''Surfin' on a Backbeat'' is the third studio album by German
pop
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Arts, entertainment, and media Music
* Pop music, a musical genre Artists
* POP, a Japanese idol group now known as Gang Parade
* Pop!, a UK pop group
* Pop! featuring Angie Hart, an Australian band
Albums
* ''Pop'' (G ...
singer
Sasha
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* Sasha (name), includes list of people with the name and the variants Sascha or Sacha
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* Sasha (DJ) (born 1969), born Alexander Coe
* Sasha (German singer) (born 1972), born Sas ...
, released by
Warner Music
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on 29 October 2001 in
German-speaking Europe
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.
Taking Sasha's work further into
pop rock
Pop rock (also typeset as pop/rock) is a fusion genre with an emphasis on professional songwriting and recording craft, and less emphasis on attitude than rock music. Originating in the late 1950s as an alternative to normal rock and roll, ear ...
, ''Surfin' on a Backbeat'' reached the top ten of the albums charts in Germany,
but charted significantly lower than its predecessors.
It was however,
certified gold
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by the German leg of the
IFPI
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for more than 200,000 sold copies.
The album and its re-release produced four singles, including leading single "
Here She Comes Again
"Here She Comes Again" is a song recorded by German recording artist Sasha. It was written by S. Esteban