Meet Her at the Love Parade#Charts
{{Short description|1997 single by Da Hool}}
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{{Infobox song
| name = Meet Her at the Love Parade
| cover = Da Hool - Love Parade single cover.jpeg
| type = single
| artist = Da Hool
| album = Here Comes Da Hool
| released = {{start date|1997|8|4|df=y}}
| recorded =
| studio =
| venue =
| genre = Techno
| length =
- 9:30 (original mix)
- 3:27 (radio edit)
| label = Kosmo
| writer = Da Hool
| producer = Da Hool
| prev_title = I Want You
| prev_year = 1996
| next_title = Bora Bora
| next_year = 1997
}}
"Meet Her at the Love Parade" is a song recorded by German disc jockey Da Hool. It was released in August 1997 by the Kosmo label as the lead single from his second studio album, Here Comes Da Hool (1997). The song references the Love Parade, a former German electronic dance music festival and parade, and had great success in many countries, particularly in Belgium, France, Germany, Ireland, and the Netherlands, where it reached the top 10. In Iceland, the song peaked at number one. It was released in the United Kingdom in February 1998 as the Nalin & Kane remix and reached number 15 on the UK Singles Chart. A second remix by Fergie reached number 11 on the same chart in July 2001. British clubbing magazine Mixmag included the song on their list of "The 15 Best Mid-90s Trance Tracks" in 2018.{{cite magazine|url=https://mixmag.net/feature/the-15-best-mid-90s-trance-tracks|title=The 15 best mid-90s trance tracks|magazine=Mixmag|access-date=15 December 2018}}
Critical reception
British magazine Music Week gave the song four out of five, concluding that "Frank Tomiczek's synth-driven instrumental, effectively remixed by Nalin & Kane, will appeal to house and trance fans."{{cite magazine|first=|last=|url=https://worldradiohistory.com/UK/Music-Week/1998/Music-Week-1998-01-24.pdf|title=Reviews: Singles|work=Music Week|date=24 January 1998|page=27|access-date=1 September 2023}} Chris Finan from Record Mirror Dance Update rated "Meet Her at the Love Parade" five out of five, writing, "This German track is already well established on various imports in its Nalin & Kane versions which stand out for the simplicity of the looped synth stabs."{{cite magazine|first=Chris|last=Finan|url=https://worldradiohistory.com/UK/Music-Week/1998/Music-Week-1998-01-24.pdf|title=Hot Vinyl|work=Music Week, in Record Mirror (Dance Update Supplemental Insert)|date=24 January 1998|page=4|access-date=1 September 2023}}
Music video
Nikolas Mann directed the music video for the song, which premiered in mid-1997. The music video Stéphane Sednaoui directed for Björk's 1993 single "Big Time Sensuality" heavily influenced the video.
Charts
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=Weekly charts=
Original version
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!Chart (1997–1998) !Peak |
| {{Single chart|Australia|21|artist=Da Hool|song=Meet Her at the Love Parade|rowheader=true}} |
| {{Single chart|Austria|23|artist=Da Hool|song=Meet Her at the Love Parade|rowheader=true}} |
| {{Single chart|Flanders|18|artist=Da Hool|song=Meet Her at the Love Parade|rowheader=true}} |
| {{Single chart|Wallonia|9|artist=Da Hool|song=Meet Her at the Love Parade|rowheader=true}} |
| {{Single chart|Flanders Dance|1|artist=Da Hool|song=Meet Her at the Love Parade|rowheader=true|access-date=28 September 2020}} |
| scope="row"|Europe (Eurochart Hot 100){{cite magazine|url=https://worldradiohistory.com/UK/Music-and-Media/90s/1998/MM-1998-02-21.pdf|title=Eurochart Hot 100 Singles|magazine=Music & Media|volume=15|issue=8|page=14|date=21 February 1998|access-date=8 June 2020}}
|14 |
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| {{Single chart|France|4|artist=Da Hool|song=Meet Her at the Love Parade|rowheader=true}} |
| {{Single chart|Germany|4|artist=Da Hool|song=Meet Her at the Love Parade|songid=3526|rowheader=true|access-date=2 June 2019|refname="ger"}} |
| scope="row"|Greece (IFPI){{cite magazine|url=https://worldradiohistory.com/UK/Music-and-Media/90s/1998/MM-1998-02-21.pdf|title=Top National Sellers|magazine=Music & Media|volume=15|issue=8|page=16|date=21 February 1998|access-date=8 June 2020}}
|10 |
| scope="row"|Iceland (Íslenski Listinn Topp 40){{cite news|url=https://timarit.is/page/2968637#page/n7/mode/2up|title=Íslenski Listinn Topp 40 (NR. 270 Vikuna 30.4. – 7.5. 1998)|newspaper=Dagblaðið Vísir|language=is|page=42|date=30 April 1998|access-date=6 July 2018}}
|1 |
| {{Single chart|Ireland2|7|song=Meet Her at the Love Parade|rowheader=true|access-date=24 January 2020}} |
| {{Single chart|Dutch40|9|year=1997|week=46|rowheader=true|access-date=2 June 2019}} |
| {{Single chart|Dutch100|11|artist=Da Hool|song=Meet Her At The Love Parade|rowheader=true|access-date=27 June 2018}} |
| {{Single chart|Scotland|14|date=19980214|rowheader=true|access-date=2 June 2019}} |
| {{Single chart|Switzerland|17|artist=Da Hool|song=Meet Her at the Love Parade|rowheader=true}} |
| {{Single chart|UK|15|date=19980214|rowheader=true|access-date=2 June 2019}} |
| {{Single chart|UKdance|1|date=19980214|rowheader=true|access-date=2 June 2019}} |
| scope="row"|US Dance Club Play (Billboard){{cite magazine|url=https://www.billboard.com/charts/dance-club-play-songs/1998-03-14/|title=Dance Club Songs|magazine=Billboard|date=14 March 1998|url-access=subscription|access-date=10 July 2023}}
|30 |
2001 remix
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!Chart (2001) !Peak |
| {{Single chart|Germany|67|artist=Da Hool|song=Meet Her at the Loveparade (The 2001 Remixes)|songid=108712|rowheader=true|access-date=2 June 2019|refname="ger2001"}} |
| {{Single chart|Ireland2|20|song=Meet Her at the Love Parade|rowheader=true|access-date=24 January 2020}} |
| scope="row"|Ireland Dance (IRMA){{cite web|url=https://www.chart-track.co.uk/index.jsp?c=p%2Fmusicvideo%2Fmusic%2Farchive%2Findex_test.jsp&ct=240004&arch=t&lyr=2001&year=2001&week=29|title=Top 10 Dance Singles, Week Ending 19 July 2001|publisher=GfK Chart-Track|access-date=2 June 2019}}{{dead link|date=May 2020|bot=medic}}{{cbignore|bot=medic}}
|3 |
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| {{Single chart|Scotland|10|date=20010728|rowheader=true|access-date=2 June 2019|refname="scot2001"}} |
| {{Single chart|UK|11|date=20010728|rowheader=true|access-date=2 June 2019|refname="uk2001"}} |
| {{Single chart|UKdance|1|date=20010728|rowheader=true|access-date=2 June 2019|refname="ukd2001"}} |
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=Year-end charts=
Original version
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!Chart (1997) !Position |
| scope="row"|France (SNEP){{cite web|url=http://snepmusique.com/les-tops/le-top-de-lannee/top-singles-annee/?annee=1997|title=Tops de L'année {{!}} Top Singles 1997|publisher=SNEP|language=fr|access-date=28 September 2020}}
|73 |
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| scope="row"|Germany (Media Control){{cite web|url=https://www.offiziellecharts.de/charts/single-jahr/for-date-1997|title=Top 100 Single–Jahrescharts 1997|publisher=GfK Entertainment|language=de|access-date=17 April 2018}}
|51 |
| scope="row"|Netherlands (Single Top 100){{cite web|url=https://dutchcharts.nl/jaaroverzichten.asp?year=1997&cat=s|title=Jaaroverzichten – Single 1997|publisher=MegaCharts|language=nl|access-date=2 June 2019}}
|78 |
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Certifications and sales
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{{Certification Table Entry|region=Australia|type=single|award=Gold|relyear=1997|certyear=1998|access-date=2 June 2019}}
{{Certification Table Entry|region=Belgium|type=single|award=Gold|relyear=1997|certyear=1998|access-date=2 June 2019}}
{{Certification Table Entry|region=France|type=single|artist=Da Hool|title=Meet Her at the Love Party|award=Gold|relyear=1997|certyear=1998|salesamount=400,000|salesref={{cite magazine|url=https://worldradiohistory.com/UK/Music-and-Media/00s/2001/MM-2001-06-30.pdf|title=Dance Grooves|last=Smith|first=Gary|magazine=Music & Media|volume=19|issue=27|page=9|date=30 June 2001|access-date=28 September 2020}}|access-date=2 June 2019}}
{{Certification Table Entry|region=United Kingdom|type=single|award=Silver|id=19864-6721-1|artist=Da Hool|title=Meet Her At The Love Parade|certyear=2024|relyear=2005|access-date=5 April 2024}}
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Release history
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| scope="row"|Europe
|rowspan="2"|Original |4 August 1997 |CD |Kosmo |
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| scope="row" rowspan="2"|United Kingdom
|2 February 1998 |rowspan="2"|{{hlist|12-inch vinyl|CD}} |rowspan="2"|Manifesto |{{cite magazine|url=https://worldradiohistory.com/UK/Music-Week/1998/Music-Week-1998-01-24.pdf|title=Reviews – For Records Out on February 2, 1998|magazine=Music Week|page=27|date=24 January 1998|access-date=3 September 2021}} |
| 2001 remix
|16 July 2001 |