Europop is the debut album by Italian electronic group Eiffel 65. The album was released in late 1999 as under Bliss Corporation and Universal Records and Republic Music (Universal and Republic would merge to Universal Republic). The album is most notable for the group's two biggest hits: "Blue (Da Ba Dee)" and "Move Your Body," which topped the charts worldwide in 2000. Music The title of Europop describes its genre; it combines several dance styles unique to European countries, such as the United Kingdom's trip hop, Germany's techno, and Italy's dance music, and songs are structured like a typical pop song. The album follows a deep house template featuring vocoder vocal effects, synthesizer hooks, and "nursery rhyme choruses," with occasional deviations from it into string-orchestrated hip-hop ("Living in a Bubble") and "trippy" house stylings ("Now is Forever" and "Europop"). Elements of 1980s synthpop dominate, with reviews making comparisons to Depeche Mode (especially towards "Your Clown"), Erasure, A-ha, and Duran Duran. Lyrics Although some of its tracks are self-indulgent and facile, Europop generally incorporates social commentary on deceptions and connections between humans. Explained Jey, "We like to speak of how things affect human beings without saying 'This is bad' or 'We want to drown everyone who does that.'" "Living in a Bubble"'s message is making sure what's real in "a place of lies and hype"; specifically, according to Jey, it is about how celebrities have people they encounter be unusually "friendly and openhearted right away" when popular, only for that to change when their fame decreases. The subject of "Silicon World" dreams of "a silicon girl with silicon lips and silicon hair" he'll never meet. "Too Much of Heaven" critiques societies' fixation on wealth and its effects on morality, while "Blue (Da Ba Dee)" is about someone where "everything is blue for him" due to a need to be heard. Europop features references to consumer technology. In "Hyperlink (Deep Down)", the subject displays lust through computer terminology like "a sexual browser" and "a hyperlink to go inside you," and a tribute to the PlayStation, "My Console," that references games such as Resident Evil, Tekken 3 and Bloody Roar. There are also songs about love and relationships, including the aforementioned "Silicon World" and "Hyperlink (Deep Down)" as well as "Your Clown," which depicts the subject trying to get out of an abusive love triangle caused by his girlfriend. Sound The album features