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{{Infobox song
| name       = Cecilia
| cover      = Ace of Base Cecilia.jpg
| alt        =
| type       = single
| artist     = [[Ace of Base]]
| album      = [[Flowers (Ace of Base album)|Flowers]]
| released   = June 1999
| recorded   = *Barn Studio
*Hitsville Production Studios
| studio     =
| venue      =
| genre      = [[Pop music|Pop]]
| length     = 3:55
| label      = *Many Records
*[[Polydor]]
| writer     = {{flatlist|
* [[Jonas Berggren]]
}}
| producer   = [[Ole Evenrud]]
| prev_title = [[Everytime It Rains]]
| prev_year  = 1999
| next_title = [[C'est la Vie (Always 21)]]
| next_year  = 1999
}}
"'''Cecilia'''" is a song from [[Ace of Base]]'s third record titled ''[[Flowers (Ace of Base album)|Flowers]]''.  It was released as a single in [[Italy]] and [[Spain]] in the spring of [[1999 in music|1999]]. The song was written as a continuation of the song of the [[Cecilia (Simon & Garfunkel song)|same name]] by [[Simon & Garfunkel]]. A standard disc single was never made commercially available, however, a 12" [[Gramophone record|vinyl record]] was released in Italy featuring previously unreleased remixes. The song was released promotionally in Spain alongside "[[Travel To Romantis]]".
==Critical reception==
Swedish newspaper ''[[Aftonbladet]]'' picked "Cecilia" as one of Ace of Base's songs "that are going to be hits".<ref>''[[Aftonbladet]]''. 12 June 1998.</ref> Quentin Harrison of ''Albumism'' said in his retrospective review of ''[[Flowers (Ace of Base album)|Flowers]]'', that the band "construct whole worlds of ennui and escapism for listeners to experience" via songs like "Cecilia". He also noted that the song "boldly picks up where the [[Simon & Garfunkel]] tune of the same name left off in 1970, continuing her character arc. The track is also a show-stopping number for Jenny as she handles the principal vocal."<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.albumism.com/features/ace-of-base-flowers-turns-20-anniversary-retrospective|title=Ace of Base's 'Flowers' Turns 20: An Anniversary Retrospective|last1=Harrison|first1=Quentin|website=Albumism|date=13 June 2018|accessdate=22 March 2020}}</ref> Chuck Campbell from ''[[The Daily News (Kentucky)|The Daily News]]'' described it as "an instantly infectious" song "that {{sic|?|briliantly}} blends a horn section, a string section and a rubbery electronic rhythm."<ref>{{cite magazine|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=yPQaAAAAIBAJ|title='Ace of Base' is back with what we like|magazine=[[The Daily News (Kentucky)|The Daily News]]|date=5 August 1998|page=7|accessdate=11 March 2020}}</ref>
==Track listings==
===Italy 12" Vinyl===
# Cecilia (Ole Evenrude Radio Mix)
# Cecilia (Ole Evenrude Mix)
# Cecilia (In Da Nite Mix)
===Spain Promo CD===
# Cecilia (Album Version)
# Travel To Romantis (Album Version)
==References==
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