Fuck the Millennium (Scooter song)

"Fuck The Millennium"
"Fuck The Millennium"
Single by Scooter
from the album Back to the Heavyweight Jam
B-side	"New Year's Day"
Released	12 November 1999
Length	4:28 (Album version) ; 3:58 (Single Version) ; 4:12 (Video)
Songwriter(s)	H.P. Baxxter; Rick J. Jordan; Axel Coon; Jens Thele;
Scooter singles chronology

"Fuck the Millennium" is a song by German group Scooter. It was released in November 1999 as the second single from the album Back to the Heavyweight Jam. It reached the top-ten in three countries, peaking at number 2 in Belgium (Flanders), number 3 in Sweden and number 4 in Finland.

Content edit

The song samples "The Passion" by Technohead. For the single release, the track was completely remixed. The new version of the song contains a sample of Jimmy Torres' song "Wheels".

The bearing vocal phrase of the song is originally from the KLF's song with the same name from 1997; "Fuck the Millennium".

Music video edit

The music video of the song shows a concert of Scooter and backstage material.

Track listing edit

"Fuck the Millennium" – 3:58
"Fuck the Millennium" (Extended) – 5:15
"New Year's Day" – 6:39

Charts and certifications edit

Weekly charts edit

Weekly chart performance for "Fuck the Millennium"
Chart (1999–2000)	Peak position
Austria (Ö3 Austria Top 40)^[1]	15
Belgium (Ultratop 50 Flanders)^[2]	2
Finland (Suomen virallinen lista)^[3]	4
Germany (Official German Charts)^[4]	11
Sweden (Sverigetopplistan)^[5]	3
Switzerland (Schweizer Hitparade)^[6]	61

Year-end charts edit

Year-end chart performance for "Fuck the Millennium"
Chart (1999)	Position
Sweden (Sverigetopplistan)^[7]	59
Chart (2000)	Position
Belgium (Ultratop Flanders)^[8]	53

Certifications edit

Certifications for "Fuck the Millennium"
Country	Certification	Date	Sales certified
Sweden^[9]	Gold	1999	20,000

References edit

^ "Scooter – Fuck the Millennium" (in German). Ö3 Austria Top 40. Retrieved 21 November 2011.
^ "Scooter – Fuck the Millennium" (in Dutch). Ultratop 50. Retrieved 3 March 2013.
^ "Scooter: Fuck the Millennium" (in Finnish). Musiikkituottajat. Retrieved 21 November 2011.
^ "Scooter – Fuck the Millennium" (in German). GfK Entertainment charts. Retrieved 23 October 2018.
^ "Scooter – Fuck the Millennium". Singles Top 100. Retrieved 21 November 2011.
^ "Scooter – Fuck the Millennium". Swiss Singles Chart. Retrieved 21 November 2011.
^ "Årslista Singlar – År 1999" (in Swedish). Sverigetopplistan. Retrieved 19 February 2020.
^ "Jaaroverzichten 2000". Ultratop. Retrieved 19 February 2020.
^ "Guld- och Platinacertifikat − År 1999" (PDF) (in Swedish). IFPI Sweden. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2011-05-17.^{[dead link]}

[sc_Austria_Scooter-1] "Scooter – Fuck the Millennium" (in German). Ö3 Austria Top 40. Retrieved 21 November 2011.

[sc_Flanders_Scooter-2] "Scooter – Fuck the Millennium" (in Dutch). Ultratop 50. Retrieved 3 March 2013.

[sc_Finland_Scooter-3] "Scooter: Fuck the Millennium" (in Finnish). Musiikkituottajat. Retrieved 21 November 2011.

[sc_Germany_Scooter-4] "Scooter – Fuck the Millennium" (in German). GfK Entertainment charts. Retrieved 23 October 2018.

[sc_Sweden_Scooter-5] "Scooter – Fuck the Millennium". Singles Top 100. Retrieved 21 November 2011.

[sc_Switzerland_Scooter-6] "Scooter – Fuck the Millennium". Swiss Singles Chart. Retrieved 21 November 2011.

[7] "Årslista Singlar – År 1999" (in Swedish). Sverigetopplistan. Retrieved 19 February 2020.

[8] "Jaaroverzichten 2000". Ultratop. Retrieved 19 February 2020.

[9] "Guld- och Platinacertifikat − År 1999" (PDF) (in Swedish). IFPI Sweden. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2011-05-17.^{[dead link]}

[1]

[2]

[3]

[4]

[5]

[6]

[7]

[8]

[9]