Ladidi Ladida
| "Ladidi Ladida" | ||||
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| Single by S.O.A.P. | ||||
| from the album Not Like Other Girls | ||||
| Released | 1998 | |||
| Recorded | 1997 | |||
| Genre | Pop | |||
| Length | 3:03 | |||
| Songwriter(s) | Remee | |||
| Producer(s) | Holger Lagerfeldt | |||
| S.O.A.P. singles chronology | ||||
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Ladidi Ladida was the second single from Danish pop duo S.O.A.P.'s debut album Not Like Other Girls. The single reached No. 8 in New Zealand and No. 15 in Australia, where it was certified gold.[1] The song was written by Remee.[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.
Charts
| Chart (1998) | Peak position[4] |
|---|---|
| Australia | 15 |
| France | 28 |
| New Zealand | 8 |
| Sweden | 58 |
Year-end charts
| Chart (1998) | Position |
|---|---|
| Australia | 74[5] |
References
- ^ "ARIA Charts - Accreditations - 1998 Singles". ARIA Charts. Retrieved 22 February 2015.
- ^ Paoletta, Michael (8 May 1998). "Crave in Lather Over Soap". Billboard: 38, 40. Retrieved 20 February 2015.
{{cite journal}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ^ "I5". AllMusic. Archived from the original on November 27, 2018.
- ^ "S.O.A.P. - Ladidi Ladida (song)". australian-charts.com. Retrieved 26 February 2015.
- ^ "ARIA Charts - End Of Year Charts - Top 100 Singles 1998". ARIA Charts. Retrieved 26 February 2015.