Sexual Guarantee
Encyclopedia
"Sexual Guarantee" is a song performed by Swedish
band Alcazar
, from their debut studio album Casino
(2000). It samples Chic
's 1979 hit "My Forbidden Lover". The song got many good reviews, but failed to make much of an impact in the Charts across Europe. While a favorite of radio stations, it was a far cry from the success of their previous singles. Sexual Guarantee managed to sell over 500,000 copies worldwide, an impressive number for such a single.
, in the UK made big effort in promoting Sexual Guarantee. Several promotion posters had been made all across London. And even one of them used the slogan 'Bye Bye Steps, Welcome Alcazar', referring to the sudden disappearance of British pop band Steps. http://users.telenet.be/alcazarmagic/.
The first country to release the single was Sweden and Finland and then the rest of Europe followed.
Some territories weren't too sure about releasing this track as a single because of the explicit title. Australia for example never did - they released "Don't You Want Me" instead.
Sweden
Sweden , officially the Kingdom of Sweden , is a Nordic country on the Scandinavian Peninsula in Northern Europe. Sweden borders with Norway and Finland and is connected to Denmark by a bridge-tunnel across the Öresund....
band Alcazar
Alcazar (band)
Alcazar is a Swedish eurodance group which has established themselves as one of Sweden's most successful music groups with a string of hits since their debut single in 1999. Worldwide, Alcazar sold over 12 million records between 2001 and 2004...
, from their debut studio album Casino
Casino (Alcazar album)
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(2000). It samples Chic
Chic (band)
Chic was an African American disco and R&B band that was organized during 1976 by guitarist Nile Rodgers and bassist Bernard Edwards. It is known best for its commercially successful disco songs, including "Dance, Dance, Dance " , "Everybody Dance" , "Le Freak" , "I Want Your Love" , "Good Times"...
's 1979 hit "My Forbidden Lover". The song got many good reviews, but failed to make much of an impact in the Charts across Europe. While a favorite of radio stations, it was a far cry from the success of their previous singles. Sexual Guarantee managed to sell over 500,000 copies worldwide, an impressive number for such a single.
Chart performance
The single was released in Europe, but in different formats and sleeves. For instance England once again made their own sleeves and used their own Alcazar logo. Alcazar's Record Company BMGBMG
Bertelsmann Music Group, , was a division of Bertelsmann before its completion of sale of the majority of its assets to Japan's Sony Corporation of America on October 1, 2008. It was established in 1987 to combine the music label activities of Bertelsmann...
, in the UK made big effort in promoting Sexual Guarantee. Several promotion posters had been made all across London. And even one of them used the slogan 'Bye Bye Steps, Welcome Alcazar', referring to the sudden disappearance of British pop band Steps. http://users.telenet.be/alcazarmagic/.
The first country to release the single was Sweden and Finland and then the rest of Europe followed.
Some territories weren't too sure about releasing this track as a single because of the explicit title. Australia for example never did - they released "Don't You Want Me" instead.
Formats and track listings
These are the formats and track listings of promotional single releases of "Sexual Guarantee".CD single
- "Original Version" - 3:34
- "Johan S Vocal Club Mix" - 5:25
- "Fu-Tourist Remix" - 5:35
- "Johan S Dub Mix" - 7:27
Charts
| Chart (2001–2002) | Peak position |
|---|---|
| Belgian Singles Chart Ultratop 50 Ultratop 50 singles, often just Ultratop 50, is the weekly chart of fifty best-selling singles in Flanders, Belgium, and is produced and published by the Ultratop organization. The chart has existed since March 31, 1995... (Flanders) |
16 |
| Dutch Singles Chart | 30 |
| Italian Singles Chart Federation of the Italian Music Industry The Federation of the Italian Music Industry is an umbrella organization that keeps track of virtually all aspects of the music recording industry in Italy.... |
17 |
| Swedish Singles Chart Sverigetopplistan Sverigetopplistan, earlier known as Topplistan and Hitlistan and other names, is since October 2007 the Swedish national record chart, based on sales data from Swedish Recording Industry Association .... |
28 |
| Swiss Singles Chart Swiss Music Charts The Swiss Music Charts are Switzerland's main music sales charts. The charts are a record of the highest-selling singles and albums in various genres in Switzerland.The Swiss Charts include:* Singles Top 75... |
46 |
| UK Singles Chart UK Singles Chart The UK Singles Chart is compiled by The Official Charts Company on behalf of the British record-industry. The full chart contains the top selling 200 singles in the United Kingdom based upon combined record sales and download numbers, though some media outlets only list the Top 40 or the Top 75 ... |
30 |
| UK Dance Chart | 2 |
| UK Airplay Chart | 10 |
| Finnish Airplay Chart | 15 |
| Finnish Dance Chart | 7 |
| German Singles Chart | 72 |
| Greece | 9 |
| Japan | 7 |
| Eurochart Hot - 100 | 23 |
| US Dance Airplay | 8 |