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Toonage

Toonage is the first album by the Danish band Cartoons, released on 24 September 1998. The album includes the group's biggest hit, "Witch Doctor", a cover version of Ross Bagdasarian's novelty song from 1958. The single reached number 2 on the UK Singles Chart. The album's first single, "DooDah!", adapted from the American folk song "Camptown Races", was a hit also in several countries including Denmark, where it reached number 3 on the Danish charts. The album's fifth single, "Aisy Waisy", was a Top 20 hit. The album reached Top 10 in the national charts of Denmark, Italy, Portugal and Spain.

Toonage
Studio album by
Cartoons
Released24 September 1998 (1998-09-24)
Recorded1998
GenreEurodance
Length34:01
LabelFLEX
ProducerKenneth Bager
Cartoons chronology
Toonage
(1998) 		Toontastic
(2001)
Singles from Toonage
  1. "DooDah!"
    Released: 1998
  2. "Witch Doctor"
    Released: 1998
  3. "Yoko"
    Released: 1998
  4. "Let's Go Childish"
    Released: 1998
  5. "Aisy Waisy"
    Released: 1999

An expansion of the album, titled More Toonage, was released in 1999. Besides other versions of "Witch Doctor" and "DooDah" in other languages and a few other extras, it includes the tracks from "The X-Mas Single".

Track listings

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Toonage track listing
No.TitleLength
1."Witch Doctor"3:06
2."DooDah!"3:12
3."Hold Me"3:06
4."Ramalama Daisy"3:43
5."Yoko"3:25
6."Who Put the Bomp"3:46
7."De Do Do Do De Da Da Da"3:20
8."Let's Go Childish"3:05
9."Aisy Waisy"2:57
10."Listen to My Heart"4:21
Italy bonus track
No.TitleLength
11."Tutto Passerà" (Witch Doctor)3:06
More Toonage bonus tracks
No.TitleLength
11."DooDah" (Spanish Version)3:12
12."Witch Doctor" (Spanish Version)3:06
13."Santa Claus Is Coming to Town"2:46
14."Just Can't Wait"3:32
15."Millenium Megamix"4:59
More Toonage Italy bonus tracks
No.TitleLength
11."Santa Claus Is Coming to Town"2:46
12."Just Can't Wait"3:32
13."Millenium Megamix"4:59
14."Tutto Passerà" (Italian Version of "Witch Doctor")3:06
15."Aisy Waisy" (Stimulater's Radio Mix)2:57
16."Witch Doctor Video"3:23
17."DooDah Video"3:30
18."Aisy Waisy Video"3:01

Charts

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Certifications

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Region Certification Certified units/sales
Spain (PROMUSICAE)[18] Platinum 100,000^
Sweden (GLF)[19] Gold 40,000^
United Kingdom (BPI)[20] Gold 100,000^

^ Shipments figures based on certification alone.

References

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  1. ^ "Ultratop.be – Cartoons – Toonage" (in Dutch). Hung Medien. Retrieved 4 September 2020.
  2. ^ "Dutchcharts.nl – Cartoons – Toonage" (in Dutch). Hung Medien. Retrieved 4 September 2020.
  3. ^ "Danishcharts.dk – {{{artist}}} – {{{album}}}". Hung Medien. Retrieved 4 September 2020.
  4. ^ https://worldradiohistory.com/UK/Music-and-Media/90s/1999/MM-1999-02-13.pdf
  5. ^ "Norwegiancharts.com – Cartoons – Toonage". Hung Medien. Retrieved 4 September 2020.
  6. ^ "Spanishcharts.com – Cartoons – Toonage". Hung Medien. Retrieved 4 September 2020.
  7. ^ https://worldradiohistory.com/UK/Music-and-Media/90s/1999/MM-1999-05-08.pdf
  8. ^ "Official Scottish Albums Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 4 September 2020.
  9. ^ "Italiancharts.com – {{{artist}}} – {{{album}}}". Hung Medien. Retrieved 4 September 2020.
  10. ^ https://worldradiohistory.com/UK/Music-and-Media/90s/1999/MM-1999-02-27.pdf
  11. ^ "Swedishcharts.com – Cartoons – Toonage". Hung Medien. Retrieved 4 September 2020.
  12. ^ "Portuguesecharts.com – Cartoons – Toonage". Hung Medien. Retrieved 4 September 2020.
  13. ^ https://worldradiohistory.com/UK/Music-and-Media/90s/1999/MM-1999-08-14.pdf
  14. ^ "Official Albums Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 4 September 2020.
  15. ^ "Jaaroverzichten 1999". Ultratop. Retrieved 4 September 2020.
  16. ^ "Jaaroverzichten – Album 1999". dutchcharts.nl. Retrieved 4 September 2020.
  17. ^ "Najlepiej sprzedające się albumy w W.Brytanii w 1999r" (in Polish). Z archiwum...rocka. Archived from the original on 27 September 2012. Retrieved 28 July 2014.
  18. ^ Salaverrie, Fernando (September 2005). Sólo éxitos: año a año, 1959–2002 (PDF) (in Spanish) (1st ed.). Madrid: Fundación Autor/SGAE. p. 952. ISBN 84-8048-639-2. Retrieved 7 October 2019.
  19. ^ "Sverigetopplistan – Cartoons" (in Swedish). Sverigetopplistan. Retrieved 9 November 2021.
  20. ^ "British album certifications – Cartoons – Toonage". British Phonographic Industry. Retrieved 9 November 2021.
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