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. It was released as a single in July 1997 and found chart success in several countries, peaking at number one in Japan, number two in the United Kingdom and number three in the Netherlands. In some countries they had to change the song's title to "Fun on the Beach", because of censorship. In 2004, the song was released in a new version as "Sex on the Beach 2004". This version reached number 70 in the Netherlands.

Critical reception

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Chart performance

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, on September 13, 1998. On the

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, it peaked at number one, and on the

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, it rose to number 16. Outside Europe, "Sex on the Beach" charted in both New Zealand and Australia, peaking at numbers six and 64, respectively. It earned a

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in both New Zealand and the UK.

Music video

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was made for "Sex on the Beach", directed by Kenny Wisdom. It features the group partying with people on a beach.

Track listings

* 7-inch single (US, 1999) # "Sex on the Beach" (Radio Edit) – 3:42 # "Sex on the Beach" (Lectroluv Radio Mix) – 4:03 * 12-inch single (Germany, 1997) # "Sex on the Beach" (MIAMI Mix) – 4:11 # "Sex on the Beach" (IBIZA Radio mix) – 3:42 # "Sex on the Beach" (ORIGINAL Mix) – 3:52 # "Sex on the Beach" (Extended Original Edit) – 5:47 * CD single (Netherlands, 1997) # "Sex on the Beach" (Ibiza Radio Mix) – 3:42 # "Sex on the Beach" (Original Mix) – 3:52 * CD maxi (Netherlands, 1997) # "Sex on the Beach" (Ibiza Radio Mix) – 3:42 # "Sex on the Beach" (Original Mix) – 3:52 # "Sex on the Beach" (Summer Mix) – 4:11 # "Sex on the Beach" (Extended Original Edit) – 5:47

Charts

Weekly charts

Year-end charts

Certifications

Release history

References

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