Roses Are Red (Aqua song)

"Roses Are Red"
Single by Aqua
from the album Aquarium
Released	24 September 1996
Format	CD single 12" single cassette
Recorded	1996
Genre	Eurodance, bubblegum dance
Length	3:45
Label	Universal
Writer(s)	Søren Rasted Claus Norreen René Dif Lene Nystrøm Hartmann & Langhoff
Producer(s)	Hartmann & Langhoff
Aqua singles chronology
"Itsy Bitsy Spider" (1995) "Roses Are Red" (1996) "My Oh My" (1997)

"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.

The single was successful primarily in Scandinavia, where the single reached number-one on the singles chart in Denmark, as well as No. 2 in Norway and No. 5 in Sweden.^[1] "Roses Are Red" did not achieve widespread distribution or airplay outside of that region, unlike the subsequent singles from Aquarium.

Background

The song was inspired by the popular poem Roses Are Red, which has produced lots of satirical or humorous variations.

Throughout the song are references to the Iggy and the Stooges song, "The Passenger". The music is also very similar to said song.

Track listing

Denmark CD single^[2]

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

Charts

References

External links

• Lyrics of this song at MetroLyrics