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This article is about The Walkers song. For the Manfred Mann song, see Sha La La.
"Sha-La-La-La-La"
Danish cover
Single by Walkers
from the album Greatest Hits
B-side"High School Queen"
ReleasedMarch 30, 1973 (Denmark) May 1973 (Germany)
Recorded1973
GenrePop
Length3:00
LabelPhilips
Songwriter(s)Torben Lendager, Poul Dehnhardt
Walkers singles chronology
"(We're Just A) Rock'n'Roll Band"
(1973) 		"Sha-La-La-La-La"
(1973) 		"Fire"
(1973)
Music video
"Sha-La-La-La-La" on YouTube

"Sha-La-La-La-La" is a song recorded by Danish glam rock band Walkers. The song was co-written by band members Torben Lendager and Poul Dehnhardt. It achieved worldwide exposure after being covered by Dutch dance/pop group Vengaboys.

Release history

It was initially released in Denmark on March 30, 1973 and later in Germany in May.[1] It was later included on their Greatest Hits (1976) album.

Chart performance

The single entered the Danish charts at number eight in the last week of March 1973. The following week it climbed to number three. It reached number two after three weeks, after which it disappeared from the charts.

Chart (1973) Peak
position
Denmark (Tracklisten)[2] 2

Vengaboys version

"Shalala Lala"
Single by Vengaboys
from the album The Platinum Album and Music from and Inspired by The Little Vampire
B-side"48 Hours"
ReleasedFebruary 23, 2000
Recordedin 2000 at the Violent Studios (Studio 4045), Hilversum, the Netherlands[3]
GenreEurodance, dance-pop
Length3:33
LabelBreakin' Records
Songwriter(s)Torben Lendager, Poul Dehnhardt
Producer(s)Danski & DJ Delmundo
Vengaboys singles chronology
"Kiss (When the Sun Don't Shine)"
(1999) 		"Shalala Lala"
(2000) 		"Uncle John from Jamaica"
(2000)
Music video
"Shalala Lala" on YouTube

The song was covered by Dutch Eurodance group Vengaboys in 2000. It remixes the song with typical Vengaboys synth and drum beats, although it keeps substantially the same tempo. It was released on February 23, 2000.

Music video

The music video is modeled after the single cover. It takes place in a fictional Alpine bar named "Wurst & Women". The video primarily focuses on lead vocalist Kim Sasabone performing the song. It features female dancers dressed in a skimped-up version of a dirndl and wearing blonde wigs in a double bun braid. Some men are dressed in lederhosen. After the second verse, the song pauses with a record scratch wherein the two male group members engage in a parody dance battle.[4] The music video was banned by BBC.[5]

Track listing

All tracks written by Torben Lendager and Poul Dehnhardt, except "48 Hours" written by Danski & DJ Delmundo

CD single[3]

  1. "Shalala Lala" (Hitradio Mix) – 3:33
  2. "48 Hours" – 4:31

CD single 2[6]

  1. "Shalala Lala" (Hitradio Mix) – 3:33
  2. "Shalala Lala" (Karaoke Version) – 3:30

Enhanced maxi-single[5]

  1. "Shalala Lala" (Hitradio Mix) – 3:33
  2. "Shalala Lala" (XXL Mix) – 5:40
  3. "Shalala Lala" (Karaoke Version) – 3:30
  4. "Shalala Lala" (Alice Deejay Remix) – 5:50
  5. "48 Hours" – 4:31
  6. "Shalala Lala" (Music Video)

Enhanced maxi-single 2[7]

  1. "Shalala Lala" (Hitradio Mix) – 3:34
  2. "Shalala Lala" (Alice Deejay Remix) – 5:53
  3. "48 Hours" – 4:34
  4. "Shalala Lala" (Music Video)

Charts

Certifications

Region Certification Certified units/sales
Australia (ARIA)[41] Gold 35,000^
Austria (IFPI Austria)[42] Platinum 50,000*
Belgium (BEA)[43] Gold 25,000*
Germany (BVMI)[44] Platinum 500,000^
New Zealand (RMNZ)[45] 3× Platinum 30,000*
Sweden (GLF)[46] Gold 15,000^
Switzerland (IFPI Switzerland)[47] Gold 25,000^
United Kingdom (BPI)[48] Silver 200,000^

* Sales figures based on certification alone.
^ Shipments figures based on certification alone.

All versions

Other versions of the song were recorded by British pop group Dreamhouse,[49] which became a hit in Southeast Asia in 1998, by Hong Kong English pop/Cantopop band The Wynners in 1974,[50] and by Estonian pop group Meie Mees in Estonian. These versions are:

  • Walkers - Sha-La-La-La-La (1973), first and original
  • Sebastien - Sha La La, Oui Je L'aime (1974), Walkers cover
  • The Wynners - Sha-La-La-La (1974), Walkers cover
  • Hitmixers - Sha-La-La (1975), Walkers cover
  • Dreamhouse - Sha-La-La (1997), Walkers cover
  • Vengaboys - Shalala Lala (2000), internationally famous version
  • Die Jungen Zillertaler - Shalala La La (Hola Ladi Yeah) (2000), Walkers cover with German lyrics
  • Michele Luttenberger - Der Trick mit dem Dackelblick (2000), Walkers cover
  • Philipp Kirkorov - Sha-La-La (2000), Walkers cover with Russian lyrics
  • Bjørn Spellmann - Shalala Lala (2003), Walkers cover
  • Meie Mees - Shalala Lala (2004), Walkers cover
  • Reiner's Big Band - Shalala Lala (2006), Walkers cover
  • Matthias Lens - Shalala Lala (2013), Walkers cover

See also

References

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  41. ^ "ARIA Charts – Accreditations – 2000 Singles" (PDF). Australian Recording Industry Association. Retrieved 2011-09-28.
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  44. ^ "Gold-/Platin-Datenbank (Vengaboys; 'Shalala Lala')" (in German). Bundesverband Musikindustrie. Retrieved 2018-11-03.
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