Fuck the Millennium (Scooter song)

"Fuck the Millennium" is a song by German group Scooter. It was released in November 1999 as the second single from the album Back to the Heavyweight Jam. It reached the top-ten in three countries, peaking at number 2 in Belgium (Flanders), number 3 in Sweden and number 4 in Finland.

"Fuck The Millennium"
Single by Scooter
from the album Back to the Heavyweight Jam
B-side	"New Year's Day"
Released	12 November 1999 (Germany)
Length	4:28 (Album version) 3:58 (Single Version) 4:12 (Video)
Songwriter(s)	H.P. Baxxter, Rick J. Jordan, Axel Coon, and Jens Thele.
Scooter singles chronology
"Faster Harder Scooter" (1999) "Fuck The Millennium" (1999) "I'm Your Pusher" (2000)

Content

The song samples "The Passion" by Technohead. For the single release, the track was completely remixed. The new version of the song contains a sample of Jimmy Torres' song "Wheels".

The bearing vocal phrase of the song is originally from the KLF's song with the same name from 1997; "Fuck the Millennium".

Track listing

1. "Fuck The Millennium" – 3:58
2. "Fuck The Millennium" - Extended – 5:15
3. "New Year's Day" – 6:39

Music video

The music video of the song shows a concert of Scooter and backstage material.

Chart performance

Weekly charts Chart (1999-2000) Peak position scope="row" Austria (Ö3 Austria Top 40)[1] 15 scope="row" Belgium (Ultratop 50 Flanders)[2] 2 scope="row" Finland (Suomen virallinen lista)[3] 4 scope="row" Germany (Official German Charts)[4] 11 scope="row" Sweden (Sverigetopplistan)[5] 3 scope="row" Switzerland (Schweizer Hitparade)[6] 61 Certifications Country Certification Date Sales certified Sweden [7] Gold 1999 20,000 +

Year-end charts Chart (1999) Position Sweden (Sverigetopplistan)[8] 59 Chart (2000) Position Belgium (Ultratop Flanders)[9] 53

References

1. "Austriancharts.at – Scooter – Fuck the Millennium" (in German). Ö3 Austria Top 40. Retrieved November 21, 2011.
2. "Ultratop.be – Scooter – Fuck the Millennium" (in Dutch). Ultratop 50. Retrieved March 3, 2013.
3. "Scooter: Fuck the Millennium" (in Finnish). Musiikkituottajat – IFPI Finland. Retrieved November 21, 2011.
4. "Offiziellecharts.de – Scooter – Fuck the Millennium". GfK Entertainment Charts. Retrieved October 23, 2018.
5. "Swedishcharts.com – Scooter – Fuck the Millennium". Singles Top 100. Retrieved November 21, 2011.
6. "Swisscharts.com – Scooter – Fuck the Millennium". Swiss Singles Chart. Retrieved November 21, 2011.
7. "Guld- och Platinacertifikat − År 1999" (PDF) (in Swedish). IFPI Sweden.
8. "Årslista Singlar – År 1999" (in Swedish). Sverigetopplistan. Retrieved February 19, 2020.
9. "Jaaroverzichten 2000". Ultratop. Retrieved February 19, 2020.