Rednex was initially the brainchild of Swedish producers Janne Ericsson, Örjan "Öban" Öberg, and Pat Reiniz, who decided to try mixing country music with eurodance. They reworked the traditional folk song, "Cotton-Eyed Joe", into a dance song and released it in 1994, to huge worldwide success. This started the Country House music fad which lasted for a few years afterward.
They recorded their songs with studio musicians, and a fake group of redneck role players to represent the group were put together. Over the years, these performers have come and gone, and as of 2006 there have been 11 different role players. Though they were not involved in the actual music making in the beginning, they are responsible for the Rednex image as a whole and thus are considered just as much part of the group as the actual musicians. In 2005 they started to play the music themselves as well taking over all vocal parts and the music production.
An album titled Sex & Violins followed the hit song, and Rednex went on to score other hits in Europe from that album (notably the uptempo "Old Pop In An Oak" and the ballad "Wish You Were Here"). However, "Cotton Eye Joe" remains their only U.S. hit as of 2006 (#25 on the Billboard Charts March 1995).
A follow up album entitled Farmout was released in 2000 and found much success in Europe. Their single "Spirit Of The Hawk" was the most successful, finding particular popularity in Germany.
In 2003, a greatest hits album was released entitled The Best Of The West, also known as Cotton Eyed Joe in some regions.
The group launched something of a minor comeback when they entered the song "Mama Take Me Home" in Semifinal 4 of the Swedish Melodifestivalen on 11 March 2006 in Gothenburg. They qualified for the final via the Second Chance Round, finishing an overall sixth in the final. The song "Mama Take Me Home" was subsequently released as a single in a few select European countries.
Their comeback continued as they released the single "Fe Fi (The Old Man Died)" in November 2006, after having performed it at the Nickelodeon Kid's Choice Awards. It was surprisingly successful, reaching #4 in the Swedish Charts.

DVD Tracklisting:

1. Cotton Eye Joe 2002
2. Spirit Of The Hawk
3. Old Pop In An Oak
4. Wish You Were Here
5. The Way I Mate
6. The Devil Went Down To Georgia
7. Ride The Hurricane's Eye (Winnetoons Version)
8. Hold Me For A While
9. The Chase
10. Cotton Eye Joe (Original Version)
11. Rolling Home
12. Wild And Free
13. The Making Of "The Way I Mate"
14. Behind The Scenes (German Language)