"Have You Ever Been Mellow"
Single by Party Animals
from the album Good Vibrations
Released20 January 1996
Genre
Length3:06
LabelMokum Records
Producer(s)Flamman & Abraxas
Party Animals singles chronology
"Have You Ever Been Mellow"
(1996)		 "Hava Naquila"
(1996)

"Have You Ever Been Mellow" is the first single of the Party Animals and was released on their debut album Good Vibrations. The track was released in 1996 and became their first number one hit in The Netherlands. The song contains a sample of "Have You Never Been Mellow" by Olivia Newton-John. The chorus was also reused except that "never" was replaced by "ever". Musically the song is totally different with a fast gabber beat. The song made the 1996 yearlist at a #21 position. The single was certified Gold.[1] The song remains an often requested song in the Netherlands and reached the 35 position at 3FM's 90s Request Top 100 of 2006.[2] It was a minor hit in the United Kingdom but, like other songs in its genre, sold better in Scotland.

Critical reception

A reviewer from Music Week rated the song three out of five, adding, "The happy hardcore track with helium hooks was a minor hit in May but, after gaining considerable support on The Box, should be big this time."[3]

Track listing

# Title Length
1."Have You Ever Been Mellow? (Flamman & Abraxas radio mix)"3:07
2."Used & Abused (Amnesia mix)"5:21
3."Have You Ever Been Mellow? (Tekno Mafia Mix)"4:36
4."E.H.B.O."5:10
5."Gabber Baby" featuring Het Amsterdams Gabberkoor3:10

Chart

References

  1. ↑ NVPI.nl Archived 2012-02-02 at the Wayback Machine Certification page. Retrieved November 26, 2006
  2. ↑ 3FM.nl Archived 2006-10-24 at archive.today 90s Request Top 100. Retrieved November 26, 2006
  3. ↑ "Reviews: Singles" (PDF). Music Week. September 21, 1996. p. 14. Retrieved September 5, 2021.
  4. ↑ "Nederlandse Top 40 – week 6, 1996" (in Dutch). Dutch Top 40. Retrieved February 29, 2020.
  5. ↑ "Party Animals – Have You Ever Been Mellow?" (in Dutch). Single Top 100. Retrieved February 29, 2020.
  6. ↑ "Top 100-Jaaroverzicht van 1996". Dutch Top 40. Retrieved February 29, 2020.
  7. ↑ "Jaaroverzichten – Single 1996". dutchcharts.nl. Retrieved February 29, 2020.
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