Vamos a la playa (Righeira song)

"Vamos a la playa"
Single by Righeira
from the album Righeira
Released	July 1983
Recorded	1983
Genre	Italo disco[1]
Length	3:39
Label	A&M
Writer(s)	Carmelo la Bionda Stefano Righi
Producer(s)	La Bionda
Righeira singles chronology
"Bianca surf" (1981) "Vamos a la playa" (1983) "No tengo dinero" (1984)

"Vamos a la playa" ("Let's go to the beach") is a song recorded by Italian duo Righeira in 1983. The song, whose lyrics are in Spanish, was composed by Stefano Righi together with Carmelo la Bionda.^[2] The track was a big hit all over Europe in the summer of 1983. It reached number 53 in the UK Singles Chart.^[3]

Meaning of the song

Due to the meaning of its title and its lighthearted melody, Vamos a la playa has become a summer and holiday anthem in many countries. However, the song deals with the explosion of a nuclear bomb in the ocean. The people in the song all wear "a sombrero" to prevent the "radioactive wind" from "messing up their hair". The singer states that finally "the sea is clean," and instead of fish there is now "fluorescent water".^[4]

Chart performance

Weekly charts Chart (1983) Peak position Austria (Ö3 Austria Top 40)[5] 11 Belgium (Ultratop 50 Flanders)[6] 2 Belgium (VRT Top 30 Flanders)[7] 2 France (IFOP)[8] 27 Germany (Official German Charts)[9] 3 Ireland (IRMA)[10] 23 Italy (FIMI)[11] 1 Netherlands (Dutch Top 40)[12] 2 Netherlands (Single Top 100)[13] 6 Norway (VG-lista)[14] 6 Spain (AFYVE)[15] 6 Switzerland (Schweizer Hitparade)[16] 1 UK Singles (Official Charts Company)[3] 53 Year-end charts Chart (1983) Rank Belgium (Ultratop 50 Flanders)[17] 51 Germany (Official German Charts)[18] 29 Italy (FIMI)[19] 3 Netherlands (Dutch Top 40)[20] 51 Switzerland (Schweizer Hitparade)[21] 20 References Kringiel, Danny (27 April 2010). "Italo-Disco – Wammosallaplaia, ohououo!". Spiegel Online. Retrieved 9 May 2015. "Righeira" (in Italian). Samigo.com. Retrieved 18 January 2014. "Righeira: Artist Chart History" Official Charts Company. Retrieved 18 January 2014. "Let's Go to the Beach". Lyrics Translate. Retrieved 1 June 2013. "Austriancharts.at – Righeira – Vamos a la playa" (in German). Ö3 Austria Top 40. Retrieved 18 January 2014. "Ultratop.be – Righeira – Vamos a la playa" (in Dutch). Ultratop 50. Retrieved 18 January 2014. "Radio 2 Top 30 : 24 september 1983" (in Dutch). Top 30. Retrieved 18 January 2014. "Le Détail par Artiste" (in French). InfoDisc. Select "Righeira" from the artist drop-down menu. Retrieved 3 July 2016. "Offiziellecharts.de – Righeira – Vamos a la playa". GfK Entertainment Charts. Retrieved 3 July 2016. "The Irish Charts – Search Results – Vamos a la playa". Irish Singles Chart. Retrieved 18 January 2014. "SINGOLI – I NUMERI UNO (1959–2006) (parte 3: 1980–1990)" (in Italian). It-charts.150m.com. Retrieved 18 January 2014. "Nederlandse Top 40 – week 37, 1983" (in Dutch). Dutch Top 40 Retrieved 3 July 2016. "Dutchcharts.nl – Righeira – Vamos a la playa" (in Dutch). Single Top 100. Retrieved 18 January 2014. "Norwegiancharts.com – Righeira – Vamos a la playa". VG-lista. Retrieved 18 January 2014. Salaverri, Fernando (September 2005). Sólo éxitos: año a año, 1959–2002 (in Spanish) (1st ed.). Spain: Fundación Autor-SGAE. ISBN 84-8048-639-2. "Swisscharts.com – Righeira – Vamos a la playa". Swiss Singles Chart. Retrieved 18 January 2014. "Jaaroverzichten 1983" (in Dutch). Ultratop. Hung Medien. Retrieved 18 January 2014. "Jahrescharts – 1983". Offiziellecharts.de. GfK Entertainment Charts. Retrieved 3 July 2016. "I singoli più venduti del 1983" (in Italian). Hit Parade Italia. Creative Commons. Retrieved 18 January 2014. "Top 100-Jaaroverzicht van 1983" (in Dutch). Dutch Top 40. Retrieved 18 January 2014. "Schweizer Jahreshitparade 1983" (in German). Hitparade.ch. Hung Medien. Retrieved 18 January 2014.