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Travel to Romantis
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Wikipedia article
{{Infobox song
| name = Travel to Romantis
| cover = Ace of Base - Travel to Romantis.jpg
| alt =
| type = single
| artist = Ace of Base
| album = Flowers
| released = 16 November 1998
| recorded =
| studio = *The Barn Studio, Gothenburg
*Skylab Studio
| venue =
| genre = *EurodanceShipes, Gary (7 August 1998). "MAKING A CASE FOR ACE OF BASE; UN-APEELING 'AVENGERS'". 'The Stuart News'. Retrieved 24 March 2020.
*pop
| length = 4:07
| label = *Mega Records
*Polydor
| writer = Jonas Berggren
| producer = *Johnny Jam & Delgado
*Jonas Berggren
| prev_title = Whenever You're Near Me
| prev_year = 1998
| next_title = Always Have, Always Will
| next_year = 1998
| misc =
}}
"'Travel to Romantis'" is the third single from 'Flowers', an album by Swedish pop band Ace of Base. The song was released on 16 November 1998 in Germany and Scandinavia and followed the singles "Life Is a Flower" and "Cruel Summer".
Critical reception
Quentin Harrison of 'Albumism' said in his retrospective review of 'Flowers', that the band "construct whole worlds of ennui and escapism for listeners to experience" via songs like "Travel to Romantis". Swedish newspaper 'Expressen' commented that it "is Neil Sedakas One Way Ticket (to the Blues) such as one early Modern Talking would have made it.""ACE OF BASE". 'Expressen'. 12 June 1998. Gary Shipes from 'The Stuart News' described it as "a frothy gallop which reintroduces early '90s Eurodance to late '90s ennui."Shipes, Gary (7 August 1998). "MAKING A CASE FOR ACE OF BASE; UN-APEELING 'AVENGERS'". 'The Stuart News'. Retrieved 24 March 2020.
Music video
A music video was produced to promote the single. The video was directed by Andy Neumann. Linn Berggren appeared in the video, however only for a few seconds.
Tracks
'Scandinavia'
CD single
# Travel to Romantis
# Whenever You're Near Me (Previously Unreleased) 3:32
Maxi CD
# Travel to Romantis (Album Version) 4:11
# Travel to Romantis (Josef Larossi Mix) 5:33
# Travel to Romantis (Love to Infinity Mix) 7:22
# Whenever You're Near Me (Previously Unreleased) 3:32
'Germany'
CD single
# Travel to Romantis
# Whenever You're Near Me (Previously Unreleased) 3:32
Maxi CD
# Travel to Romantis 4:11
# Cruel Summer (Cutfather & Joe Mix) 3:33
# The Sign 3:10
# Beautiful Life 3:40
# Whenever You're Near Me (Previously Unreleased) 3:32
Official versions/remixes
*Album Version
*Radio Edit
*Eurotracks Extended Mix
*Larossi Extended Mix
*Larossi Short Mix
*Love To Infinity Master Mix
*Love To Infinity Radio Edit
*Wolf Mix
Charts
References
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