Ace of Base

Released: November 23, 1993

Songwriter: Ulf Ekberg Jonas Berggren

Producer: Per Adebratt Tommy Ekman

Live for yourself, it's a wonderful thing
You can do what you want, you can live in a dream
Get up, get in
Get the rhythm, get down

You're living your life in peace and in harmony
You making your own desisions
That's how it's got to be for you and me

So many people are running around and 'round
Without no sense of logic

I see lies in the eyes of a stranger, oho
You'll be living in danger
I see lies in the eyes of a stranger, oho
You'll be living in danger

I see lies in the eyes of a stranger, oho
You'll be living in danger

People are the same today as they used to be
The same expectations
So high no-one can reach that high
Nor I, nor you get satisfied today
We'll never get enough

I see lies in the eyes of a stranger, oho
You'll be living in danger
I see lies in the eyes of a stranger, oho
You'll be living in danger

I see lies in the eyes of a stranger, oho
You'll be living in danger

People are the same today as they used to be
We'll never get enough

I see lies in the eyes of a stranger, oho
You'll be living in danger
I see lies in the eyes of a stranger, oho
You'll be living in danger

I see lies in the eyes of a stranger, oho
You'll be living in danger
I see lies in the eyes of a stranger, oho
You'll be living in danger

Oh, so much danger (In the eyes of a stranger)
Oh, I look into the eyes of a stranger, ohoho!
Oh, yeah
(I see lies in the eyes of a stranger, oho)
In the eyes of a stranger

Ace of Base Is a Swedish pop group who scored a string of international hits in the early-to-mid 1990s. They’re best known for their upbeat reggae-tinged dance-pop songs, including “The Sign”, which was the biggest hit of 1994, according to The Billboard US chart.

The group’s core lineup consisted of producers Ulf “Buddha” Ekberg and Jonas “Joker” Berggren, along with singers Malin “Linn” Berggren and Jenny Berggren (the three Berggrens are siblings). In the early ’90s, their debut single “Wheel of Fortune” became a hit in Scandinavia, which led to the group connecting with producer Denniz Pop (who would later spawn the careers Backstreet Boys, Britney Spears, and Max Martin).

After the group’s 1992 debut Happy Nation became an international hit (going on to sell 21 million copies), it was re-released in North America in 1993 as The Sign. Three singles from the album became top five pop hits in the US, including “All That She Wants” (#2), “Don’t Turn Around” (#4), and “The Sign” (#1 for six weeks). The Sign went on to sell over 10 million copies.

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