#ThrowBackThursday: Five hit songs 20 years old this year
Do you remember these award-winning songs that were released 20 years ago?
The evolution of boy bands took the world by storm. Do you remember bands like, the Backstreet Boys, Westlife and Boyzone to name a few. We take a look at what blockbuster songs made their debut.
1. Backstreet Boys – As long as you love me
This track was their biggest selling single in the United Kingdom and the 13th biggest selling boy band single of the 90s in the UK selling 430 000 copies.
2. Celine Dion’s – My Heart Will Go On
‘My Heart Will Go On’, also called the ‘Love Theme from Titanic’, was the main theme song to the blockbuster film Titanic. Released in December 1997 the song became Celine Dion’s biggest hit, and one of the best selling singles of all time, and was the world’s best-selling single of 1998.
After 20 years, you have to admit, this song still gives you goosebumps.
3. R. Kelly – I believe I can Fly
R. Kelly gave us hope that we could all fly if we just believed. ‘I Believe I Can Fly’ was a 1996 song written, produced and performed by American singer R. Kelly from the soundtrack to the 1996 film Space Jam.
Although he has had two number one songs, “I Believe I Can Fly” is R. Kelly’s most successful single. It topped the charts in the United Kingdom and has won three Grammy Awards.
4. Aqua – Barbie girl
The song topped the charts worldwide, particularly in the United Kingdom, where it was a number-one hit for three weeks. It remains Aqua’s biggest hit single in the United States to date, and their only one to reach the top 20 of the Billboard Hot 100. It is Aqua’s most popular work.
5. Spice Girls – If you wannabe my lover
‘Wannabe’ is the debut hit single by the British girl group the Spice Girls. released in November 1996.
This uptempo dance-pop song bared the lyrics, which address the value of female friendship over the heterosexual bond, became an iconic symbol of female empowerment and the most emblematic song of the group’s girl power philosophy.
Are you feeling old yet? Let us know in the comments section below what your favourite songs are.
