Not Like Other Girls
Not Like Other Girls is the debut album by S.O.A.P. It was released on 18 March 1998 in Denmark and on 5 May in the U.S., as a self-titled album on Crave Records,[1] with a European release under Sony held around the same time.[2] Remee wrote the lyrics for the album, which was produced by Holger Lagerfeldt. The album was certified gold in Finland[3] and Denmark,[4] and had sold over 15,000 copies in the US by July 1998.[5] By August 2000, it had sold 1.5 million copies worldwide.[6] The album's debut single was "This Is How We Party". The second single was "Ladidi Ladida", except in the US where the second single released was "Stand by You". "Stand by You" was later recorded by the UK pop group S Club 7 for their album 7.
Not Like Other Girls | ||||
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Studio album by | ||||
Released | March 18, 1998 (Denmark) May 5, 1998 (US) | |||
Recorded | March—September 1997 | |||
Genre | Pop, Europop | |||
Length | 39 mins | |||
Label | Sony Music Crave Records (US) | |||
Producer | Remee Holger Lagerfeldt | |||
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The album won best pop album at the 1999 Danish Music Awards.[6] Remee and Holger Lagerfeldt were also nominated for producer of the year for the album, and "Stand by You" was nominated for best radio hit.[7]
Track listing
- "S.O.A.P. Intro"
- "Stand by You"
- "This Is How We Party"
- "Romeo & Juliet"
- "Not Like Other Girls"
- "Who Can I Talk To"
- "Simon Says"
- "Ladidi Ladida"
- "Wishing"
- "Deep in My Heart"
- "Dowutchalike"
- "Live Forever"
- "Ladidi Ladida - Part II (TNT Meets Remee)"
Charts
Chart (1998) | Peak position |
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Australian Albums (ARIA)[8] | 61 |
Danish Albums[9] | 3 |
Finnish Albums (Suomen virallinen lista)[10] | 2 |
New Zealand Albums (RMNZ)[11] | 32 |
Swedish Albums (Sverigetopplistan)[12] | 40 |
Certifications
Region | Certification |
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Denmark[4] | Gold |
Finland[3] | Gold |
References
- Paoletta, Michael (8 May 1998). "Crave in Lather Over Soap". Billboard: 38, 40. Retrieved 20 February 2015.
- Pride, Dominic (14 March 1998). "Global Music Pulse". Billboard: 69. Retrieved 20 February 2015.
- "S.O.A.P." IFPI. Retrieved 26 January 2015.
- Reece, Doug (6 June 1998). "Popular Uprisings". Billboard: 18. Retrieved 20 February 2015.
- Hay, Carla (25 July 1998). "Crave closure results in artist, executive shifts". Billboard. 110 (30): 6, 33.
- Ferro, Charles (12 August 2000). "Global Music Pulse". Billboard: 51. Retrieved 25 February 2015.
- "Dansk Grammy 1999". tv-2.dk. Retrieved 26 February 2015.
- Ryan, Gavin (2011). Australia's Music Charts 1988–2010 (PDF ed.). Mt Martha, Victoria, Australia: Moonlight Publishing. p. 259.
- "Hits of the World Continued". Billboard: 71. 13 June 1998. Retrieved 25 February 2015.
- "S.O.A.P.: Not Like Other Girls" (in Finnish). Musiikkituottajat – IFPI Finland. Retrieved 16 October 2022.
- "Charts.nz – S.O.A.P. – Not Like Other Girls". Hung Medien. Retrieved 16 October 2022.
- "Swedishcharts.com – S.O.A.P. – Not Like Other Girls". Hung Medien. Retrieved 16 October 2022.