"Fairytales" is a song by Dutch Eurodance group 2 Brothers on the 4th Floor featuring rapper D-Rock and singer Des'Ray. It was released as the third single from their second album, 2, and reached number 4 in the Netherlands, number 46 in Belgium and number 49 in Sweden. On the Eurochart Hot 100, "Fairytales" peaked at number 85 in March 1996. Outside Europe, the song peaked at number-one for one week in Israel.
Music & Media wrote, "Another possible smash hit from D-Rock and Des'Ray, backed by the Boer brothers. Radio-friendly dance from the Lowlands with a whiff of hardcore. The fast beats and spacey keyboards provide the backbone for the raps and vocals."[1]
Music video[]
A computer generated music video was made for "Fairytales", directed by Ben Liebrand.[2]
Track listing[]
12", Netherlands (1996)
No.
Title
Length
1.
"Fairytales" (Extended Version)
4:37
2.
"Fairytales" (No Velocity Happy Hardcore Edit)
3:30
3.
"Fairytales" (Radio Version)
3:29
4.
"Fairytales" (Charly Lownoise & Mental Theo Hardcore Mix)
4:36
5.
"Fairytales" (DJ Weirdo & DJ Sim 1,2,3,4 Happy Remix)
5:53
6.
"Fairytales" (Charly Lownoise & Mental Theo Rave Edit)
4:05
CD single, Netherlands (1996)
No.
Title
Length
1.
"Fairytales" (Radio Version)
3:29
2.
"Fairytales" (Charly Lownoise & Mental Theo Rave Edit)
4:05
CD maxi, Netherlands (1996)
No.
Title
Length
1.
"Fairytales" (Radio Version)
3:29
2.
"Fairytales" (Charly Lownoise & Mental Theo Rave Edit)
4:05
3.
"Fairytales" (No Velocity Happy Hardcore Edit)
3:30
4.
"Fairytales" (Extended Version)
4:37
5.
"Fairytales" (Charly Lownoise & Mental Theo Hardcore Mix)
4:36
6.
"Fairytales" (DJ Weirdo & DJ Sim 1,2,3,4 Happy Remix)