My Oh My (Aqua song)


"My Oh My" is a song recorded by Danish dance-pop group Aqua. It was released as the third single from the Aquarium album overall. "My Oh My" was initially released in February 1997 before being reissued following the success of "Barbie Girl", "Doctor Jones" and "Turn Back Time" in August 1998. Like many early Aqua tracks, the song featured vocals from both Lene Nystrøm Rasted and Rene Dif. It was the fourth release from the album in the UK, where it peaked at number 6, the group's lowest performing single there until "Good Morning Sunshine".

Music video

The video for the single featured the four members of the group on a pirate ship, with Lene being captured by the other members before turning the tables around and taking over. They then go on to discover treasure. The video was one of five Aqua videos directed by Peder Pedersen.

Critical reception

Alex Young of Consequence of Sound gave mixed reception, writing, "The sound of a horse galloping in the beginning really draws one’s inner equestrian out", but Dif’s lyrics were lacking." Sarah Davis from Dotmusic called it "another cartoon twist on Europop with an addictive chorus". She added that the video of the song is "memorable". Pop Rescue noted that the sound of "hooves come galloping alongside the sound of a harpsichord" goes on to form the beat of this "dancey fairtale song". They added that "the end result is quite a catchy little dance baroque number."

Track listing

  1. "My Oh My" – 3:22
  2. "My Oh My" – 5:03
  3. "My Oh My" – 3:23
  4. "My Oh My" – 5:02
  5. "My Oh My" – 7:32
  6. "Original Spinet Theme"* – 0:59
  7. "My Oh My" – 3:16
* A short instrumental version of the track, from the early development stages of "My Oh My"'s production.

Denmark

  1. "My Oh My" – 3:22
  2. "My Oh My" – 5:03
  3. "My Oh My" – 3:23
  4. "My Oh My" – 5:02
  5. "My Oh My" – 7:32
  6. "Original Spinet Theme" – 0:59

    UK vinyl

  7. "My Oh My"
  8. "My Oh My"
  9. "My Oh My"
  10. "My Oh My"

    Australia (1998)

  11. "My Oh My" – 3:22
  12. "My Oh My" – 5:03
  13. "My Oh My" – 3:23
  14. "My Oh My" – 5:02
  15. "My Oh My" – 7:32

    Italy vinyl (1998)

  16. "My Oh My" – 3:22
  17. "My Oh My" – 5:03
  18. "My Oh My" – 3:23
  19. "My Oh My" – 5:02
  20. "My Oh My" – 7:32
  21. "My Oh My" – 0:59

    Charts

Weekly charts

Year-end charts

Certifications