Unspeakable (song)

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"Unspeakable"
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Single by Ace of Base
from the album Da Capo
B-side "Don't Stop"
Released2 December 2002
Genre Pop
Length3:30
Label Mega
Songwriter(s) Adam Anders
Jonas Berggren
M. Lindsten
Nicklas Von Der Burg
Ace of Base singles chronology
"The Juvenile"
(2002)
"Unspeakable"
(2002)
"Wheel of Fortune 2009"
(2008)
Music video
"Unspeakable on YouTube

"Unspeakable" is a single from Ace of Base's 2002 album Da Capo.

Contents

Chart performance

The single peaked at number 3 in Israel, 14 in Finland, 45 in Sweden and 97 in Germany.

Music video

A music video was produced to promote the single. The video was directed by Daniel Borjesson. This was the last Ace of Base video to receive participation from Malin.

The video features a taxi driver driving a Citroën DS cab through Stockholm during a night shift, listening to the song on his car's radio. [1] The band members are then projected on several buildings throughout the city. The driver ends up picking up two passengers, but doesn't realize they are Ulf and Jenny, who start singing along during the ride. Eventually, the taxi driver arrives back home at the morning light, then turns on the TV, where the music video is playing, finally showing the driver. As the song ends, the driver has passed out on the couch.

Tracklistings

Scandinavia/Germany

CD single

  1. "Unspeakable" (Album Version)
  2. "Unspeakable" (Junk & Function / M12 Radio Mix)

CD maxi

  1. "Unspeakable" (Album Version)
  2. "Unspeakable" (Junk & Function / M12 Radio Mix)
  3. "Unspeakable" (Fairlite Radio Mix)
  4. "Unspeakable" (Filur Radio Mix)
  5. "Don't Stop" (Unreleased Track)

Official versions/remixes

Release history

RegionDateLabel
Sweden2 December 2002Mega
Germany12 April 2003Polydor

Charts

ChartPeak
position
German Singles Chart 97
Israel Singles Chart3
Swedish Singles Chart45
Finnish Singles Chart14

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References

  1. "Citroën DS 21 in "Ace of Base: Unspeakable"". IMCDb.org. Retrieved 2023-05-06.