Cartoon Heroes

Infobox Single
Name = Cartoon Heroes


Artist = Aqua
from Album = Aquarius
Released = February 2000
Recorded = 1997
Format = CD single, 12", Cassette
Genre = Pop
Length = 3:38
Label = MCA Records
Last single = "Good Morning Sunshine" (1998)
This single = "Cartoon Heroes" (2000)
Next single = "Around the World" (2000)

"Cartoon Heroes" is the ninth single release by the Scandinavian dance-pop group Aqua overall, and the sixth UK release. It is 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 #5 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 Fact|date=January 2008.

The song is a tribute to comic book superheroes, such as "Superman" and "Spider-Man". The music video featured the four band members as heroes in outer space, saving the world from a large, octopus-like creature (a la science fiction horror movies such as "Godzilla").

"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".

An alias entity called Barbie Young (exact producer, vocalist unknown) covered a faster version of "Cartoon Heroes" in 2002 that is featured in Toshiba-EMI's "Dancemania" Speed compilation series. It ultimately was used on Dance Dance Revolution EXTREME, as well as later home version games. The song was also used as a television station id for the Disney Channel network for a year.

The Japanese ska band Yum!Yum!ORANGE also covered "Cartoon Heroes" on their 2004 album "Orange Juice".

Track listings

Canada

# "Cartoon Heroes" (Radio Edit) [03:38]
# "Cartoon Heroes" (Love To Infinity's Radio Edit) [03:35]

Malaysia

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

United Kingdom

CD 1

# "Cartoon Heroes" (Radio Edit) [03:38]
# "Cartoon Heroes" (TNT Mix) [07:28]
# "Cartoon Heroes" (Love To Infinity's Classic Mix) [06:28]

CD 2

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

Promo vinyl

Side A

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

Side B

# "Cartoon Heroes" (Hampenberg Remix) [05:41]
# "Cartoon Heroes" (TNT Mix) [07:29]

Side C

# "Cartoon Heroes" (Junior's Playground Mix) [07:13]

Side D

# "Cartoon Heroes" (E-Lite's Extended Version) [09:09]

(Sleaze Sisters Remixes) Vinyl

#Cartoon Heroes (Sleaze Sisters Anthem Mix)
#Cartoon Heroes (Sleazy Dub)

VHS video promo

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