How Much Is The Fish? - Wikipedia

1998 single by Scooter

"How Much Is the Fish?"
Single by Scooter
from the album No Time to Chill
B-side	"Sputnik"
Released	8 June 1998 (1998-06-08)[1]
Studio	Loop D.C. Studio 1 (Hamburg, Germany)
Genre	Eurodance
Length	3:45
Label	Club Tools
Songwriters	H. P. Baxxter Rick J. Jordan Axel Coon Jens Thele
Scooter singles chronology
"No Fate" (1997) "How Much Is the Fish?" (1998) "We Are the Greatest/I Was Made for Lovin' You" (1998)
Music video
"How Much Is the Fish?" on YouTube

"How Much is the Fish?" is a hardcore/Euro-dance song by a German group Scooter. It was released in June 1998 as the lead single from their fifth studio album No Time to Chill.[2] It is the first song to feature Axel Coon. It was made for the France '98 FIFA World Cup.

Background

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In May 2016, in response to increased popularity from a mention on The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon, H.P Baxxter answered the question about "How much is the fish?" on the Scooter Facebook page, revealing that "the fish" was actually the one they bought for their studio aquarium, and it cost 3.80 DM (1.94 €).[3]

Samples

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"How Much is the Fish?" interpolates the song "Zeven Dagen Lang" (Seven days long) by the Dutch band Bots. The melody originates from the traditional Breton song Son ar Chistr played on Alan Stivell's 1970 album Reflets. The title is derived from lyrics in the song "Buffalo" by Anglo-Irish indie group Stump, taken from the 1986 mini-album Quirk Out. The background music sample comes from the album version of the song "Paradoxx" from the German band 666.

Track listings

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CD single[4]

1. "How Much is the Fish?" – 3:45
2. "How Much is the Fish?" (Extendedfish) – 5:23
3. "How Much is the Fish?" (Clubfish) – 6:11
4. "Sputnik" – 3:06

12-inch single[2]

1. "How Much is the Fish?" (Clubfish) – 6:11
2. "How Much is the Fish?" (Extendedfish) – 5:23

Charts

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Weekly charts [edit] Weekly chart performance for "How Much Is the Fish?" Chart (1998) Peakposition Austria (Ö3 Austria Top 40)[5] 9 Belgium (Ultratop 50 Flanders)[6] 1 Denmark (Tracklisten)[7] 12 Netherlands (Dutch Top 40)[8] 21 Netherlands (Single Top 100)[9] 21 Finland (Suomen virallinen lista)[10] 2 Germany (GfK)[1] 3 Norway (VG-lista)[11] 19 Sweden (Sverigetopplistan)[12] 23 Switzerland (Schweizer Hitparade)[13] 13

Year-end charts [edit] Year-end chart performance for "How Much Is the Fish?" Chart (1998) Position Belgium (Ultratop 50 Flanders)[14] 11 Germany (Media Control)[15] 22

Certifications

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Region	Certification	Certified units/sales
Germany (BVMI)[16]	Gold	250,000^
^ Shipments figures based on certification alone.

Covers

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• In collaboration with Scooter, the German hip-hop band K.I.Z wrote a song in German language called Was kostet der Fisch?. While the title is a direct translation, the songtext is a reinterpretation and should not be considered a cover of the original song. It was released on the album Jumping All Over the World in 2008.
• Lento violento artist DJ Maxwell covered the song, in 2015 for their 3rd album Trust No One Part III.[17]
• Russian pianist Olga Scheps released 2017 an Single adaption, a classic version of the song and for the 2019 album 100% Scooter - piano only.[18]

References

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1. ^ a b "Scooter – How Much Is the Fish?" (in German). GfK Entertainment charts. Retrieved 23 October 2018.
2. ^ a b How Much Is The Fish Amazon.de
3. ^ Scooters answer to Jimmy Fallon Facebook
4. ^ How Much Is The Fish: Scooter Amazon.de
5. ^ "Scooter – How Much Is the Fish?" (in German). Ö3 Austria Top 40. Retrieved 21 November 2011.
6. ^ "Scooter – How Much Is the Fish?" (in Dutch). Ultratop 50. Retrieved 3 March 2013.
7. ^ "Scooter – How Much Is the Fish?". Tracklisten. Retrieved 3 March 2013.
8. ^ "Nederlandse Top 40 – Scooter" (in Dutch). Dutch Top 40. Retrieved 3 March 2013.
9. ^ "Scooter – How Much Is the Fish?" (in Dutch). Single Top 100. Retrieved 3 March 2013.
10. ^ "Scooter: How Much Is the Fish?" (in Finnish). Musiikkituottajat. Retrieved 21 November 2011.
11. ^ "Scooter – How Much Is the Fish?". VG-lista. Retrieved 21 November 2011.
12. ^ "Scooter – How Much Is the Fish?". Singles Top 100. Retrieved 21 November 2011.
13. ^ "Scooter – How Much Is the Fish?". Swiss Singles Chart. Retrieved 21 November 2011.
14. ^ "Jaaroverzichten 1998" (in Dutch). Ultratop. Retrieved 1 December 2019.
15. ^ "Top 100 Single–Jahrescharts 1998" (in German). GfK Entertainment. Retrieved 7 August 2015.
16. ^ "Gold-/Platin-Datenbank (Scooter; 'How Much Is the Fish')" (in German). Bundesverband Musikindustrie. Retrieved 14 May 2025.
17. ^ DJ Maxwell - Trust No One part III
18. ^ Stuttgarter Zeitung: „How much is the Fish“ auf dem Klavier from 21. February 2019

External links

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• "How Much Is The Fish?" Official video on YouTube
• Scooter singer finally reveals how much the fish cost
• Scooter quotes

v t e Scooter
H. P. Baxxter Marc Blou Jay Frog Jens Thele Rick J. Jordan
Studio albums	... and the Beat Goes On! Our Happy Hardcore Wicked! Age of Love No Time to Chill Back to the Heavyweight Jam Sheffield We Bring the Noise! The Stadium Techno Experience Mind the Gap Who's Got the Last Laugh Now? The Ultimate Aural Orgasm Jumping All Over the World Under the Radar Over the Top The Big Mash Up Music for a Big Night Out The Fifth Chapter Ace Scooter Forever God Save the Rave Open Your Mind and Your Trousers
Live albums	Encore: Live and Direct Live: Selected Songs of the 10th Anniversary Concert at Docks, Hamburg Excess All Areas Live in Hamburg I Want You to Stream!
Compilations	Rough and Tough and Dangerous – The Singles 94/98 Push the Beat for This Jam (The Second Chapter) 24 Carat Gold 20 Years of Hardcore 100% Scooter – 25 Years Wild & Wicked
Singles	"Hyper Hyper" "Move Your Ass!" "Friends" "Endless Summer" "Back in the U.K." "Let Me Be Your Valentine" "Rebel Yell" "I'm Raving" "Break It Up" "Fire" "The Age of Love" "No Fate" "How Much Is the Fish?" "We Are the Greatest"/"I Was Made for Lovin' You" "Call Me Mañana" "Faster Harder Scooter" "Fuck the Millennium" "I'm Your Pusher" "She's the Sun" "Posse (I Need You on the Floor)" "Aiii Shot the DJ" "Ramp! (The Logical Song)" "Nessaja" "Weekend!" "The Night" "Maria (I Like It Loud)" "Jigga Jigga!" "Shake That!" "One (Always Hardcore)" "Suavemente" "Hello! (Good to Be Back)" "Apache Rocks the Bottom!" "Behind the Cow" "Lass uns tanzen" "The Question Is What Is the Question?" "And No Matches" "Jumping All Over the World" "I'm Lonely" "Jump That Rock (Whatever You Want)" "J'adore Hardcore" "Ti sento" "The Sound Above My Hair" "Stuck on Replay" "Friends Turbo" "The Only One" "David Doesn't Eat" "C'est Bleu" "It's a Biz (Ain't Nobody)" "4 AM" "Army of Hardcore" "Bigroom Blitz" "Today" "Bora! Bora! Bora!"
Other articles	Discography Celebrate the Nun "Love Message"

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