Rocket To Uranus (song)
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Rocket To Uranus is the 2010 comeback eurodisc song for Dutch eurodance
group Vengaboys
.
It's due for release in May in their home country The Netherlands
, and dates for other countries are expected to be set soon.. In the UK the track has been released only as a remix on dance compilation album Clubland 17 so far.
The song was written by a team consisting of Vengaboys, Danski, DJ Delmundo, Mattias Lindblom and Anders Wollbeck
(Vacuum
). The soon to be released video was shot in February and March 2010 in studios in London and L.A and was directed by Andy Soup, known for his work with Basement Jaxx
and Scissor Sisters
.
The video was rumored to feature a cameo by Lady Gaga
, but that was denied by the Vengaboys through their Twitter account . American celebrity blogger Perez Hilton
was the rumoured international star to appear in the video. According to a press release on their website, "he actually wrote some of the funniest lines of the song".
A club remix for the song was provided by legendary producers Almighty Records
.
Fans of the group think that the new song sounds a lot like Donna Summer
's classic "I Feel Love
".
The video begins with a voice announcing "In Vengavision 3DD, Rocket To Uranus". Vengaboys are then shown on the spaceship with occasional flashes of the group arriving and dancing on Uranus
. They are welcomed by the inhabitants who join in dancing. The scene then shifts to Phalzistor (cameo by Pete Burns
) who, after seeing the Vengaboys, wants them "Dead or Alive" and wishes to destroy the planet. The Vengaboys respond to the turmoil on Uranus by revealing their torpedo-like sides of the rocket, to be speakers which play "Venga-sound". Phalzistor's minions stop fighting and start dancing. He then teleports to the planet to regain control. Once he realises it's in vain, the "Venga-sound" forces his head to explode. Everybody on the planet proceeds to dance in celebration.
There are two versions:
One in 2D (the regular video)
And one in stereoscopic 3D (where red/cyan glasses are required).
The video itself is the same in both versions.
Eurodance
Eurodance is a genre of electronic dance music that originated in the late 1980s or early 1990s primarily in Europe. It combines many elements from House, Techno, Hi-NRG and especially Italo-Disco...
group Vengaboys
Vengaboys
Vengaboys are a Eurodance pop group based in Amsterdam. The brainchild of two Dutch producers Wessel van Diepen and Dennis van den Driesschen , they enjoyed commercial success in the late 1990s. They are best known for their two UK number one singles, "Boom, Boom, Boom, Boom!!" and "We're Going...
.
It's due for release in May in their home country The Netherlands
Netherlands
The Netherlands is a constituent country of the Kingdom of the Netherlands, located mainly in North-West Europe and with several islands in the Caribbean. Mainland Netherlands borders the North Sea to the north and west, Belgium to the south, and Germany to the east, and shares maritime borders...
, and dates for other countries are expected to be set soon.. In the UK the track has been released only as a remix on dance compilation album Clubland 17 so far.
The song was written by a team consisting of Vengaboys, Danski, DJ Delmundo, Mattias Lindblom and Anders Wollbeck
Anders Wollbeck
Anders Wilhelm Axel Wollbeck is a Swedish songwriter and producer. He plays the guitar and keyboard. He is part of the songwriting and production duo Vacuum together with Mattias Lindblom...
(Vacuum
Vacuum (band)
Vacuum is the name of a Swedish pop band. The members are Mattias Lindblom and Anders Wollbeck. They also work as song writers and producers under the same name. As songwriters and producers Wollbeck/Lindblom have worked with artists such as Tarja Turunen, Garou, Monrose, Keisha Buchanan, f and The...
). The soon to be released video was shot in February and March 2010 in studios in London and L.A and was directed by Andy Soup, known for his work with Basement Jaxx
Basement Jaxx
Basement Jaxx are a British electronic dance music duo from London, England consisting of Felix Buxton born 1971 and Simon Ratcliffe born 1 December 1969. They first rose to popularity in the late 1990s...
and Scissor Sisters
Scissor Sisters
Scissor Sisters are an American band "spawned by the scuzzy, gay nightlife scene of New York" who took their name from a sexual position between two women also known as tribadism...
.
The video was rumored to feature a cameo by Lady Gaga
Lady GaGa
Stefani Joanne Angelina Germanotta , better known by her stage name Lady Gaga, is an American singer and songwriter. Born and raised in New York City, she primarily studied at the Convent of the Sacred Heart and briefly attended New York University's Tisch School of the Arts before withdrawing to...
, but that was denied by the Vengaboys through their Twitter account . American celebrity blogger Perez Hilton
Perez Hilton
Mario Armando Lavandeira, Jr. , better known as Perez Hilton , is an American blogger and television personality. His blog, Perezhilton.com , is known for posts covering gossip items about celebrities...
was the rumoured international star to appear in the video. According to a press release on their website, "he actually wrote some of the funniest lines of the song".
A club remix for the song was provided by legendary producers Almighty Records
Almighty Records
Almighty Records is a British recording label and remix production team founded in 1989, releasing their first single in the same year. Producing mainly Dance-Pop and Hi-NRG music, the label is best known for releasing remakes and remixes of mainstream pop songs...
.
Background Information
Rocket to Uranus is about personal freedom and interplanetary travel, 2010 age disco bliss, addictive lyrics. Vengaboys return after 10 years of hiatus, the comeback single it was supposed to be "Partylife" but it never came true, this disappointed many fans, about winter of 2009 and beginning of 2010 Vengaboys.com was again launched with their Twitter account and facebook, where in summer of 2010, they announce their definitely comeback, in May they published the name: "Rocket to Uranus", and a little clues of the song and the video, finally, in June, 4 they released the song in mainstream radio and in June, 6 the video.Fans of the group think that the new song sounds a lot like Donna Summer
Donna Summer
LaDonna Adrian Gaines , known by her stage name, Donna Summer, is an American singer/songwriter who gained prominence during the disco era of the 1970s. She has a mezzo-soprano vocal range. Summer is a five-time Grammy winner and was the first artist to have three consecutive double albums reach...
's classic "I Feel Love
I Feel Love
"I Feel Love" is a song by Donna Summer, taken from her 1977 concept album I Remember Yesterday.The song constituted the "future" segment of the album, which represented a stylistic progress through time...
".
Track listing
Remix EP- Rocket To Uranus (Hitradio with Perez) 3:54
- Rocket To Uranus (Hitradio without Perez) 3:52
- Rocket To Uranus (Riptide Remix) 5:38
- Rocket To Uranus (Schmid Remix) 5:22
- Rocket To Uranus (Superbug Remix) 5:26
- Rocket To Uranus (Andronik Spacedisco Remix) 7:31
Music video
The video premiered on June, 6 on Dutch music channel TMF.The video begins with a voice announcing "In Vengavision 3DD, Rocket To Uranus". Vengaboys are then shown on the spaceship with occasional flashes of the group arriving and dancing on Uranus
Uranus
Uranus is the seventh planet from the Sun. It has the third-largest planetary radius and fourth-largest planetary mass in the Solar System. It is named after the ancient Greek deity of the sky Uranus , the father of Cronus and grandfather of Zeus...
. They are welcomed by the inhabitants who join in dancing. The scene then shifts to Phalzistor (cameo by Pete Burns
Pete Burns
Pete Burns is an English singer-songwriter, author and television personality who founded the band Dead or Alive in 1980, for which he acted as the vocalist and songwriter, and which rose to mainstream success with their 1985 single "You Spin Me Round "...
) who, after seeing the Vengaboys, wants them "Dead or Alive" and wishes to destroy the planet. The Vengaboys respond to the turmoil on Uranus by revealing their torpedo-like sides of the rocket, to be speakers which play "Venga-sound". Phalzistor's minions stop fighting and start dancing. He then teleports to the planet to regain control. Once he realises it's in vain, the "Venga-sound" forces his head to explode. Everybody on the planet proceeds to dance in celebration.
There are two versions:
One in 2D (the regular video)
And one in stereoscopic 3D (where red/cyan glasses are required).
The video itself is the same in both versions.
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