Yummie
Encyclopedia
Yummie is a Swedish
bubblegum dance
group from Haninge outside Stockholm
, whose music sounds sweet and sugary, with thumping dance beats and rather silly and funny lyrics
. It has been suggested that the group sounds like a composition of dance groups Aqua
and Ace of Base
, with some songs being more bubblegum pop
py than dance.
A demo music video for the song Hello (which would later be included in their debut album in a remixed form) was created in 1997, and after a series of live performances and songs recorded in the studio, the label Stockhouse picked up Unit C.
The group's sound was changing, and Unit C was known as Bubblegum from 1998 to 1999. In 1999, Bubblegum's name was changed to Yummie. Also in 1999, the group's best known song, Bubblegum, was released as a single.
In 2000, the group's debut album Sweet 'n Sour was released in several countries, including Japan
, Estonia
, Norway
, and the group's native Sweden
.
After releasing the song Get Out of my Face to radio stations and successfully performing at Estonia's Laulupidu
, the group disbanded in 2001. An album called Bar B Q was also in the works prior to the split, but was never released due to fears of the group not getting enough sales, and having the album illegally downloaded 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....
bubblegum dance
Bubblegum Dance
Bubblegum dance is a subgenre of Eurodance music. The genre is characterized by cute lyrics and happy sounds. Bubblegum dance usually has a more pop sound than other Eurodance. The lyrics and style are often light-hearted and are not intended to be taken seriously. They are often amusing and...
group from Haninge outside Stockholm
Stockholm
Stockholm is the capital and the largest city of Sweden and constitutes the most populated urban area in Scandinavia. Stockholm is the most populous city in Sweden, with a population of 851,155 in the municipality , 1.37 million in the urban area , and around 2.1 million in the metropolitan area...
, whose music sounds sweet and sugary, with thumping dance beats and rather silly and funny lyrics
Lyrics
Lyrics are a set of words that make up a song. The writer of lyrics is a lyricist or lyrist. The meaning of lyrics can either be explicit or implicit. Some lyrics are abstract, almost unintelligible, and, in such cases, their explication emphasizes form, articulation, meter, and symmetry of...
. It has been suggested that the group sounds like a composition of dance groups Aqua
Aqua (band)
Aqua is a Danish dance-pop group, best known for their 1997 breakthrough single "Barbie Girl". The group formed in 1989 and achieved huge success across the globe in the late 1990s and early 2000s. The group managed to top the UK Singles Chart with their first three singles. The group released two...
and Ace of Base
Ace of Base
Ace of Base is a pop band based in Gothenburg, Sweden. Its original lineup consisted of Ulf "Buddha" Ekberg, and three siblings, Jonas "Joker" Berggren, Malin "Linn" Berggren and Jenny Berggren...
, with some songs being more bubblegum pop
Bubblegum pop
Bubblegum pop is a genre of pop music with an upbeat sound contrived and marketed to appeal to pre-teens and teenagers, produced in an assembly-line process, driven by producers, often using unknown singers.Bubblegum's classic period ran from 1967 to 1972...
py than dance.
History
Yummie's roots are in a group known as Unit C, which was formed in 1995 and originally consisted of Petra Garnås, Göran Florén, and Thomas Walther. Following a performance at a local television station, at which Unit C met Teddy Gustavsson, Gustavsson soon joined the group as well.A demo music video for the song Hello (which would later be included in their debut album in a remixed form) was created in 1997, and after a series of live performances and songs recorded in the studio, the label Stockhouse picked up Unit C.
The group's sound was changing, and Unit C was known as Bubblegum from 1998 to 1999. In 1999, Bubblegum's name was changed to Yummie. Also in 1999, the group's best known song, Bubblegum, was released as a single.
In 2000, the group's debut album Sweet 'n Sour was released in several countries, including Japan
Japan
Japan is an island nation in East Asia. Located in the Pacific Ocean, it lies to the east of the Sea of Japan, China, North Korea, South Korea and Russia, stretching from the Sea of Okhotsk in the north to the East China Sea and Taiwan in the south...
, Estonia
Estonia
Estonia , officially the Republic of Estonia , is a state in the Baltic region of Northern Europe. It is bordered to the north by the Gulf of Finland, to the west by the Baltic Sea, to the south by Latvia , and to the east by Lake Peipsi and the Russian Federation . Across the Baltic Sea lies...
, Norway
Norway
Norway , officially the Kingdom of Norway, is a Nordic unitary constitutional monarchy whose territory comprises the western portion of the Scandinavian Peninsula, Jan Mayen, and the Arctic archipelago of Svalbard and Bouvet Island. Norway has a total area of and a population of about 4.9 million...
, and the group's native Sweden
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....
.
After releasing the song Get Out of my Face to radio stations and successfully performing at Estonia's Laulupidu
Estonian Song Festival
The Estonian Song Festival is one of the largest amateur choral events in the world, a Masterpiece of the Oral and Intangible Heritage of Humanity...
, the group disbanded in 2001. An album called Bar B Q was also in the works prior to the split, but was never released due to fears of the group not getting enough sales, and having the album illegally downloaded instead.
Albums
Sweet'n'Sour (May 16, 2000)- Poppa Joe
- Ay Ay Ay
- Bubblegum
- Easy Come - Easy Go
- It's So Yummie
- On the Radio
- 7 Seas
- Bump
- Make My Day
- Story Goes On
- Hello
- Romeo and Juliet
- Bubblegum [Extended]
- Bubblegum [Club Mix]
- Bubblegum [Remix]