Mr. President — "Coco Jamboo"
A breezy reggae-tinged Eurodance smash from a Bremen-built German trio that somehow cracked the American Top 40. The "put me up, put me down" chorus became the summer 1997 earworm.
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Eiffel 65 — "Blue (Da Ba Dee)"
The Italian Eurodance group Eiffel 65 and their inescapable hit "Blue (Da Ba Dee)," released in 1998 and an unstoppable global phenomenon in 1999. The auto-tuned "I'm blue, da ba dee da ba di" hook became the defining one-hit wonder of the turn-of-the-millennium era.
La Bouche — "Be My Lover"
The massive follow-up that conquered Europe and cracked the US Top 10. That infectious "la da da dee da da da da" hook? It was completely improvised.
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The Eurodance duo that carried producer Frank Farian's Midas touch from Boney M. into the '90s. "Be My Lover" didn't just top charts—it scored over 6 million copies sold worldwide.
La Bouche — "Sweet Dreams"
La Bouche's debut that introduced Melanie Thornton's massive voice to the world. It took a year and a half to reach America, but when it did, it owned every roller rink and school dance.
Vengaboys — "Boom, Boom, Boom, Boom!!"
Yes, there are exactly four booms and two exclamation marks in the title. The Dutch party machine's biggest UK smash—a certified banger that hit #1 while America barely noticed.