Cartoon Heroes

"Cartoon Heroes"
Single by Aqua
From the album Aquarius
Single Released	September 2000
Single Format	12", CD Single, Cassette
Genre	Pop
Song Length	3:38
Chart Positions	#7 (UK)
Aqua single chronology
"Good Morning Sunshine" 1998	"Cartoon Heroes" 2000	"Around The World" 2000

"Cartoon Heroes" is the ninth single release by the Scandinavian dance-pop group Aqua, and the first from their second album Aquarius. The song was their first release anywhere for over eighteen months, due to the time spent touring the world, resting and recording the new album. Although regarded their best song ever by some, it failed to follow the success of earlier tracks such as "Barbie Girl", making #7 in the United Kingdom and achieving similar positions in other countries.

The song was more orchestral and anthemic than their previous releases, showing that the group had matured in their sound since recording Aquarium in 1997. The video was also rated highly, gaining considerable amounts of airplay on many channels who wouldn't normally play their music at all. The video featured the four band members as heroes in outer space, saving the world from a large, octopus-like creature.

"Cartoon Heroes" was, unexpectedly, their penultimate release in the United Kingdom, with the group splitting after the release of their seventh UK single "Around The World".

"Cartoon Heroes" has also appeared in Dance Dance Revolution Extreme 2.

The long running Toshiba-EMI dance compilation series Dancemania includes a remix of "Cartoon Heroes".

Track listings

Canada

1. Cartoon Heroes (Radio Edit) [03:38]
2. Cartoon Heroes (Love To Infinity's Radio Edit) [03:35]

Europe

CD single

1. Cartoon Heroes (Radio Edit) [03:38]
2. Cartoon Heroes (Metro That's All Folks Remix) [06:22]
3. Cartoon Heroes (Hampenberg Remix) [05:41]
4. Cartoon Heroes (Junior's Playground Mix) [07:53]
5. Cartoon Heroes (E-Lite's Extended Remix) [09:09]

CD promo

1. Cartoon Heroes (Radio Edit) [03:38]
2. Cartoon Heroes (CD-Rom Video) [05:05]

Malaysia

1. Cartoon Heroes (Radio Edit) [03:38]
2. Cartoon Heroes (Metro That's All Folks Remix) [06:22]
3. Cartoon Heroes (Hampenberg Remix) [05:41]
4. Cartoon Heroes (Junior's Playground Mix) [07:53]
5. Cartoon Heroes (E-Lite's Extended Remix) [09:09]

United Kingdom

CD 1

1. Cartoon Heroes (Radio Edit) [03:38]
2. Cartoon Heroes (TNT Mix) [07:28]
3. Cartoon Heroes (Love To Infinity's Classic Mix) [06:28]

CD 2

1. Cartoon Heroes (Radio Edit) [03:38]
2. Cartoon Heroes (Sleaze Sisters Anthem Mix) [07:50]
3. Cartoon Heroes (Metro That's All Folks Radio Edit) [04:05]
4. Cartoon Heroes (CD-Rom Video) [05:05]

Promo vinyl

Side A

1. Cartoon Heroes (Metro That's All Folks Remix) [07:29]
2. Cartoon Heroes (Love To Infinity's Classic Mix) [06:22]

Side B

1. Cartoon Heroes (Hampenberg Remix) [05:41]
2. Cartoon Heroes (TNT Mix) [07:29]

Side C

1. Cartoon Heroes (Junior's Playground Mix) [07:13]

Side D

1. Cartoon Heroes (E-Lite's Extended Version) [09:09]

VHS video promo

1. Cartoon Heroes (Video) [05:05]
2. All You Need To Know About Aqua In Five Minutes [05:00]

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