My Oh My (Aqua song)

"My Oh My"
Single by Aqua
from the album Aquarium
Released	February 11, 1997
Format	CD single, Cassette
Recorded	1996
Genre	Bubblegum dance
Length	3:22
Label	MCA
Writer(s)	Søren Rasted Claus Norreen René Dif
Producer(s)	Johnny Jam Delgado Claus Norreen Søren Rasted
Aqua singles chronology
"Roses Are Red" (1996) "My Oh My" (1997) "Barbie Girl" (1997)
Alternative covers Denmark cover Alternative covers Spanish cover

"My Oh My" is a song recorded by Danish dance-pop group Aqua. It was released as the third single from the Aquarium album overall. "My Oh My" 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 6, the group's lowest performing single there until "Good Morning Sunshine".

Music video

The 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.

Critical reception

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."^[1]

Track listing

1. "My Oh My" (Radio edit) – 3:22
2. "My Oh My" (Extended version) – 5:03
3. "My Oh My" (Disco '70s Mix) – 3:23
4. "My Oh My" (Spike, Clyde'n'Eightball Club Mix) – 5:02
5. "My Oh My" (H2O Club Mix) – 7:32
6. "Original Spinet Theme"* – 0:59
7. "My Oh My" – 3:16

* A short instrumental version of the track, from the early development stages of "My Oh My"'s production.

Denmark

1. "My Oh My" (Radio edit) – 3:22
2. "My Oh My" (Extended version) – 5:03
3. "My Oh My" (Disco '70s Mix) – 3:23
4. "My Oh My" (Spike, Clyde'N'Eightball Club Mix) – 5:02
5. "My Oh My" (H²O Club Remix) – 7:32
6. "Original Spinet Theme" – 0:59

UK vinyl

Side A

1. "My Oh My" (Spike, Clyde'N'Eightball Club Mix)
2. "My Oh My" (Extended version)

Side B

1. "My Oh My" (H2O Club Remix)
2. "My Oh My" (Disco '70s Mix)

Australia (1998)

1. "My Oh My" (Radio edit) – 3:22
2. "My Oh My" (Extended version) – 5:03
3. "My Oh My" (Disco '70s Mix) – 3:23
4. "My Oh My" (Spike, Clyde'N'Eightball Club Mix) – 5:02
5. "My Oh My" (H2O Club Remix) – 7:32

Italy vinyl (1998)

Side A

1. "My Oh My" (Radio) – 3:22
2. "My Oh My" (Extended) – 5:03
3. "My Oh My" (Disco '70s) – 3:23

Side B

1. "My Oh My" (Spike, Clyde'N'Eightball) – 5:02
2. "My Oh My" (H2O) – 7:32
3. "My Oh My" (Original) – 0:59

Charts

Chart (1997)	Peak position
Austria (Ö3 Austria Top 40)[2]	15
Belgium (Ultratop 50 Flanders)[3]	14
Belgium (Ultratop 50 Wallonia)[4]	3
Denmark (IFPI)	1
France (SNEP)[5]	4
Germany (Official German Charts)[6]	12
Ireland (IRMA)[7]	30
Europe (European Hot 100 Singles)	6
Europe (Eurochart Hot 100)	17
Italy (FIMI)[8]	12
MTV Europe	4
Netherlands (Single Top 100)[9]	17
Netherlands (Dutch Top 40)[10]	12
New Zealand (Recorded Music NZ)[11]	17
Norway (VG-lista)[12]	20
Spain (AFYVE)[13]	6
Sweden (Sverigetopplistan)[14]	4
Switzerland (Schweizer Hitparade)[15]	19
United Kingdom (The Official Charts Company)[16]	6

References

1. Young, Alex (June 21, 2009). "My Oh My review". Consequence of Sound. Retrieved August 17, 2016.
2. "Austriancharts.at – Aqua – My Oh my" (in German). Ö3 Austria Top 40. Retrieved 2011-09-04.
3. "Ultratop.be – Aqua – My Oh my" (in Dutch). Ultratop 50. Retrieved 2011-09-04.
4. "Ultratop.be – Aqua – My Oh my" (in French). Ultratop 50. Retrieved 2011-09-04.
5. "Lescharts.com – Aqua – My Oh my" (in French). Les classement single. Retrieved 2011-09-04.
6. "Musicline.de – Aqua Single-Chartverfolgung" (in German). Media Control Charts. PhonoNet GmbH. Retrieved 20 April 2010.
7. "Irish Singles Chart Search". Irishcharts.ie. Retrieved 2009-08-06.
8. I singoli più venduti del 1998 (in Italian). hitparadeitalia.it.
9. "Dutchcharts.nl – Aqua – My Oh My" (in Dutch). Single Top 100. Retrieved 2011-09-04.
10. "Nederlandse Top 40 – Aqua search results" (in Dutch) Dutch Top 40. Retrieved 2013-08-12.
11. "Charts.org.nz – Aqua – My Oh My". Top 40 Singles. Retrieved 2011-09-04.
12. "Norwegiancharts.com – Aqua – My Oh My". VG-lista. Retrieved 2011-09-04.
13. "Hits of the World". Billboard. Prometheus Global Media. 110 (10): 47. March 7, 1998.
14. "Swedishcharts.com – Aqua – My Oh My". Singles Top 100. Retrieved 2011-09-04.
15. "Swisscharts.com – Aqua – My Oh My". Swiss Singles Chart. Retrieved 2011-09-04.
16. "Chart Stats - Aqua - My Oh My". Archived from the original on 2012-07-28. Retrieved 2011-09-04.

External links

• Lyrics of this song at MetroLyrics