Help! I'm a Fish (Little Yellow Fish)

{{short description|2001 single by Little Trees}}

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| cover = Little Trees - Help I'm a Fish.jpg

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| type = single

| artist = Little Trees

| album = Help! I'm a Fish

| released = {{start date|2001|8|20|df=y}} (UK)
26 March 2001 (Germany){{cite web|url=http://www.die-guerillas.com/ref_sites/hilfe_fisch/musik.html |title=Hilfe! Ich bin ein Fisch |publisher=die-guerillas.com |language=German |accessdate=2008-04-26 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20071107032726/http://www.die-guerillas.com/ref_sites/hilfe_fisch/musik.html |archivedate=2007-11-07 }}

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| genre = Teen pop

| length = 3:30

| label = BMG

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| producer = Ole Evenrud

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"Help! I'm a Fish" is a song first released by Danish pop duo Creamy in 2000 for their second album, We Got the Time. The following year, Danish girl group Little Trees released their version which was included in the Danish film Help! I'm a Fish. Both versions were produced by Ole Evenrud. It was certified triple platinum in Scandinavia.{{cite web |url=http://www.kinoweb.de/film2001/HilfeIchBinEinFisch/film99.php3 |title=Hilfe! Ich bin ein Fisch |publisher=KinoWeb |language=German |accessdate=2008-04-26}}

Composition

The song is in the key of E major at 130 beats per minute.{{cite web |title=Help! I'm a Fish (Little Yellow Fish) Creamy version |url=https://tunebat.com/Info/Help-I-m-a-Fish-Creamy/7dihqDZq5o5l4pg6vmpKTz |website=Tunebat |access-date=13 July 2023}}

Track listing

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Charts

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Chart (2001)

! Peak
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{{singlechart|UK|11|date=1 September 2001}}
Denmark (IFPI Denmark)Billboard. November 11, 2000. p. 73. Accessed on July 30, 2013.

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Other versions

  • Flemish girl group K3 recorded a Dutch version of the song for the Dutch release of the film. It was included on their 2001 album Tele-Romeo titled "Blub, ik ben een vis".

References