Toonage

Toonage is the debut album from the Danish bubblegum dance group Cartoons.[1] It was released in 1998 and was a huge success for the band. The album inside keeps the group's biggest hit "Witch Doctor", a cover version of Ross Bagdasarian's song from 1958. The number reached # 2 on the UK Singles Chart. The first single "DooDah!", adapted from American folk song "Camptown Races", was a big hit also in several countries, including Denmark, where it reached # 3 on the Danish charts. The album reached the top 10 in the national charts of Denmark, Italy, Portugal and Spain.

Toonage
Studio album by
Released24 September 1998 (1998-09-24)
Recorded1998
Genre
Length34:09
LabelFlex
ProducerKenneth Bager
Cartoons chronology
Toonage
(1998)
Toontastic!
(2001)
Singles from Toonage
  1. "DooDah!"
    Released: 1998
  2. "Witch Doctor"
    Released: 1998
  3. "Yoko"
    Released: 1998
  4. "Let's Go Childish"
    Released: 1998
  5. "Aisy Waisy"
    Released: 1999

The album was rereleased in 1999 titled More Toonage which contained more songs than the original.

Original track listing

No.TitleLength
1."Witch Doctor"3:07
2."DooDah!"3:13
3."Hold Me"3:06
4."Ramalama Daisy"3:44
5."Yoko"3:28
6."Who Put The Bomp"3:47
7."De Do Do Do De Da Da Da"3:20
8."Let's Go Childish"3:06
9."Aisy Waisy"2:56
10."Listen To My Heart"4:22
Total length:34:09

More Toonage track listing

No.TitleLength
1."Witch Doctor"3:06
2."DooDah!"3:12
3."Hold Me"3:06
4."Ramalama Daisy"3:43
5."Yoko"3:25
6."Who Put the Bomp"3:46
7."De Do Do Do De Da Da Da"3:20
8."Let's Go Childish"3:05
9."Aisy Waisy"2:57
10."Listen to My Heart"4:21
11."DooDah!" (Spanish version)3:12
12."Witch Doctor" (Spanish version)3:06
13."Santa Claus Is Coming to Town"2:46
14."Just Can't Wait"3:32
15."Millenium Megamix"4:59
Total length:51:36

Charts

Certifications

Region CertificationCertified units/sales
Spain (PROMUSICAE)[19] Platinum 100,000^
Sweden (GLF)[20] Gold 40,000^
United Kingdom (BPI)[21] Gold 100,000^

^ Shipments figures based on certification alone.

References

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  5. https://worldradiohistory.com/UK/Music-and-Media/90s/1999/MM-1999-02-13.pdf
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  7. "Spanishcharts.com – Cartoons – Toonage". Hung Medien. Retrieved 4 September 2020.
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  11. https://worldradiohistory.com/UK/Music-and-Media/90s/1999/MM-1999-02-27.pdf
  12. "Swedishcharts.com – Cartoons – Toonage". Hung Medien. Retrieved 4 September 2020.
  13. "Portuguesecharts.com – Cartoons – Toonage". Hung Medien. Retrieved 4 September 2020.
  14. https://worldradiohistory.com/UK/Music-and-Media/90s/1999/MM-1999-08-14.pdf
  15. "Official Albums Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 4 September 2020.
  16. "Jaaroverzichten 1999". Ultratop. Retrieved 4 September 2020.
  17. "Jaaroverzichten – Album 1999". dutchcharts.nl. Retrieved 4 September 2020.
  18. "Najlepiej sprzedające się albumy w W.Brytanii w 1999r" (in Polish). Z archiwum...rocka. Archived from the original on 27 September 2012. Retrieved 28 July 2014.
  19. Salaverrie, Fernando (September 2005). Sólo éxitos: año a año, 1959–2002 (PDF) (in Spanish) (1st ed.). Madrid: Fundación Autor/SGAE. p. 952. ISBN 84-8048-639-2. Retrieved 7 October 2019.
  20. "Sverigetopplistan – Cartoons" (in Swedish). Sverigetopplistan. Retrieved 9 November 2021.
  21. "British album certifications – Cartoons – Toonage". British Phonographic Industry. Retrieved 9 November 2021. Select albums in the Format field. Select Gold in the Certification field. Type Toonage in the "Search BPI Awards" field and then press Enter.


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