Europop (album)

Europop
Studio album by Eiffel 65
Released	May 22, 1999
Recorded	1998-January 1999
Genre	Eurodance, Italo dance
Length	65:26
Label	Bliss, Universal, Republic
Producer	Massimo Gabutti, Luciano Zacchet
Eiffel 65 chronology
Europop (1999) Contact! (2001)
Alternative cover
"Forever" cover
Singles from Europop
"Blue (Da Ba Dee)" Released: January 1, 1999 "Move Your Body" Released: 1999 "Too Much of Heaven" Released: May 11, 1999 "My Console" Released: 2000

Europop is the debut album by Italian electronic group Eiffel 65. The album was released in 1999 as under Bliss Corporation and Universal Records and Republic Music (Universal and Republic would merge to Universal Republic). The album is most notable for the group's two biggest hits: "Blue (Da Ba Dee)" and "Move Your Body", which topped the charts worldwide.

Background

Jey said about the title of Europop:

"The meaning of Euro pop actually, you can split this into Euro and pop. With Euro, we're meaning a gathering of different dance, European cultures. So we're talking about trip hop coming from the U.K., techno from Germany, we're talking about dance from Italy. It's all blended together. In fact, the different tracks have a different kind of dance situation as a bottom arrangement. And pop means that there's always a song on it. So that's exactly what we're saying, Euro pop and songs put onto a European dance situation."^[1]

Sound

The album features pitch-corrected vocals and Euro disco beats throughout.^[2] Despite hailing from Italy, Eiffel 65 perform all the songs on this album in English.

Reception

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
Allmusic	[3]
Entertainment Weekly	C+[4]
Los Angeles Daily News	[5]
PopMatters	(8/10)[2]
Rolling Stone	[6]

The album peaked at number four on the Billboard 200 in the United States, and the song "Blue (Da Ba Dee)" peaked at number six on the Billboard Hot 100, impressive for an EDM song at the time of its release. In February 2000, the album was certified two-times platinum by the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA) for shipments of two million copies in the US. In a list of the 100 greatest albums of the 1990s by Channel 4, Europop came out at number 1 on the list.

Track listing

No.	Title	Length
1.	"Blue (Da Ba Dee)" (radio edit)	3:30
2.	"Too Much of Heaven"	5:17
3.	"Dub in Life"	3:57
4.	"Living in a Bubble" (feat. Papa Winnie)	5:03
5.	"Move Your Body"	4:28
6.	"My Console"	4:13
7.	"Your Clown"	4:09
8.	"Another Race"	4:34
9.	"The Edge"	4:20
10.	"Now Is Forever"	5:44
11.	"Silicon World"	4:31
12.	"Europop"	5:28
13.	"Hyperlink (Deep Down)"	4:57
14.	"Blue (Da Ba Dee)" (extended mix)	4:46

Europe edition
No.	Title	Length
1.	"Too Much of Heaven" (album mix)	5:17
2.	"Dub In Life" (album edit)	3:57
3.	"Blue (Da Ba Dee)" (DJ Gabry Ponte radio edit)	4:43
4.	"Living in a Bubble" (album mix)	5:03
5.	"Move Your Body" (DJ Gabry Ponte original radio edit)	4:28
6.	"My Console" (DJ Gabry Ponte Console mix)	4:13
7.	"Your Clown" (Slow mix)	4:09
8.	"Another Race" (album edit)	4:34
9.	"The Edge" (album mix)	4:20
10.	"Now Is Forever" (Electronic Ballad mix)	5:44
11.	"Silicon World" (Main mix)	4:31
12.	"Europop" (Album Kraft mix)	5:26
13.	"Hyperlink (Deep Down)" (album cut)	4:57

Australian Bonus Disk
No.	Title	Length
1.	"Nick Skitz Eiffel 65 Megamix"	7:35
2.	"Blue (Da Ba Dee)" (extended mix)	6:29
3.	"Blue (Da Ba Dee)" (Molinaro Parade German cut)	2:48
4.	"Blue (Da Ba Dee)" (TJM Bluemax 04 Extension remix)	6:37
5.	"Move Your Body" (Paris remix)	7:04
6.	"Move Your Body" (Claywork remix)	6:28
7.	"Europop" (Parade mix)	5:14

Later samples

• "Blue (Da Ba Dee)"
  • "Sugar" by Flo Rida from the album R.O.O.T.S. and Feeling So Blue by Michael Mind Project featuring Dante Thomas
• "Dub in Life"
  • "She Loves It" by French Montana ft Masspike Miles
• "Move Your Body"
  • "Count Your Money" by $hamrock from the album Tha WyteRapper $how

Charts and certifications

Charts Chart (1999–2000) Peak position Australian Albums (ARIA)[7] 18 Austrian Albums (Ö3 Austria)[8] 16 Canadian Albums Chart[9] 5 Danish Albums (Hitlisten)[10] 7 Finnish Albums (Suomen virallinen lista)[11] 8 French Albums (SNEP)[12] 6 German Albums (Offizielle Top 100)[13] 37 Irish Albums (IRMA)[14] 38 Italian Albums (FIMI)[15] 13 New Zealand Albums (RMNZ)[16] 4 Portuguese Albums (AFP)[17] 6 Swiss Albums (Schweizer Hitparade)[18] 19 UK Albums (OCC)[19] 12 US Billboard 200[20] 4

Certifications Region Certification Sales/shipments Argentina (CAPIF)[21] Gold 30,000^x Australia (ARIA)[22] Gold 35,000^^ Canada (Music Canada)[23] Platinum 100,000^^ Finland (Musiikkituottajat)[24] Gold 21,712[24] New Zealand (RMNZ)[25] Platinum 15,000^^ Poland (ZPAV)[26] Gold 50,000^* United States (RIAA)[27] 2× Platinum 2,800,000^^ ^^shipments figures based on certification alone

References

1. "Worldbeat: People of Mali Enjoy Rich Soundscape; Eiffel 65 Takes 'Euro Pop' to the Top; Smashing Pumpkins Begin New Chapter in New Millennium". CNN Transcript. CNN. April 2, 2000. Retrieved September 10, 2013.
2. Massey, Chris. Eiffel 65: Europop. PopMatters.
3. F. Promis, Jose. Eiffel 65 - Europop. Allmusic.
4. "Music Review: Europop, by Eiffel 65". Entertainment Weekly. 2000-02-18.
5. Shuster, Fred (28 January 2000). "Sound Check". Los Angeles Daily News Archived at The Free Library. Retrieved 21 June 2013.
6. Eiffel 65 - Europop Album review. Rolling Stone. Archived April 19, 2008, at the Wayback Machine.
7. "Australiancharts.com – Eiffel 65 – Europop". Hung Medien. Retrieved 4 June 2013.
8. "Austriancharts.at – Eiffel 65 – Europop" (in German). Hung Medien. Retrieved 4 June 2013.
9. "Eiffel 65 Album & Song Chart History". Canadian Albums Chart for Eiffel 65. Prometheus Global Media. Retrieved 2011-07-21.
10. Billboard (Nielsen Business Media) 112 (12): 53. Hits of the World: Denmark (IFPI/Nielsen Marketing Research) 03/04/00. ISSN 0006-2510. Check date values in: |date= (help); Missing or empty |title= (help)
11. "Eiffel 65: Europop" (in Finnish). Musiikkituottajat – IFPI Finland. Retrieved 4 June 2013.
12. "Lescharts.com – Eiffel 65 – Europop". Hung Medien. Retrieved 4 June 2013.
13. "Officialcharts.de – Eiffel 65 – Europop". GfK Entertainment. Retrieved 29 June 2014.
14. "GFK Chart-Track Albums: Week 9, 2000". Chart-Track. IRMA. Retrieved 29 June 2014.
15. "Italiancharts.com – Eiffel 65 – Europop". Hung Medien. Retrieved 4 June 2013.
16. "Charts.org.nz – Eiffel 65 – Europop". Hung Medien. Retrieved 4 June 2013.
17. Billboard (Nielsen Business Media) 112 (12): 53. Hits of the World: Portugal (Portugal/AFP) 02/29/00. ISSN 0006-2510. Check date values in: |date= (help); Missing or empty |title= (help)
18. "Swisscharts.com – Eiffel 65 – Europop". Hung Medien. Retrieved 4 June 2013.
19. "Archive Chart". UK Albums Chart. The Official Charts Company. Retrieved 2011-07-21.
20. "Eiffel 65 Album & Song Chart History". Billboard 200 for Eiffel 65. Prometheus Global Media. Retrieved 2011-07-21.
21. "Discos de oro y platino" (in Spanish). Cámara Argentina de Productores de Fonogramas y Videogramas. Archived from the original on 6 July 2011. Retrieved 15 August 2012.
22. "ARIA Charts – Accreditations – 2000 Albums". Australian Recording Industry Association.
23. "Canadian album certifications – Eiffel 65 – Europop". Music Canada.
24. "Eiffel 65" (in Finnish). Musiikkituottajat – IFPI Finland.
25. "New Zealand album certifications – Eiffel 65 – Europop". Recorded Music NZ.
26. "Polish album certifications – Eiffel 65 – Europop" (in Polish). Polish Society of the Phonographic Industry.
27. "American album certifications – Eiffel 65 – Europop". Recording Industry Association of America. If necessary, click Advanced, then click Format, then select Album, then click SEARCH

External links

• Eiffel 65's Europop in Amazon.com
• Eiffel 65's Europop in MSN music
• Eiffel 65's Europop in Napster
• Eiffel 65's Europop in Rhapsody