Old Pop in an Oak

"Old Pop in an Oak"
Single by Rednex
from the album Sex & Violins
Released	17 November 1994
Format	CD single Maxi single Digital download
Recorded	1994
Genre	Country music & Electronica
Length	3:30
Writer(s)	Pat Reiniz
Producer	Pat Reiniz
Rednex singles chronology
"Cotton Eye Joe" (1994) "Old Pop in an Oak" (1994) "Wish You Were Here" (1995)

"Old Pop in an Oak" is a dance song by the Swedish band Rednex, off their first album Sex & Violins. It is essentially a nonsensical song that relies on a catchy beat and the band's trademark blend of country and electronica to carry it, however the central theme seems to be that the father (Pop) climbed up an oak tree to get away from his wife whose pet skunk he cooked on a grill. The melody and structure of the song is very similar to their single "Cotton-Eye Joe".

While not a hit in the U.S. (as their rendition of "Cotton Eye Joe" was), the song can readily be found on several dance compilation albums.

Track listing

CD maxi

1. "Old Pop in an Oak" (Original Radio Edit) — 3:30
2. "Old Pop in an Oak" (Doug's Klub Mix) — 5:25
3. "Old Pop in an Oak" (Original Extended Mix) — 5:38
4. "Old Pop in an Oak" (Doug's Phantom Dub Mix) — 3:50
5. "Old Pop in an Oak" (Original Instrumental) — 3:20

Certifications

Country	Certification	Date	Sales certified
Austria[1]	Platinum	9 March 1995	30,000
Germany[2]	Platinum	1995	500,000
Norway[3]	Platinum	1995	10,000
Switzerland[4]	Gold	1995	25,000

Charts

Chart (1995) Peak position Austrian Singles Chart[5] 1 Belgian (Wallonia) Singles Chart[5] 32 Danish Singles Chart[6] 1 Dutch Singles Chart[5] 11 French SNEP Singles Chart[5] 50 German Singles Chart[7] 2 Irish Singles Chart[8] 11 New Zealand RIANZ Singles Chart[5] 7 Norwegian Singles Chart[5] 1 Swedish Singles Chart[5] 1 Swiss Singles Chart[5] 2 UK Singles Chart[9] 12

End of year chart (1995) Position Austrian Singles Chart[10] 2 Belgian (Wallonia) Singles Chart[11] 56 Swiss Singles Chart[12] 11

Preceded by "This Is the Way" by E-Type	Swedish number one single 25 November 1994 - 30 December 1994 (6 weeks)	Succeeded by "Stay Another Day" by East 17
Preceded by "An Angel" by The Kelly Family	Austrian number one single 29 January 1995 - 2 April 1995 (10 weeks)	Succeeded by "Scatman (Ski Ba Bop Ba Dop Bop)" by Scatman John
Preceded by "Cotton-Eyed Joe" by Rednex	Norwegian VG-Lista number-one single 3/1995 - 8/1995 (6 weeks)	Succeeded by "Scatman (Ski Ba Bop Ba Dop Bop)" by Scatman John

References

1. ^ Austrian certifications ifpi.at (Retrieved 4 September 2008)
2. ^ "German certifications – Old+Pop+in+an+Oak" (in German). Bundesverband Musikindustrie. http://www.musikindustrie.de/gold_platin_datenbank/?action=suche&strTitel=Old%2BPop%2Bin%2Ban%2BOak&strInterpret=&strTtArt=alle&strAwards=checked. Retrieved 4 September 2008. 
3. ^ Norwegian certifications Ifpi.no (Retrieved 4 September 2008)
4. ^ Swiss certifications Swisscharts.com (Retrieved 1 September 2008)
5. ^ ^{a b c d e f g h} "Old Pop in an Oak", in various singles charts Lescharts.com (Retrieved 6 February 2008)
6. ^ Billboard 28 January 1995. Billboard. http://books.google.com/books?id=sgsEAAAAMBAJ&lpg=PA61&dq=Billboard%20%22denmark%22%20%22ifpi%2Fnielsen%22%201994&hl=da&pg=PA61#v=onepage&q&f=false. Retrieved 2010-12-01. 
7. ^ German Singles Chart Charts-surfer.de (4 Retrieved September 2008)
8. ^ Irish Single Chart Irishcharts.ie (Retrieved 4 September 2008)
9. ^ UK Singles Chart Chartstats.com (Retrieved 4 September 2008)
10. ^ 1996 Austrian Singles Chart Austriancharts.at (Retrieved 4 September 2008)
11. ^ 1995 Belgian (Wallonia) Singles Chart Ultratop.be (Retrieved 4 September 2008)
12. ^ 1995 Swiss Singles Chart Hitparade.ch (Retrieved 4 September 2008)