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| Released | 16 November 1998 | |||
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| Songwriter(s) | Jonas Berggren | |||
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"Travel to Romantis" is the third single from Flowers , an album by Swedish pop band Ace of Base. The song was released on 16 November 1998 in Germany and Scandinavia and followed the singles "Life Is a Flower" and "Cruel Summer".
Quentin Harrison of Albumism said in his retrospective review of Flowers , that the band "construct whole worlds of ennui and escapism for listeners to experience" via songs like "Travel to Romantis". [2] Swedish newspaper Expressen commented that it "is Neil Sedakas One Way Ticket (to the Blues) such as one early Modern Talking would have made it." [3] Gary Shipes from The Stuart News described it as "a frothy gallop which reintroduces early '90s Eurodance to late '90s ennui." [4]
A music video was produced to promote the single. The video was directed by Andy Neumann. Linn Berggren appeared in the video, however only for a few seconds.
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| Chart (1998) | Peak position |
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| Germany (Official German Charts) [5] | 61 |
| MTV Chile | 5 |
| MTV Nordic Top 5 | 5 |
| Romania (Romanian Singles Chart) | 13 |
| Russia (Russian Singles Chart) | 3 |
Ace of Base is a Swedish pop group formed in 1987, originally consisting of siblings Jonas, Linn, and Jenny Berggren, with Ulf Ekberg.
"Cruel Summer" is a song by English girl group Bananarama. It was written by Bananarama and Steve Jolley, Tony Swain, and produced by Jolley and Swain. Released in 1983, it was initially a stand-alone single but was subsequently included on their self-titled second album a year later. The song reached number eight on the UK Singles Chart in 1983 and the group appeared on the BBC's Top of the Pops that summer, and after its inclusion in the 1984 film The Karate Kid, it reached number nine on the US Billboard Hot 100.
Cruel Summer is a 1998 album by 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 Records decided to release a different version of the album in North America, Japan, and Latin America, retitled Cruel Summer. This version of the album featured the new track "Everytime It Rains" and many 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 the genres of euro disco, Motown, and dance.
Greatest Hits is a compilation album by the Swedish group Ace of Base.
This is the discography of Swedish pop group Ace of Base. The group is the third best-selling group from Sweden after ABBA and Roxette with an estimated 50 million records sold worldwide. This is a list with all of their albums and singles released, along with highest chart positions reached in major territories. Extended chart information, artwork and track listings can be found on individual pages. To date, they have released five studio albums and 28 singles.
Platinum & Gold Collection is a 2003 Ace of Base compilation album, released in the United States. It has since been repackaged and sold as The Hits. It peaked at #16 on Billboard's Top Electronic Albums Chart on 16 October 2004.
The Collection and All That She Wants (Denmark) are Ace of Base compilation albums.
The Ultimate Collection is an Ace of Base compilation album released by Universal Music Netherlands in May 2005. Each CD includes some of their biggest hits, plus a third bonus CD with only remixes, mostly of songs from their debut album.
"Life Is a Flower" is a song by the Swedish group Ace of Base, released in Europe on 6 April 1998 by Mega Records as the first single from the group's third album, Flowers (1998). The song peaked at number-one in Hungary and was a top-ten hit in Denmark, Finland, Scotland, Spain, Sweden and the UK. In the US, it was released with different lyrics, titled "Whenever You're Near Me", and in a different key. "Life Is a Flower" was certified silver in the UK by the BPI. Jonas Berggren, writer of the song, described it as is his greatest Ace of Base song in a 2015 interview.
"Always Have Always Will" is a 1998 song by Swedish pop band Ace of Base. Heavily inspired by the Motown sound of the mid-1960s, the intro samples the intros from the Supremes track "Where Did Our Love Go" and the Four Tops track "I Can't Help Myself ". It was co-written by Jonas Berggren with Mike Chapman. The song was originally titled "Killer on the Rampage" and contained different lyrics. When the song was pitched as a potential song for the upcoming Flowers/Cruel Summer album, Arista records liked the melody; however, requested that the lyrics be rewritten.
"Whenever You're Near Me" is the second single from Swedish group Ace of Base's third American record, Cruel Summer. The original version of the song, "Life Is a Flower", was a huge hit in Europe and Japan. The lyrics were rewritten by song composer Mike Chapman, and the song was released to radio stations in North and South America on October 6, 1998. This version peaked at number 76 in the United States and number 51 in Canada; it was the band's last charting hit in both countries.
Originally written for Annie Lennox, "Everytime It Rains" is the fourth single released from Swedish band Ace of Base's album Flowers in the UK, featured on a re-release of the album. The song was written by Rick Nowels, Billy Steinberg and Maria Vidal. The single peaked at number 22 in the UK in April 1999.
"C'est la Vie " is the first new single released from Ace of Base's first greatest hits album, Singles of the 90s. It was produced by Jimmy James Ekgren, Sonny Peterson and Sigurd Rosnes of JPR Productions. It was released in Europe on 25 October 1999. A planned UK release with additional remixes for 6 December was cancelled, but the remixes were finally released commercially in 2020 as part of the boxset All That She Wants: The Classic Collection. A music video was produced to promote the single. The video was directed by Patric Ullaeus and charted #1 in Spain.
"Hallo Hallo" is the third single from Ace of Base's greatest hits record Singles of the 90s. The song was released in 2000 in Germany, Spain, and Scandinavia. The song was also featured on their greatest hits: Greatest Hits, and 2019’s Ace of Base Gold compilation album.
"Unspeakable" is a single from Ace of Base's 2002 album Da Capo.
"Cecilia" is a song from Ace of Base's third record titled Flowers. It was released as a single in Italy and Spain in the spring of 1999. The song was written as a continuation of the song of the same name by Simon & Garfunkel. A standard disc single was never made commercially available, however, a 12" vinyl record was released in Italy featuring previously unreleased remixes. The song was released promotionally in Spain alongside "Travel To Romantis".
Time Capsule: Songs for a Future Generation is a greatest hits album by American new wave band the B-52's, released in 1998. The album presents sixteen of their single releases and fan-favorite album tracks in chronological order, with the addition of two new songs recorded exclusively for this collection.
Greatest Hits is a greatest hits album by Swedish group Ace of Base. It is their second compilation with this title, the first being Arista's 2000 US release Greatest Hits (2000). It was released by Mega Records and Playground Music on 14 November 2008. The compilation was released in multiple formats, including a single disc edition and a 2-CD+DVD compilation which includes 16 of their hits, 13 previously released remixes, and 17 music videos. The set also includes four newly recorded remakes of hit songs. Beside previously unreleased songs included on the 2015 compilation album Hidden Gems, this is the last Ace of Base album to date with new material to feature vocalist Jenny Berggren.
Platinum & Gold is a 2010 compilation album by the Swedish group Ace of Base, released in Sweden, Denmark, and Norway.
Beautiful Life: The Singles is a commemorative box set by the Swedish pop group Ace of Base. The 26-CD box set contains every commercial and promotional CD single released from the group's first four studio albums, Happy Nation / The Sign (1992/1993), The Bridge (1995), Flowers / Cruel Summer (1998), and Da Capo (2002). Each disc comes with previously unreleased material, including brand new remixes commissioned specifically for the release. It was released under the label Edsel by the Demon Music Group on 28 April 2023 in the UK.
