"Crying at the Discoteque" is a song by Swedish band
Alcazar from their debut studio album, ''
Casino
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'' (2000). The track
samples Sheila and B. Devotion's 1979 hit "Spacer".
Alexander Bard
Alexander Bengt Magnus Bard (born 17 March 1961) is a Swedish musician, author, lecturer, artist, songwriter, music producer, TV personality, religious and political activist, and one of the founders of the Syntheist religious movement alongside ...
produced the song and can be heard in the middle of this song (he is also featured in the music video). Released in April 2000, "Crying at the Discoteque" became Alcazar's first international hit single the following year, reaching number one in Hungary and the top 10 in
Flanders
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, Germany, Ireland, Italy, and Switzerland.
Music video
A
music video
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was produced to promote the single. It consists of Alcazar as a 1970s band during the process of their music video being filmed, with a theme that the band being on a deserted planet or wasteland. They are wearing outfits making them look futuristic with animal masked dancers in the background. During the filming things go wrong with the set designers getting in the way, the band disagreeing with the director, having script changes and general other mishaps.
Track listings
* Swedish CD single
# "Crying at the Discoteque" (radio edit) – 3:50
# "Crying at the Discoteque" (extended version) – 4:58
# "Crying at the Discoteque" (DeTox dub) – 6:29
# "Crying at the Discoteque" (Pinocchio Tesco Mix) – 4:47
* Swedish 12-inch single
:A1. "Crying at the Discoteque" (extended version) – 4:58
:A2. "Crying at the Discoteque" (
Illicit remix) – 7:13
:B1. "Crying at the Discoteque" (Pinocchio Tesco Mix) – 4:47
:B2. "Crying at the Discoteque" (Mind Trap's disco dub) – 7:57
* European CD single
# "Crying at the Discoteque" (radio edit) – 3:50
# "Crying at the Discoteque" (extended version) – 4:58
* UK cassette single
# "Crying at the Discoteque" (radio edit) – 3:50
# "Crying at the Discoteque" (Pinocchio Tesco Mix) – 4:47
* UK CD single
# "Crying at the Discoteque" (radio edit) – 3:50
# "Crying at the Discoteque" (Illicit remix) – 7:13
# "Crying at the Discoteque" (Ivan's X Mix) – 7:18
* UK 12-inch single
:A1. "Crying at the Discoteque" (extended version) – 4:58
:B1. "Crying at the Discoteque" (DeTox dub) – 6:29
:B2. "Crying at the Discoteque" (Illicit remix) – 7:13
* Australian CD single
# "Crying at the Discoteque" (radio edit) – 3:50
# "Crying at the Discoteque" (extended version) – 4:58
# "Crying at the Discoteque" (Illicit remix) – 7:13
# "Crying at the Discoteque" (Mind Trap's disco dub) – 7:57
Charts
Weekly charts
Year-end charts
Certifications
Release history
Sophie Ellis-Bextor version
In 2020, British singer
Sophie Ellis-Bextor
Sophie Michelle Ellis-Bextor (born 10 April 1979) is an English singer and songwriter. She first came to prominence in the late 1990s as the lead singer of the indie rock band Theaudience. After the group disbanded Ellis-Bextor went solo and ach ...
released a cover version as a single to promote her greatest hits album ''
Songs from the Kitchen Disco''.
The cover was described as having "distinctive vocals and infectious charisma". It reached number 35 on the
Scottish Singles Chart
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.
Charts
References
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2000 singles
2000 songs
2020 singles
Alcazar (band) songs
Ariola Records singles
Arista Records singles
Bertelsmann Music Group singles
Number-one singles in Hungary
Songs written by Alexander Bard
Songs written by Anders Hansson (songwriter)
Songs written by Anders Wollbeck
Songs written by Bernard Edwards
Songs written by Nile Rodgers
Sony BMG singles
Sophie Ellis-Bextor songs