The Ketchup Song

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"The Ketchup Song (Aserejé)"
Single by Las Ketchup
from the album Hijas del Tomate
B-side Remix
Released 29 July 2002
Recorded Unknown
Genre Soft rock, Beach
Length 3:32
Label Columbia, Sony
Writer(s) Manny Benito
Manuel Ruiz
Producer Manuel Ruiz
Certification See certifications below
Las Ketchup singles chronology
"The Ketchup Song (Aserejé)"
(2002)		 "Kusha Las Payas"
(2003)
Music sample
Las Ketchup – "The Ketchup Song" (Spanish Version)

"The Ketchup Song" is the English title of the song "Aserejé", recorded by the Spanish pop group Las Ketchup, which was an international hit in 2002. It was released in July 2002 as the lead single from their debut album, Hijas del Tomate. The song exists in three versions, Spanish, a version in a mixture of English and Spanish, described as "Spanglish", and a version in Portuguese. The chorus is identical in the three versions. This song reached number-one in the UK charts, as well as 26 other countries worldwide.

Contents

[edit] Background

Las Ketchup was first introduced to Columbia through Shaketown Music, a small record label in Córdoba, Andalusia, who sent out the group's demo to a number of different record companies.[1] The demo featured the songs “Asereje” and “Kusha Las Payas”. When A&R Javier Portugués and Columbia director Raúl López listened the demo they, Portugués later told HitQuarters, stared at each other in delight exclaiming, "Wow, this is fantastic!".[1] At first the intention was to arrange a distribution deal with ShakeTown Music but on hearing the song they realised its international potential and so negotiated for Las Ketchup to sign with Sony.[1]

[edit] Content

The song tells the story of a pimp-like "afro-gipsy, rastafari" character named Diego who walks into a crowded nightclub at midnight, and the DJ, as he sees Diego walk in, plays the "twelve-o'clock anthem", "the song he desires most". The chorus is reminiscent of Spanish, but contains no actual words. It may be based on the 1979 rap hit "Rapper's Delight" by Sugarhill Gang.

[edit] Adaptation

For the release in Brazil, a version of song was sung in Portuñol and featured a Brazilian "girl band", named Rouge, alongside Las Ketchup. This pushed the album's sales up and eventually led to over 2 million copies sold in Brazil alone.

[edit] Critical reception

Most recently, Matthew Wilkening of AOL Radio ranked the song at #52 on the list of the 100 Worst Songs Ever, asking, "How could such an inoffensive condiment inspire a song that unfolds in so many different, annoying ways?"[2]

In France, the song reached number-one and eventually sold an estimated 1,750,000 copies, making it the highest-selling single of 2002 and the sixth best-selling song of all time in that country.[3]

The song was the 50th best-selling single of the 2000 decade in UK.[4]

In the Philippines, when the dance craze became a huge hit, one of the country's Christian sects, the totally dumbass, backwards, stuck-in-the-dark-ages Iglesia ni Cristo, banned their followers to listen to the song as they said that it is a form of Theistic Satanism. Many other Christian groups later claimed that the song and lyrics were evil, particularly when the song was backmasked, because those particular groups (but not all Christians mind you) believe in group-speak particularly in light of so many of their members being functionally illiterate and unable to see beyond group-think mentality. The religion's members later disclosed that no such ban was imposed on them. The people who were interested in the dance craze in any case said that the song is just about a man who enters the club and dances to his favorite hip hop song and that there is nothing in the song itself related to the devil at all.

[edit] Track listings

CD maxi
No. Title Length
1. "The Ketchup Song (Aserejé)" (Spanglish Version) 3:32
2. "The Ketchup Song (Aserejé)" (Spanish Version) 3:32
3. "The Ketchup Song (Aserejé)" (Chiringuito Club Single Edit) 3:41
4. "The Ketchup Song (Aserejé)" (Motown Club Single Edit) 3:41

The single was re-released again for Christmas with a new remix and video.

CD maxi
No. Title Length
1. "The Ketchup Song (Aserejé)" (Crystal Sound Xmas mix) 3:50
2. "The Ketchup Song (Aserejé)" (Karaoke Version) 3:44
3. "The Ketchup Song (Aserejé)" (Chiringuito Club mix) 5:30
4. "The Ketchup Song (Aserejé)" (video – Crystal Sound Xmas mix)  

[edit] Charts and sales

[edit] Peak positions

Chart (2002/03) Peak
position
Australia (ARIA)[5] 1
Austria (Ö3 Austria Top 75)[6] 1
Belgium (Ultratop 50 Flanders)[7] 1
Belgium (Ultratop 40 Wallonia)[8] 1
Canada (Canadian Hot 100)[9] 1
Denmark (Tracklisten)[10] 1
Netherlands (Mega Single Top 100)[11] 1
European Hot 100 Singles[12] 1
Finland (Suomen virallinen lista)[13] 1
France (SNEP)[14] 1
Germany (Media Control AG)[15] 1
Hungary (Single Top 10)[16] 1
Ireland (IRMA)[17] 1
Italy (FIMI)[18] 1
Japan (Japan Hot 100)[19] 5
New Zealand (RIANZ)[20] 1
Norway (VG-lista)[21] 1
Romania (Romanian Top 100)[22] 1
Spain (PROMUSICAE)[23] 1
Sweden (Sverigetopplistan)[24] 1
Switzerland (Schweizer Hitparade)[25] 1
UK Singles (Official Charts Company)[26] 1
US Billboard Hot 100 (Billboard)[27] 54
US Top 40 Tracks (Billboard)[27] 39
US Latin Songs (Billboard)[28] 1
US Tropical Songs (Billboard)[29] 1

[edit] End of year charts

End of year chart (2002) Position
Australian Singles Chart[30] 5
Austrian Singles Chart[31] 2
Belgian (Flanders) Singles Chart[32] 1
Belgian (Wallonia) Singles Chart[33] 1
French Singles Chart[34] 1
Irish Singles Chart[35] 3
Swiss Singles Chart[36] 1
UK Singles Chart[37] 8
End of year chart (2003) Position
Australian Singles Chart[38] 8
Austrian Singles Chart[39] 23
Belgian (Wallonia) Singles Chart[40] 62
French Singles Chart[41] 24
Swiss Singles Chart[42] 45
UK Singles Chart[43] 171

[edit] Decade-end charts

(2000–2009) Position
Australian Singles Chart[44] 11
German Singles Chart[45] 8

[edit] Certifications

Region Certification Sales/shipments
Australia (ARIA)[46] 3× Platinum 210,000^
Austria (IFPI Austria)[47] 2× Platinum 60,000x
Belgium (BEA)[48] 5× Platinum 250,000*
Denmark (IFPI Denmark)[49] 2× Platinum 20,000^
Finland (Musiikkituottajat)[50] Platinum 15,483[50]
France (SNEP)[51] Diamond 750,000*
Germany (BVMI)[52] 2× Platinum 1,000,000^
Greece (IFPI Greece)[53] 2× Platinum 30,000^
Netherlands (NVPI)[54] Platinum 60,000^
New Zealand (RIANZ)[55] 2× Platinum 30,000*
Norway (IFPI Norway)[56] 6× Platinum 60,000*
Sweden (GLF)[57] 4× Platinum 120,000x
Switzerland (IFPI Switzerland)[58] 3× Platinum 120,000x
United Kingdom (BPI)[59] Platinum 600,000^

*sales figures based on certification alone
^shipments figures based on certification alone
xunspecified figures based on certification alone

[edit] Chart successions

Order of precedence
Preceded by
"Le vent nous portera" by Noir Désir		 Italian FIMI number-one single
27 July 2002 – 14 September 2002 (8 weeks)		 Succeeded by
"All the Things She Said" by t.A.T.u.
Preceded by
"Without Me" by Eminem		 Swiss number-one single
25 August 2002 – 3 November 2002 (11 weeks)		 Succeeded by
"Dilemma" by Nelly featuring Kelly Rowland
Preceded by
"Dansplaat" by Brainpower		 Belgian (Flanders) number-one single
31 August 2002 – 16 November 2002 (12 weeks)		 Succeeded by
"Dilemma" by Nelly featuring Kelly Rowland
Preceded by
"Perdono" by Tiziano Ferro		 Dutch number-one single
31 August 2002 – 26 October 2002 (9 weeks)		 Succeeded by
"Dilemma" by Nelly featuring Kelly Rowland
Preceded by
"J'ai demandé à la lune" by Indochine		 Belgian (Wallonia) number-one single
7 September 2002 – 28 December 2002 (17 weeks)		 Succeeded by
"Paris Latino" by Star Academy
Preceded by
"Lumessakahlaajat" by Timo Rautiainen & Trio Niskalaukaus		 Finnish number-one single
9 September 2002 – 21 October 2002 (7 weeks)		 Succeeded by
"Etsit muijaa seuraavaa" by Gimmel
Preceded by
"A Little Less Conversation" by Elvis Presley vs JXL		 Swedish number-one single
9 September 2002 – 2 January 2003 (17 weeks)		 Succeeded by
"Tu es foutu" by In-Grid
Preceded by
"Inch'Allah" by MC Solaar
"Marie" by Johnny Hallyday
"Plus haut" by Whatfor		 French SNEP number-one single
14 September 2002 – 9 November 2002 (9 weeks)
23 November 2002 (1 week)
7 December 2002 (1 week)		 Succeeded by
"Marie" by Johnny Hallyday
"Plus haut" by Whatfor
"Marie" by Johnny Hallyday
Preceded by
"Mensch" by Herbert Grönemeyer		 German number-one single
20 September 2002 – 1 November 2002 (7 weeks)		 Succeeded by
"Dilemma" by Nelly featuring Kelly Rowland
Preceded by
"Without Me" by Eminem		 Eurochart Hot 100 number-one single
21 September 2002 – 11 January 2003 (17 weeks)		 Succeeded by
"Lose Yourself" by Eminem
Preceded by
"Mensch" by Herbert Grönemeyer		 Austrian number-one single
29 September 2002 – 15 December 2002 (12 weeks)		 Succeeded by
"Der Steuersong (Las Kanzlern)" by Die Gerd Show
Preceded by
"Complicated (Avril Lavigne song)" by Avril Lavigne		 Norwegian VG-Lista number-one single
30 September 2002 – 30 December 2002 (15 weeks)		 Succeeded by
"Lose Yourself" by Eminem
Preceded by
"Positivity" by Suede		 Danish number-one single
4 October 2002 – 8 November 2002 (6 weeks)		 Succeeded by
"Right Here Next to You" by Jon
Preceded by
"Complicated (Avril Lavigne song)" by Avril Lavigne
"Unbreakable" by Westlife		 Irish IRMA number-one single
12 October 2002 (1 week)
16 November 2002 – 23 November 2002 (2 weeks)		 Succeeded by
"Dilemma" by Nelly featuring Kelly Rowland
"Dirrty" by Christina Aguilera featuring Redman
Preceded by
"The Logical Song" by Scooter
"Dilemma" by Nelly featuring Kelly Rowland		 Australian ARIA number-one single
13 October 2002 (1 week)
17 November 2002 – 24 November 2002 (2 weeks)		 Succeeded by
"Dilemma" by Nelly featuring Kelly Rowland
"Born to Try" by Delta Goodrem
Preceded by
"The Long and Winding Road / Suspicious Minds" by Will Young & Gareth Gates		 UK number-one single
19 October 2002 (1 week)		 Succeeded by
"Dilemma" by Nelly featuring Kelly Rowland
Preceded by
"No Me Enseñaste" by Thalía		 U.S. Billboard Hot Latin Tracks number-one single
9 November 2002 – 30 November 2002 (4 weeks)		 Succeeded by
"El Problema" by Ricardo Arjona
Preceded by
"The Tide Is High" by Atomic Kitten		 New Zealand RIANZ number-one single
17 November 2002 – 19 January 2003 (10 weeks)		 Succeeded by
"Lose Yourself" by Eminem
Preceded by
"Jenny From the Block" by Jennifer Lopez		 Canadian number-one single
15 February 2003 – 1 March 2003 (3 weeks)		 Succeeded by
"Beautiful" by Christina Aguilera

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