How Much Is the Fish?

"How Much Is The Fish?" is a hardcore/euro-dance song by German group Scooter. It was released in June 1998 as the lead single from their fifth studio album No Time to Chill.[1] It is the first song to feature Axel Coon. It was made for the France 98 FIFA World Cup.

"How Much Is The Fish?"
Single by Scooter
from the album No Time to Chill
B-side"Sputnik"
Released8 June 1998 (Germany)
Recorded1998
StudioLoop D.C. Studio 1, Hamburg
GenreEurodance
Length3:45
LabelClub Tools
Songwriter(s)H. P. Baxxter
Rick J. Jordan
Axel Coon
Jens Thele
Scooter singles chronology
"No Fate"
(1997)		 "How Much Is The Fish?"
(1998)		 "We Are The Greatest/I Was Made For Lovin' You"
(1998)

Track listing
CD Single[2]
  1. "How Much Is The Fish?" (3:45)
  2. "How Much Is The Fish? [Extendedfish]" (5:23)
  3. "How Much Is The Fish? [Clubfish]" (6:11)
  4. "Sputnik" (3:06)
12-inch single[1]
  1. "How Much Is The Fish [Clubfish]" (6:11)
  2. "How Much Is The Fish [Extendedfish]" (5:23)

Samples

"How Much Is The Fish?" samples the song "Zeven Dagen Lang" (Seven days long) by the Dutch band Bots. The melody originates from the traditional Breton song Son ar Chistr played on Alan Stivell's 1970 album Reflets. The title is derived from lyrics in the song "Buffalo" by Anglo-Irish indie group Stump, taken from the 1986 mini-album Quirk Out. The background music sample comes from the album version of the song Paradoxx from the German band 666.

Background

In May 2016, in response to increased popularity from a mention on The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon, Scooter answered the question about "How much is the fish?" on their Facebook page, revealing that "the fish" was actually the one they bought for their studio aquarium, and it cost 3.80 DM (1.94 €).

Chart performance
Chart (1998) Peak
position
Austria (Ö3 Austria Top 40)[3] 9
Belgium (Ultratop 50 Flanders)[4] 1
Denmark (Tracklisten)[5] 12
Netherlands (Dutch Top 40)[6] 21
Netherlands (Single Top 100)[7] 21
Finland (Suomen virallinen lista)[8] 2
Germany (Official German Charts)[9] 3
Norway (VG-lista)[10] 19
Sweden (Sverigetopplistan)[11] 23
Switzerland (Schweizer Hitparade)[12] 13

Year-end charts
Chart (1998) Position
Belgium (Ultratop Flanders)[13] 11
Germany (Official German Charts)[14] 22

Certifications
Country Certification Date
Germany[15] Gold 1999

References
  1. How Much Is The Fish Amazon.de
  2. How Much Is The Fish: Scooter Amazon.de
  3. "Austriancharts.at – Scooter – How Much Is the Fish?" (in German). Ö3 Austria Top 40. Retrieved November 21, 2011.
  4. "Ultratop.be – Scooter – How Much Is the Fish?" (in Dutch). Ultratop 50. Retrieved March 3, 2013.
  5. "Danishcharts.com – Scooter – How Much Is the Fish?". Tracklisten. Retrieved March 3, 2013.
  6. "Nederlandse Top 40 – Scooter" (in Dutch). Dutch Top 40. Retrieved March 3, 2013.
  7. "Dutchcharts.nl – Scooter – How Much Is the Fish?" (in Dutch). Single Top 100. Retrieved March 3, 2013.
  8. "Scooter: How Much Is the Fish?" (in Finnish). Musiikkituottajat – IFPI Finland. Retrieved November 21, 2011.
  9. "Offiziellecharts.de – Scooter – How Much Is the Fish?". GfK Entertainment Charts. Retrieved October 23, 2018.
  10. "Norwegiancharts.com – Scooter – How Much Is the Fish?". VG-lista. Retrieved November 21, 2011.
  11. "Swedishcharts.com – Scooter – How Much Is the Fish?". Singles Top 100. Retrieved November 21, 2011.
  12. "Swisscharts.com – Scooter – How Much Is the Fish?". Swiss Singles Chart. Retrieved November 21, 2011.
  13. "Jaaroverzichten 1998". Ultratop. Retrieved December 1, 2019.
  14. "Top 100 Single-Jahrescharts" (in German). GfK Entertainment. Retrieved August 7, 2015.
  15. "Gold-/Platin-Datenbank ('How Much Is the Fish')" (in German). Bundesverband Musikindustrie.
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