"Hello!" is a 2005

2005 in music

-Events:*During the year 2005, 12 rock music albums scored number 1 in the USA. This was the first time even ten albums have scored number 1 since 1996.-January:...

 single

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In music, a single or record single is a type of release, typically a recording of fewer tracks than an LP or a CD. This can be released for sale to the public in a variety of different formats. In most cases, the single is a song that is released separately from an album, but it can still appear...

 by German

Germany

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 band Scooter

Scooter (band)

Scooter are a German hard dance band founded in Hamburg, who have sold over 25 million records and earned over 80 gold and platinum awards. Scooter are considered the most successful single-record German act with 23 top ten hits. The band is currently composed of members H.P. Baxxter, Rick J....

. Sampling the refrain from Gary Glitter

Gary Glitter

Gary Glitter is an English former glam rock singer-songwriter and musician.Glitter first came to prominence in the glam rock era of the early 1970s...

's 1973

1973 in music

-January–April:*January 9 – Mick Jagger's request for a Japanese visa is rejected on account of a 1969 drug conviction, putting an abrupt end to The Rolling Stones' plans to perform in Japan during their forthcoming tour.*January 14...

 single "Hello, Hello, I'm Back Again

Hello, Hello, I'm Back Again

"Hello, Hello, I'm Back Again" is a 1973 hit single performed by Gary Glitter and co-written by Glitter and his producer Mike Leander. The title of the song is only sung once and as a result other more frequent sung lines have become alternative titles, these include "It's Good to Be Back" and "Did...

", it was released as the lead single

Lead single

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 from the album Who's Got the Last Laugh Now?

Who's Got the Last Laugh Now?

Who's Got the Last Laugh Now? is the eleventh studio album by Scooter. It was released on CD on 4th of November 2005 through Sheffield Tunes. It was also released on 7" white vinyl with the snippets of 1:30 length of each track. This 7" vinyl was a ticket to the record release party of album and...

on 14 October 2005.

Track listing

CD Single & Download

1. "Hello (Good To Be Back)" [Radio Edit] (3:35)
2. "Hello (Good To Be Back)" [Club Mix] (7:43)
3. "Hello (Good To Be Back)" [Extended] (5:52)
4. "Path" (3:36)

12"

1. "Hello (Good To Be Back)" [Extended] (5:52)
2. "Hello (Good To Be Back)" [Club Mix] (7:43)

Music video

The video

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 for the single was shot in Chicago

Chicago

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, Illinois

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, during the group's first tour of the United States

United States

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.

Samples

"Hello! (Good To Be Back)" samples both "Hello, Hello, I'm Back Again

Hello, Hello, I'm Back Again

"Hello, Hello, I'm Back Again" is a 1973 hit single performed by Gary Glitter and co-written by Glitter and his producer Mike Leander. The title of the song is only sung once and as a result other more frequent sung lines have become alternative titles, these include "It's Good to Be Back" and "Did...

" by Gary Glitter

Gary Glitter

Gary Glitter is an English former glam rock singer-songwriter and musician.Glitter first came to prominence in the glam rock era of the early 1970s...

 from the 1973

1973 in music

-January–April:*January 9 – Mick Jagger's request for a Japanese visa is rejected on account of a 1969 drug conviction, putting an abrupt end to The Rolling Stones' plans to perform in Japan during their forthcoming tour.*January 14...

 album Touch Me

Touch Me (Gary Glitter album)

Touch Me was Gary Glitter's second album, released in 1973. It includes the top 5 hits "Do You Wanna Touch Me? " and "Hello, Hello, I'm Back Again"...

and "3 a.m. Eternal (Live At The S.S.L)" by The KLF

The KLF

The KLF were one of the seminal bands of the British acid house movement during the late 1980s and early 1990s....

 from the 1991

1991 in music

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 album The White Room

The White Room

Allmusic said that The White Room "represents the commercial and artistic peak of late-'80s acid-house" and Q magazine called it "strikingly imaginative" and "a more subtle form of subterfuge" than previous works...

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External links

• "Hello! (Good To Be Back)" Official Music Video
• Scooter Official Site