| Wicked! | ||||
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| Released | 24 October 1996 | |||
| Recorded | 1996 | |||
| Studio | Loop Dance Constructions Studios, Hamburg, Germany | |||
| Length | 46:13 | |||
| Label | Club Tools | |||
| Producer | The Loop! | |||
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| Source | Rating |
| Random.Access | 7.5/10 [1] |
Wicked! is the third studio album by German band Scooter, released in 1996. It contains two singles, "I'm Raving", and "Break It Up".
All tracks written by H.P. Baxxter, Rick J. Jordan, Jens Thele, and Ferris Bueller, except "I'm Raving" written by Marc Cohn; and "Don't Let It Be Me" and "Break It Up" written by Nosie Katzmann.
Notes
| Chart (1996) | Peak position |
|---|---|
| Austrian Albums (Ö3 Austria) [2] | 30 |
| Finnish Albums (Suomen virallinen lista) [3] | 5 |
| German Albums (Offizielle Top 100) [4] | 22 |
| Hungarian Albums (MAHASZ) [5] | 2 |
| Swedish Albums (Sverigetopplistan) [6] | 33 |
| Swiss Albums (Schweizer Hitparade) [7] | 38 |
| UK Albums (OCC) [8] | 76 |
Scooter is a German happy hardcore, rave and techno music band founded in Hamburg in 1993. To date, the band has sold over 30 million records and earned over 80 Gold and Platinum awards. Scooter is considered the most commercially successful German single-record act with 23 top ten hits. Since December 2022, the band is composed of lead vocalist H.P. Baxxter, musician/producer Marc Blou, DJ/producer Jay Frog and manager Jens Thele.
Mind the Gap is the tenth album by German hard dance group Scooter. Four singles were taken from it: "Jigga Jigga!", "Shake That!", "One " and "Suavemente".
The Stadium Techno Experience is the ninth studio album by Scooter. Three singles were released from it: "Weekend!", "The Night" and a remix of "Maria " featuring Marc Acardipane and Dick Rules. Its artwork is an homage to the 1991 album The White Room by The KLF. It is the first album featuring Jay Frog. In the United Kingdom, The Stadium Techno Experience became Scooter's second studio album in the top 40 after Our Happy Hardcore (1996).
Hans Peter Geerdes, professionally known by his stage name H.P. Baxxter, is a German musician who is best known as the lead vocalist of the German techno band Scooter. He founded Scooter with his friend Rick J. Jordan in 1993.
No Time to Chill is the fifth studio album by German band Scooter. It was released on 20 July 1998. It contains three singles, "How Much Is the Fish?", "We Are The Greatest/I Was Made For Lovin' You" and "Call Me Mañana". It is the first album featuring Axel Coon.
...and the Beat Goes On! is the debut studio album by German dance group Scooter. Four singles were released from it: "Hyper Hyper", "Move Your Ass!", "Friends" and "Endless Summer".
Our Happy Hardcore is the second studio album by German dance group Scooter. The European release date for the album was 28 March 1996. Three singles were released from the album, starting with "Back in the U.K." in November 1995 and "Let Me Be Your Valentine" in February 1996. The final single, a cover version of the Billy Idol song "Rebel Yell", followed in May 1996. The mostly instrumental "Crank It Up" is notable for its use as the theme tune for the Bruno segments in Da Ali G Show.
Age of Love is the fourth studio album by German band Scooter, released in 1997. Age of Love was released containing two singles, "Fire" and "The Age of Love". It is the last studio album featuring Ferris Bueller, who left the band in 1998 to pursue a solo career. "Fire" appears on the Mortal Kombat: Annihilation Soundtrack. "Fire" received Gold in Germany for selling 250,000 copies.
Back to the Heavyweight Jam is the sixth studio album by German band Scooter, released on 27 September 1999. It contains two singles, "Faster Harder Scooter" and "Fuck the Millennium".
Sheffield is the seventh studio album by German hard dance band Scooter, released in 2000. It includes two singles: "I'm Your Pusher" and "She's the Sun".
Who's Got the Last Laugh Now? is the eleventh studio album by Scooter. It was released on 4 November 2005 through Sheffield Tunes.
We Bring the Noise! is the eighth studio album by German hard dance group Scooter, released on 11 June 2001 by Sheffield Tunes in Germany. Two singles were released from the album: "Posse " on 21 May 2001, and a remix of "I Shot the DJ" entitled "Aiii Shot the DJ" on 13 August 2001. It is the last studio album featuring Axel Coon, who left the band in 2002 to pursue a solo career in DJing.
Push the Beat for This Jam (The Second Chapter), alternatively titled Push the Beat for This Jam (The Singles '94–'02) in the UK and Australia and Pushing the Beat (The Best of Scooter) in the US, is the second singles compilation from the German techno band Scooter, released on 7 January 2002. It collects all the singles from 1998 to 2002 including the hit single "The Logical Song" plus three new tracks "Habanera", "No Pain, No Gain", "Loud and Clear", some live tracks, B-sides and remixes. The title is a lyric from the single "Call Me Mañana". The song "Habanera" was also scheduled to be released as a single but there is only a promo release as it was dropped in favour of a new song, "Nessaja".
Celebrate the Nun was a German synth-pop band founded by H.P. Baxxter, Rick J. Jordan, Britt Maxime and Slin Tompson in 1985.
The Big Mash Up is the fifteenth studio album from German electronic dance music band Scooter and was released on 14 October 2011. The album was preceded by the single "Friends Turbo" released on 15 April 2011, the second single "The Only One", released on 20 May 2011, a third single, "David Doesn't Eat", released on the same day as the album itself. The fourth single, "C'est Bleu" featuring Vicky Leandros, was released on 2 December 2011. On 23 March 2012 a new version of "It's a Biz " is released as the fifth single.
"I'm Raving" is a song by German group Scooter. It was released in September 1996 as the lead single from their album Wicked!. The song is based on the 1992 Shut Up and Dance track "Raving I'm Raving", which is itself based significantly on the 1991 single "Walking in Memphis" by Marc Cohn. Several lyrics were altered including the line "I'm walking in Memphis" becoming "I'm raving, I'm raving".
Music for a Big Night Out is the sixteenth studio album by German hard dance band Scooter. The album was released on 2 November 2012, preceded by the first single "4 AM" on 7 September 2012. The second single "Army of Hardcore" was released on the same day as the album. It is the last studio album featuring Rick J. Jordan, who left in 2014 after being with the band since the beginning in 1993.
The Fifth Chapter is the seventeenth studio album by German band Scooter released on 26 September 2014.
Encore: Live and Direct and Encore: The Whole Story is a live album and a video release by German hard dance group Scooter released on 13 May 2002 chronicling the show of the band's Push the Beat for This Jam Tour which was held on 21 January 2002 in Cologne (Germany). The film was directed and produced by Paul Hauptmann.
Excess All Areas is a live album and a video release by German hard dance group Scooter released on 2 June 2006 chronicling the final show of the band's Who's Got the Last Laugh Now? Tour which was held on 26 March 2006 at Alsterdorfer Sporthalle. The concert film was directed by Tim Tibor and Andreas Bardét, who previously directed a music video for One.
