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"Sweat"
Song

"Sweat (A La La La La Long)" is a song by the Jamaican reggae fusion band Inner Circle. It was released in August 1993 as the lead single from their album, Bad to the Bone.

The song achieved a great success particularly in Europe, where it was a top ten hit in many countries, including Austria, Ireland, Norway and Sweden. It topped the charts of Switzerland and Germany respectively for six and twelve weeks. It was also a hit in Australia and New Zealand where it reached number 2 and number 1. It reached number 3 in the United Kingdom and number 16 in the United States. The song was also ranked number 94 on the Triple J Hottest 100, 1993.

Track listings

CD maxi
  1. "Sweat" (original version) — 3:46
  2. "Sweat" (sweatbox construction) — 7:56
  3. "Sweat" (circle zone dub mix) — 5:14
  4. "Bad Boys" (original mix) — 3:51
12" maxi
Europe
  1. "Sweat" (swemix remix) — 5:35
  2. "Sweat" (sweatbox construction) — 7:51
  3. "Sweat" (circle zone dub mix) — 5:09
U.S.
  1. "Sweat" (Don T's dancehall version) — 3:54
  2. "Sweat" (JJ's glamarama remix) — 5:27
  3. "Sweat" (Don T's dub version) — 3:53
  4. "Sweat" (Dave Morales def mix) — 4:53
  5. "Sweat" (Dave's def raggamuffin dub) — 4:07
  6. "Sweat" (original version) — 3:46
7" single
  1. "Sweat" (original version) — 3:46
  2. "Bad Boys" (original mix) — 3:50
Cassette
  1. "Sweat" (original version) — 3:46
  2. "Bad Boys" (original mix) — 3:50
  3. "Sweat" (original version) — 3:46
  4. "Bad Boys" (original mix) — 3:50
CD maxi - Remixes
  1. "Sweat" (swemix edit) — 4:20
  2. "Sweat" (JJ's glamarama remix) — 5:27
  3. "Sweat" (original version) — 3:46
  4. "Sweat" (JJ's ragga zone dub) — 4:16
  5. "Sweat" (DJ beats) — 2:30

Covers and adaptations

The popularity of the song has resulted in many covers and even parodies. The song in Malaysia spawned a parody song by Poe called "Alalalala Tuk (Jangan Saman)" (Please Officer, Don't Fine Me).

The winner of season 7 of the German music competition Deutschland sucht den Superstar in 2010 Mehrzad Marashi had it as his debut release after his win. The release also featured Mark Medlock winner in the same show in season four in 2007.

Charts and sales

Chart successions

Preceded by German number-one single
September 25, 1992 – December 11, 1992 		Succeeded by
Preceded by Swiss number-one single
October 4, 1992 – November 8, 1992 		Succeeded by
Preceded by Dutch Top 40 number-one single
October 17, 1992 – November 14, 1992 		Succeeded by
Preceded by New Zealand number-one single
October 31, 1993 – November 21, 1993 		Succeeded by

Mehrzad Marashi and Mark Medlock version

"Sweat"
Song

In 2010, Mehrzad Marashi and Mark Medlock (both winner of Deutschland sucht den Superstar) released a joint cover version.

The song was a big success in Europe topping at number two in Germany, number seven in Austria and number 16 in Switzerland.

References

  1. ^ "Inner Circle – Sweat (A La La La La Long)". ARIA Top 50 Singles.
  2. ^ "Inner Circle – Sweat (A La La La La Long)" (in German). Ö3 Austria Top 40.
  3. ^ "Inner Circle – Sweat (A La La La La Long)" (in Dutch). Ultratop 50.
  4. ^ Canadian peak
  5. ^ Pennanen, Timo (2006). Sisältää hitin - levyt ja esittäjät Suomen musiikkilistoilla vuodesta 1972 (in Finnish) (1st ed.). Helsinki: Tammi. ISBN 978-951-1-21053-5.
  6. ^ "Inner Circle – Sweat (A La La La La Long)" (in French). Les classement single.
  7. ^ Irish Single Chart. Irishcharts.ie. Retrieved April 10, 2008.
  8. ^ "Hit Parade Italia - Indice per Interprete: I". Hit Parade Italia. Retrieved July 6, 2012.
  9. ^ "Nederlandse Top 40 – Inner Circle" (in Dutch). Dutch Top 40.
  10. ^ "Inner Circle – Sweat (A La La La La Long)". Top 40 Singles.
  11. ^ "Inner Circle – Sweat (A La La La La Long)". VG-lista.
  12. ^ "Inner Circle – Sweat (A La La La La Long)". Singles Top 100.
  13. ^ "Inner Circle – Sweat (A La La La La Long)". Swiss Singles Chart.
  14. ^ UK Singles Chart. Chartstats.com. Retrieved April 10, 2008.
  15. ^ a b c d Billboard. Allmusic.com. Retrieved September 18, 2008.
  16. ^ "Listy bestsellerów, wyróżnienia :: Związek Producentów Audio-Video". Polish Airplay Top 100. Retrieved April 25, 2016.
  17. ^ 1992 Austrian Singles Chart. Austriancharts.at. Retrieved September 18, 2008.
  18. ^ "Single top 100 over 1992" (pdf) (in Dutch). Top40. Retrieved April 14, 2010.
  19. ^ 1992 Swiss Singles Chart. Hitparade.ch. Retrieved September 18, 2008.
  20. ^ 1993 Australian Singles Chart. Aria.com. Retrieved September 18, 2008.
  21. ^ "Billboard Top 100 - 1993". Retrieved 2010-08-27.
  22. ^ Austrian certifications. Ifpi.at. Retrieved September 18, 2008.
  23. ^ "Gold-/Platin-Datenbank ('Sweat')" (in German). Bundesverband Musikindustrie. Retrieved September 18, 2008.
  24. ^ UK certifications. Bpi.co.uk. Retrieved September 18, 2008.
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