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This article is about the song. For the album, see Wild Dances (album).
"Wild Dances"
Song
B-side"Hutsul Girl"

"Wild Dances" (Ukrainian: Дикі танці, romanized: Dyki tantsi) is the name of the song by Ukrainian pop-star Ruslana Lyzhichko (Ruslana). "Wild Dances" was the winning song in the Eurovision Song Contest 2004 in Turkey.[1]

After qualifying from the semi-final the song turned the tables in the final, and the 280 points it received were sufficient to claim a first famous Eurovision victory for Ukraine. With a mixture of English and Ukrainian lyrics, "Dyki tantsi" had the distinction of becoming the first Eurovision winner to be sung at least partly in a language other than English since the rule-change of 1999, when countries were allowed to sing in a language of their choosing, rather than one of their official languages. Ruslana was awarded 280 points during the final vote, which was the highest point total by a solo artist in any Eurovision contest until 2009, when Alexander Rybak was awarded 387 points for "Fairytale." With this win, Ukraine became the third ex-USSR member to win the Contest (Estonia and Latvia having previously done so).

The song was remembered for an energetic performance, which Ruslana gave in a leather outfit, inspired by ethnic tradition of Ukraine.The work on the song lasted for about 3 months. Editing and sound engineering was done by Ruslana together with specialists from Kiev, London and New York. The recording was done together with a guitarist from Cool Before, and an ex-trumpet player from Zdob Si Zdub. The wild drumming part (in terms of drive and rhythm) was done by Ruslana herself. Ukrainian and English lyrics of the song, as well as the chorus and melody, suffered significant changes since the initial stage.

A music video was filmed for Wild Dances. It was first aired on May 6, 2004 (before Eurovision), on MTV Russia in 12 Angry Viewers show, but was booed by the audience.[2] The shooting took place in the abandoned building of the Ice Palace, which was at once renamed 'the Iceberg Palace" by the members of Ruslana's crew because no heating equipment brought with Ruslana could heat the cold air of the huge building to a comfortable level. The building was 'decorated' with sheer concrete and windows without glass. Despite the script of the video-clip, which provided for constant burning fire in large barrels, torches on the stage, wireworks and even a real military flame thrower, only the Wild Dances could help people to ultimately warm up.

The song was bought with exclusive copyright in Vietnam by Hồ Quỳnh Hương, a very famous Vietnamese female pop star who changed the lyrics into Vietnamese[3].

The song is used as a soundtrack of the 2008 video game Grand Theft Auto IV.

Track listing

  1. "Wild Dances" [Ukrainian version radio edit] - 2:55
  2. "Wild Dances" [Album version] - 3:00
  3. "Wild Dances" [Ukrainian version Harem's pop mix] - 2:48
  4. "Wild Dances" [Harem's pop mix] - 2:48
  5. "Wild Dances" [Part II] - 3:58
  6. "Wild Dances" [Ukrainian version Harem's club mix] - 3:16
  7. "Wild Dances" [Harem's club mix] - 3:16
  8. "Wild Dances" [Ukrainian version Harem's percussion mix] - 2:52
  9. "Wild Dances" [Harem's percussion mix] - 2:52
  10. "Wild Dances" [Break mix] - 3:25
  11. "Wild Dances" [Groove mix] - 3:16
  12. "Wild Dances" [Instrumental version] - 3:00
  13. "Wild Dances" [Part II instrumental version] - 3:57

Charts, peaks and certifications

Chart procession and succession

Preceded by Eurovision Song Contest winners
2004 		Succeeded by
Preceded by Ukrainian entry for the Eurovision Song Contest
2004 		Succeeded by
Preceded by
F**k it (I don't want you back) by Eamon
 Ultratop 50 number-one hits
June 5, 2004–August 7, 2004 		Succeeded by
Push Up by Freestylers
Preceded by Greek Top 20 number-one hits
June 20, 2004–June 27, 2004 		Succeeded by
Preceded by
Chocolate by Kylie Minogue
 Ukraine Top 40 number-one hits
May 1, 2004–July 7, 2004 		Succeeded by

Release history

Region Date Format
Ukraine 17 May 2004 CD single
Germany 24 May 2004 CD single
Netherlands 24 May 2004 CD single
Finland 24 May 2004 CD single
Belgium 24 May 2004 CD single
Sweden 24 May 2004 CD single
Latvia 24 May 2004 CD single
Lithuania 24 May 2004 CD single
Estonia 24 May 2004 CD single
Poland 24 May 2004 CD single
Israel 24 May 2004 CD single
Turkey 24 May 2004 CD single
Czech Republic 24 May 2004 CD single
Slovakia 24 May 2004 CD single
Slovenia 24 May 2004 CD single
United Kingdom 24 May 2004 CD single
USA 29 April 2008 digital download

References

  1. ^ "Ukraine celebrates Eurovision win". BBC. 2004-05-16.
  2. ^ 07.05.2004 Новости за май 2004 года, связанные с проведением Конкурса Песни Евровидение 2004.

    Вчера, 6 мая на российском канале MTV в программе “ 12 злобных зрителей ” был показан клип Русланы Wild Dances (Дикие Танцы). Критиковали его по-страшному и практически единогласно (один воздержался) признали худшим клипом.

  3. ^ VietNamNet - Sau "đạo giai điệu" lại đến "đạo hoà âm"
  4. ^ a b c d e f g Ruslana - Wild Dances - swisscharts.com
  5. ^ ultratop.be - Ruslana - Wild Dances
  6. ^ musicline.de German Media Control Charts Top 100 Chartverfolgung
  7. ^ "Chart Track: Week 24, 2004". Irish Singles Chart.
  8. ^ "Ruslana: Artist Chart History". Official Charts Company.
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