from the album, "Video Girl" was also number 49 on Rolling Stone's list of the 100 Best Songs of 2008.

<i>The Golden Ratio</i> (album) 2010 studio album by Ace of Base

The Golden Ratio is the fifth studio album by Swedish pop music group Ace of Base. It was recorded in early 2009 through mid-2010. It is the only album to feature two new vocalists: Clara Hagman and Julia Williamson. Production on this album initially began with former band member and lead vocalist, Jenny Berggren in which the resulting sessions were shelved.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Would You Believe (song)</span> 2015 single by Ace of Base

"Would You Believe" is the first single taken from Swedish pop group Ace of Base's compilation album Hidden Gems.

<i>All That She Wants</i> (TV series) 2024 Swedish TV series or program

All That She Wants is a limited-run documentary television series produced by Viaplay, and directed by Jens von Reis. The series explores the meteoritic rise of Swedish pop group Ace of Base; the highs and the lows, and where they are today. Former lead singer, Linn Berggren, breaks her silence in the form of a letter after 20 years in seclusion away from the public eye. Interviewees include American record producer Clive Davis and Haitian rapper and musician Wyclef Jean. The series premiered in Australia on SBS On Demand 3 April 2024. It became available on 1 May 2024 through other broadcasters in other territories and on Viaplay.

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v t e Ace of Base
Jenny Berggren Jonas Berggren Linn Berggren Ulf Ekberg Clara Hagman Julia Williamson
Studio albums	Happy Nation The Sign The Bridge Flowers Cruel Summer Da Capo The Golden Ratio
Compilations	Singles of the 90s Greatest Hits (2000) The Collection/All That She Wants Platinum & Gold Collection Platinum & Gold Hidden Gems Hidden Gems, Vol. 2
Box sets	The Ultimate Collection Greatest Hits (2008) Gold All That She Wants: The Classic Collection Beautiful Life: The Singles
Singles	"Wheel of Fortune" "All That She Wants" "Happy Nation" "Waiting for Magic" "The Sign" "Don't Turn Around" "Living in Danger" "Lucky Love" "Beautiful Life" "Never Gonna Say I'm Sorry" "Life Is a Flower" "Cruel Summer" "Whenever You're Near Me" "Travel to Romantis" "Always Have, Always Will" "Everytime It Rains" "Cecilia" "C'est la Vie (Always 21)" "Hallo Hallo" "Beautiful Morning" "The Juvenile" "Unspeakable" "Wheel of Fortune 2009" "All for You" "Would You Believe"
Related articles	Discography List of songs recorded by Ace of Base Yaki-Da My Story All That She Wants