Pesenka

"Magic Melody" redirects here. For the GameCube video game, see Harvest Moon: Magical Melody. For the song by Crazy Frog, see Crazy Hits.
"Pesenka
(Песенка)"
Single by Ruki Vverh!
from the album Sdelai pogromtsche!
Released Summer 1998
Recorded Summer 1998
Genre Eurodance
Writer(s) Sergey Zhukov and Aleksey Potehin

Pesenka (in Russian: Песенка 'A song'), sometimes known as "Pesenka (La La La)", is a song by the Russian pop–dance–techno group Ruki Vverh! (in Russian: Руки Вверх!).

The song, with lyrics in Russian and music by band members Sergey Zhukov and Aleksey Potehin, appears in the band's 1998 album Sdelai pogromche! (in Russian: Сделай погромче! 'Make it a little louder!').

Famous charting adaptations

ATC version: "Around the World (La La La La La)" (2000)

"Around the World (La La La La La)",[1] is the more internationally famous English language version of the song. It was produced and recorded in late 1999 and released on May 9, 2000 by German Eurodance group ATC which is a cover of the Russian hit. The song, their debut single from their debut album Planet Pop reached #1 in Germany, Austria and Switzerland, the Top 20 in Australia, Belgium, Canada, the Netherlands, Finland, France, Italy, Sweden, Denmark, Poland, Romania and Scotland. It reached #24 in the Irish Singles Chart, #15 on the British Singles Chart and #28 on the US Billboard Hot 100.

beFour version: "Magic Melody" (2007)

"Magic Melody"
Single by beFour
from the album All 4 One
B-side "Fly Around the World"
Released June 14, 2007
Format CD maxi
Recorded January 1, 2007
Genre Pop
Length 3:47
Label Pop 'N' Roll
Writer(s) Aleksey Potehin (original)
Sergey Zhukov (original)
Christian Geller (additional)
Producer(s) Christian Geller
Adam Bernau
beFour singles chronology
/ "Magic Melody"
(2007)		 "How Do You Do?" /"All 4 One"
(2007)

On January 1, 2007, the song was covered by beFour, a German pop group founded in Cologne, under the title "Magic Melody".[2] Released on June 14, 2007 it heavily samples on the song with changed lyrics and appears on the beFour debut album All 4 One. The single made it to the top 20 only in Austria, Germany and Switzerland. The version did not match the global success and impact of its original cover version by ATC.

Track listings

The CD maxi version contains the following tracks plus a beFour sticker as bonus:

  1. "Magic Melody" (3:39)
  2. "Fly Around the World" (3:47)
  3. "Wir sind" (2:18)
Charts
Chart (2007) Peak
position
Austrian Singles Chart[3] 11
Eurochart Hot 100 45
German Singles Chart[3] 16
Swiss Singles Chart[3] 14
Year-end charts
Chart (2007) Rank
German Singles Chart[4] 91

Beat Ink version: "Around the World" (2007)

"Around the World" is a song concept produced and recorded by local producer Beat Ink between October-December 2007, with first version released in December 2007. The song samples the ATC version and uses unique drumbeats. With over 4 languages and over 80 vocal versions recorded and performed by various artists from parts of the world, it is the largest and culturally diverse remix version and sampling of Pesenka and ATC's Around the World.

Carolina Márquez version: "Sing La La La" (2013)

"Sing La La La"
Single by Carolina Márquez featuring Flo Rida and Dale Saunders
Released March 18, 2013
Recorded January 1, 2013
Genre Pop
Length 3:30
Label Kontor
Writer(s) Sergey Zhukov (original)
Aleksey Potehin (original)
Additional credits
Alex Christensen
Peter Könemann
Tramar Dillard
Stephen Singer
Rocio Carolina
Mateus Alfonso
Dale Saunders
Producer(s) E-Partment
Flo Rida singles chronology
"Sing La La La"
(2013)

On January 1, 2013, the song was covered by Carolina Márquez, a Colombian-Italian singer, under the title "Sing La La La". This song was released on compilation Kontor Top of the Clubs Vol. 58. This version produced by E-Partment features Flo Rida and Dale Saunders and includes additional amended lyrics and a rap verse.[5] The single was released on March 2013, making it to the charts only in Austria, France and Switzerland. Like Magic Melody and Beat Ink's Around the World, the version did not match the global success and impact of its original cover version by ATC.

Track listings
  1. "Sing La La La" (E-Partment Short Mix)" (3:30)
  2. "Sing La La La" (E-Partment Extended Mix) (4:40)
Charts
Chart (2013) Peak
position
Austrian Singles Chart[6] 44
SNEP French Singles Chart[6] 81
Hit Parade Swiss Singles Chart[6] 70
Certifications
Region Certification Certified units/Sales
Italy (FIMI)[7] Gold 15,000*

*sales figures based on certification alone

Samplings

The song has been subject of many samplings as well including:

Other uses

ATC's Around The World was also used in a television commercial for General Electric in the United States in February 2002 during the 2002 Winter Olympics.[8]

All versions

Since its release in 1998, Pesenka saw a total of 25 covers, remixes and/or other versions performed by various artists from many parts of the world from 2000 and onwards. These versions are:

Of all versions of Pesenka, the ATC, Beat Ink and Chris Webby versions are the most superior ones, with Beat Ink only the largest and most diverse. Of all performers, both rappers Bones and Chris Webby has the most number of songs, larger than the rest of them. A year or two after its release, each version lost and declined in global popularity due to certain factors (leaving the charts, losing interest in the act, etc.) All versions are now considered either independent or unknown to the public.

See also

References

  1. ↑ ATC - All Around The World (la la la la la la la la)
  2. ↑ Music video for "Magic Melody" by beFour
  3. 1 2 3 "Magic Melody", in various singles charts Lescharts.com (Retrieved April 20, 2008)
  4. ↑ Archived January 24, 2010, at the Wayback Machine.
  5. ↑ "Sing La La La". YouTube. Kontor Records. Retrieved 6 May 2013.
  6. 1 2 3 "Sing La La La", in various singles charts Lescharts.com (Retrieved July 13, 2013)
  7. ↑ "Italian single certifications – Carolina Marquez feat. Flo Rida & Dale Saunders – Sing La La La" (in Italian). Federazione Industria Musicale Italiana. Retrieved 20 September 2013. Select Online in the field Sezione. Enter Carolina Marquez feat. Flo Rida & Dale Saunders in the field Filtra. The certification will load automatically
  8. ↑
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