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"Travel to Romantis"
"Travel to Romantis"
Single by Ace of Base
from the album Flowers
Released	16 November 1998
Studio	The Barn Studio, Gothenburg; Skylab Studio;
Genre	Eurodance; pop;
Length	4:07
Label	Mega Records; Polydor;
Songwriter(s)	Jonas Berggren
Producer(s)	Johnny Jam & Delgado; Jonas Berggren;
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Music video
	"Travel to Romantis" on YouTube

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"Travel to Romantis" is the third single from Flowers, an album by Swedish pop band Ace of Base. The song was released on 16 November 1998 in Germany and Scandinavia and followed the singles "Life Is a Flower" and "Cruel Summer".

Critical reception

Quentin Harrison of Albumism said in his retrospective review of Flowers, that the band "construct whole worlds of ennui and escapism for listeners to experience" via songs like "Travel to Romantis".^[2] Swedish newspaper Expressen commented that it "is Neil Sedakas One Way Ticket (to the Blues) such as one early Modern Talking would have made it."^[3] Gary Shipes from The Stuart News described it as "a frothy gallop which reintroduces early '90s Eurodance to late '90s ennui."^[4]

Music video

A music video was produced to promote the single. The video was directed by Andy Neumann. Linn Berggren appeared in the video, however only for a few seconds.

Tracks

Scandinavia

CD single

Travel to Romantis
Whenever You're Near Me (Previously Unreleased) 3:32

Maxi CD

Travel to Romantis (Album Version) 4:11
Travel to Romantis (Josef Larossi Mix) 5:33
Travel to Romantis (Love to Infinity Mix) 7:22
Whenever You're Near Me (Previously Unreleased) 3:32

Germany

CD single

Travel to Romantis
Whenever You're Near Me (Previously Unreleased) 3:32

Maxi CD

Travel to Romantis 4:11
Cruel Summer (Cutfather & Joe Mix) 3:33
The Sign 3:10
Beautiful Life 3:40
Whenever You're Near Me (Previously Unreleased) 3:32

Official versions/remixes

Album Version
Radio Edit
Eurotracks Extended Mix
Larossi Extended Mix
Larossi Short Mix
Love To Infinity Master Mix
Love To Infinity Radio Edit
Wolf Mix

Charts

Chart (1998)	Peak position
Germany (GfK)^[5]	61
MTV Chile	5
MTV Nordic Top 5	5
Romania (Romanian Singles Chart)	13
Russia (Russian Singles Chart)	3

References

^ Shipes, Gary (7 August 1998). "MAKING A CASE FOR ACE OF BASE; UN-APEELING 'AVENGERS'". The Stuart News. Retrieved 24 March 2020.
^ Harrison, Quentin (13 June 2018). "Ace of Base's 'Flowers' Turns 20: An Anniversary Retrospective". Albumism. Retrieved 22 March 2020.
^ "ACE OF BASE". Expressen. 12 June 1998.
^ Shipes, Gary (7 August 1998). "MAKING A CASE FOR ACE OF BASE; UN-APEELING 'AVENGERS'". The Stuart News. Retrieved 24 March 2020.
^ "Ace of Base – Travel to Romantis" (in German). GfK Entertainment charts. Retrieved 4 July 2020.

External links

"Travel to Romantis" Official music video on YouTube

[1] Shipes, Gary (7 August 1998). "MAKING A CASE FOR ACE OF BASE; UN-APEELING 'AVENGERS'". The Stuart News. Retrieved 24 March 2020.

[2] Harrison, Quentin (13 June 2018). "Ace of Base's 'Flowers' Turns 20: An Anniversary Retrospective". Albumism. Retrieved 22 March 2020.

[3] "ACE OF BASE". Expressen. 12 June 1998.

[4] Shipes, Gary (7 August 1998). "MAKING A CASE FOR ACE OF BASE; UN-APEELING 'AVENGERS'". The Stuart News. Retrieved 24 March 2020.

[sc_Germany_Ace_of_Base-5] "Ace of Base – Travel to Romantis" (in German). GfK Entertainment charts. Retrieved 4 July 2020.

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-| Last single = [[Cruel Summer]]<br/>(1998)
+| genre      = *[[Eurodance]]<ref>Shipes, Gary (7 August 1998). "MAKING A CASE FOR ACE OF BASE; UN-APEELING 'AVENGERS'". ''[[Treasure Coast Newspapers|The Stuart News]]''. Retrieved 24 March 2020.</ref>
-| This single = '''Travel to Romantis'''<br/>(1998)
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-| Next single = [[Always Have Always Will]]<br/> (2000)
+| length     = 4:07
+| label      = *[[Mega Records]]
+*[[Polydor]]
+| writer     = [[Jonas Berggren]]
+| producer   = *Johnny Jam & Delgado
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-'''Travel to Romantis''' was the third single from ''[[Flowers (Ace of Base album)|Flowers]]'', an album by Swedish pop band [[Ace of Base]].  The song was released on November  16, 1998 in Germany and Scandinavia and followed the singles "[[Life Is a Flower]]" and "[[Cruel Summer]]".
+"'''Travel to Romantis'''" is the third single from ''[[Flowers (Ace of Base album)|Flowers]]'', an album by Swedish pop band [[Ace of Base]].  The song was released on 16 November 1998 in [[Germany]] and [[Scandinavia]] and followed the singles "[[Life Is a Flower]]" and "[[Cruel Summer (Bananarama song)|Cruel Summer]]".
-== Tracks ==
+==Critical reception==
+Quentin Harrison of ''Albumism'' said in his retrospective review of ''[[Flowers (Ace of Base album)|Flowers]]'', that the band "construct whole worlds of ennui and escapism for listeners to experience" via songs like "Travel to Romantis".<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.albumism.com/features/ace-of-base-flowers-turns-20-anniversary-retrospective|title=Ace of Base's 'Flowers' Turns 20: An Anniversary Retrospective|last1=Harrison|first1=Quentin|website=Albumism|date=13 June 2018|accessdate=22 March 2020}}</ref> Swedish newspaper ''[[Expressen]]'' commented that it "is [[Neil Sedaka]]s [[One Way Ticket (to the Blues)]] such as one early [[Modern Talking]] would have made it."<ref>"ACE OF BASE". ''[[Expressen]]''. 12 June 1998.</ref> Gary Shipes from ''[[Treasure Coast Newspapers|The Stuart News]]'' described it as "a frothy gallop which reintroduces early '90s [[Eurodance]] to late '90s ennui."<ref>Shipes, Gary (7 August 1998). "MAKING A CASE FOR ACE OF BASE; UN-APEELING 'AVENGERS'". ''[[Treasure Coast Newspapers|The Stuart News]]''. Retrieved 24 March 2020.</ref>
+==Music video==
+A music video was produced to promote the single. The video was directed by [[Andy Neumann]]. [[Linn Berggren]] appeared in the video, however only for a few seconds.
+==Tracks==
 '''Scandinavia'''
-CD Single
+CD single
-*1. Travel to Romantis
+# Travel to Romantis
-*2. Whenever You're Near Me (Previously Unreleased) 3:32
+# Whenever You're Near Me (Previously Unreleased) 3:32
 Maxi CD
-*1. Travel to Romantis (Album Version)  4:11
+# Travel to Romantis (Album Version)  4:11
-*2. Travel to Romantis (Josef Larossi Mix)  5:33
+# Travel to Romantis (Josef Larossi Mix)  5:33
-*3. Travel to Romantis (Love to Infinity Mix)  7:22
+# Travel to Romantis (Love to Infinity Mix)  7:22
-*4. Whenever You're Near Me (Previously Unreleased)  3:32
+# Whenever You're Near Me (Previously Unreleased)  3:32
 '''Germany'''
-CD Single
+CD single
-*1. Travel to Romantis
+# Travel to Romantis
-*2. Whenever You're Near Me (Previously Unreleased)  3:32
+# Whenever You're Near Me (Previously Unreleased)  3:32
 Maxi CD
-*1. Travel to Romantis  4:11
+# Travel to Romantis  4:11
-*2. Cruel Summer (Cutfather & Joe Mix)  3:33
+# Cruel Summer (Cutfather & Joe Mix)  3:33
-*3. The Sign  3:10
+# The Sign  3:10
-*4. Beautiful Life  3:40
+# Beautiful Life  3:40
-*5. Whenever You're Near Me (Previously Unreleased)  3:32
+# Whenever You're Near Me (Previously Unreleased)  3:32
-==Official Versions/Remixes==
+==Official versions/remixes==
 *Album Version
 *Radio Edit
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+==References==
-{{Ace of Base}}
+{{Reflist}}
+==External links==
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+{{Ace of Base singles}}
+{{Authority control}}
 {{DEFAULTSORT:Travel To Romantis}}
 [[Category:Ace of Base songs]]
 [[Category:1998 singles]]
+[[Category:Songs written by Jonas Berggren]]
+[[Category:1998 songs]]
+[[Category:Mega Records singles]]
+[[Category:Polydor Records singles]]
+[[Category:City leaving songs]]

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Studio albums	Happy Nation The Sign The Bridge Flowers Cruel Summer Da Capo The Golden Ratio
Compilations	Singles of the 90s Greatest Hits (2000) The Collection/All That She Wants Platinum & Gold Collection Platinum & Gold Hidden Gems Hidden Gems, Vol. 2
Box sets	The Ultimate Collection Greatest Hits (2008) Gold All That She Wants: The Classic Collection Beautiful Life: The Singles
Singles	"Wheel of Fortune" "All That She Wants" "Happy Nation" "Waiting for Magic" "The Sign" "Don't Turn Around" "Living in Danger" "Lucky Love" "Beautiful Life" "Never Gonna Say I'm Sorry" "Life Is a Flower" "Cruel Summer" "Whenever You're Near Me" "Travel to Romantis" "Always Have, Always Will" "Everytime It Rains" "Cecilia" "C'est la Vie (Always 21)" "Hallo Hallo" "Beautiful Morning" "The Juvenile" "Unspeakable" "Wheel of Fortune 2009" "All for You" "Would You Believe"
Related articles	Discography List of songs recorded by Ace of Base Yaki-Da My Story All That She Wants