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"Cotton Eye Joe"
Song
B-side"Ride the Hurricane's Eye (Winnetoons Version)"

"Cotton Eye Joe" is a song by Swedish Eurodance group Rednex from their debut studio album Sex & Violins (1995). Sampling the traditional American folk song "Cotton-Eyed Joe", it combines the group's style with traditional American instruments such as banjos[4] and fiddles. In 2002, "Cotton Eye Joe" was remixed in a dance version, and was released from Rednex's greatest hits album, The Best of the West.

Chart performances

The Rednex version of the song (using "Eye" instead of "Eyed"), along with a dance-mix version, was very successful in Europe, where it remained at number one in Norway for 15 weeks, Switzerland for 13 weeks, Germany for 10 weeks, Sweden for 8 weeks, Austria for 7 weeks, and for 3 weeks on the UK Singles Chart. In Ireland, it peaked at Number 2 in January 1995. In Oceania, it topped the New Zealand Singles Chart for 6 consecutive weeks. In Australia it peaked at number 8 in April 1995. In the US, it peaked at number 25 in March 1995.

Critical reception

Blender magazine ranked the song at #38 on the list of the "50 Worst Songs Ever".[5]

Alvin and the Chipmunks and The Chipettes covered the song for their 2015 live stage tour Alvin and the Chipmunks: The Musical.

Track listings

CD
  1. "Cotton Eye Joe" (Original Single Version) — 3:14
  2. "Cotton Eye Joe" (Madcow Mix) — 4:46
  3. "Cotton Eye Joe" (Madcow Instrumental) — 4:46
  4. "Cotton Eye Joe" (Overworked Mix) — 6:20
  5. "Cotton Eye Joe" (Original Instrumental) — 3:08
CD - 2002 version
  1. "Cotton Eye Joe 2002" - 3:33
  2. "Cotton Eye Joe 2002 (Dance Nation Remix)" - 7:32
  3. "Cotton Eye Joe 2002 (Aquagen Remix)" - 7:45
  4. "Ride the Hurricane's Eye (Winnetoons Version)" - 3:02
  5. "Cotton Eye Joe 2002 (Extended Version)" - 5:56

Charts and sales

Chart successions

Order of precedence
Preceded by Swedish number-one single
September 2, 1994 - October 21, 1994 (8 weeks) 		Succeeded by
Dutch Top 40 number-one single
September 17, 1994 (1 week) 		Succeeded by
"Dromen zijn bedrog" by Marco Borsato
Norwegian VG-Lista number-one single
41/1994 - 2/1995 (15 weeks) 		Succeeded by
"Old Pop in an Oak" by Rednex
Preceded by German number-one single
November 4, 1994 - January 6, 1995 (10 weeks) 		Succeeded by
"Tears Don't Lie" by Mark 'Oh
Preceded by
"Hey Süßer" by Lucilectric
 Austrian number-one single
November 6, 1994 - December 18, 1994 (7 weeks) 		Succeeded by
"Hey Süßer" by Lucilectric
Preceded by Swiss number-one single
November 27, 1994 - February 26, 1995 (13 weeks) 		Succeeded by
Preceded by Eurochart Hot 100 number-one single
December 10, 1994 - February 11, 1995 (10 weeks) 		Succeeded by
Preceded by UK Singles Chart number-one single
January 8, 1995 - January 28, 1995 (3 weeks) 		Succeeded by
Preceded by New Zealand RIANZ number-one single
March 5, 1995 - April 9, 1995 (6 weeks) 		Succeeded by
Preceded by
"Everybody on the Floor (Pump It)" by Tokyo Ghetto Pussy
 Canadian RPM Dance chart number-one single
March 13, 1995 (1 week) 		Succeeded by
"You & I" by J.K.

References

  1. ^ Loftus, Johnny. "Rednex – Sex & Violins". AllMusic. Rovi Corporation. Retrieved February 16, 2014.
  2. ^ a b The A.V. Club (2009). Inventory: 16 Films Featuring Manic Pixie Dream Girls, 10 Great Songs Nearly Ruined by Saxophone, and 100 More Obsessively Specific Pop-Culture Lists. Simon & Schuster. ISBN 978-1-4165-9473-4.
  3. ^ Flick, Larry; Pride, Dominic (February 18, 1995). "Will U.S. Fans Dance To Jive's Rednex Fiddling ?". Billboard. Nielsen Business Media. p. 117. ISSN 0006-2510.
  4. ^ "Cotton Eye Joe – Rednex". tralala.gr. Retrieved 2014-03-31.
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  6. ^ a b c d e f g h "Cotton Eye Joe", in various singles charts Lescharts.com (Retrieved February 6, 2008)
  7. ^ a b c d Billboard AllMusic. (Retrieved July 30, 2008)
  8. ^ "Item Display - RPM - Library and Archives Canada". Collectionscanada.gc.ca. Retrieved 2012-02-10.
  9. ^ Billboard October 29, 1994. Billboard. 1994-10-29. Retrieved 2010-12-01. {{cite book}}: Italic or bold markup not allowed in: |publisher= (help)
  10. ^ Pennanen, Timo (2006). Sisältää hitin - levyt ja esittäjät Suomen musiikkilistoilla vuodesta 1972 (in Finnish) (1st ed.). Helsinki: Tammi. ISBN 978-951-1-21053-5.
  11. ^ German Singles Chart Charts-surfer.de (Retrieved April 10, 2008)
  12. ^ Irish Single Chart Irishcharts.ie (Retrieved April 10, 2008)
  13. ^ a b "Single top 100 over 1994" (PDF) (in Dutch). Top40. Retrieved 17 April 2010.
  14. ^ Salaverri, Fernando (September 2005). Sólo éxitos: año a año, 1959–2002 (1st ed.). Spain: Fundación Autor-SGAE. ISBN 84-8048-639-2. {{cite book}}: |access-date= requires |url= (help)
  15. ^ UK Singles Chart Chartstats.com (Retrieved April 10, 2008)
  16. ^ 1994 Austrian Singles Chart Austriancharts.at (Retrieved July 30, 2008)
  17. ^ "Item Display - RPM - Library and Archives Canada". Collectionscanada.gc.ca. Retrieved 2012-02-10.
  18. ^ 1995 Australian Singles Chart aria.com (Retrieved July 30, 2008)
  19. ^ 1995 Austrian Singles Chart Austriancharts.at (Retrieved July 30, 2008)
  20. ^ 1995 French Singles Chart Disqueenfrance.com (Retrieved January 30, 2009)
  21. ^ 1995 Swiss Singles Chart Hitparade.ch (Retrieved July 30, 2008)
  22. ^ "Billboard Top 100 - 1995". Retrieved 2010-08-27.
  23. ^ "Accreditation Awards". Australian Fun Countdowns. 2011-04-07. Retrieved 2012-06-29.
  24. ^ "Austrian single certifications – Rednex – Cotton Eye Joe" (in German). IFPI Austria. Retrieved June 29, 2012.
  25. ^ "Gold-/Platin-Datenbank (Rednex; 'Cotton Eye Joe')" (in German). Bundesverband Musikindustrie. Retrieved June 29, 2012.
  26. ^ "Dutch single certifications – Rednex – Cotton Eye Joe" (in Dutch). Nederlandse Vereniging van Producenten en Importeurs van beeld- en geluidsdragers. Retrieved June 29, 2012. Enter Cotton Eye Joe in the "Artiest of titel" box. Select 1994 in the drop-down menu saying "Alle jaargangen".
  27. ^ "IFPI Norsk platebransje Trofeer 1993–2011" (in Norwegian). IFPI Norway. Retrieved June 29, 2012.
  28. ^ "Guld- och Platinacertifikat − År 1987−1998" (PDF) (in Swedish). IFPI Sweden. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2011-05-17. Retrieved June 29, 2012.
  29. ^ "The Official Swiss Charts and Music Community: Awards ('Cotton Eye Joe')". IFPI Switzerland. Hung Medien. Retrieved June 29, 2012.
  30. ^ http://www.officialcharts.com/features/number-1-today-in-1995-cotton-eye-joe-keeps-celine-dion-off-the-top-3419/
  31. ^ "British single certifications – Rednex – Cotton Eye Joe". British Phonographic Industry. Retrieved June 29, 2012. Select singles in the Format field. Select Platinum in the Certification field. Type Cotton Eye Joe in the "Search BPI Awards" field and then press Enter.
  32. ^ "American single certifications – The Rednex – Cotton Eye Joe". Recording Industry Association of America. Retrieved June 29, 2012.
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