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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 actually is a sort of phonetic transcription of the 1979 rap hit "[[Rapper's Delight]]" by [[Sugarhill Gang]]:
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 actually is a sort of [[soramimi|phonetic transcription]] of the 1979 rap hit "[[Rapper's Delight]]" by [[Sugarhill Gang]]:


;I said a hip hop the hippie:''Aserejé ja de jé de jebe''
;I said a hip hop the hippie:''Aserejé ja de jé de jebe''

Revision as of 11:37, 6 May 2013

For the song by Stompin' Tom Connors, see Ketchup Song (Stompin' Tom Connors song).

"The Ketchup Song"
Song
B-side"Remix"

"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 United Kingdom, as well as 26 other countries worldwide. As of 2006, the song has sold over 7 million copies worldwide, making it one of the best-selling singles of all time.[2]

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.[3] 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!"[3] 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.[3]

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 actually is a sort of phonetic transcription of the 1979 rap hit "Rapper's Delight" by Sugarhill Gang:

I said a hip hop the hippie
Aserejé ja de jé de jebe
to the hip hip hop, a you don't stop
tu de jebere sebiunouva
the rock it to the bang bang boogie say up jumped the boogie
majabi an de bugui
to the rhythm of the boogie, the beat
an de buididipí

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.

Critical reception

Most recently, Matthew Wilkening of AOL Radio ranked the song at No. 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?"[4]

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.[5]

The song was the 50th best-selling single of the 2000 decade in UK.[6]

Supposed Satanic references

In 2002, there were rumors that The Ketchup Song made references to Satanism, the angel Lucifer (the Devil), the inferno, and the like. The rumor is rooted in the title of the song, "Aserejé", which—if broken down—supposedly makes reference to a demonic being. The letter 'A' in Spanish means (a); ser (being); and ereje (heresy without the h), meaning "a being of heresy."[7][8]

Other lyrics like Mira lo que se avecina, a la vuelta de la esquina viene Diego ("Look what's coming up, around the corner comes Diego") supposedly signifies Diego as some kind of messenger.[7] Con la Luna en las pupilas ("With the moon in his pupils") supposedly means Diego can only be seen at night; Y donde más no cabe un alma ("And there, where no soul can be squeezed in") supposedly means hell; Y el DJ que lo conoce toca el himno de las doce ("And the DJ that knows him [the messenger] plays the midnight hymn") is supposedly a reference to Satanic rituals, which usually occur at midnight. Aserejé, ja, de je, de jebe tu de jebere sebiunouva, majabi an de bugui an de buididipi reportedly means "Asejeré" (Spanish: un ser hereje — "a heretic being"), ja (the letters of Jehovah), deje, dejebe tu dejebe (deja tu ser — leave your being); if connected, it reads un ser hereje Jehová deja tu ser, or, "a heretic being Jehovah leave your being."[7][8] Other lyrics like No es cosa de brujería que lo encuentre to' los días (pecado) por donde voy caminando ("It's not witchcraft the fact that I find him (sinning) everyday wherever I walk through") supposedly make references to a demonic being, just like Diego tiene chulería ("Diego has natural charm"), which some critics say it literally means that the Devil is a beautiful angel. Finally, the word "Ketchup" ends with "up" (symbolically, heaven) and ends with "chet" (if pronounced quickly, shit), that if they are joined together it literally means that heaven is shit, a direct attack to the religious belief.[7]

The group members, however, mentioned that the song had no real meaning and that the theme of the song originated from rap music.[7]

Track listings

CD maxi
No.TitleLength
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.TitleLength
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) 

Charts and sales

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
Preceded by 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 Dutch number-one single
31 August 2002 – 26 October 2002 (9 weeks) 		Succeeded by
"Dilemma" by Nelly featuring Kelly Rowland
Preceded by Belgian (Wallonia) number-one single
7 September 2002 – 28 December 2002 (17 weeks) 		Succeeded by
Preceded by Finnish number-one single
9 September 2002 – 21 October 2002 (7 weeks) 		Succeeded by
"Etsit muijaa seuraavaa" by Gimmel
Preceded by Swedish number-one single
9 September 2002 – 2 January 2003 (17 weeks) 		Succeeded by
Preceded by 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 German number-one single
20 September 2002 – 1 November 2002 (7 weeks) 		Succeeded by
"Dilemma" by Nelly featuring Kelly Rowland
Preceded by Eurochart Hot 100 number-one single
21 September 2002 – 11 January 2003 (17 weeks) 		Succeeded by
Preceded by Austrian number-one single
29 September 2002 – 15 December 2002 (12 weeks) 		Succeeded by
"Der Steuersong (Las Kanzlern)" by Die Gerd Show
Preceded by Norwegian VG-Lista number-one single
30 September 2002 – 30 December 2002 (15 weeks) 		Succeeded by
Preceded by Danish number-one single
4 October 2002 – 8 November 2002 (6 weeks) 		Succeeded by
"Right Here Next to You" by Jon
Preceded by Irish IRMA number-one single
12 October 2002 (1 week)
16 November 2002 – 23 November 2002 (2 weeks) 		Succeeded by
Preceded by Australian ARIA number-one single
13 October 2002 (1 week)
17 November 2002 – 24 November 2002 (2 weeks) 		Succeeded by
Preceded by UK number-one single
19 October 2002 (1 week) 		Succeeded by
"Dilemma" by Nelly featuring Kelly Rowland
Preceded by 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 New Zealand RIANZ number-one single
17 November 2002 – 19 January 2003 (10 weeks) 		Succeeded by
Preceded by Canadian number-one single
15 February 2003 – 1 March 2003 (3 weeks) 		Succeeded by

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