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"Rollercoaster"
File:BWRollercoasterAUS.jpg
Single by B*Witched
from the album B*Witched
B-side"Get Happy"
Released21 September 1998 (1998-09-21)[1]
Recorded1998
GenrePop
Length3:24
Label
Songwriter(s)
Producer(s)
B*Witched singles chronology
"C'est la Vie"
(1998)
"Rollercoaster"
(1998)
"To You I Belong"
(1998)
Music video
"Rollercoaster" (US version) on YouTube

"Rollercoaster" is a song recorded by Irish pop girl group B*Witched for their debut album, B*Witched (1998). It was written by group members Lindsay Armaou, Edele Lynch, Keavy Lynch and Sinead O'Carroll along with Ray "Madman" Hedges, Martin Brannigan and Tracy Ackerman. It was produced by Hedges, Brannigan, and Ackerman, with additional production by Cutfather & Joe.

On 21 September 1998, the group released "Rollercoaster" as their second single from the album, following "C'est la Vie" four months earlier.[2][3] With first-week sales of 157,000,[4] the track debuted at number one on the UK Singles Chart in October 1998 and stayed there for another week. It also reached number one in Australia and New Zealand in November 1998.

Track listings

Australia CD 1
No.TitleLength
1."Rollercoaster"3:24
2."Get Happy"3:04
3."B*Witched Go To The Moon"1:52
Total length:8:20
Australia CD 2
No.TitleLength
1."Rollercoaster"3:24
2."C'est La Vie"2:53
3."Get Happy"3:04
Total length:9:21
UK CD 1
No.TitleLength
1."Rollercoaster"3:24
2."Get Happy"3:04
3."B*Witched Go To The Moon"1:52
Total length:8:20
UK CD 2
No.TitleLength
1."Rollercoaster"3:23
2."Rollercoaster" (Amen UK Full Vocal Mix)8:09
3."Rollercoaster" (Silk's Uplifting Extended Mix)7:06
Total length:18:38
UK Promo CD
No.TitleLength
1."Rollercoaster"3:19
Total length:3:19
UK 12-inch (Amen UK Remixes)
No.TitleLength
1."Rollercoaster" (Amen UK Full Vocal Mix)8:09
2."Rollercoaster" (Amen UK Dub Mix)7:26
Total length:15:35
UK 12-inch (Silk's Uplifting Remixes)
No.TitleLength
1."Rollercoaster" (Silk's Uplifting Extended Mix)7:05
2."Rollercoaster" (Silk's Uplifting 7-inch Mix)4:02
Total length:11:07
UK 12-inch (Skynet Remixes)
No.TitleLength
1."Rollercoaster" (Skynet Starlight Vocal Mix)7:45
2."Rollercoaster" (Skynet Mainframe Dub)7:17
Total length:15:02
US CD
No.TitleLength
1."Rollercoaster"3:24
2."Together We'll Be Fine"3:18
3."C'est La Vie" (Remix Edit)3:12
4."B*Witched Go To The Moon"1:52
5."Rollercoaster" (Amen UK Full Vocal Mix)8:09
6."B*Witched Megamix" (12-inch Version)7:47
Total length:27:42
US Promo CD
No.TitleLength
1."Rollercoaster" (Radio Edit)3:05
2."Rollercoaster" (Album Version)3:24
Total length:6:29

Charts and certifications

References

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  3. ^ "The Official B*Witched Website – C'est La Vie". Archived from the original on 25 June 2001. Retrieved 16 March 2014.
  4. ^ Jones, Alan (3 October 1998). "Chart Commentary" (PDF). Music & Media. p. 10. Retrieved 2 October 2020.
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  22. ^ "Best Sellers of 1998 – Singles Top 100". Music Week. 16 January 1999. p. 7.
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