My Oh My (Aqua song)
"My Oh My" | ||||
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Single by Aqua | ||||
from the album Aquarium | ||||
Released | 11 February 1997 | |||
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Length | 3:24 | |||
Label | MCA | |||
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"My Oh My" on YouTube |
"My Oh My" is a song recorded by Danish dance-pop group Aqua. It was released as the second single from their debut album, Aquarium (1997), and was initially released in February 1997 before being reissued following the success of "Barbie Girl", "Doctor Jones" and "Turn Back Time" in August 1998. Like many early Aqua tracks, the song featured vocals from both Lene Nystrøm Rasted and Rene Dif. It was the fourth release from the album in the UK, where it peaked at number six, the group's lowest performing single there until "Good Morning Sunshine".
Critical reception
British newspaper Birmingham Evening Mail noted that Aqua "got into swashbuckling mood" in the song's accompanying music video.[1] Can't Stop the Pop deemed it "as brilliantly absurd as ever", complimenting the chorus as "terrifically catchy and – surprisingly for a song where galloping hooves form part of the beat – underpinned with a hint of melancholy."[2] Alex Young of Consequence of Sound gave mixed reception, writing, "The sound of a horse galloping in the beginning really draws one’s inner equestrian out", but Dif’s lyrics were lacking."[3]
Sarah Davis from Dotmusic declared it as "another cartoon twist on Europop with an addictive chorus". She added that the music video of the song is "memorable".[4] A reviewer from People Magazine complimented "unexpected flourishes", like the classical harpsichord.[5] Also Pop Rescue noted that the sound of "hooves [that] come galloping alongside the sound of a harpsichord" goes on to form the beat of this "dancey fairtale song". They added that "the end result is quite a catchy little dance baroque number."[6]
Music video
The accompanying music video for the single featured the four members of the group on a pirate ship, with Lene being captured by the other members (playing pirates) before turning the tables around and taking over. They then go on to discover treasure. The video was one of five Aqua videos directed by Peder Pedersen. It took over two weeks to build the setting for the video which consisted of a tropical island and a real size pirate ship surrounded by water.[7]
Track listing
- "My Oh My" (Radio edit) – 3:22
- "My Oh My" (Extended version) – 5:03
- "My Oh My" (Disco '70s Mix) – 3:23
- "My Oh My" (Spike, Clyde'n'Eightball Club Mix) – 5:02
- "My Oh My" (H2O Club Mix) – 7:32
- "Original Spinet Theme"* – 0:59
- "My Oh My" – 3:16
* A short instrumental version of the track, from the early development stages of "My Oh My"'s production.
Denmark
- "My Oh My" (Radio edit) – 3:22
- "My Oh My" (Extended version) – 5:03
- "My Oh My" (Disco '70s Mix) – 3:23
- "My Oh My" (Spike, Clyde'N'Eightball Club Mix) – 5:02
- "My Oh My" (H²O Club Remix) – 7:32
- "Original Spinet Theme" – 0:59
UK vinyl
Side A:
- "My Oh My" (Spike, Clyde'N'Eightball Club Mix)
- "My Oh My" (Extended version)
Side B:
- "My Oh My" (H2O Club Remix)
- "My Oh My" (Disco '70s Mix)
Australia (1998)
- "My Oh My" (Radio edit) – 3:22
- "My Oh My" (Extended version) – 5:03
- "My Oh My" (Disco '70s Mix) – 3:23
- "My Oh My" (Spike, Clyde'N'Eightball Club Mix) – 5:02
- "My Oh My" (H2O Club Remix) – 7:32
Italy vinyl (1998)
Side A:
- "My Oh My" (Radio) – 3:22
- "My Oh My" (Extended) – 5:03
- "My Oh My" (Disco '70s) – 3:23
Side B:
- "My Oh My" (Spike, Clyde'N'Eightball) – 5:02
- "My Oh My" (H2O) – 7:32
- "My Oh My" (Original) – 0:59
Charts
Weekly charts
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Year-end charts
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Certifications
Region | Certification | Certified units/sales |
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Belgium (BEA)[30] | Gold | 25,000* |
* Sales figures based on certification alone. |
References
- ^ "It's Aqua Piracy!". Birmingham Evening Mail. 21 July 1998. Retrieved 1 December 2020.
- ^ "Aqua – My Oh My". Can't Stop the Pop. 19 July 2021. Retrieved 1 August 2021.
- ^ Young, Alex (21 June 2009). "My Oh My review". Consequence of Sound. Retrieved 17 August 2016.
- ^ Davis, Sarah (6 July 1998). "AQUA - MY OH MY (UNIVERSAL)". Dotmusic. Archived from the original on 20 October 2000. Retrieved 8 April 2020.
- ^ "Picks and Pans Review: Aquarium". People. 3 November 1997. Retrieved 13 November 2020.
- ^ "REVIEW: "AQUARIUM" BY AQUA (CD, 1997)". Pop Rescue. 28 August 2015. Retrieved 27 March 2020.
- ^ "It's Aqua Piracy!". Birmingham Evening Mail. 21 July 1998. Retrieved 1 December 2020.
- ^ "Aqua – My Oh my" (in German). Ö3 Austria Top 40. Retrieved 4 September 2011.
- ^ "Aqua – My Oh my" (in Dutch). Ultratop 50. Retrieved 4 September 2011.
- ^ "Aqua – My Oh my" (in French). Ultratop 50. Retrieved 4 September 2011.
- ^ "Top National Sellers" (PDF). Music & Media. Vol. 14, no. 10. 8 March 1997. p. 22. Retrieved 14 April 2020.
- ^ "Eurochart Hot 100 Singles" (PDF). Music & Media. Vol. 15, no. 18. 2 May 1998. p. 11. Retrieved 14 April 2020.
- ^ "Aqua – My Oh my" (in French). Les classement single. Retrieved 4 September 2011.
- ^ "Aqua – My Oh My" (in German). GfK Entertainment charts. Retrieved 30 October 2018.
- ^ "Íslenski Listinn Topp 40 (28.05.1998 – 04.06.1998)" (PDF) (in Icelandic). Dagblaðið Vísir – Tónlist. Retrieved 7 February 2018.[permanent dead link]
- ^ "Irish Singles Chart Search". Irishcharts.ie. Retrieved 6 August 2009.
- ^ "Top National Sellers" (PDF). Music & Media. Vol. 15, no. 18. 2 May 1998. p. 13. Retrieved 27 November 2019.
- ^ "Nederlandse Top 40 – Aqua" (in Dutch). Dutch Top 40. Retrieved 12 August 2013.
- ^ "Aqua – My Oh My" (in Dutch). Single Top 100. Retrieved 4 September 2011.
- ^ "Aqua – My Oh My". Top 40 Singles. Retrieved 4 September 2011.
- ^ "Aqua – My Oh My". VG-lista. Retrieved 4 September 2011.
- ^ "Official Scottish Singles Sales Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 6 June 2018.
- ^ "Hits of the World". Billboard. 110 (10). Prometheus Global Media: 47. 7 March 1998.
- ^ "Aqua – My Oh My". Singles Top 100. Retrieved 4 September 2011.
- ^ "Aqua – My Oh My". Swiss Singles Chart. Retrieved 4 September 2011.
- ^ "The Official Charts Company - Aqua - My Oh My". Retrieved 4 September 2011.
- ^ "Rapports Annuels 1998" (in French). Ultratop. Retrieved 4 April 2020.
- ^ "Tops De L'annee: Top Single 1998" (in French). SNEP. Retrieved 23 December 2020.
- ^ "Top 100 Single–Jahrescharts 1998" (in German). GfK Entertainment. Retrieved 18 April 2018.
- ^ "Ultratop − Goud en Platina – singles 1998". Ultratop. Hung Medien.
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