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'''''Europop''''' is the debut studio album by [[Italy|Italian]] electronic group [[Eiffel 65]]. The album was released in late 1999 as under Bliss Corporation and [[Universal Records]] and [[Republic Records|Republic Music]] (Universal and Republic would merge to [[Universal Republic]]). The album is most notable for the group's two biggest hits: "[[Blue (Da Ba Dee)]]" and "[[Move Your Body (Eiffel 65 song)|Move Your Body]]," which topped the charts worldwide in 2000.
'''''Europop''''' is the debut studio album by [[Italy|Italian]] electronic group [[Eiffel 65]]. The album was released in late 1999 as under Bliss Corporation and [[Universal Records]] and [[Republic Records|Republic Music]] (Universal and Republic would merge to [[Universal Republic]]). The album is most notable for the group's two biggest hits: "[[Blue (Da Ba Dee)]]" and "[[Move Your Body (Eiffel 65 song)|Move Your Body]]," which topped the charts worldwide in 2000.


== Music ==
== Background ==
The title of ''Europop'' describes its genre; it combines several dance styles unique to European countries, such as the United Kingdom's [[trip hop]], Germany's [[techno]], and Italy's [[dance music]], and songs are structured like typical [[Pop music|pop]] songs.<ref name = "CNN Transcript">{{cite web|url=http://transcripts.cnn.com/TRANSCRIPTS/0004/02/wbt.00.html|title=Worldbeat: People of Mali Enjoy Rich Soundscape; Eiffel 65 Takes 'Euro Pop' to the Top; Smashing Pumpkins Begin New Chapter in New Millennium|work=[[CNN]] Transcript|date=2 April 2000|access-date=10 September 2013}}</ref> The album follows a [[deep house]] template featuring vocoder vocal effects, synthesizer hooks, and "nursery rhyme choruses,"<ref name = "AllMusic"/><ref name = "SanDiegoTribune"/> with occasional deviations from it into string-orchestrated [[hip-hop]] ("Living in a Bubble") and "trippy" [[House music|house]] stylings ("Now is Forever" and "Europop").<ref name = "AllMusic"/> Elements of 1980s [[synthpop]] dominate,<ref name = "EWreview"/> with reviews making comparisons to [[Depeche Mode]]<ref name = "EWreview"/><ref name = "PlainDealer"/> (especially towards "Your Clown"<ref name = "HousChrno"/><ref name = "AllMusic"/>), [[Erasure (duo)|Erasure]],<ref name = "EWreview"/><ref name = "PlainDealer"/> [[A-ha (band)|A-ha]], and [[Duran Duran]].<ref name = "PlainDealer"/>
The title of ''Europop'' describes its genre; it combines several dance styles unique to European countries, such as the United Kingdom's [[trip hop]], Germany's [[techno]], and Italy's [[dance music]], and songs are structured like typical [[Pop music|pop]] songs.<ref name = "CNN Transcript">{{cite web|url=http://transcripts.cnn.com/TRANSCRIPTS/0004/02/wbt.00.html|title=Worldbeat: People of Mali Enjoy Rich Soundscape; Eiffel 65 Takes 'Euro Pop' to the Top; Smashing Pumpkins Begin New Chapter in New Millennium|work=[[CNN]] Transcript|date=2 April 2000|access-date=10 September 2013}}</ref> The album follows a [[deep house]] template featuring vocoder vocal effects, synthesizer hooks, and "nursery rhyme choruses,"<ref name = "AllMusic"/><ref name = "SanDiegoTribune"/> with occasional deviations from it into string-orchestrated [[hip-hop]] ("Living in a Bubble") and "trippy" [[House music|house]] stylings ("Now is Forever" and "Europop").<ref name = "AllMusic"/> Elements of 1980s [[synthpop]] dominate,<ref name = "EWreview"/> with reviews making comparisons to [[Depeche Mode]]<ref name = "EWreview"/><ref name = "PlainDealer"/> (especially towards "Your Clown"<ref name = "HousChrno"/><ref name = "AllMusic"/>), [[Erasure (duo)|Erasure]],<ref name = "EWreview"/><ref name = "PlainDealer"/> [[a-ha]], and [[Duran Duran]].<ref name = "PlainDealer"/>


== Lyrics ==
Although some of its tracks are self-indulgent and facile,<ref name = "WashingtonPost">{{cite news|last=Harrington|first=Richard|date=2 June 2000|url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/archive/lifestyle/2000/06/02/eiffel-65-europop-republic/943692a0-38ca-47ec-a0fb-4120a9a886c1/|title=Eiffel 65 "Europop" Republic |newspaper=[[The Washington Post]]|access-date=26 January 2021}}</ref> ''Europop'' generally incorporates [[social commentary]] on deceptions and connections between humans.<ref name = "PluggedIn"/> Explained lead singer [[Jeffrey Jey]], "We like to speak of how things affect human beings without saying 'This is bad' or 'We want to drown everyone who does that.'"<ref name = "Sfgate"/> "Living in a Bubble"'s message is making sure what's real in "a place of lies and hype";<ref name = "PluggedIn"/> specifically, according to Jey, it is about how celebrities have people they encounter be unusually "friendly and openhearted right away" when popular, only for that to change when their fame decreases.<ref name = "Sfgate">{{cite web|last=Sullivan|first=James|date=18 June 2000|url=https://www.sfgate.com/entertainment/article/Towering-Inferno-Eiffel-65-set-to-perform-at-2754305.php|title=Towering Inferno / Eiffel 65, set to perform at Pride 2000, has set the dance-pop scene ablaze|work=[[The San Francisco Chronicle]]|access-date=26 January 2021}}</ref> The subject of "Silicon World" dreams of "a silicon girl with silicon lips and silicon hair" he'll never meet.<ref name = "PluggedIn"/> "[[Too Much of Heaven]]" critiques societies' fixation on wealth<ref name = "PluggedIn"/> and its effects on morality,<ref name = "Sfgate"/> while "[[Blue (Da Ba Dee)]]" is about someone where "everything is blue for him" due to a need to be heard.<ref name = "PluggedIn">{{cite web|last=Waliszewski|first=Bob|url=https://www.pluggedin.com/album-reviews/eiffel65-europop/|title=Europop|work=[[Plugged In (publication)]]|access-date=26 January 2021}}</ref>
''Europop'' features references to consumer technology.<ref name = "WashingtonPost"/><ref name = "EWreview"/> In "Hyperlink (Deep Down)", the subject displays lust through computer terminology like "a sexual browser" and "a hyperlink to go inside you,"<ref name = "EWreview"/><ref name = "PluggedIn"/> and a tribute to the [[PlayStation]], "My Console,"<ref name = "WashingtonPost"/><ref name = "EWreview"/> that references games such as ''[[Resident Evil]]'', ''[[Gran Turismo (series)|Gran Turismo]]'', ''[[Tekken 3]]'' and ''[[Bloody Roar]]''.<ref name = "PluggedIn"/> There are also songs about love and relationships, including the aforementioned "Silicon World" and "Hyperlink (Deep Down)" as well as "Your Clown," which depicts the subject trying to get out of an abusive love triangle caused by his girlfriend.<ref name = "PluggedIn"/>
==Sound==
The album features [[Pitch correction|pitch-corrected]] vocals and [[Euro disco]] beats throughout.<ref name = "Popmatters"/> Eiffel 65 perform all the songs on this album in English.
The album features [[Pitch correction|pitch-corrected]] vocals and [[Euro disco]] beats throughout.<ref name = "Popmatters"/> Eiffel 65 perform all the songs on this album in English.


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Latest revision as of 00:05, 13 November 2025

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Background

The title of Europop describes its genre; it combines several dance styles unique to European countries, such as the United Kingdom's trip hop, Germany's techno, and Italy's dance music, and songs are structured like typical pop songs.[1] The album follows a deep house template featuring vocoder vocal effects, synthesizer hooks, and "nursery rhyme choruses,"[2][3] with occasional deviations from it into string-orchestrated hip-hop ("Living in a Bubble") and "trippy" house stylings ("Now is Forever" and "Europop").[2] Elements of 1980s synthpop dominate,[4] with reviews making comparisons to Depeche Mode[4][5] (especially towards "Your Clown"[6][2]), Erasure,[4][5] a-ha, and Duran Duran.[5]

The album features pitch-corrected vocals and Euro disco beats throughout.[7] Eiffel 65 perform all the songs on this album in English.

Reception

Template:Music ratings Contemporaneous reviews from Entertainment Weekly, the Houston Chronicle, and The Plain Dealer welcomed the humorous, light-weight dance-pop style of Europop in a pop music market saturated with mostly dour music, calling serious cuts such as "Your Clown" and "Now is Forever" the LP's weakest.[4][6][5] Reviews from The Plain Dealer and Rolling Stone also appreciated its rejection of intellectual pretentiousness common in electronic music.[5][8] On the other hand, the album was criticized for a lack of differentiation (in composition and production techniques) between songs,[3][4] with Jose F. Promis writing its best moments came when it combined its template with different genres.[2] In his review for Courier News, Tab Benoit called Eiffel 65 a "one-trick pony" for using the same vocal effect for all tracks.[9]

The album peaked at number four on the Billboard 200 in the United States, and the song "Blue (Da Ba Dee)" peaked at number six on the Billboard Hot 100, impressive for an EDM song at the time of its release. In February 2000, the album was certified two-times platinum by the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA) for shipments of two million copies in the US.

Track listing

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Personnel

Credits adapted from the album's liner notes. The track numbers correspond to the US release.[10]

Eiffel 65

Additional personnel

  • Angelica Villella – mixing (1, 2, 4–8, 10, 14)
  • Mauro Di Deco – mixing (3, 9, 11–13)
  • Chris Zippel – mastering
  • Massimo Gabutti – executive producer
  • Luciano Zucchet – executive producer

Charts

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Certifications

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References

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