Cartoon Heroes: The Best of Aqua

Cartoon Heroes: The Best of Aqua
Cartoon Heroes: The Best of Aqua
Greatest hits album by Aqua
Released	22 May 2002
Recorded	1996–2000
Genre	Bubblegum pop; eurodance;
Length	60:24
Label	MCA
Producer	Søren Nystrøm Rasted; Claus Norreen;
Aqua chronology

Cartoon Heroes: The Best of Aqua is a greatest hits album by the Danish-Norwegian dance-pop group Aqua. It was released solely in Japan on 22 May 2002.

Album information

The set includes most of the hit singles that Aqua released, with the excised singles being "We Belong to the Sea", "Good Morning Sunshine", and the Scandinavian promotional single released with the documentary Around the World, "Didn't I".

The album also includes four songs that were not released as singles, "Back from Mars", "An Apple a Day", "Calling You" and "Halloween". There is a remix of "Cartoon Heroes" as well as two music videos.

Track listing

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Producer(s)	Length
1.	"Cartoon Heroes" (from Aquarius, 2000)	Søren Rasted Claus Norreen	Rasted Norreen	3:41
2.	"Freaky Friday" (from Aquarius, 2000)	Rasted Norreen	Rasted Norreen	3:45
3.	"Barbie Girl" (from Aquarium, 1997)	Rasted Norreen René Dif	Johnny Jam Delgado Rasted Norreen	3:15
4.	"Roses Are Red" (from Aquarium, 1997)	Rasted Norreen Dif Lene Nystrøm Peter Hartmann Jan Langhoff	Hartmann & Langhoff	3:43
5.	"Bumble Bees" (from Aquarius, 2000)	Rasted Norreen	Rasted Norreen	3:52
6.	"Doctor Jones" (from Aquarium, 1997)	Anders Øland Rasted Norreen Dif	Jam Delgado Rasted Norreen	3:22
7.	"Around the World" (from Aquarius, 2000)	Rasted Norreen	Rasted Norreen	3:28
8.	"Lollipop (Candyman)" (from Aquarium, 1997)	Rasted Norreen Nystrøm Dif Hartmann Langhoff	Jam Delgado Rasted Norreen	3:35
9.	"Back from Mars" (from Aquarius, 2000)	Rasted Norreen	Rasted Norreen	4:02
10.	"Happy Boys & Girls" (from Aquarium, 1997)	Rasted Norreen Dif Nystrøm	Jam Delgado Rasted Norreen	3:34
11.	"My Oh My" (from Aquarium, 1997)	Rasted Norreen Dif	Jam Delgado Rasted Norreen	3:23
12.	"Halloween" (from Aquarius, 2000)	Rasted Norreen Dif	Rasted Norreen	3:49
13.	"Calling You" (from Aquarium, 1997)	Rasted Norreen Dif Hartmann Langhoff	Jam Delgado Rasted Norreen Hartmann & Langhoff	3:31
14.	"An Apple a Day" (from Aquarius, 2000)	Rasted Norreen	Rasted Norreen	3:38
15.	"Turn Back Time" (from Aquarium, 1997)	Rasted Norreen	Jam Delgado Rasted Norreen	4:07
16.	"Cartoon Heroes" (Hampenberg Remix)	Rasted Norreen	Rasted Norreen Morten Hampenberg Thomas Salling	5:41

Music videos
No.	Title	Director(s)	Length
1.	"Cartoon Heroes"	Thomas Masin	4:19
2.	"Around the World"	Peter Stenbæk Ronnie West	3:31

Chart positions

Chart (2002)	Peak position
Japanese Albums (Oricon)^[1]	12

Certifications


Region	Certification	Certified units/sales
Japan (RIAJ)^[2]	Gold	100,000^{^}
^{^} Shipments figures based on certification alone.

References

^ "カートゥーン・ヒーローズ～ベスト・オブ・AQUA" (in Japanese). Oricon. Archived from the original on 16 August 2023. Retrieved 16 August 2023.
^ "Japanese album certifications – Aqua – Cartoon Heroes" (in Japanese). Recording Industry Association of Japan. Retrieved 16 May 2019. Select 2002年8月 on the drop-down menu

[1] "カートゥーン・ヒーローズ～ベスト・オブ・AQUA" (in Japanese). Oricon. Archived from the original on 16 August 2023. Retrieved 16 August 2023.

[JapanAquaCartoon_HeroesalbumCertRef-2] "Japanese album certifications – Aqua – Cartoon Heroes" (in Japanese). Recording Industry Association of Japan. Retrieved 16 May 2019. Select 2002年8月 on the drop-down menu

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