Ding Dong Song
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"Ding Dong Song" is a song by Swedish pop singer Günther, featuring The Sunshine Girls, based on a 1984 Dutch hit called "Tralala" by Phil & Company. "Ding Dong Song" was released in 2004 on Günther's debut album, Pleasureman.[2][3] The song was number one for three weeks on the Swedish music charts.[4]
Background and recording
Günther's version is sung in English with a heavy German accent. The song is a parody of Eurodance genres, especially those from the 1980s and 1990s in Germany.[4]
The song gained widespread popularity on YouTube. Examples of the most popular fan-made videos include US soldiers in Iraq dancing to the song, YouTube users in front of their computers lip-synching, and various edited parodies.[5]
The beginning of the song also appears often during live streams of the German channel SkylineTV LIVE[6]. The viewers are sending these lyrics, which is read aloud live to the public via a loudspeaker.
Chart performance
| Chart (2004) | Peak position |
|---|---|
| Belgium (Ultratop 50 Flanders)[7] | 43 |
| Belgium (Ultratop 50 Wallonia)[8] | 31 |
| Finland (Suomen virallinen lista)[9] | 16 |
| songid field is MANDATORY FOR GERMAN CHARTS | 93 |
| Ireland (IRMA) | 6 |
| Norway (VG-lista)[10] | 6 |
| Scotland (OCC)[11] | 12 |
| Sweden (Sverigetopplistan)[12] | 1 |
| Switzerland (Schweizer Hitparade)[13] | 95 |
| UK Singles (OCC)[14] | 14 |
References
- ^ Sanche, Karine. "Gunther And The Sunshine Girls Ding Dong Song single record info, sleeve and tracklisting". Retrieved 9 February 2017.
- ^ The Dutch Nationaal Pop Instituut on Phil (sic) & Company Archived 2008-01-08 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ "Phill & Company - Tralala". Retrieved 9 February 2017.
- ^ a b Gustafsson, Cecilia (18 March 2004), Tysk kärleksprofet bakom säljande diskobuskis (in Swedish), archived from the original on 18 May 2009, retrieved 20 March 2009
{{citation}}: Unknown parameter|deadurl=ignored (|url-status=suggested) (help) - ^ HHC 1-21 Mortars. "US Soldiers in Iraq - The Ding Dong Song".
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link) - ^ "German streaming channel SkylineTV".
- ^ "Günther & The Sunshine Girls – Ding Dong Song" (in Dutch). Ultratop 50.
- ^ "Günther & The Sunshine Girls – Ding Dong Song" (in French). Ultratop 50.
- ^ "Günther & The Sunshine Girls: Ding Dong Song" (in Finnish). Musiikkituottajat.
- ^ "Günther & The Sunshine Girls – Ding Dong Song". VG-lista.
- ^ "Official Scottish Singles Sales Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company.
- ^ "Günther & The Sunshine Girls – Ding Dong Song". Singles Top 100.
- ^ "Günther & The Sunshine Girls – Ding Dong Song". Swiss Singles Chart.
- ^ "Official Singles Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company.
External links
- Phil & Company - Tralala - A performance of Tralala, the song which Ding Dong Song is based on.
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