Mega Mix (Snap! song)

{{Infobox song

| name = Mega Mix

| cover = Mega_Mix_-_Snap!_song.jpg

| alt =

| type = single

| artist = Snap!

| album = Snap! Attack: The Best of Snap!

| B-side = "Cult of Snap" (remix)

| released = {{start date|1991|3|18|df=y}}{{cite magazine|title=New Releases: Singles|magazine=Music Week|page=19|date=16 March 1991}}

| recorded =

| studio =

| venue =

| genre =

| length = 4:39

| label =

| writer =

John "Virgo" Garrett III
R. Wilson
Lonnie Simmons
Durron Butler
Penny Ford
Charlie Wilson
Benito Benites
ToniC
Rudy Taylor

| producer =

Benito Benitez
John "Virgo" Garrett III

| prev_title = Mary Had a Little Boy

| prev_year = 1990

| next_title = Colour of Love

| next_year = 1991

| misc = {{External music video|{{YouTube|R-JxkqoyDWU|"Mega Mix"}}}}

}}

"Mega Mix" is a song by German Eurodance group Snap!. It was released as a single only and comprises the four previous singles taken from their first studio album, World Power (1990). The songs in order of the mega mix are; "Ooops Up", "The Power", "Cult of Snap", and "Mary Had a Little Boy". The song is included on their 1996 album, Snap! Attack: The Best of Snap!.

Chart performance

"Mega Mix" was a major hit on several continents. In Europe, it peaked at number one in Portugal and made it to the top 10 also in Denmark (number four), Finland (number two), the Netherlands, Spain, Switzerland and the United Kingdom. In the latter, the single peaked at number ten in its second week at the UK Singles Chart, on 31 March 1991. On the UK Dance Singles Chart, it reached number eight. Additionally, it was a top 20 hit in Belgium, Germany and Sweden, and a top 30 hit in Austria. Outside Europe, it reached number seven in New Zealand, number nine in Zimbabwe and number 25 in Australia.

Track listings

7-inch single, Europe (1991)

"Mega Mix" – 4:39
"Cult of Snap" (Cult's Dub Mosaic Meets Snap edit) – 4:26

CD single, UK (1991)

"Snap Mega Mix" (7-inch edit)
"Cult's Dub" (Mosaic Meets Snap edit)
"Snap Mega Mix"

CD maxi, Germany (1991)

"Snap Mega Mix" – 8:34
"Cult's Dub" (Mosaic Meets Snap edit) – 6:26
"Snap Mega Mix" (7-inch edit) – 4:39

Charts

=Weekly charts=

Chart (1991) !Peak position
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{{single chart\|Australia\|28\|artist=Snap!\|song=Mega Mix\|access-date=25 May 2020}}
{{single chart\|Austria\|22\|artist=Snap!\|song=Mega Mix\|access-date=25 May 2020}}
{{single chart\|Flanders\|11\|artist=Snap!\|song=Mega Mix\|access-date=25 May 2020}}
Denmark (IFPI){{cite magazine\|url=https://worldradiohistory.com/UK/Music-and-Media/90s/1991/MM-1991-04-20.pdf\|title=Top 10 Sales in Europe\|magazine=Music & Media\|volume=8\|issue=16\|page=26\|date=20 April 1991\|access-date=21 March 2018}} \|align="center"\|4
Europe (Eurochart Hot 100){{cite magazine\|title=Eurochart Hot 100 Singles\|magazine=Music & Media\|volume=8\|issue=18\|page=25\|date=4 May 1991}} \|align="center"\|11
Finland (Suomen virallinen lista){{cite book\|url=https://musiikkiarkisto.fi/oa/_tiedostot/julkaisut/sisaltaa-hitin.pdf#page=239\|first=Timo\|last=Pennanen\|year=2021\|title=Sisältää hitin – 2. laitos Levyt ja esittäjät Suomen musiikkilistoilla 1.1.1960–30.6.2021\|section=Snap!\|page=239\|publisher=Kustannusosakeyhtiö Otava\|location=Helsinki\|access-date=5 July 2022\|language=fi}} \|align="center"\|2
{{single chart\|Germany\|15\|songid=2252\|artist=Snap!\|song=Mega Mix\|access-date=25 May 2020}}
{{single chart\|Dutch40\|6\|year=1991\|week=18\|access-date=25 May 2020}}
{{single chart\|Dutch100\|5\|artist=Snap!\|song=Mega Mix\|access-date=25 May 2020}}
{{single chart\|New Zealand\|7\|artist=Snap!\|song=Mega Mix\|access-date=25 May 2020}}
Portugal (AFP){{cite magazine\|title=Top 10 Sales in Europe\|magazine=Music & Media\|volume=8\|issue=26\|page=22\|date=29 June 1991}} \|align="center"\|1
Spain (AFYVE){{cite book\|first= Fernando \|last= Salaverri \|title= Sólo éxitos: año a año, 1959–2002 \|edition= 1st \|date= September 2005 \|publisher= Fundación Autor-SGAE \|location= Spain \|isbn= 84-8048-639-2 \|language= es}} \|align="center"\|10
{{single chart\|Sweden\|17\|artist=Snap!\|song=Mega Mix\|access-date=25 May 2020}}
{{single chart\|Switzerland\|5\|artist=Snap!\|song=Mega Mix\|access-date=25 May 2020}}
UK Singles (OCC){{cite web \|url=http://www.officialcharts.com/artist/_/snap/\|title=Official Charts Company: Snap!\|publisher=Official Charts Company\|access-date=5 January 2015}} \|align="center"\|10
UK Dance (Music Week){{cite magazine\|url= https://worldradiohistory.com/UK/Music-Week/1991/MW-1991-03-30.pdf \|title= Top 60 Dance Singles \|magazine= Music Week \|date= 30 March 1991 \|page= 26 \|access-date= 27 September 2020}} \|align="center"\|8
Zimbabwe (ZIMA)* Zimbabwe. Kimberley, C. Zimbabwe: singles chart book. Harare: C. Kimberley, 2000 \|align="center"\|9

=Year-end charts=

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!Chart (1991)

!Position

Europe (Eurochart Hot 100){{cite magazine|title=Eurochart Hot 100 Singles 1991|magazine=Music & Media|volume=8|issue=51–52|page=21|date=21 December 1991}}

|align="center"|79

Netherlands (Dutch Top 40){{cite web|url=https://www.top40.nl/bijzondere-lijsten/top-100-jaaroverzichten/1991|title=Top 100–Jaaroverzicht van 1991|publisher=Dutch Top 40|access-date=25 May 2020}}

|align="center"|69

Netherlands (Single Top 100){{cite web|url= http://dutchcharts.nl/jaaroverzichten.asp?year=1991&cat=s |title= Jaaroverzichten – Single 1991 |publisher= Single Top 100 |access-date= 5 January 2015 |language= nl}}

|align="center"|87

Sweden (Topplistan){{cite web|url=http://www.grammotex.se/topp91singlar.htm|title=Årstopplistan 1991, Singlar|publisher=Grammotex|language=sv|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20010225020647/http://www.grammotex.se/topp91singlar.htm|archive-date=25 February 2001|access-date=7 April 2025}}

|align="center"|85

References

Category:1991 singles

Category:1991 songs

Category:Number-one singles in Portugal

Category:English-language German songs

Category:Snap! songs

Category:Songs written by Charlie Wilson (singer)

Category:Songs written by Lonnie Simmons

Category:Songs written by Rudy Taylor