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Scooter Hit after hit has been pumped out by H.P. Baxxter, Rick Jordan and Ferris Bueller, alias SCOOTER. Those who turned up their critical noses at "Hyper Hyper" back in the autumn of '94 had their eyes opened mighty quickly. "Hyper Hyper" sold over 700,000 copies in Germany alone, worked its way into German slang and catapulted SCOOTER overnight to the status of international stars. The ever-growing ranks of the rave generation use the expression "Hyper Hyper" to describe something incredibly awesome. It's the superlative superlative. And, as their career shows, these boys from the far north really live up to the title they gave their first track. You've seen it happen many a time: an act crashes onto the scene, scores a megahit, and, before you know it, they're history. But not SCOOTER. They have become one of the world's most successful dance-techno bands. "Hyper Hyper", "Move Your Ass", "Friends", "Endless Summer" and "Back In The UK" all reached Top 5 in the German singles sales charts with sales of over 3.5 million worldwide so far. The singles all reached at least gold status in Germany (250.000 units). The second album "Our Happy Hardcore" sold 120.000 units in Germany alone so far. It was the first CD-Extra (CD-Plus) of a German artist. The CD-ROM part of the CD offers the fan a variety of personal photos, excerpts of the videos as well as information about the group. Moreover, you can compete with H.P., Ferris and Rick in a go-cart race. In May 1996, following "Back In The UK" (first Top 20 hit for SCOOTER in the UK) and "Let Me Be Your Valentine", the third single hit from "Our Happy Hardcore" was released: "Rebel Yell", a cover version of the Billy Idol classic with which SCOOTER proved that H.P. apart from his MC shouts can actually sing. "Rebel Yell" continued the string of Top 10 hits for SCOOTER in Germany as well as various other territories. |
