Ace of Base 397025 226097110 2008-07-16T20:28:38Z Darena mipt 6591459 /* Subsequent releases: The Bridge and Flowers/Cruel Summer (1995-1998) */ {{Infobox musical artist | Name = Ace of Base | Img = | Background = group_or_band | Origin = [[Gothenburg]], [[Sweden]] | Genre = [[Eurodance]]<br>[[Pop music|pop]]<br>[[Dancehall]]<br>[[Europop]]<br>[[adult contemporary]] | Years_active = [[1990]]–present | Label = [[Edel Music]] (Scandinavia)<br />[[Universal Music|Universal]] (Europe & Australia)<br>[[EMI]] (Japan)<br />[[Sony-BMG|Sony-BMG]] (N./S. America & Japan)<br> | URL = [http://www.aceofbase.com/ Official website]<br />[http://www.myspace.com/aceofbase Official MySpace] | Current_members = [[Jenny Berggren|Jenny Berggren]]<br />[[Jonas Berggren|Jonas Berggren (Joker)]]<br />[[Ulf Ekberg|Ulf Ekberg (Buddha)]] | Past_members = [[Linn Berggren|Malin "Linn" Berggren]] }} '''Ace of Base''' is a [[Pop music|pop]] band from [[Gothenburg]], [[Sweden]], comprising [[Ulf Ekberg]] (Buddha) and siblings [[Jonas Berggren]] (Joker), [[Jenny Berggren]] (and, formerly, [[Linn Berggren|Malin "Linn" Berggren]]). They released their debut album in [[1993]] and went on to achieve major chart success throughout the 1990s, their most popular songs being "Beautiful Life", "The Sign", "Don't Turn Around" and "All That She Wants." The departure of former lead singer Linn Berggren was revealed in [[2007]] after years of declining participation in the group. The three remaining members are currently on a world tour and plan to release a new studio album later in [[2008]]. ==Formation== After a few years in a [[new romantic]] and [[punk music|punk]] covers band called G Konrad, in [[1987]], Jonas Berggren formed a band with two friends, Johnny Lindén and Niklas Tränk; his sisters Linn and Jenny joined as singers. The new band went through several names: Kalinin Prospect (a street in [[Moscow]]); CAD (Computer-Aided Disco); and Tech-Noir ([[French language|French]] for ''black technology'', after a [[nightclub]] in the film ''[[The Terminator]]'').<ref>[http://www.aceofbase.co.uk/biography.html Totally Addicted To Base! ::www.aceofbase.co.uk::<!-- Bot generated title -->]</ref> They toured the clubs of Sweden with their new self-written material, [[techno music|techno]] inspired by the likes of [[The KLF]] and [[Snap!]]. Johnny left the group in 1989. Niklas made his departure known by failing to appear at a gig at the Bältesspännarparken on 6 August 1990; he preferred to attend a [[Rolling Stones]] concert on the other side of town.<ref>http://www.happynation.net/aobgbg.htm</ref> Jonas asked his friend Ulf Ekberg to stand in for Niklas. The new quartet sought a new name to make a fresh start; Linn was reported saying: "No one could pronounce the name of the group and nobody could remember it". They settled on Ace of Base, because they were the "masters of their studio", the basement of a car-repair shop.<ref>[http://www.heathenworld.com/bandname/nav1.aspx]</ref> However the band continued to struggle to gain any recognition, partly due to the preference of [[heavy metal]] over [[techno]] in their home town, according to singer Jenny.<ref>Happy Nation Home Video, VHS, 1994</ref> In 1991 they responded to a [[newspaper]] ad by producer John Ballard who was looking for new talent. He was somewhat unsure about their potential, but did pass them on to Klas Lunding at Telegram Records who helped them record an early demo for the song "[[Wheel of Fortune (Ace of Base song)|Wheel Of Fortune]]" in their newly renovated studio. But it did not convince Telegram to sign the band, and other labels in Sweden still showed no sign of interest. In the end, the unfinished demo was sold for a small price to the independent [[Denmark|Danish]] label Mega Records in March 1992.<ref>Our Story, SVT documentary, 1997</ref> "Wheel Of Fortune" was re-recorded and released as a single in Denmark in May but failed to hit the charts. A small-budget [[music video]] was shot and directed in a small studio by Viking Nielsson<ref>[http://www.mvdbase.com/artist.php?last=Ace%20of%20Base mvdbase.com - Ace of Base<!-- Bot generated title -->]</ref> and in September, after two failures, the single finally reached the charts. ==International success: ''Happy Nation''/''The Sign'' (1993-1994)== But it was another song that was to help Ace of Base's career take off internationally. After hearing Swedish top 20 hit "Another Mother" by [[Kayo Shekoni|Kayo]], the band decided that was exactly the sound they wanted to create.<ref>Beatlab, SVT documentary, 2001</ref> They contacted the song's producer [[Denniz PoP]] and sent him a demo of a track called "Mr Ace". The tape got stuck in his car's cassette player so he was forced to listen to it over and over again which helped him decide to produce the track. The song became "[[All That She Wants]]", a unique dark fusion of [[dub music|dub-reggae]] with pop which became the band's trademark sound. On release in October 1992, it quickly climbed to number 1 on the Danish chart while the previous single was still sitting at number 2. Keen to rush out an LP for the [[Christmas]] market, Mega Records pressed the band for an album and it was hastily recorded, mixed, and released within a few weeks. Preceded by a single of the same name, the album, titled ''[[Happy Nation]]'' was an instant hit in Denmark, and its success prompted interest from elsewhere in Europe. A pan-European licence was signed with [[PolyGram|Metronome/PolyGram]] (now [[Universal Music]]) but they were turned down by the American division. Within a few months, "All That She Wants" had reached number 3 in [[Sweden]] and had spent eight weeks at number 1 in [[Germany]]. The band were briefly caught up in controversy when on 27 March 1993 the Swedish [[newspaper]] [[Expressen]] reported that Ulf had once been a member of a [[white power]] band called [[Commit Suiside]] who sang songs with racist lyrical content. He was also a member of the controversial far-right [[political party]] [[Sweden Democrats|Sverigedemokraterna]]. Ulf was quick to admit that most of the details printed were true, but denied that he was racist. In the 1997 documentary "Our Story", Ulf said "I told everyone I really regret what I done. I closed that book. I don't want to even talk about it, that time does not exist in me any more. I closed it and I threw the book away. I took the experience from it, I learned from it. But that life is not me. It's somebody else." The revelations did not harm the band's career and in April 1993 the band performed alongside [[Inner Circle]] and [[Dr Alban]] in [[Tel Aviv]], [[Israel]] at what would be their biggest audience ever - 55,000 people. In May, "All That She Wants" continued to hit all round the world and topped the chart for three weeks in the [[United Kingdom]]. However, despite Mega Records' hard efforts to secure a distribution deal in the [[United States]] the response was always the same: "this band will never work in the States". But [[Clive Davis]], founder of [[Arista Records]] and the man who had discovered [[Whitney Houston]], thought otherwise, and by the end of 1993 "All That She Wants" had made its way to number 2 on the [[Billboard]] [[Hot 100]]. In order to freshen up the album for US release, Davis insisted that some new tracks were recorded, including "[[The Sign (Ace of Base song)|The Sign]]" which became the new title for the album and the second American single. It was even more successful than the first, spending six weeks at number 1 becoming the best-selling single of the year 1994. It was also a major hit in Europe, peaking at number 2 in the UK and Sweden and doing one better in Germany. PolyGram re-released the album under the name ''[[Happy Nation (US Version)]]''. Two more singles were released; "[[Living in Danger]]" and "[[Don't Turn Around]]". Originally a [[Tina Turner]] [[b-side]] which went on to become a UK number 1 hit for reggae band [[Aswad]], Davis asked Ace of Base to record the [[Diane Warren]]-penned track and it was yet another worldwide hit. By the end of 1994, there was barely a country in the world where they were not successful. ==Subsequent releases: ''The Bridge'' and ''Flowers/Cruel Summer'' (1995-1998)== The band, who by now were not only tired of being compared to fellow Swedish group [[ABBA]], but exhausted from two long years of international promotion, could hardly believe how successful they had become. In April 1994, a crazed German fan Manuela Behrendt broke into the Berggren family's home brandishing a knife. After managing to restrain her, the band decided that from then on they needed [[bodyguard]]s. But they were not allowed to take time to reflect before starting work on a second album because their record companies all over the world were demanding a swift follow-up. To speed up the process, instead of Jonas and Ulf writing the bulk of the album, each member was encouraged to submit his or her own tracks for consideration. In the end, 17 tracks made the cut of the second album entitled ''[[The Bridge (Ace of Base album)|The Bridge]]''. It marked a considerable change of direction in sound; out were the reggae and club sounds that made the group so popular in favour of a more experimental sound and several ballads. The lead single "[[Lucky Love]]" however was a mainstream pop record and on release in October 1995 became the band's first number 1 single in Sweden, which came as a pleasant surprise as they had found that their fellow Swedes had been their harshest critics. It charted at a more modest number 13 in Germany and number 20 in the United Kingdom, but Arista Records decided that it wasn't appropriate for US release so they opted for the pulsating dance beat of "[[Beautiful Life (Ace of Base song)|Beautiful Life]]" which peaked at number 15 both in the US and UK. The album was still certified platinum but the phenomenal success of the band's first album proved difficult to follow. In February 1996, the band performed at the [[Viña del Mar, Chile|Viña del Mar]] concert in [[Chile]], topping the bill alongside [[2 Unlimited]]. After this, Ace of Base disappeared from the limelight for a while, only emerging in July 1997 to perform at a concert to celebrate the 20th birthday of [[Victoria, Crown Princess of Sweden|Princess Victoria]] of Sweden. They were given as much time as they wanted to produce their third album, much of it being recorded in Jonas' own studio "The Barn". When it was finally released in June 1998, the band declared it their best album yet. It was titled ''[[Flowers (Ace of Base album)|Flowers]]'' because they believed that the songs, wildly different in style including [[Motown]] and [[gospel]] influences, resembled a varied bouquet of flowers. Fans were surprised to see that blonde singer Linn had relinquished lead vocal duties to sister Jenny, and on many promotional photos Linn's face was blurred. They were reassured that Linn was happy with her new backing role in the group, and many reasons were given for her decision including her having damaged her voice, fear of flying putting her off from travelling round the world, and her dislike of fame. The radio-friendly single "[[Life Is a Flower]]" was certified the most-played track on European radio for 1998 and sold more than 250,000 copies in the UK, peaking at number 5. British label [[London Records]] had requested the band record the 1984 hit "[[Cruel Summer]]" by [[Bananarama]] and it was selected as the second European single. Deciding that "Life Is a Flower" was "too European in nature", Clive Davis pushed "Cruel Summer" as the lead-off single for the United States and it took Ace of Base back into the US Top 10 for the first time in four years, being certified gold. The album was also re-named ''[[Cruel Summer (Ace of Base album)|Cruel Summer]]'' and featured a different tracklist to the European release. Davis persuaded a reluctant Linn to record a Billy Steinberg ballad "[[Everytime It Rains]]" and "Life Is a Flower" was re-recorded as "[[Whenever You're Near Me]]" and was the second single, but it could only peak at number 76. "[[Always Have Always Will|Always Have, Always Will]]" and "[[Travel to Romantis]]" were further hits in Europe while "Everytime It Rains" was issued as a single in the UK along with a re-packaged edition of ''Flowers'' released only in the UK. == Celebrating a decade of success: ''Singles Of The 90s'' and ''Greatest Hits'' (1999-2000) == ''[[Singles of the 90s|Singles Of The 90s]]'', a compilation of sixteen hit singles was released in November 1999. Its first single, "[[C'est La Vie (Always 21)]]," went on to become a surprise number 1 hit in Spain. Attempting to capitalize on the success of the previous single, "[[Hallo Hallo (Ace of Base song)|Hallo Hallo]]" was released with special remixes just for the Spanish market. The album's marketing push closed with the limited radio-only single release of "[[Love in December]]". "[[Everytime It Rains]]", previously included on the ''[[Cruel Summer]]'' album was released as a radio single in the US the following year in remixed-form (pushed by Clive Davis) in order to promote a new ''[[Greatest Hits (Ace of Base album)|Greatest Hits]]'' album for the American market, which failed to chart, selling fewer than 5,000 copies in its first week. It completed the band's four-album contract with Arista Records and was not renewed. "Hallo Hallo" was planned initially to be the first single from this American compilation, but in the end it was not included on the album at all. "C'est La Vie (Always 21)" was the only new recording included on the U.S. release. Two old remixes of both "[[Lucky Love]]" and "[[Beautiful Life]]" were also included. ==A new millennium and the ''Da Capo'' album (2002-2003)== Ace of Base released their fourth studio album ''[[Da Capo (Ace of Base album)|Da Capo]]'' in [[September]] [[2002]] in Europe, and in Japan through [[Toshiba EMI]] with a different cover and three bonus tracks. The album contained twelve original tracks and had originally been planned for release in mid-2000, but was repeatedly postponed due to record company complications. The album is named after the musical term ''da capo'', meaning "back to the beginning". It was intended to be a return to the band's earliest sound. Although the album entered the album charts in many European countries, it was not as successful as previous releases. Only Jenny and Ulf went on a promotional tour of Sweden, Denmark, Norway, Finland, Germany, Poland and Austria; Jonas wanted to stay at home with his two children and Linn attended only one performance in Germany. The album was not released in the Americas or Australasia, and received only a 'soft release' in the United Kingdom, as their new British label [[Polydor]] thought that their sound was no longer relevant to the UK music scene. The first single release from the ''Da Capo'' album was "[[Beautiful Morning]]", which peaked at number 14 in Sweden and number 38 in Germany, where it was followed by "[[The Juvenile]]", which was used for a Christmas campaign by German TV channel [[RTL Television|RTL]]. "[[The Juvenile]]" was a "lost track"; Ace Of Base had previously written it for the ''[[Goldeneye]]'' James Bond movie in 1995. However, Arista, the band's American record label at the time, shelved the idea. The band was no longer involved in the soundtrack for the movie, and [[Bono Vox]]'s composition of the same name was substituted, sung instead by [[Tina Turner]]. In Scandinavia, [[Edel-Mega]] released the album's opening track, "[[Unspeakable (song)|Unspeakable]]", as the second single. But its poor chart performance ended the promotion of the album prematurely. ==Hiatus (2003-2006)== The band remained out of the spotlight throughout 2003 and 2004, although Jenny kept busy by performing solo live performances in several Christian shows with her husband Jakob Pétren, and joined the Swedish group ''Arose''. The band returned at the end of [[2005]] for several live performances at the [[Night of the Proms]] in Belgium alongside other artists such as [[Donna Summer]] and performs some of their hits such as "[[All That She Wants]]" and "[[The Sign]]". Since then, the band went back to Sweden and started working in the studio for the 5th studio album. ==International comeback and world tour (2007-present)== On [[August 14]], [[2007]], Lasse Karlsson announced that the band would be playing their first full-length concert since [[1996]] in [[Bangalore]], [[India]], on [[November 24]], [[2007]]. This was later cancelled, but several other concerts were scheduled and Jenny, Jonas and Ulf performed in [[Yekaterinburg]], [[Russia]] on [[November 15]], and [[St. Petersburg]] on [[November 17]]. The group also performed in [[Denmark]], [[Estonia]], and [[Lithuania]], as a warm-up to a planned world tour in 2008. The setlist included various songs from their past albums and notably, a brand new remix of their very first single "Wheel Of Fortune". Ulf Ekberg confirmed in an interview on [[November 28]] that Malin Berggren had now officially left the band and that she would not be involved with any future projects. The group had already been performing mostly without Linn as a trio for a decade before her departure. <ref>[http://www.aceboards.com/index.php?showtopic=5917 The AceBoards -> Linn not a part of Ace of Base anymore!!<!-- Bot generated title -->]</ref> Jenny confirmed Linn's departure to the Danish press: "She hasn't been part of Ace of Base for several years," she stated in ''[[Se og Hør (Denmark)|Se & Hor]]'' magazine.<ref name="SeHor">{{Citation| last =Olausen| first =Tonny| author-link =| title =Vi Elsker Danmark [We Love Denmark]| journal =Se & Hør| volume =| issue =| pages =20-21| date =November 2007| year =| url =| doi =| id =}}</ref> She reportedly left the band to dedicate more time for studies and family. The band is currently on world tour and are set to perform at several summer music festivals this year, including ''Smukfest'' in [[Skanderborg]], [[Denmark]] in [[August]].<ref>[http://www.smukfest.dk/page.asp?id1=226&id2=344&id3=0 Danmarks Smukkeste Festival<!-- Bot generated title -->]</ref> They are also hoping to return to perform in the [[United States]] in [[2009]].<ref>[http://www.aceofbasereturns.com/2/cms/index.htm]</ref> Plans for a fifth studio album started on [[October]] [[2004]] after a short promotion tour from their earlier album [[Da Capo (Ace of Base album)|Da Capo]], with a possible [[Summer]] [[2005]] release.<ref>[WayBack Machine Archive]THE OFFICIAL ACE OF BASE WEB SITE: NEW, [http://web.archive.org/web/20050308022226/www.aceofbase.com/news/]</ref> But other events like Jenny's wedding and problems with record companies, led the band postpone it. After Malin's departure from the band, the band started recordings from scratch on [[November 4]], [[2007]].<ref>http://www.ln.svetu.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=479&Itemid=41</ref> Although the band have not yet signed a new recording contract, the band is set to release their new album in [[2009]], which will include 14 tracks in total: 7 new songs and 7 re-worked versions of some of their hits.<ref>http://zar.bg/view_article.php?article_id=179</ref><ref>Ace of Base Returns, [http://www.aceofbasereturns.com/main.html Coming Plans]</ref> The band have also commissioned new dance remixes of their previous hits for an album currently known only by the codename '''''Global Remix Project''''', which also consists in user-generated audio and video remixing in the band's official website.<ref>[http://www.linkedin.com/in/jankarelkleijn LinkedIn: Jan Karel Kleijn<!-- Bot generated title -->]</ref> They hope to release five different remix albums in different territories, with each release featuring remixes from local DJs. Whether it will be bundled with the new studio album or released on its own is, as yet, unknown.<ref>[http://www.aceofbasereturns.com/main.html Ace of Base Returns<!-- Bot generated title -->]</ref> On [[December 14]], [[2007]] [[Jonas Berggren]] announced in a meeting with fans after a concert in [[Lithuania]] that they are currently working with very famous American producers, but he couldn't reveal yet who they are.<ref>Ace of Base in Concert, Siemens Arena (Vilnius, Lithuania). December 14, 2007.</ref> Susanna Safsund and Linnea Deb, two of the background singers on their world tour, will do backing vocals for the new studio album.<ref>AceofBaseReturns.com, [http://www.aceofbasereturns.com/en/susannainterview.html Exclusive interview with backgroundsinger Susanna Safsund]</ref><ref>http://www.aceofbasereturns.com/en/linneainterview.html</ref> On [[April 4]], [[2008]] the first promotional pictures for the new album appeared online in UnitedStage.se, the band's former booking agency site.<ref>.:UNITED STAGE:., [http://www.unitedstage.se/main08.asp?page=1&artist=Ace+Of+Base Ace of Base]</ref> A few days later, on [[April 10]] the new website for the band went live.<ref>http://www.aceofbase.com</ref> From early 2008 the band announced they had a new manager; Orlando John from Urbania Group, who previous had acted as their exclusive agent in Eastern Europe, Africa and Asia. On [[June 14]], [[2008]], the group performed a new song called "Sparks" from their upcoming album at Rock Under Broen in Midddlefart, [[Denmark]].<ref>http://www.aceboards.com/index.php?showtopic=6627</ref> ==Achievements== Ace of Base have won a number of awards and broken many records. Their first album ''[[Happy Nation#The Sign|The Sign]]'' was given the [[Guinness World Records|Guinness World Record]] for "Best-Selling Debut Album".<ref>Guinness Book Of World Records, 1995 and 1997 editions</ref> Combined sales of ''Happy Nation'' and ''The Sign'' are thought to have now reached 23 million. It reached the number 1 position in at least sixteen countries: [[Argentina]], [[Australia]], [[Canada]], [[Chile]], [[Denmark]], [[France]], [[Germany]], [[Greece]], [[Hungary]], [[Israel]], [[Japan]], [[New Zealand]], [[Norway]], [[Portugal]], [[United Kingdom]] and [[United States]].<ref>Mark Goodier, BBC Radio 1 UK Top 40, June 1994</ref> In 1994, the band were awarded two [[American Music Awards]] including "Best Single" for "The Sign", which was also certified the year's best-selling single at the [[Billboard|Billboard Music Awards]].<ref>[http://www.rockonthenet.com/archive/1994/bbyearend.htm Rock On The Net: Billboard Year-End Chart-Toppers: 1994<!-- Bot generated title -->]</ref> In addition, they received three [[Grammy]] nominations, including "Best New Artist" which was awarded to [[Sheryl Crow]]. Four of the group's singles have received gold or platinum certification by the [[RIAA]] in the United States. These are<ref>http://www.riaa.com/gp/database/default.asp</ref> * "All That She Wants" ** Platinum RIAA certification (over 1,000,000 copies sold), awarded November 12, 1993. * "The Sign" ** Platinum RIAA certification, awarded April 6, 1994. BMI Million-Air award, October 16, 2007.<ref>[http://www.bmi.com/news/entry/535579 BMI.com |<!-- Bot generated title -->]</ref> * "Don't Turn Around" ** Gold RIAA certification, awarded June 29, 1994. * "Cruel Summer" ** Gold RIAA certification, awarded September 1, 1998. Two of the band's albums also received multi-platinum certification in the United States:<ref>[http://aceofbase.com/en/main.php?sida=sales Ace Of Base<!-- Bot generated title -->]</ref> * ''The Sign'' ** (10 RIAA platinum certifications = diamond), awarded May 21, 2002. * ''The Bridge'' ** (2 RIAA platinum certifications), awarded May 21, 2002. In addition, "The Sign: Home Video Collection" was also certified gold. In Europe, Ace of Base won the award for "World's Best-Selling Scandinavian Artist" at the 1994, 1995, 1996, and 1997 [[World Music Awards]] in [[Monaco]], at which they performed each year. They also won the "Pop Newcomer of the Year" award at the 1994 World Music Awards. Also, "Life Is a Flower" was Europe's most played single on radio in 1998. In the United Kingdom, the "All That She Wants" single sold more than 600,000 copies, making it the third-best selling single of 1993 (behind [[Meat Loaf]] and [[UB40]]). The band scored twelve [[UK Singles Chart|UK top 40]] singles and performed on the [[BBC]]'s long-running music show [[Top of the Pops]] ten times. ==Discography== ''For more on all single and album releases including extended chart information, see [[Ace of Base discography]]''. ===Albums=== <div style="width:90%"> {{Infobox Discography | Type = studio | Name = [[Happy Nation]]'' / ''[[Happy Nation|The Sign]] | Released = [[February 19]], [[1993]] | Label = [[Mega Records]] / [[PolyGram]] / [[Arista Records]] | Chart position= #1 (USA), #1 (UK) | Certification = [[RIAA]] certification: 9x Platinum, [[BPI]] certification: 2x Platinum | Singles = "[[All That She Wants]]", "[[Wheel of Fortune (Ace of Base song)|Wheel Of Fortune]]", "[[Happy Nation (song)|Happy Nation]]", "[[Waiting for Magic]]", "[[The Sign (song)|The Sign]]", "[[Don't Turn Around]]", "[[Living In Danger]]" | Other info = World sales: 23 million }} {{Infobox Discography | Type = studio | Name = [[The Bridge (Ace of Base album)|The Bridge]] | Released = [[November 21]], [[1995]] | Label = [[Mega Records]] / [[PolyGram]] / [[Arista Records]] | Chart position= #29 (USA), #66 (UK) | Certification = [[RIAA]] certification: Platinum | Singles = "[[Lucky Love]]", "[[Beautiful Life]]", "[[Never Gonna Say I'm Sorry]]", [[My Déjà Vu]]" | Other info = World sales: 6 million }} {{Infobox Discography | Type = studio | Name = [[Flowers (Ace of Base album)|Flowers]]'' / ''[[Cruel Summer (Ace of Base album)|Cruel Summer]] | Released = [[July 14]], [[1998]] | Label = [[Mega Records]] / [[PolyGram]] / [[Arista Records]] | Chart position= #101 (USA), #15 (UK) | Certification = [[BPI]] certification: Silver | Singles = "[[Life Is a Flower]]", "[[Cruel Summer]]", "[[Whenever You're Near Me]]", "[[Always Have Always Will]]", "[[Travel To Romantis]]", "[[Everytime It Rains]]", "[[Donnie]]", "[[Cecilia (Ace of Base song)|Cecilia]]", "[[Tokyo Girl]]" | Other info = World sales: 3 million }} {{Infobox Discography | Type = greatest | Name = [[Singles of the 90s]]'' / ''[[Greatest Hits (Ace of Base album)|Greatest Hits]] | Released = [[November 15]], [[1999]] | Label = [[Mega Records]] / [[Universal Music]] / [[Arista Records]] | Chart position= #62 (UK) | Certification = | Singles = "[[C'est La Vie (Always 21)]]", "[[Hallo Hallo (Ace of Base song)|Hallo Hallo]]", "[[Love in December]]" | Other info = }} {{Infobox Discography | Type = studio | Name = [[Da Capo (Ace of Base album)|Da Capo]] | Released = [[September 30]], [[2002]] | Label = [[edel-Mega Records]] / [[Universal Music]] | Chart position= | Certification = | Singles = "[[Beautiful Morning]]", "[[The Juvenile]]", "[[Unspeakable (song)|Unspeakable]]" | Other info = }} </div> === Number one singles === {| class="wikitable" |- bgcolor="#CCCCCC" !align="center" rowspan="2" | Year !align="center" rowspan="2" | Single !align="center" colspan="9" |Peak positions<ref name='allmusic'>{{cite web|url=http://www.allmusic.com/cg/amg.dll?p=amg&searchlink=ACEOFBASE&sql=11:0xfoxqw5ldje~T51 |title="Ace of Base; Charts & Awards; Billboard Singles" |accessdate=2008-03-31 }}</ref><ref name='mediatraffic'> {{cite web|url=http://www.mediatraffic.de/alltime-track-chart.htm|title=GLOBAL TRACK CHART |accessdate=2008-03-31 }}</ref> |- bgcolor="#FFFFFF" ! width="60"|[[World]] ! width="60"|[[United States|U.S.]]<br><sup>Hot 100</sup> ! width="60"|U.S.<br><sup>Dance</sup> ! width="60"|[[United Kingdom|UK]] ! width="60"|[[Canada|CAN]] ! width="60"|[[Austria|AUT]] ! width="60"|[[Germany|DEU]] ! width="60"|[[France|FRA]] ! width="60"|[[Sweden|SWE]] |- |align="center" rowspan="2"|1993 |align="left"|"[[All That She Wants]]" |align="center"|1 |align="center"|2 |align="center"|3 |align="center"|1 |align="center"|2 |align="center"|1 |align="center"|1 |align="center"|2 |align="center"|3 |- |align="left"|"[[Happy Nation]]" |align="center"|&mdash; |align="center"|&mdash; |align="center"|&mdash; |align="center"|40 |align="center"|&mdash; |align="center"|6 |align="center"|7 |align="center"|1 |align="center"|4 |- |align="center" rowspan="3"|1994 |align="left"|"[[The Sign]]" |align="center"|1 |align="center"|1 |align="center"|13 |align="center"|2 |align="center"|1 |align="center"|3 |align="center"|1 |align="center"|5 |align="center"|2 |- |align="left"|"[[Don't Turn Around]]" |align="center"|1 |align="center"|4 |align="center"|36 |align="center"|5 |align="center"|1 |align="center"|8 |align="center"|6 |align="center"|17 |align="center"|11 |- |align="left"|"[[Living In Danger]]" |align="center"|25 |align="center"|20 |align="center"|1 |align="center"|18 |align="center"|4 |align="center"|19 |align="center"|23 |align="center"|36 |align="center"|15 |- |align="center" rowspan="2"|1995/1996 |align="left"|"[[Lucky Love]]" |align="center"|25 |align="center"|30 |align="center"|1 |align="center"|20 |align="center"|2 |align="center"|14 |align="center"|13 |align="center"|9 |align="center"|1 |- |align="left"|"[[Beautiful Life (Ace of Base song)|Beautiful Life]]" |align="center"|5 |align="center"|15 |align="center"|1 |align="center"|15 |align="center"|1 |align="center"|24 |align="center"|20 |align="center"|10 |align="center"|22 |- |- bgcolor="#CCCCCC" |align="center" colspan="2"|'''Total number one hits |align="center"|'''3''' |align="center"|'''1''' |align="center"|'''3''' |align="center"|'''1''' |align="center"|'''3''' |align="center"|'''1''' |align="center"|'''2''' |align="center"|'''1''' |align="center"|'''1''' |} ==See also== *[[List of number-one hits (United States)]] *[[List of number-one singles from the 1990s (UK)]] *[[List of number-one albums from the 1990s (UK)]] *[[List of artists who reached number one on the Hot 100 (U.S.)]] *[[List of artists who reached number one on the U.S. Dance chart]] *[[List of artists who reached number one on the Australian singles chart]] ==External links== * [http://www.aceofbase.com Official website] ==References== {{reflist|2}} {{Ace of Base}} [[Category:Ace of Base| ]] [[Category:Swedish electronic music groups]] [[Category:Swedish musical groups]] [[Category:Swedish dance musicians]] [[Category:House music groups]] [[Category:Techno music groups]] [[Category:Synthpop]] [[Category:Dance musical groups]] [[Category:Eurodance groups]] [[Category:1990s music groups]] [[Category:2000s music groups]] [[Category:Arista Records artists]] [[Category:People from Gothenburg]] [[Category:Swedish pop music groups]] [[ar:أيس أوف بيس]] [[bg:Ace Of Base]] [[cs:Ace of Base]] [[da:Ace of Base]] [[de:Ace of Base]] [[es:Ace of Base]] [[fr:Ace of Base]] [[it:Ace of Base]] [[he:אייס אוף בייס]] [[lt:Ace of Base]] [[nl:Ace of Base]] [[ja:エイス・オブ・ベイス]] [[no:Ace of Base]] [[pl:Ace of Base]] [[pt:Ace of Base]] [[ro:Ace of Base]] [[ru:Ace of Base]] [[fi:Ace of Base]] [[sv:Ace of Base]] [[tr:Ace of Base]] [[uk:Ace of Base]] [[zh:爱司基地]]