"Around the World (La La La La La)" is the debut single of German-based international

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group ATC (also known as A Touch of Class). The song is a cover of the Russian hit "

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" by

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and uses the song's melody with additional English lyrics. Both songs feature the phrase "la la la la la" in a

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format. Released in May 2000, the song is ATC's most successful single, reaching the top 20 in most countries where it was released.

Background and release

"Around the World (La La La La La)" was released as ATC's debut single from their debut album, ''

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'', on 22 May 2000 in Germany. It was produced and recorded by German producer

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with its melody almost entirely based on "Pesenka". The single reached number one on the

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for six weeks in 2000. It also reached number one in Austria, Poland, Romania, and Switzerland and the top 10 in Belgium, Canada, Denmark, Finland, Hungary, the Netherlands, and Sweden. On 6 November 2000, the song was released in the United Kingdom but did not chart. In August 2002, it was re-released in a newly remixed version, peaking at number 15 on the

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. In the United States, "Around the World (La La La La La)" was serviced to radio stations on 16 January 2001 and peaked at number 28 on the ''Billboard'' Hot 100 chart; however, because of scant promotion for the album and a lack of touring in the US and Canada, follow-up singles failed to make any impact in North America.

Music video

The

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for "Around the World" was filmed in 1999, and part of it was filmed in a pedestrian tunnel near Internationales Congress Centrum Berlin in

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. A yellow

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with a blue

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containing the text "ATC" features in the video. It appears both as a miniature slot car and as original. It is seen drifting and dashing through the tunnel. In one scene, two girls are sitting on the hood while it is driving. In between shots of the car moving, you can see the group members dancing in a room with a small swimming pool. They dance on a small stage, and never enter the water.

Track listings

* 12-inch vinyl # "Around the World (La La La La La)" (Album Version) – 3:38 # "Around the World (La La La La La)" (Rüegsegger#Wittwer Club Mix) – 6:31 # "Around the World (La La La La La)" (RNT Mix) – 3:08 # "Around the World (La La La La La)" (Extended Club Mix) – 6:31 # "Around the World (La La La La La)" (Triage Club Mix) – 5:10 # "Around the World (La La La La La)" (Acoustic Mix) – 3:20 * CD single # "Around the World (La La La La La)" (Radio Edit) – 3:35 # "Around the World (La La La La La)" (Club Mix) – 6:31 * CD maxi-single # "Around the World (La La La La La)" (Radio Version) – 3:35 # "Around the World (La La La La La)" (Alternative Radio Version) – 3:31 # "Around the World (La La La La La)" (Acoustic Mix) – 3:20 # "Around the World (La La La La La)" (Rüegsegger#Wittwer Club Mix) – 6:31 # "World in Motion" (3:31) * CD maxi-single (Remixes) # "Around the World (La La La La La)" (Rüegsegger#Wittwer Club Mix – Short Version) – 3:44 # "Around the World (La La La La La)" (RNT Mix) – 3:08 # "Around the World (La La La La La)" (Extended Club Mix) – 6:31 # "Around the World (La La La La La)" (Triage Club Mix) – 5:10 * UK CD maxi-single (2002) # "Around the World (La La La La La)" (2002 Single Mix) – 3:37 # "Around the World (La La La La La)" (Acoustic Mix) – 3:20 # "Around the World (La La La La La)" (Almighty Mix) – 7:13 # "Around the World (La La La La La)" (2002 Extended Mix) – 4:41 # "Around the World (La La La La La)" (Music Video) – 3:37

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In popular culture

In 2007, the song was released with new lyrics as " Magic Melody" by German pop group beFour. " Sing La La La", an interpolation of the song, was released by Colombian/Italian singer Carolina Márquez featuring

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and Dale Saunders in 2013. A cover version of the song was used in a television commercial for

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in the United States in February 2002 during the

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. In 2018,

, along with

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and the Berlin Orchestra, made an orchestral version of the song which was included on Christensen's album titled ''Classical '90s Dance 2''. American singer

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interpolates the song in her 2020 single "

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sampled the song with IAMCHINO for their late-2021 single " Discoteca". They performed the song with DJ Deorro at the 2022

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awards.

R3hab version

In 2019, Dutch DJ

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released a cover version titled "All Around the World (La La La)", with the band being credited as A Touch of Class.

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*In 2020,

sampled "Around the World" for her single "

", in which the members of A Touch of Class praised her for sampling of their song. *In 2021,

sampled "Around the World" with IAMCHINO for their single " Discoteca". They performed the song with DJ Deorro at the 2022

awards.

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External links

"ATC - Around The World (HQ)"
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Background and release

Music video

Track listings

Charts

Weekly charts

Year-end charts

Decade-end charts

Certifications

Release history

In popular culture

R3hab version

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See also

Samples

Notes

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