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Rednex

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Bursting out of the barn in 1994 with their Eurodance-bluegrass novelty "Cotton Eye Joe," the Swedish pop group Rednex became one of the biggest chart-toppers in Europe in the '90s before switching up their formula and riding nostalgia into the 2000s. The act was formed by producers Patrick Edenberg, Janne Ericsson, and Orjan Oberg in 1994, recruiting a quartet of Swedes for the country-folk dance crew. The original lineup included vocalist Mary Joe (Annika Ljungberg), vocalist/banjoist Ken Tacky (Arne Arstrand), and violinists Bobby Sue (Kent Olander) and Billie Ray (Jonas Nilsson). Creator Edenberg produced as Pat Reiniz with the alias M-Up. Rednex unleashed the fiddling hoedown "Cotton Eye Joe" -- a cover of "Cotton-Eyed Joe," thought to be a pre-Civil War plantation slave song -- and it became a massive hit, topping the charts for weeks in Norway, Switzerland, Germany, Sweden, Austria, the United Kingdom, and New Zealand. They would become a one-hit wonder in the United States, peaking on the Billboard singles chart at number 25 in 1995. Edenberg left soon after the single's release, replaced by BB Stiff (Urban Landgren) for the promotion of the debut album, Sex & Violins.

After a series of singles, Ljungberg left the group to pursue a solo career in 1996. Arstrand left in 1997 to focus on his prog-metal band Explode. Ljungberg's spot was filled by Whippy (Mia Lofgren) in 1998. The updated Rednex lineup released the group's sophomore effort, Farmout, in 2000. "The Spirit of the Hawk" became a moderate hit in Germany, but a different direction was decided for Rednex. Edenberg decided to shift the group's focus toward live entertainment and not just pushing singles, which led to a total rehaul of the lineup. Lofgren, Olander, Nilsson, and Landgren were all replaced, bringing in Scarlet (English vocalist Julie-Anne Tulley), Dagger (Swede Anders Sandberg), and Joe Cagg (Roy van der Haagen) and Jay Lee (Jean-Paul Engeln) from the Netherlands. A compilation album, The Best of the West, was released in 2002. It included updates on past hits and a new track "The Chase." Roster changes continued to plague the group, with the two Dutch members leaving in 2003. They were replaced by Ace Ratclaw (Tor Penten) and Boneduster Crock (Bjorn Scheffler). A year later, Tulley parted ways with Rednex.

A decade after leaving the group, Ljungberg returned to the fold. She switched Scheffler for her husband, Jens Sylsjo, and Sandberg for Anders Lundstrom. Scheffler and Sandberg would later recruit Tulley, van der Haagen, and Penten for a touring offshoot, dubbed Rednex Tribute.

The official Rednex trio continued to perform, release singles, and participate in multiple European music competitions until 2009, when control of the Rednex reverted to the band's founders after years under Ljungberg's management. She was released, along with Lundstrom and Sylsjo. Conveniently, the Rednex Tribute lineup were still active and they became the official Rednex. In early 2009, they released a single for a new scheduled album, but the effort wouldn't materialize due to low sales. Tulley left the group again, replaced by Rednex female vocalist 4.0, Dakotah (Nadja Flood).

By 2012, the repeated lineup changes led to a natural conclusion for the band. They announced that, moving forward, Rednex would draw from a pool of associated musicians, creating incarnations and spin-offs with their historically female-vocalist-plus-three-male-performers formula. Subsequent singles like "Racing" and "The End" arrived in 2012. A three-song EP, Drinking & Pub Songs, was also issued. At the end of the year, the Rednex brand made its way to Oceania with the creation of the Rednex NZ franchise, which performed for the Australia and New Zealand markets. Over two decades after formation, Rednex released the single "Innit for the Money" in 2016. ~ Neil Z. Yeung, Rovi

Total plays

594.5 million
Updated on 2025-04-24

Country

Sweden

Monthly listeners

4,932,145

Followers

180,581

Top Cities

  1. Germany
    73,757 listeners
  2. Germany
    78,229 listeners
  3. Australia
    67,608 listeners
  4. Sweden
    71,960 listeners
  5. Germany
    56,697 listeners

Most popular tracks

Track Plays Duration Release date
Cotton Eye Joe
Cotton Eye Joe
428,638,425 3:14 1994-08-12
The Spirit of the Hawk
The Spirit of the Hawk
27,881,174 3:58 2000-01-01
The Spirit of Hawk
The Spirit of Hawk
27,881,174 4:02 2017-04-09
Old Pop in an Oak - Original Radio Edit
Old Pop in an Oak - Original Radio Edit
22,064,330 3:33 1994-08-12
Wish You Were Here
Wish You Were Here
18,066,370 3:57 1994-08-12
Cotton Eye Joe - Reloaded
Cotton Eye Joe - Reloaded
11,004,393 2:01 2023-06-16
Cotton Eye Joe - Line Dance Remix
Cotton Eye Joe - Line Dance Remix
10,795,209 4:15 1995-01-01
GEGAGEDIGEDAGEDAGO - REMIX
GEGAGEDIGEDAGEDAGO - REMIX
5,654,959 2:22 2024-06-28
Hold Me for a While
Hold Me for a While
5,421,573 4:45 2000-01-01
Wild 'N' Free
Wild 'N' Free
5,181,856 3:38 1994-08-12
Wild and Free
Wild and Free
5,181,856 3:38 2006-01-01
Mama Take Me Home
Mama Take Me Home
3,267,393 3:03 2006-01-01
Riding Alone
Riding Alone
3,170,991 3:28 1994-08-12
The Way I Mate
The Way I Mate
2,605,021 3:44 2000-01-01
Hittin' the Hay
Hittin' the Hay
2,364,530 3:18 1994-08-12
Shooter
Shooter
1,521,729 3:44 1994-08-12
Cotton Eye Jojo
Cotton Eye Jojo
969,791 2:22 2022-07-15
Racing
Racing
952,684 3:18 2012-04-18
Fat Sallie Lee
Fat Sallie Lee
927,452 3:17 1994-08-12
Cotton Eye Joe - Industrial Boogie Öban Remix
Cotton Eye Joe - Industrial Boogie Öban Remix
882,500 5:19 2019-03-21
Mary Lou
Mary Lou
807,163 3:37 1994-08-12
Bottleneck Bob 2000
Bottleneck Bob 2000
670,397 3:41 2000-01-01
The Chase
The Chase
670,297 3:10 2001-01-01
Nowhere in Idaho
Nowhere in Idaho
612,915 4:05 1994-08-12
Rolling Home
Rolling Home
560,393 4:19 1994-08-12
Gegagedigedagedago (Cotton Eye Joe Viral Version) - Gegagedigedagedago (with Razi) [Cotton Eye Joe Viral Version]
Gegagedigedagedago (Cotton Eye Joe Viral Version) - Gegagedigedagedago (with Razi) [Cotton Eye Joe Viral Version]
546,923 2:35 2024-05-24
Harder Than Your Husband
Harder Than Your Husband
537,378 2:21 1994-08-12
Innit for the Money
Innit for the Money
479,097 3:19 2016-05-02
Where You Gonna Go
Where You Gonna Go
339,910 3:23 2000-01-01
Wish You Were Here - Memorial Version
Wish You Were Here - Memorial Version
315,129 3:32 2022-01-25
McKenzie Brothers
McKenzie Brothers
309,492 4:32 1994-08-12
Get the Truck Loaded
Get the Truck Loaded
268,228 3:45 2000-01-01
Football Is Our Religion
Football Is Our Religion
265,383 3:34 2008-01-01
Manly Man
Manly Man
234,062 3:35 2018-07-06
Is He Alive
Is He Alive
213,301 3:22 2000-01-01
The End (single - Dexys Midnight Runners & Pogues style)
The End (single - Dexys Midnight Runners & Pogues style)
212,651 2:46 2012-10-03
The End
The End
212,651 2:46 2012-09-13
Manly Man - Line Dance & Line Dancing Mix
Manly Man - Line Dance & Line Dancing Mix
183,552 3:09 1995-01-01
Gegagedigedagedago - SAMString Remix
Gegagedigedagedago - SAMString Remix
167,987 2:11 2024-06-28
Desert Town
Desert Town
164,241 3:37 2009-07-01
Love Me Or Leave Me
Love Me Or Leave Me
149,438 4:04 2022-01-25
The Hix Off (Live)
The Hix Off (Live)
148,374 1:49 2012-09-15
Maggie Moonshine - Extended Version
Maggie Moonshine - Extended Version
138,818 4:22 2000-01-01
Railroad,railroad
Railroad,railroad
130,781 2:56 2008-01-01
Hold Me for a While - Valentine Version (Unplugged)
Hold Me for a While - Valentine Version (Unplugged)
115,984 3:15 2019-02-06
Glad Rags Jug
Glad Rags Jug
114,866 3:28 2022-10-28
Anyway You Want Me
Anyway You Want Me
113,961 3:04 2007-03-05
Wish You Were Here - Dan Winter X Chris Diver Dance Remix
Wish You Were Here - Dan Winter X Chris Diver Dance Remix
105,687 2:50 2022-01-25
Cotton Eye Joe - Madcow Remix
Cotton Eye Joe - Madcow Remix
100,544 4:52 2019-04-22
Ranger Jack
Ranger Jack
91,499 4:15 2000-01-01
Show How Mad U Ar
Show How Mad U Ar
83,303 3:21 2023-06-14
Well-o-wee
Well-o-wee
72,100 3:02 2007-01-01
Cotton Eye Joe - Instrumental
Cotton Eye Joe - Instrumental
71,949 3:02 2019-04-22
Intro Farm Out!
Intro Farm Out!
65,201 0:60 2000-01-01
Cotton Eye Jojo (Extended)
Cotton Eye Jojo (Extended)
59,767 2:38 2022-07-15
Nowhere in Idaho - Anthem 580K Remix
Nowhere in Idaho - Anthem 580K Remix
58,401 4:22 2021-03-29
McKenzie Brothers II (Continued...)
McKenzie Brothers II (Continued...)
44,692 3:60 2000-01-01
Cotton Eye Joe - Madcow Instrumental
Cotton Eye Joe - Madcow Instrumental
37,488 4:44 2019-04-22
Gegagedigedagedago vs Cotton Eye Joe mash-up
Gegagedigedagedago vs Cotton Eye Joe mash-up
32,936 2:41 2024-06-28
Gegagedigedagedago - Industrial Boogie Öban Remix
Gegagedigedagedago - Industrial Boogie Öban Remix
31,014 2:53 2024-06-28
Another Round
Another Round
28,109 3:09 2024-09-06
Cotton Eye Joe - Madcow Overworked Mix
Cotton Eye Joe - Madcow Overworked Mix
25,904 6:21 2019-04-22
Gegagedigedagedago - Kurbeli remix
Gegagedigedagedago - Kurbeli remix
24,844 3:04 2024-07-19
Hold Me For A While - Trance Remix by Реналь Шамсутдинов
Hold Me For A While - Trance Remix by Реналь Шамсутдинов
23,508 4:30 2022-01-25
Nowhere in Idaho - Country Radio Edit
Nowhere in Idaho - Country Radio Edit
22,765 3:33 2021-03-29
Cotton Eye Joe - Leo Gegagedigedagedago remix
Cotton Eye Joe - Leo Gegagedigedagedago remix
22,080 2:36 2024-06-28
Nowhere in Idaho - Twist Line Dance Remix
Nowhere in Idaho - Twist Line Dance Remix
16,969 3:16 2021-03-29
Manly Man - Spank The Spunk Remix
Manly Man - Spank The Spunk Remix
15,904 2:31 2019-03-21
Nowhere in Idaho - Stubbed Toe Remix
Nowhere in Idaho - Stubbed Toe Remix
15,655 2:58 2021-03-29
Roping a Cow - 1995 [Album version]
Roping a Cow - 1995 [Album version]
15,562 4:28 1995-02-27
Manly Man - Excretic Macho Remix
Manly Man - Excretic Macho Remix
15,430 5:15 2019-03-21
Nowhere in Idaho - The Honk-A-Hole Remix
Nowhere in Idaho - The Honk-A-Hole Remix
14,365 2:35 2021-03-29
Manly Man (The Final Lullabye) - WINNER Remix
Manly Man (The Final Lullabye) - WINNER Remix
13,182 2:52 2019-03-21
Glad Rags Jug - Party Meisters remix
Glad Rags Jug - Party Meisters remix
12,698 2:35 2022-10-28
Manly Man - Burndown Trailer Remix (EDM Club Dance Party Mix)
Manly Man - Burndown Trailer Remix (EDM Club Dance Party Mix)
11,326 6:33 2018-07-06
Show How Mad U Ar (Extended)
Show How Mad U Ar (Extended)
11,311 5:21 2023-06-14
Manly Man - The Annicken Iversen Remix
Manly Man - The Annicken Iversen Remix
11,271 3:10 2019-03-21
Manly Man - Women These Days Remix
Manly Man - Women These Days Remix
11,262 4:04 2019-03-21
Manly Man - Barbwire 4 Breakfast Remix (EDM Club Dance Party Mix)
Manly Man - Barbwire 4 Breakfast Remix (EDM Club Dance Party Mix)
10,286 4:57 2018-07-06
Manly Man - Betablockers Remix
Manly Man - Betablockers Remix
10,103 3:35 2018-07-06
Love Me Or Leave Me - Remix by Öban
Love Me Or Leave Me - Remix by Öban
8,919 7:33 2022-01-25
Wish You Were Here - Stampede Mix
Wish You Were Here - Stampede Mix
8,864 5:59 2022-01-25
Mary Lou - Line Dance Remix
Mary Lou - Line Dance Remix
8,565 3:19 2024-10-17
Another Round - EuroRefur Remix
Another Round - EuroRefur Remix
8,226 3:26 2024-10-17
Manly Man - The Hangover Part 517 Remix
Manly Man - The Hangover Part 517 Remix
8,135 4:05 2019-03-21
Cotton Eye Joe - Industrial Boogie Öban Remix
Cotton Eye Joe - Industrial Boogie Öban Remix
7,803 4:57 2024-06-28
Cotton Eye Joe - Dagger remix
Cotton Eye Joe - Dagger remix
7,618 3:33 2025-03-20
Glad Rags Jug - Moe Lester the Limp goes to Hollywood remix
Glad Rags Jug - Moe Lester the Limp goes to Hollywood remix
7,515 2:41 2022-10-28
Who's with Me
Who's with Me
7,448 3:37 2024-06-16
Manly Man - Womanly Woman Remix
Manly Man - Womanly Woman Remix
7,408 7:46 2019-03-21
Manly Man - For Canadian Radio Only Mix
Manly Man - For Canadian Radio Only Mix
7,355 3:35 2018-07-06
Cotton Eye Joe - Remix
Cotton Eye Joe - Remix
7,291 2:05 2024-07-11
Bum Vacation
Bum Vacation
7,108 3:12 2020-04-05
Manly Man - Freed at the Bozeman Trail Ambush Remix
Manly Man - Freed at the Bozeman Trail Ambush Remix
7,106 4:12 2019-03-21
Manly Man - Stand On Your Own Face, Smoo-oosh! Remix (EDM Club Dance Party Mix)
Manly Man - Stand On Your Own Face, Smoo-oosh! Remix (EDM Club Dance Party Mix)
6,410 3:46 2018-07-06
Glad Rags Jug - Manly Man Mash-up [Strictly Uptempo]
Glad Rags Jug - Manly Man Mash-up [Strictly Uptempo]
6,401 2:58 2022-10-28
Gegagedigedagedago - Cotton Eye Joe viral version instrumental
Gegagedigedagedago - Cotton Eye Joe viral version instrumental
6,221 2:26 2024-06-28
Gegagedigedagedago - Mad Ruckus Ravenous Remix
Gegagedigedagedago - Mad Ruckus Ravenous Remix
6,191 2:47 2024-06-28
Manly Man - Karaoke & Instrumental
Manly Man - Karaoke & Instrumental
5,750 3:35 2018-07-06
Manly Man - Dog Aint Dead Yet Remix (EDM Club Dance Party Mix)
Manly Man - Dog Aint Dead Yet Remix (EDM Club Dance Party Mix)
5,544 6:10 2018-07-06
Manly Man - Eyepoker Remix
Manly Man - Eyepoker Remix
5,381 4:28 2019-03-21
Manly Man - Hunted Boss In Disguise Remix
Manly Man - Hunted Boss In Disguise Remix
5,148 4:27 2019-03-21
Manly Man - Thursday is No-underwear Day Remix
Manly Man - Thursday is No-underwear Day Remix
5,082 3:39 2019-03-21
Nowhere in Idaho - The Harpster Bounty Hunter Remix
Nowhere in Idaho - The Harpster Bounty Hunter Remix
4,800 8:33 2021-03-29
Glad Rags Jug - Asleep at the steering rod stewart remix
Glad Rags Jug - Asleep at the steering rod stewart remix
4,332 4:04 2022-10-28
Manly Man - Mr. Half-Sneacc Got Away Remix
Manly Man - Mr. Half-Sneacc Got Away Remix
4,317 4:25 2019-03-21
Manly Man - Rockbottom Remix
Manly Man - Rockbottom Remix
4,286 3:28 2019-03-21
Manly Man - Remix Stems
Manly Man - Remix Stems
3,956 2:40 2019-03-21
Manly Man - Rufus Jones Call ASAP! Remix
Manly Man - Rufus Jones Call ASAP! Remix
3,596 3:44 2019-03-21
Nowhere in Idaho - Instrumental Karaoke
Nowhere in Idaho - Instrumental Karaoke
3,244 4:05 2021-03-29
Mary Lou (Jerry Nandi Remix) - Jerry Nandi remix
Mary Lou (Jerry Nandi Remix) - Jerry Nandi remix
3,231 3:03 2024-10-17
Glad Rags Jug - Instrumental
Glad Rags Jug - Instrumental
1,530 3:39 2022-10-28
Boring...
Boring...
< 1000 0:28 2000-01-01
Roping a Cow - 1995 [Overworld mix]
Roping a Cow - 1995 [Overworld mix]
< 1000 5:09 1995-02-27

New releases

Cotton Eye Joe (Dagger remix)
Cotton Eye Joe (Dagger remix)
2025-03-20
[Rednex]
GEGAGEDIGEDAGEDAGO (REMIX)
GEGAGEDIGEDAGEDAGO (REMIX)
2025-02-19
[Music Now]
Mary Lou Berlin Flowumentary Remaster & Line Dance Remixes
Mary Lou Berlin Flowumentary Remaster & Line Dance Remixes
2024-10-17
[Muunshine Muusic]
Another Round
Another Round
2024-09-06
[Muunshine Muusic]
Gegagedigedagedago (Kurbeli remix)
Gegagedigedagedago (Kurbeli remix)
2024-07-19
[Muunshine Muusic]
Cotton Eye Joe (Kajisemo & Haruko Please Remix)
Cotton Eye Joe (Kajisemo & Haruko Please Remix)
2024-07-11
[Rednex]
Gegagedigedagedago - Remixes
Gegagedigedagedago - Remixes
2024-06-28
[Muunshine Muusic]
Gegagedigedagedago (Cotton Eye Joe Viral Version)
Gegagedigedagedago (Cotton Eye Joe Viral Version)
2024-05-24
[Muunshine Muusic]
Cotton Eye Joe (Reloaded)
Cotton Eye Joe (Reloaded)
2023-06-16
[Virgin]
Show How Mad U Ar
Show How Mad U Ar
2023-06-14
[M&M Brothers s.r.o.]
Show How Mad U Ar (Extended)
Show How Mad U Ar (Extended)
2023-06-14
[M&M Brothers s.r.o.]
Glad Rags Jug
Glad Rags Jug
2022-10-28
[Muunshine Muusic]
Cotton Eye Jojo
Cotton Eye Jojo
2022-07-15
[ZYX Music]
Ballads & Remixes
Ballads & Remixes
2022-01-25
[Rednex]
Nowhere in Idaho (Remixes)
Nowhere in Idaho (Remixes)
2021-03-29
[Rednex]
Cotton Eye Joe Mastered 1994
Cotton Eye Joe Mastered 1994
2019-04-22
[Rednex Music]
Manly Man Remix Frenzy (Metapop Remix Competition 2019)
Manly Man Remix Frenzy (Metapop Remix Competition 2019)
2019-03-21
[RednexMusic / Muunshine Muusic]
Hold Me for a While [Valentine Version (Unplugged)]
Hold Me for a While [Valentine Version (Unplugged)]
2019-02-06
[RednexMusic / Muunshine Muusic]
Manly Man
Manly Man
2018-07-06
[Rednex Ltd]
Innit for the Money
Innit for the Money
2016-05-02
[Muunshine Muusic]
Drinking & Pub Songs, Oktoberfest & Party Songs 1
Drinking & Pub Songs, Oktoberfest & Party Songs 1
2012-10-03
[Muunshine Muusic]
The Hix Off (Live)
The Hix Off (Live)
2012-09-15
[Muunshine Muusic]
The End
The End
2012-09-13
[Muunshine Muusic]
Racing
Racing
2012-04-18
[Muunshine Muusic]
Desert Town
Desert Town
2009-07-01
[EmuBands]
Football Is Our Religion
Football Is Our Religion
2008-01-01
[Magic Records]
Anyway You Want Me
Anyway You Want Me
2007-03-05
[MMS Records]
Mama Take Me Home
Mama Take Me Home
2006-01-01
[Capitol Music Group AB]
The Chase
The Chase
2001-01-01
[RednexMusic / Muunshine Muusic]
Farm Out!
Farm Out!
2000-01-01
[Rednex]
Sex & Violins
Sex & Violins
1995-04-03
[Jive]
Sex & Violins
Sex & Violins
1995-04-03
[Jive]
Roping a Cow
Roping a Cow
1995-02-27
[Rednex Music / Muunshine Muusic]
Cotton Eye Joe (Line Dance Remix)
Cotton Eye Joe (Line Dance Remix)
1995-01-01
[RednexMusic / Muunshine Muusic]
Sex & Violins
Sex & Violins
1994-08-12
[Muunshine Muusic]