"Hello! (Good to Be Back)" is a song by German band Scooter. The song samples the refrain from Gary Glitter's 1973 single "Hello, Hello, I'm Back Again". It was released in October 2005 as the lead single from the album Who's Got the Last Laugh Now?.[1]
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| Single by Scooter | ||||
| from the album Who's Got the Last Laugh Now? | ||||
| B-side | "Path" | |||
| Released | 14 October 2005 | |||
| Recorded | 2005 | |||
| Length | 3:35 | |||
| Label | Sheffield Tunes | |||
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Music video
editThe video for the song was shot in Chicago, Illinois, during the group's first tour of the United States.
Track listing
edit- "Hello (Good to Be Back)" (Radio Edit) – 3:35
- "Hello (Good to Be Back)" (Club Mix) – 7:43
- "Hello (Good to Be Back)" (Extended) – 5:52
- "Path" – 3:36
12"[3]
- "Hello (Good to Be Back)" (Extended) – 5:52
- "Hello (Good to Be Back)" (Club Mix) – 7:43
Samples
edit"Hello! (Good to Be Back)" samples four songs. The main sample being from "Hello, Hello, I'm Back Again" by Gary Glitter from the 1973 album Touch Me. Additional samples are from "3 a.m. Eternal (Live At The S.S.L)" by The KLF from the 1991 album The White Room and "We Call It Acieed" by D Mob and Dark Night Rider by Ice MC.
Chart performance
edit| Chart (2005–2006) | Peak position |
|---|---|
| Austria (Ö3 Austria Top 40)[4] | 23 |
| Belgium (Ultratop 50 Flanders)[5] | 48 |
| European Hot 100 Singles (Billboard)[6] | 46 |
| Finland (Suomen virallinen lista)[7] | 3 |
| Germany (GfK)[8] | 14 |
| Hungary (Single Top 40)[9] | 2 |
| Netherlands (Single Top 100)[10] | 43 |
| Switzerland (Schweizer Hitparade)[11] | 36 |
References
edit- ^ a b Hello! (Good to Be Back): Scooter Amazon.de
- ^ Scooter - Hello! (Good To Be Back) Archived 2011-07-16 at the Wayback Machine MusicLoad.de
- ^ Scooter - Hello! (Good To Be Back) (12") Discogs.com
- ^ "Scooter – Hello! (Good to Be Back)" (in German). Ö3 Austria Top 40. Retrieved November 21, 2011.
- ^ "Scooter – Hello! (Good to Be Back)" (in Dutch). Ultratop 50. Retrieved March 3, 2013.
- ^ "Scooter – Chart Search" Billboard European Hot 100 Singles for Scooter. [dead link]
- ^ "Scooter: Hello! (Good to Be Back)" (in Finnish). Musiikkituottajat. Retrieved November 21, 2011.
- ^ "Scooter – Hello! (Good to Be Back)" (in German). GfK Entertainment charts. Retrieved October 23, 2018.
- ^ "Archívum – Slágerlisták – MAHASZ" (in Hungarian). Single (track) Top 40 lista. Magyar Hanglemezkiadók Szövetsége. Retrieved March 5, 2013.
- ^ "Scooter – Hello! (Good to Be Back)" (in Dutch). Single Top 100. Retrieved March 3, 2013.
- ^ "Scooter – Hello! (Good to Be Back)". Swiss Singles Chart. Retrieved November 21, 2011.