Doctor Jones

This in an article about the 1997 pop song released by Aqua. For Doctor Jones, the fictional character from the Indiana Jones franchise, see Indiana Jones.

"Doctor Jones"
Single by Aqua
from the album Aquarium
Released	19 January 1998[1]
Format	CD single, cassette, 12"
Recorded	1997
Genre	Bubblegum pop, eurodance
Length	3:22
Label	MCA
Aqua singles chronology
"Barbie Girl" (1997) "Doctor Jones" (1997) "Lollipop (Candyman)" (1997) Alternative covers UK CD 2 cover

"Doctor Jones" is a song by Danish dance-pop group Aqua, released as the band's fifth single overall, and the second UK release. The single is their second United Kingdom number one. The follow-up to their most successful song "Barbie Girl" in many places, "Doctor Jones" was a similarly pop-oriented hit which sold well across the globe and ended the assumptions that Aqua would be a one-hit wonder.

"Doctor Jones" was released around the world in a number of months, with the first release being in October 1997. Most of the releases would be in November 1997, with it hitting the charts in Japan, Scandinavia and mainland Europe in that month. December 1997 saw the Australian release achieve a successful chart placing at No. 1 for 7 consecutive weeks, before the song made its impact in the UK in February of the following year.

The music video implies the song is based around the Indiana Jones character from the film series of the same name, with René Dif playing Jones and rescuing his fellow band members from a stereotypical voodoo tribe. The title logo is written in a similar form to that of the Indiana Jones logo. There is also a shot of airplane's flight path over a map, which is used in the film series. The lyric "Dr. Jones, wake up now" may also be a reference to Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom where Short Round implores Indiana Jones to "wake up" after being brainwashed by the blood of Kālī Ma, or during a scene on an airplane when Willie Scott says, "Calling Dr. Jones, wake up!".

The video was one of five Aqua-videos directed by Peder Pedersen, who would later spoof the Indiana Jones-movies again in his computer-animated short film Lego Indiana Jones and the Raiders of the Lost Brick (2008).

In Japan, "Doctor Jones" was released along with "Lollipop (Candyman)".

Chinese film actress and pop singer Vicki Zhao, or Zhao Wei, covered this song with Chinese lyrics called Magic of Love (爱情大魔咒) on her second album, Magic of Love in 1999.

Track listings

Australia

1. "Doctor Jones" (Radio edit) – 3:22
2. "Doctor Jones" (Extended version) – 5:10
3. "Barbie Girl" (Extended version) – 5:14
4. "My Oh My" (Club version) – 7:00
5. "Barbie Girl" (Dirty Rotten Scoundrel 12" Mix) – 8:37

United Kingdom

CD 1

1. "Doctor Jones" (Radio edit) – 3:22
2. "Doctor Jones" (Extended mix) – 5:13
3. "Doctor Jones" (Adrenalin Club Mix) – 6:21
4. "Doctor Jones" (Molella and Phil Jay Mix) – 5:19
5. "Doctor Jones" (Antiloop Club Mix) – 10:00
6. "Doctor Jones" (D-Bop Prescription Mix) – 8:02

CD 2

1. "Doctor Jones" (Radio edit) – 3:22
2. "Doctor Jones" (Metro 7's Edit) – 3:36
3. "Doctor Jones" (Metro's X-Ray Dub) – 6:22
4. "Doctor Jones" (Metro's Full CD-ROM video)

Cassette

1. "Doctor Jones" (Radio edit) – 3:22
2. "Doctor Jones" (Extended mix) – 5:15

VHS video promo

1. "Doctor Jones" (video) – 3:23

Scandinavia

CD single

1. "Doctor Jones" (Radio edit) – 3:22
2. "Doctor Jones" (Extended mix) – 5:13
3. "Doctor Jones" (Adrenalin Club Mix) – 6:21
4. "Doctor Jones" (Molella and Phil Jay Mix) – 5:19
5. "Doctor Jones" (MPJ Speed Dub) – 5:35
6. "Doctor Jones" (Antiloop Club Mix) – 10:00
7. "Doctor Jones" (D-Bop Prescription Mix) – 8:02

12" vinyl

Side A

1. "Doctor Jones" (Original Extended Mix)

Side B

1. "Doctor Jones" (E-Motion Lost Ark Mix)

Japan

1. "Lollipop (Candyman)" – 3:37
2. "Lollipop (Candyman)" (Original extended mix) – 5:26
3. "Doctor Jones" (Radio edit) – 3:23
4. "Doctor Jones" (Extended version) – 5:10

European 12" vinyl

Side A

1. "Doctor Jones" (Antiloop Club Mix) – 10:00

Side B

1. "Doctor Jones" (Adrenalin Club Mix) – 6:21
2. "Doctor Jones" (Metro's X-Ray Dub) – 6:22

Release history

Country	Release Date
Australia	October 1997 (1997-10)
Europe
Japan
United States	1998 (1998)

Charts

Chart (1997-98)	Peak position
Australian Singles Chart[2]	1
Austrian Singles Chart[3]	8
Belgian Singles Chart (Flanders)[4]	3
Belgian Singles Chart (Wallonia)[5]	5
Dutch Singles Chart[6]	3
Finnish Singles Chart[7]	6
New Zealand Singles Chart[8]	2
Swedish Singles Chart[9]	2
Swiss Singles Chart[10]	11
UK Singles Chart[11]	1

Covers

"Doctor Jones" was covered by dance metal band Xe-NONE on their 2009 EP, Dance Inferno Resurrection.

References

1. ^ http://www.allmusic.com/album/dr-jones-r358880
2. ^ "australian-charts.com - Aqua - Doctor Jones". http://australian-charts.com/showitem.asp?interpret=Aqua&titel=Doctor+Jones&cat=s. Retrieved 2011-09-04. 
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4. ^ "ultratop.be - Aqua - Doctor Jones". http://www.ultratop.be/nl/showitem.asp?interpret=Aqua&titel=Doctor+Jones&cat=s. Retrieved 2011-09-04. 
5. ^ "ultratop.be - Aqua - Doctor Jones". http://www.ultratop.be/nl/showitem.asp?interpret=Aqua&titel=Doctor+Jones&cat=s. Retrieved 2011-09-04. 
6. ^ "dutchcharts.nl - Aqua - Doctor Jones". http://dutchcharts.nl/showitem.asp?interpret=Aqua&titel=Doctor+Jones&cat=s. Retrieved 2011-09-04. 
7. ^ "finishcharts.com - Aqua - Doctor Jones". http://finnishcharts.com/showitem.asp?interpret=Aqua&titel=Doctor+Jones&cat=s. Retrieved 2011-09-04. 
8. ^ "charts.org.nz - Aqua - Doctor Jones". http://charts.org.nz/showitem.asp?interpret=Aqua&titel=Doctor+Jones&cat=s. Retrieved 2011-09-04. 
9. ^ "swedishcharts.com - Aqua - Doctor Jones". http://swedishcharts.com/showitem.asp?interpret=Aqua&titel=Doctor+Jones&cat=s. Retrieved 2011-09-04. 
10. ^ "hitparade.ch - Aqua - Doctor Jones". http://hitparade.ch/showitem.asp?interpret=Aqua&titel=Doctor+Jones&cat=s. Retrieved 2011-09-04. 
11. ^ "Chart Stats - Aqua - Doctor Jones". http://www.chartstats.com/release.php?release=25764. Retrieved 2011-09-04. 

Preceded by "You Make Me Wanna" by Usher

UK Singles Chart number-one single 1 February 1998 – 15 February 1998

Succeeded by "My Heart Will Go On" by Céline Dion

Preceded by "Tubthumping" by Chumbawamba

Australian ARIA Singles Chart number-one single 28 December 1997

Succeeded by "My Heart Will Go On" by Céline Dion