"Meet Her at the Love Parade" is a song recorded by German
disc jockey
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Da Hool
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Mu ...
. It was released in August 1997 as the lead single from the album, ''Here Comes Da Hool''. The song had great success in many countries, particularly in Belgium, France, Germany, Ireland, and the Netherlands, where it reached the top 10. In Iceland, the song peaked at number one. The song was released in the United Kingdom in February 1998 as the
Nalin & Kane
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remix and reached number 15 on the
UK Singles Chart
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. A second remix by
Fergie reached number 11 on the same chart in July 2001. ''
Mixmag
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History
The first issue of ''Mixmag'' was prin ...
'' included the song on their list of "The 15 Best Mid-90s Trance Tracks" in 2018.
Content
The song references the
Love Parade
The Love Parade (german: Loveparade) was a popular electronic dance music festival and technoparade that originated in 1989 in West Berlin, Germany. It was held annually in Berlin from 1989 to 2003 and in 2006, then from 2007 to 2010 in the Ru ...
, a former German electronic dance music festival and parade.
Music video
Nikolas Mann directed the music video, which premiered in mid-1997. The music video
Stéphane Sednaoui
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directed for
Björk
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's 1993 single "
Big Time Sensuality
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" heavily influenced the video.
Charts
Weekly charts
Original version
2001 remix
Year-end charts
Original version
Certifications and sales
Release history
References
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1997 songs
1997 singles
2001 singles
Da Hool songs
Music videos directed by Nikolas Mann
Number-one singles in Iceland