The Sign (song)

Infobox Single
Name = The Sign


Caption =
Artist = Ace of Base
from Album = Happy Nation/The Sign
A-side =
B-side =
Released = October 22 1993 (UK) February 2 1994 (US)
Format = CD single
Recorded = 1993
Genre = Pop, Europop, Dance-pop
Length = Single Version 3:11 Album Version 3:08
Label = Arista Records
Writer = Jonas Berggren
Producer =
Certification = Platinum (USA), Platinum (NZ), Platinum (Germany), Gold (UK), Gold (Austria)
Last single = "Waiting for Magic" (1993)
This single = "The Sign" (1994)
Next single = "Don't Turn Around" (1994)
Misc = Extra album cover 2
Type = Single
Upper caption = Alternative covers


Lower caption = U.S. Cover"The Sign" is a 1993 dance-pop song by the band Ace of Base. The song was an international smash hit, spending six non-consecutive weeks as number one on the Billboard Hot 100 chart, also reaching Number 2 in the UK. It was on an album called "Happy Nation" in most of the world, but "The Sign" in North America.

The song lists at #51 on "Bilboard's All Time Top 100." [http://www.billboard.com/bbcom/specials/hot100/charts/top100-titles-60.shtml]

Track listings

*UK CD Single:
#The Sign (Radio Edit)
#The Sign (Long Version)
#The Sign (Dub Version)

*US CD Single:

#The Sign (Ultimix) (6:49)
#The Sign (Single Version) (3:11)
#Young And Proud (3:56)
#Happy Nation (12" Version) (6:40)

Music video

The music video of the song features the pop group singing amidst romantic and frolic images; "The Sign" was depicted as an ankh and a djed.

Amid the images is a little story of a man and woman sitting side by side until the man leaves, seemingly abandoning the woman. However, he comes back with a rose and offers it to the woman. The woman graciously accepts and takes his hand. However, a bright light shines in the woman's face, drawing her away, abandoning the man and dropping the rose on the chair.

Charts

ales

*UK: 453,000 (Gold)
*US: 1,000,000 (Platinum)