Bumble Bees

"Bumble Bees"
Single by Aqua
from the album Aquarius
Released	August 9, 2000
Format	12", CD single
Recorded	2000
Genre	Bubblegum dance, Eurohouse
Length	3:52
Label	MCA
Writer(s)	Søren Rasted Claus Norreen
Aqua singles chronology
"Around the World" (2000) "Bumble Bees" (2000) "We Belong to the Sea" (2001)

"Bumble Bees" (originally called "Bumble Bee") is a song recorded by Danish-Norwegian dance-pop group Aqua. It was released as their eleventh single overall, and the third from their album Aquarius. The song more closely resembled their earlier releases, not possessing the slower beat of "Turn Back Time" or the anthemic, orchestral features of "Cartoon Heroes". The song was released in several European nations in August 2000. It also peaked at number 6 in Denmark and at number 34 in Sweden.

Music video

The video for the song was one of five Aqua videos directed by Peder Pedersen. It parodied the group's status as a 'Barbie band', gained due to the success of their breakthrough hit "Barbie Girl". It featured the group trying to make a good music video, but being hampered by a poor director, faulty equipment and the weight of René Dif being too much for a backstage crewman holding his support rope.

Charts

Chart (2000)	Peak position
Australia (ARIA)[1]	65
Denmark (IFPI)[2]	6
Europe (Eurochart Hot 100)	38
Germany (Media Control AG)[3]	96
Italy (FIMI)[4]	47
Sweden (Sverigetopplistan)[5]	34

References

1. "Australian Charts > Aqua". australian-charts.com. Hung Medien. Archived from the original on 2012-01-27. Retrieved 2011-09-04.
2. Danish peak
3. "Chartverfolgung / Aqua / Single" (in German). Musicline.de PhonoNet. Retrieved 2011-09-04.
4. Italian peak positions
5. "Swedish Charts > Aqua". swedishcharts.com Hung Medien. Retrieved 2011-09-04.