Meet Her at the Love Parade
| "Meet Her at the Love Parade" | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
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| Single by Da Hool | ||||
| from the album Here Comes Da Hool | ||||
| B-side | Remix | |||
| Released | 4 August 1997 | |||
| Format | CD single, CD maxi | |||
| Genre | House | |||
| Length |
3:27 (Radio Edit) 9:30 (Original Mix) | |||
| Writer(s) | Da Hool | |||
| Producer(s) | Da Hool | |||
| Da Hool singles chronology | ||||
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"Meet Her at the Love Parade" is a song recorded by the German artist Da Hool. It was released in August 1997 as the lead single from the album, Here Comes Da Hool. The song had a great success in many countries, particularly in Belgium, France, Germany, Ireland, and the Netherlands, where it reached the top 10.
The song was released in the UK in February 1998 as the Nalin & Kane remix, and reached number 15 in the UK Singles Chart. A second remix by Fergie reached number 11 in the same chart in July 2001.
Content
The song references the Love Parade, a former German electronic dance music festival and parade.
'MHATLP' HI-LO Edit
In September 2015, the dutch producer Oliver Heldens made an edit of this song with his allias called 'HI-LO', that has good fame on the House public having almost one million visits on the Spinnin' Records video on YouTube.
Music video
The music video was directed by Nikolas Mann and premiered in mid-1997. It was heavily influenced by the music video Stéphane Sednaoui directed for Björk's second single of 1993, "Big Time Sensuality".
Charts and sales
Peak positions
| Chart (1997) | Peak position |
|---|---|
| Australia (ARIA)[1] | 21 |
| Austria (Ö3 Austria Top 40)[2] | 23 |
| Belgium (Ultratop 50 Flanders)[3] | 18 |
| Belgium (Ultratop 50 Wallonia)[4] | 9 |
| France (SNEP)[5] | 4 |
| Germany (Official German Charts)[6] | 4 |
| Ireland (IRMA)[7] | 7 |
| Netherlands (Dutch Top 40)[8] | 9 |
| Switzerland (Schweizer Hitparade)[9] | 17 |
| UK Singles (The Official Charts Company) | 15 |
| US Billboard Hot Dance Club Play | 30 |
Certifications
| Country | Certification | Date | Sales certified |
|---|---|---|---|
| France[10] | Gold | 1998 | 250,000 |
References
- ↑ "Australian-charts.com – Da Hool – Meet Her at the Love Parade". ARIA Top 50 Singles.
- ↑ "Austriancharts.at – Da Hool – Meet Her at the Love Parade" (in German). Ö3 Austria Top 40.
- ↑ "Ultratop.be – Da Hool – Meet Her at the Love Parade" (in Dutch). Ultratop 50.
- ↑ "Ultratop.be – Da Hool – Meet Her at the Love Parade" (in French). Ultratop 50.
- ↑ "Lescharts.com – Da Hool – Meet Her at the Love Parade" (in French). Les classement single.
- ↑ "Musicline.de – Da Hool Single-Chartverfolgung" (in German). Media Control Charts. PhonoNet GmbH.
- ↑ Ireland peak positions
- ↑ "Nederlandse Top 40 – Da Hool search results" (in Dutch) Dutch Top 40.
- ↑ "Swisscharts.com – Da Hool – Meet Her at the Love Parade". Swiss Singles Chart.
- ↑ "Certifications Singles Or - année 1998" (in French). Syndicat National de l'Édition Phonographique. Retrieved 21 July 2013.