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1. Whale was an eclectic ’90s Swedish pop group with strong leanings towards grungy dance rock, funk and trip-hop that wrote songs in English. The group was formed by Henrik Schyffert, Cia Berg – more recently known as Cia Soro – and Gordon Cyrus. The band enjoyed some success, particularly in the European market. Their first single, 1993’s “Hobo Humpin’ Slobo Babe” achieved critical acclaim, heavy spins in the Euro dance club scene, saturation airplay on MTV and reached the top 10 in Denmark and Norway, Top 30 in Holland and Austria, top 40 in Sweden, and #24 on the Modern Rock Tracks chart. It also reached #46 on the British singles chart in 1994 then was reissued in 1995, reaching #15.

In 1995 Whale released the mini-album Pay For Me and their debut, We Care (featuring a number of appearances by trip-hop genius Tricky), which reached #42 on the British charts but failed to yield another hit like “Slobo Babe” (although “I’ll Do Ya” did chart in Britain, reaching #53) and after opening for Blur on a North American tour, Cyrus left the band to form his own hip-hop record company. After a lengthy hiatus, new members Jorgen Wall (drums), Jon Jefferson Klingberg (second guitar), and Heikki Kiviaho (bass) joined in time to record their follow-up, 1998’s All Disco Dance Must End in Broken Bones. Recorded in Chicago and London, the album was produced and engineered by Chris Potter (the Verve) and Brad Wood (Veruca Salt, Placebo) and reached #42 on the British charts. An extensive U.S. tour with Tricky followed soon after the album’s release.
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  • Skutr4

    me too, I´m sure they have interesting and funny lyrics, but I can´t understand everything

    December 2011

  • pqhooligan

    I wish there was a site that had all their lyrics - Song Meanings only has 6

    July 2011

  • AndreDias164

    Beavis and Butthead!

    June 2011

  • outrenoir

    also lol @ MTV actually playing good music once upon a time

    May 2011

  • outrenoir

    really cool muthas. If the British press didn't spend the 90's hyping 2nd-rate indie bands maybe all pop would sound like Whale :(

    May 2011

  • mattbcooper

    Cia where are you???? <3

    December 2010

  • uncleogrimacey

    Whale invented music.

    November 2010

  • MagnaZero

    We Care>>>All Disco Dance Must End in Broken Bones

    October 2010
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