Meet Her at the Love Parade

"Meet Her at the Love Parade"
Single by Da Hool
from the album Here Comes Da Hool
Released4 August 1997 (1997-08-04)
Length
  • 9:30 (original mix)
  • 3:27 (radio edit)
LabelKosmo
Songwriter(s)Da Hool
Producer(s)Da Hool
Da Hool singles chronology
"I Want You"
(1996) 		"Meet Her at the Love Parade"
(1997) 		"Bora Bora"
(1997)

"Meet Her at the Love Parade" is a song recorded by German disc jockey Da Hool. It was released in August 1997 by the Kosmo label as the lead single from his second studio album, Here Comes Da Hool (1997). The song references the Love Parade, a former German electronic dance music festival and parade, and had great success in many countries, particularly in Belgium, France, Germany, Ireland, and the Netherlands, where it reached the top 10. In Iceland, the song peaked at number one. It was released in the United Kingdom in February 1998 as the Nalin & Kane remix and reached number 15 on the UK Singles Chart. A second remix by Fergie reached number 11 on the same chart in July 2001. British clubbing magazine Mixmag included the song on their list of "The 15 Best Mid-90s Trance Tracks" in 2018.[1]

Critical reception

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British magazine Music Week gave the song four out of five, concluding that "Frank Tomiczek's synth-driven instrumental, effectively remixed by Nalin & Kane, will appeal to house and trance fans."[2] Chris Finan from Record Mirror Dance Update rated "Meet Her at the Love Parade" five out of five, writing, "This German track is already well established on various imports in its Nalin & Kane versions which stand out for the simplicity of the looped synth stabs."[3]

Music video

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Nikolas Mann directed the music video for the song, which premiered in mid-1997. The music video Stéphane Sednaoui directed for Björk's 1993 single "Big Time Sensuality" heavily influenced the video.

Charts

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Certifications and sales

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Region Certification Certified units/sales
Australia (ARIA)[34] Gold 35,000^
Belgium (BEA)[35] Gold 25,000*
France (SNEP)[37] Gold 400,000[36]
United Kingdom (BPI)[38] Silver 200,000‡

* Sales figures based on certification alone.
^ Shipments figures based on certification alone.
‡ Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone.

Release history

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Region Version Date Format(s) Label(s) Ref.
Europe Original 4 August 1997 CD Kosmo [11]
United Kingdom 2 February 1998
  • 12-inch vinyl
  • CD
 Manifesto [39]
2001 remix 16 July 2001 [40]

References

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  13. ^ "Íslenski Listinn Topp 40 (NR. 270 Vikuna 30.4. – 7.5. 1998)". Dagblaðið Vísir (in Icelandic). 30 April 1998. p. 42. Retrieved 6 July 2018.
  14. ^ a b "The Irish Charts – Search Results – Meet Her at the Love Parade". Irish Singles Chart. Retrieved 24 January 2020.
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  33. ^ "Íslenski Listinn Topp 100 – Vinsælustu Lögin '98". Dagblaðið Vísir (in Icelandic). 2 January 1999. p. 34. Retrieved 8 February 2020.
  34. ^ "ARIA Charts – Accreditations – 1998 Singles" (PDF). Australian Recording Industry Association. Retrieved 2 June 2019.
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  36. ^ Smith, Gary (30 June 2001). "Dance Grooves" (PDF). Music & Media. Vol. 19, no. 27. p. 9. Retrieved 28 September 2020.
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  40. ^ "New Release Countdown: Singles" (PDF). Music Week. 14 July 2001. p. 23. Retrieved 3 September 2021.
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