Ladidi Ladida
| "Ladidi Ladida" | ||||
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| Single by S.O.A.P. | ||||
| from the album Not Like Other Girls | ||||
| B-side | "Ladidi Ladida Part II" | |||
| Released | March 1998[1] | |||
| Length | 3:03 | |||
| Label | SOAP | |||
| Songwriter(s) | Remee Zhivago | |||
| Producer(s) |
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"Ladidi Ladida" is the second single released from Danish pop music duo S.O.A.P.'s debut album, Not Like Other Girls (1998). The single reached No. 8 in New Zealand and No. 15 in Australia, where it is certified gold. The song was written by Remee Zhivago.[2]
The song was covered by American girl group i5 in 2000 with slightly modified lyrics including more sexual innuendo. Reviewing the i5 version, William Ruhlmann from AllMusic said the song "steps over the line of double entendre with its repeated demand, 'I want to see you come,' only occasionally followed, after a lag, by 'into my life'."[3]
Music video
The music video begins with Heidi driving a Volkswagen Beetle while Saseline reads a map. Footage of the sisters travelling is intercut with footage of them dancing in a room surrounded by people. When the Volkswagen stalls, the girls get their bags out of the car and start walking along the road, before hitchhiking a ride in the back of a truck carrying frozen fish. Later, the girls get out of the truck and get into the back of a black station wagon. When the two men in the front of the station wagon discover a fish in the girl's belongings, they kick them out of the vehicle. The girls commence walking down the road again. A sedan containing two men with stockings over their faces is seen driving along the road. The men abandon the vehicle and flee the area. When the girls come across the vehicle, they find handguns inside. Heidi picks one up, as a police car with its lights and sirens activated drives up to the vehicle. The words "To be continued..." appear on the screen as the song ends. After the screen turns black the sound of a gun being cocked is heard.
Track listings
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Danish CD single[4]
Danish maxi-CD single[5]
French CD single[6]
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Australian CD single[7]
Australian maxi-CD single[8]
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Charts
Weekly charts
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Year-end charts
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Certifications
| Region | Certification | Certified units/sales |
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| Australia (ARIA)[15] | Gold | 35,000^ |
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^ Shipments figures based on certification alone. | ||
References
- ^ "Ladidi Ladida". soap.dk. Archived from the original on 11 April 2000. Retrieved 31 December 2023.
- ^ Paoletta, Michael (8 May 1998). "Crave in Lather Over Soap". Billboard. pp. 38, 40. Retrieved 20 February 2015.
- ^ "I5". AllMusic. Archived from the original on 27 November 2018.
- ^ Ladidi Ladida (Danish CD single liner notes). S.O.A.P. SOAP Records. 1998. 665585 1.
{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link) - ^ Ladidi Ladida (Danish maxi-CD single liner notes). S.O.A.P. SOAP Records. 1998. 665585/5.
{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link) - ^ Ladidi Ladida (French CD single liner notes). S.O.A.P. TriStar Music, LTC, SOAP Records. 1998. TSR 666673-1.
{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link) - ^ Ladidi Ladida (Australian CD single liner notes). S.O.A.P. Soap Music, Dance Pool. 1998. 666407 5.
{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link) - ^ Ladidi Ladida (Australian maxi-CD single liner notes). S.O.A.P. Soap Music, Dance Pool. 1998. 666407 2.
{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link) - ^ "S.O.A.P. – Ladidi Ladida". ARIA Top 50 Singles. Retrieved 11 May 2021.
- ^ "S.O.A.P. – Ladidi Ladida" (in French). Ultratop 50. Retrieved 11 May 2021.
- ^ "S.O.A.P. – Ladidi Ladida" (in French). Les classement single. Retrieved 11 May 2021.
- ^ "S.O.A.P. – Ladidi Ladida". Top 40 Singles. Retrieved 11 May 2021.
- ^ "S.O.A.P. – Ladidi Ladida". Singles Top 100. Retrieved 11 May 2021.
- ^ "ARIA Top 100 Singles for 1998". ARIA. Retrieved 11 May 2021.
- ^ "ARIA Charts – Accreditations – 1998 Singles" (PDF). Australian Recording Industry Association. Retrieved 11 May 2021.
