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| "Welcome to Rainbow" | ||||
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| Single by Basshunter | ||||
| Released | 1 April 2006 | |||
| Length | 18:53 | |||
| Label | Self-released | |||
| Basshunter singles chronology | ||||
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Welcome to Rainbow (Hardstyle Remix) | ||||
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| "Welcome to Rainbow" Now You're Gone – The Album version on YouTube | ||||
"Welcome to Rainbow" is the song by Swedish musician Basshunter. It was self-released by Basshunter on 1 April 2006. "Welcome to Rainbow" comprises four tracks, which were re-released on subsequent Basshunter studio albums.
Background and release
Basshunter announced the release of "Welcome to Rainbow" on 20 December 2005.[1] Ultimately he self-released it in Sweden on 1 April 2006. Basshunter wrote the lyrics and music; Fredrik Jansson mastered the songs. The artwork was produced by Djb Design.[2]
The single contains four tracks which last 18 minutes and 53 seconds. The first two tracks are "Welcome to Rainbow" and its hardstyle remix, which is the longest track on this release lasting five minutes and 29 seconds. The remaining two tracks, "Evil Beat" and "Boten Anna", are a bonus tracks. "Evil Beat" is the shortest track at three minutes and 30 seconds.[2]
Basshunter initially published his song "Boten Anna" online in March 2006.[3] Within twenty-four hours, the song was downloaded 37,000 times.[4] With this success, Basshunter received several proposals from music labels.[5] In April 2006, he signed with Extensive Music[6] and Warner Music Sweden,[7] and on 9 May 2006, a shorter version of "Boten Anna" was released as a single.[8] It was later included on Basshunter's second studio album LOL (2006).[9] By 8 June 2006, the song had been downloaded over 1,000,000 times.[4] "Evil Beat" was renamed "The Beat" and released as a reissue on LOL.[10] New versions of "Welcome to Rainbow" and its hardstyle remix (renamed "Hardstyle Drops"), alongside the single version of "Boten Anna" appear on his fourth studio album Now You're Gone – The Album (2008).[11] In 2020 a fragment of the "Welcome to Rainbow" was played on the radio programme P3 Musikdokumentär broadcast by Sveriges Radio.[12]
Track listing
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Welcome to Rainbow" (Original Mix) | Jonas Altberg | 5:06 |
| 2. | "Welcome to Rainbow" (Hardstyle Remix) | Altberg | 5:29 |
| 3. | "Evil Beat" (Bonus Track) | Altberg | 3:30 |
| 4. | "Boten Anna" (Bonus Track) | Altberg | 4:48 |
| Total length: | 18:53 | ||
Personnel
- Credits[2]
- Basshunter – music and lyrics
- Fredrik Jansson – mastering
- Djb Design – artwork
Release history
| Country | Date | Format | Label |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sweden | 1 April 2006 | CD-R | Self-released[2] |
| Denmark | 12 June 2006 | Unknown | Unknown[13] |
References
- ^ "Basshunter – : : Recent News". basshunter.se. Archived from the original on 6 February 2006. Retrieved 2014-12-21.
- ^ a b c d e Welcome to Rainbow (Media notes). Basshunter. Self-released. 2006. Retrieved 31 March 2019 – via Discogs.
{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link) - ^ Antti Niemelä (14 September 2006). "Basshunter". Findance.com (in Finnish). Archived from the original on 25 February 2007. Retrieved 19 January 2011.
- ^ a b "Skämtet som blev sommarens första hit". Metro (in Swedish). 8 June 2006. Archived from the original on 1 April 2019. Retrieved 1 April 2019.
- ^ "Interview with Basshunter". Outline. 2009. Retrieved 13 August 2014.
- ^ "Bio". basshunter.se. Archived from the original on 28 May 2010. Retrieved 27 March 2019.
- ^ Erika Hobart (2 June 2009). "Basshunter Turns FruityLoops Into Gold". Seattle Weekly. Archived from the original on 7 June 2009. Retrieved 10 August 2014.
- ^ "Basshunter – Boten Anna (song)". swedishcharts.com. Retrieved 31 March 2019.
- ^ LOL (Media notes). Basshunter. Warner Music Sweden. 2006. 5051011-5648-2-6. Retrieved 31 March 2019 – via Discogs.
{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link) - ^ LOL (Media notes). Basshunter. Warner Music Sweden. 2006. 5051011-8239-2-3. Retrieved 31 March 2019 – via Discogs.
{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link) - ^ "Now You're Gone – Basshunter". iTunes Store. Archived from the original on 1 February 2010. Retrieved 31 March 2019.
- ^ "Basshunter – datanörden som blev en världsstjärna" [Basshunter - the computer geek who became a world star] (MP3 file requires download). Sveriges Radio (in Swedish). April 2020. Retrieved 6 May 2020.
- ^ Welcome to Rainbow (Media notes). Basshunter. 2006.
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