Rednex — Cotton Eye Joe

Cotton Eye Joe is a song by the Swedish Eurodance group Rednex, released in August 1994 by Jive and Zomba as the lead single from their debut studio album, Sex & Violins (1995). Based on the traditional American folk song "Cotton-Eyed Joe", it blends the group's Eurodance style with traditional American instruments like the banjo and fiddle. The song was written by Janne Ericsson, Örjan "Öban" Öberg, and Pat Reiniz, and produced by Reiniz. The vocal verses are performed by Annika Ljungberg, while the "Cotton Eye Joe" chorus is sung by Göran Danielsson, who does not appear in the music video, which was directed by Stefan Berg. The song became a number one hit in at least eleven countries and reached numbers 25 and 23 on the US Billboard Hot 100 and Cash Box Top 100 charts, respectively. In 2002, "Cotton Eye Joe" was remixed into a new dance version and included on Rednex's first greatest hits album, The Best of the West (2002).

"Cotton Eye Joe" is based on the traditional country folk song "Cotton-Eyed Joe" and begins with the chorus sung by the male vocalist. Nearly a minute into the track, the female vocalist delivers the first of two verses. The song has a runtime of 3 minutes and 14 seconds, a tempo of 132 BPM, and a time signature of 4/4. It is written in the key of A minor.

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