Old Pop in an Oak

"Old Pop in an Oak"
Single by Rednex
from the album Sex & Violins
Released	17 November 1994
Format	CD single maxi single digital download
Recorded	1994
Genre	Eurodance country
Length	3:30
Writer(s)	Pat Reiniz
Producer(s)	Pat Reiniz
Rednex singles chronology
"Cotton Eye Joe" (1994) "Old Pop in an Oak" (1994) "Wish You Were Here" (1995)

"Old Pop in an Oak" is a song recorded by the Swedish band Rednex. It was released in November 1994 as the second single from their debut album Sex & Violins. The song reached number one in many countries, including Austria, Belgium, Denmark, Finland, and Sweden.

Content

It is essentially a nonsensical song that relies on a catchy beat and the band's trademark blend of Eurodance and country to carry it, however the central theme seems to be that the father (Pop) climbed up an oak tree to get away from his wife whose pet skunk he cooked on a grill. The melody and structure of the song is very similar to their previous single "Cotton-Eye Joe".

Track listing

CD maxi

1. "Old Pop in an Oak" (Original Radio Edit) – 3:30
2. "Old Pop in an Oak" (Doug's Klub Mix) – 5:25
3. "Old Pop in an Oak" (Original Extended Mix) – 5:38
4. "Old Pop in an Oak" (Doug's Phantom Dub Mix) – 3:50
5. "Old Pop in an Oak" (Original Instrumental) – 3:20

Charts and sales

Weekly charts Chart (1994–95) Peak position Austria (Ö3 Austria Top 40)[1] 1 Belgium (Ultratop 50 Flanders)[2] 2 Belgium (Ultratop 50 Wallonia)[3] 32 Belgium (VRT Top 30 Flanders)[4] 1 Canada Dance/Urban (RPM)[5] 17 Canada Top Singles (RPM)[6] 53 Denmark (IFPI)[7] 1 Europe (Eurochart Hot 100)[8] 2 Finland (Suomen virallinen lista)[9] 1 France (SNEP)[10] 50 Germany (Official German Charts)[11] 2 Ireland (IRMA)[12] 11 Netherlands (Dutch Top 40)[13] 6 Netherlands (Single Top 100)[14] 11 New Zealand (Recorded Music NZ)[15] 7 Norway (VG-lista)[16] 1 Sweden (Sverigetopplistan)[17] 1 Switzerland (Schweizer Hitparade)[18] 2 UK Singles (Official Charts Company)[19] 12

Year-end charts Chart (1995) Position Austria (Ö3 Austria Top 40)[20] 2 Belgium (Ultratop 50 Wallonia)[21] 56 Switzerland (Schweizer Hitparade)[22] 11 Certifications and sales Region Certification Sales/shipments Austria (IFPI Austria)[23] Platinum 50,000^x Germany (BVMI)[24] Platinum 500,000^^ Norway (IFPI Norway)[25] Platinum 10,000^* Switzerland (IFPI Switzerland)[26] Gold 25,000^x ^*sales figures based on certification alone ^^shipments figures based on certification alone ^xunspecified figures based on certification alone

References

1. "Austriancharts.at – Rednex – Old Pop In An Oak" (in German). Ö3 Austria Top 40. Retrieved 22 January 2014.
2. "Ultratop.be – Rednex – Old Pop In An Oak" (in Dutch). Ultratop 50. Retrieved 22 January 2014.
3. "Ultratop.be – Rednex – Old Pop In An Oak" (in French). Ultratop 50. Retrieved 22 January 2014.
4. "Radio 2 Top 30 : 28 januari 1995" (in Dutch). Top 30. Retrieved 22 January 2014.
5. "Top RPM Dance/Urban: Issue 9131." RPM. Library and Archives Canada. Retrieved 12 May 2015.
6. "Top RPM Singles: Issue 9251." RPM. Library and Archives Canada. Retrieved 12 May 2015.
7. "Hits of the World". Billboard 107 (2): 39. 14 January 1995. ISSN 0006-2510.
8. "Hits of the World". Billboard 107 (14): 69. 8 April 1995. ISSN 0006-2510.
9. Nyman, Jake (2005). Suomi soi 4: Suuri suomalainen listakirja (in Finnish) (1st ed.). Helsinki: Tammi. ISBN 951-31-2503-3.
10. "Lescharts.com – Rednex – Old Pop In An Oak" (in French). Les classement single. Retrieved 22 January 2014.
11. "Officialcharts.de – Rednex – Old Pop In An Oak". GfK Entertainment. Retrieved 22 January 2014.
12. "The Irish Charts – Search Results – Old Pop in the Oak". Irish Singles Chart. Retrieved 22 January 2014.
13. "Nederlandse Top 40 – Rednex - Old Pop In An Oak search results" (in Dutch) Dutch Top 40. Retrieved 22 January 2014.
14. "Dutchcharts.nl – Rednex – Old Pop In An Oak" (in Dutch). Single Top 100. Retrieved 22 January 2014.
15. "Charts.org.nz – Rednex – Old Pop In An Oak". Top 40 Singles. Retrieved 22 January 2014.
16. "Norwegiancharts.com – Rednex – Old Pop In An Oak". VG-lista. Retrieved 22 January 2014.
17. "Swedishcharts.com – Rednex – Old Pop In An Oak". Singles Top 100. Retrieved 22 January 2014.
18. "Swisscharts.com – Rednex – Old Pop In An Oak". Swiss Singles Chart. Retrieved 22 January 2014.
19. "Archive Chart: 1995-03-25" UK Singles Chart. Retrieved 22 January 2014.
20. "Jahreshitparade 1995" (in German). Austriancharts.at. Hung Medien. Retrieved 22 January 2014.
21. "Rapports annuels 1995" (in French). Ultratop. Hung Medien. Retrieved 22 January 2014.
22. "Schweizer Jahreshitparade 1995" (in German). Hitparade.ch. Hung Medien. Retrieved 22 January 2014.
23. "Austrian single certifications – Rednex – Old Pop in an Oak" (in German). IFPI Austria. Enter Rednex in the field Interpret. Enter Old Pop in an Oak in the field Titel. Select single in the field Format. Click Suchen
24. "Gold-/Platin-Datenbank (Rednex; 'Old Pop in an Oak')" (in German). Bundesverband Musikindustrie.
25. IFPI Norsk platebransje at the Wayback Machine (archived 5 November 2012). IFPI Norway. Retrieved 22 January 2014.
26. "The Official Swiss Charts and Music Community: Awards (Rednex; 'Old Pop in an Oak')". Hung Medien.