The Platinum Album

The Platinum Album
Studio album by Vengaboys
Released	13 March 2000
Recorded	1999
Genre	Dance, Pop, Eurodance
Length	37:34
Label	Strictly Rhythm
Vengaboys chronology
The Remix Album (1999) The Platinum Album (2000) Greatest Hits (2009)
Singles from The Platinum Album
"Kiss (When the Sun Don't Shine)" Released: 24 November 1999 "Shalala Lala" Released: February 23, 2000 "Uncle John from Jamaica" Released: 29 May 2000 "Cheekah Bow Bow (That Computer Song)" Released: 18 September 2000 "Forever as One" Released: February 21, 2001

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
Allmusic	[1]

The Platinum Album is the third studio album by Dutch Dance group Vengaboys. The album spawned five singles, four of which were chart hits.

Track listing

Standard edition

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
1.	"Shalala Lala"	Torben Lendager, Poul Dehnhardt	3:35
2.	"24/7 in My 911"	Danski & DJ Delmundo	3:11
3.	"Kiss (When the Sun Don't Shine)"	Danski & DJ Delmundo	3:30
4.	"Uncle John from Jamaica"	Danski & DJ Delmundo	3:08
5.	"Cheekah Bow Bow (That Computer Song)"	Danski & DJ Delmundo	3:03
6.	"48 Hours"	Danski & DJ Delmundo	4:20
7.	"Your Place or Mine?"	Danski & DJ Delmundo, Dietmar Kawohl	4:07
8.	"Skinnydippin'"	Danski & DJ Delmundo	3:27
9.	"Forever as One"	Danski & DJ Delmundo	3:29
10.	"Opus 3 in D#"	Danski & DJ Delmundo	7:13

U.S. edition

1. "Shalala Lala" - 3:35
2. "24/7 in My 911" - 3:11
3. "Kiss (When the Sun Don't Shine)" - 3:30
4. "Uncle John from Jamaica" - 3:08
5. "Cheekah Bow Bow (That Computer Song)" - 3:03
6. "48 Hours" - 4:20
7. "Your Place or Mine?" - 4:07
8. "Skinnydippin'" - 3:27
9. "Take Me To The City" - 3:27
10. "Forever as One" - 3:29
11. "Opus 3 in D#" - 7:13

Singles

• "Kiss (When the Sun Don't Shine)" was released as the lead single of the album in late 1999, peaking at number one in RIANZ singles chart and in Polish singles chart in February 2000.
• "Shalala Lala" was the second single of the album and peaked at number one on RIANZ chart and in Polish singles chart. It's a cover version of the song by Danish glam rock band Walkers, originally released in their Greatest Hits album in 1973.
• "Uncle John from Jamaica" was the third single of the album with less successful single like previous two but it was a Top Ten single in 4 countries: Netherlands, United Kingdom, New Zealand and Poland.
• "Cheekah Bow Bow (That Computer Song)" was released as the fourth single of the album, including the fifth virtual band member, "Cheekah". It peaked at 19 in UK Singles Chart and 14 in Polish singles chart.
• "Forever as One" was released as the fifth single of the album but it was their worst single performance, peaking at 29 on UK Singles Chart.

Charts

Chart (2000)	Peak position
Australian Albums (ARIA)[2]	20
Austrian Albums (Ö3 Austria)[3]	2
Belgian Albums (Ultratop Flanders)[4]	5
Dutch Albums (MegaCharts)[5]	2
Finnish Albums (Suomen virallinen lista)[6]	15
German Albums (Offizielle Top 100)[7]	4
Irish Albums (IRMA)[8]	3
New Zealand Albums (RMNZ)[9]	1
Norwegian Albums (VG-lista)[10]	10
Portuguese Albums Chart[11]	1
Swedish Albums (Sverigetopplistan)[12]	17
Swiss Albums (Schweizer Hitparade)[13]	2
UK Albums (OCC)[14]	9

Certifications

Region	Certification	Sales/shipments
Australia (ARIA)[15]	Platinum	70,000^^
Austria (IFPI Austria)[16]	Gold	25,000^x
Canada (Music Canada)[17]	Gold	50,000^^
Germany (BVMI)[18]	Gold	150,000^^
Hungary (MAHASZ)[19]	Gold	25,000^x
New Zealand (RMNZ)[20]	5× Platinum	75,000^^
Poland (ZPAV)[21]	Gold	50,000^*
United Kingdom (BPI)[22]	Gold	100,000^^
^*sales figures based on certification alone ^^shipments figures based on certification alone ^xunspecified figures based on certification alone

Awards

References

1. Allmusic review
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