Roses Are Red (Aqua song)

1996 single by Aqua

"Roses Are Red"

Single by Aqua
from the album  Aquarium
Released| 24 September 1996
Length| 3:45
Label| Universal
Songwriter(s)|

* Søren Rasted
* Claus Norreen
* René Dif
* Lene Nystrøm
* Hartmann & Langhoff

Producer(s)| Hartmann & Langhoff
Aqua singles chronology
| "Itzy Bitzy Spider"
(1995)  | "Roses Are Red"
(1996)  | "My Oh My"
(1997)

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Music video
"Roses Are Red" on YouTube

"Roses Are Red" is a song by Danish dance-pop group Aqua. It was released in September 1996 as their second single—their first under the name of Aqua, as their debut single had been released under the name of Joyspeed. The track would also later feature on Aqua's debut album, Aquarium (1997).

The single was successful primarily in Scandinavia, where it reached No. 1 in their native Denmark as well as No. 2 in Norway and No. 5 in Sweden. Unlike the subsequent singles from Aquarium, "Roses Are Red" did not achieve widespread distribution or airplay outside Scandinavia.

## Track listing

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Denmark CD single[1]

1. "Roses Are Red" (radio edit) – 3:33
2. "Roses Are Red" (original version) – 3:43
3. "Roses Are Red" (extended version) – 5:58
4. "Roses Are Red" (club version) – 7:00
5. "Roses Are Red" (club edit) – 4:14
6. "Roses Are Red" (Disco 70s Mix) – 3:17
7. "Roses Are Red" (radio instrumental) – 3:44

iTunes (21 April 2017)

1. "Roses Are Red" (Svenstrup & Vendelboe Remix edit) – 3:22
2. "Roses Are Red" (Scenstrup & Vendelboe Remix) – 5:22
3. "Roses Are Red" (original version) – 3:43
4. "Roses Are Red" (instrumental) – 3:42

## Charts

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### Weekly charts

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| Chart (1996–1997)  | Peak
position

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Denmark (IFPI)[2] | 1
Norway (VG-lista)[3] | 2
Sweden (Sverigetopplistan)[4] | 5

### Year-end charts

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| Chart (1997)  | Position

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Sweden (Sverigetopplistan)[5] | 24

## Certifications

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Region  | Certification | Certified units/sales

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Denmark (IFPI Danmark)[6] | Gold  | 45,000‡
Norway (IFPI Norway)[7] | Gold  |
Sweden (GLF)[8] | Gold  | 25,000^

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

## References

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1. ^ "Roses Are Red – Aqua : Songs, Reviews, Credits, Awards". AllMusic. Retrieved 9 September 2012.
2. ^ "Hits of the World: Denmark (IFPI/Nielsen Marketing Research) 01/16/97". Billboard. Vol. 109, no. 5\. Nielsen Business Media. 1 February 1997. p. 49\. ISSN 0006-2510.
3. ^ "Aqua – Roses Are Red". VG-lista. Retrieved 17 June 2019.
4. ^ "Aqua – Roses Are Red". Singles Top 100. Retrieved 17 June 2019.
5. ^ "Årslista Singlar, 1997" (in Swedish). Sverigetopplistan. Retrieved 1 March 2021.
6. ^ "Danish single certifications – Aqua – Roses Are Red". IFPI Danmark. Retrieved 8 September 2023.
7. ^ "IFPI Norsk platebransje Trofeer 1993–2011" (in Norwegian). IFPI Norway. Retrieved 17 June 2019.
8. ^ "Guld- och Platinacertifikat − År 1987−1998" (PDF) (in Swedish). IFPI Sweden. Archived from the original (PDF) on 17 May 2011. Retrieved 17 June 2019.

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Aqua

* René Dif
* Claus Norreen

* Lene Nystrøm
* Søren Rasted

Studio albums|

* Aquarium
* Aquarius
* Megalomania

Compilation albums|

* Cartoon Heroes: The Best of Aqua
* Greatest Hits

Singles|

* "Roses Are Red"
* "My Oh My"
* "Barbie Girl"
* "Doctor Jones"
* "Lollipop (Candyman)"
* "Turn Back Time"
* "Good Morning Sunshine"
* "Cartoon Heroes"
* "Around the World"
* "Bumble Bees"
* "Back to the 80s"
* "My Mamma Said"
* "How R U Doin?"
* "Playmate to Jesus"
* "Like a Robot"
* "I Am What I Am"
* "Barbie World"

Video albums|

* The Aqua Diary
* Aqua: The Videos
* Aqua: The Video Collection

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Authority control databases |

* MusicBrainz release group

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