Rollercoaster (B*Witched song)

"Rollercoaster" is a song recorded by Irish pop girl group B*Witched for their debut album, B*Witched (1998). It was written by group members Lindsay Armaou, Edele Lynch, Keavy Lynch and Sinead O'Carroll along with Ray "Madman" Hedges, Martin Brannigan and Tracey Ackerman, who also served as producer for the song.

On 29 September 1998, the group released "Rollercoaster" as their second single from the album, following "C'est la Vie" four months earlier.^[1]^[2] The track peaked at number one in the UK Singles Chart in October 1998 for two weeks.^[3]

Track listings

Australia CD 1
No.	Title	Length
1.	"Rollercoaster"	3:24
2.	"Get Happy"	3:04
3.	"B*Witched Go To The Moon"	1:52
Total length:		8:20

Australia CD 2
No.	Title	Length
1.	"Rollercoaster"	3:24
2.	"C'est La Vie"	2:53
3.	"Get Happy"	3:04
Total length:		9:21

UK CD 1
No.	Title	Length
1.	"Rollercoaster"	3:24
2.	"Get Happy"	3:04
3.	"B*Witched Go To The Moon"	1:52
Total length:		8:20

UK CD 2
No.	Title	Length
1.	"Rollercoaster"	3:23
2.	"Rollercoaster" (Amen UK Full Vocal Mix)	8:09
3.	"Rollercoaster" (Silk's Uplifting Extended Mix)	7:06
Total length:		18:38

UK Promo CD
No.	Title	Length
1.	"Rollercoaster"	3:19
Total length:		3:19

UK 12" (Amen UK Remixes)
No.	Title	Length
1.	"Rollercoaster" (Amen UK Full Vocal Mix)	8:09
2.	"Rollercoaster" (Amen UK Dub Mix)	7:26
Total length:		15:35

UK 12" (Silk's Uplifting Remixes)
No.	Title	Length
1.	"Rollercoaster" (Silk's Uplifting Extended Mix)	7:05
2.	"Rollercoaster" (Silk's Uplifting 7" Mix)	4:02
Total length:		11:07

UK 12" (Skynet Remixes)
No.	Title	Length
1.	"Rollercoaster" (Skynet Starlight Vocal Mix)	7:45
2.	"Rollercoaster" (Skynet Mainframe Dub)	7:17
Total length:		15:02

US CD
No.	Title	Length
1.	"Rollercoaster"	3:24
2.	"Together We'll Be Fine"	3:18
3.	"C'est La Vie" (Remix Edit)	3:12
4.	"B*Witched Go To The Moon"	1:52
5.	"Rollercoaster" (Amen UK Full Vocal Mix)	8:09
6.	"B*Witched Megamix" (12" Version)	7:47
Total length:		27:42

US Promo CD
No.	Title	Length
1.	"Rollercoaster" (Radio Edit)	3:05
2.	"Rollercoaster" (Album Version)	3:24
Total length:		6:29

Charts and certifications

Charts

Chart	Peak position
Australia (ARIA)^[4]	1
Ireland (IRMA)^[5]	2
Netherlands (Single Top 100)^[6]	55
New Zealand (Recorded Music NZ)^[7]	1
Norway (VG-lista)^[8]	20
Sweden (Sverigetopplistan)^[9]	16
UK Singles (Official Charts Company)^[3]	1
US Billboard Hot 100^[10]	67

Certifications


Region	Certification	Certified units/Sales
Australia (ARIA)^[11]	Platinum	70,000^{^}
New Zealand (RMNZ)^[12]	Platinum	15,000^*
United Kingdom (BPI)^[13]	Gold	400,000^{^}
^*sales figures based on certification alone ^{^}shipments figures based on certification alone

References

↑ "The Official B*Witched Website - Rollercoaster". Archived from the original on 25 June 2001. Retrieved 16 March 2014.
↑ "The Official B*Witched Website - C'est La Vie". Archived from the original on 25 June 2001. Retrieved 16 March 2014.
1 2 "B*Witched: Artist Chart History" Official Charts Company. Retrieved 20 March 2014.
↑ "Australian-charts.com – B*Witched – Rollercoaster". ARIA Top 50 Singles. Retrieved 20 March 2014.
↑ "Irish Singles Chart - B*Witched - Rollercoaster". IRMA. Retrieved 24 November 2014.
↑ "Dutchcharts.nl – B*Witched – Rollercoaster" (in Dutch). Single Top 100. Retrieved 20 March 2014.
↑ "Charts.org.nz – B*Witched – Rollercoaster". Top 40 Singles. Retrieved 20 March 2014.
↑ "Norwegiancharts.com – B*Witched – Rollercoaster". VG-lista. Retrieved 20 March 2014.
↑ "Swedishcharts.com – B*Witched – Rollercoaster". Singles Top 100. Retrieved 20 March 2014.
↑ "B*Witched – Chart history" Billboard Hot 100 for B*Witched. Retrieved 20 March 2014.
↑ "ARIA Charts – Accreditations – 1998 Singles". Australian Recording Industry Association.
↑ "Top 50 Singles Chart, 24 January 1999". Recording Industry Association of New Zealand. Retrieved 2012-01-05.
↑ "British single certifications – B*Witched – Rollercoaster". British Phonographic Industry. Enter Rollercoaster in the field Keywords. Select Title in the field Search by. Select single in the field By Format. Select Gold in the field By Award. Click Search

External links

Preceded by "I Want You Back" by Melanie B featuring Missy "Misdemeanor" Elliott	UK Singles Chart number-one single 3 October 1998 (two weeks)	Succeeded by "Girlfriend" by Billie

B*Witched

Lindsay Armaou Edele Lynch Keavy Lynch Sinéad O'Carroll

Studio albums	BWitched* Awake and Breathe

Extended plays	Across America 2000 Champagne or Guinness

Compilations	C'est la Vie

Singles	"C'est la Vie" "Rollercoaster" "To You I Belong" "Blame It on the Weatherman" "Jesse Hold On" "I Shall Be There" "Jump Down"

Other songs	"I Wish It Could Be Christmas Everyday"

Video albums	We Four Girls Are Here to Stay! Jump Up Jump Down Live

Related articles	Discography Thank ABBA for the Music The Big Reunion (series 1)

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