"Destination Calabria" is a song by Italian music producer
Alex Gaudino
Alessandro Alfonso Fortunato Gaudino (; born 23 January 1970 in Salerno, Campania), better known by his stage name Alex Gaudino, is an Italian DJ and record producer.
Biography Early career (1993–2006)
Alessandro Alfonso Fortunato Gaudino was ...
with vocals by
Crystal Waters. It is the first single released from his debut album ''My Destination''. The track is a
mashup, taking the instrumental from
Rune RK
Runes are the letters in a set of related alphabets known as runic alphabets native to the Germanic peoples. Runes were used to write various Germanic languages (with some exceptions) before they adopted the Latin alphabet, and for specialised ...
's "
Calabria" and the vocals from Gaudino's and Waters' "Destination Unknown", both originally released in 2003. It was produced with the help of Maurizio Nari and Ronnie Milani (Nari & Milani), matching the saxophone
riff
A riff is a repeated chord progression or refrain in music (also known as an ostinato figure in classical music); it is a pattern, or melody, often played by the rhythm section instruments or solo instrument, that forms the basis or acc ...
from "Calabria" to Waters' voice.
In 2006, "Destination Calabria" was released in Italy as a
12-inch single
The twelve-inch single (often written as 12-inch or 12″) is a type of vinyl ( polyvinyl chloride or PVC) gramophone record that has wider groove spacing and shorter playing time with a 'single' or a few related sound tracks on each surfac ...
by
Rise Records. In the United Kingdom, a
CD and 12-inch single were issued on 19 March 2007 by
Data Records
Ministry of Sound or Ministry of Sound Group is a multimedia entertainment business based in London with a nightclub, shared workspace and private members' club, worldwide events operation, music publishing business and fitness studio.
James ...
. The song was also successful in several other countries, including Australia, Belgium, France, Ireland, Spain, and the United Kingdom.
Music video
The music video is directed by Eran "Rani" Creevy, produced by Ben Pugh for
Ministry of Sound and choreographed by David Leighton. It features eight female dancers (Natasha Payne, Jessica Fox and more) in sexualized green marching band costumes, playing various instruments in a seductive manner, and dancing inside an
infinity cove. In some scenes, seemingly hundreds of the dancers are seen at once, but these are simply the original eight replicated many times using digital imagery.
Waters herself does not appear in the video, but members of the marching band
lip sync
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Audio for lip syncing is generated th ...
her lyrics at various points.
Track listings
Italian 12-inch single (2006)
:A1. "Destination Calabria" (original extended mix) – 6:56
:A2. "Destination Calabria" (Nari & Milani club mix) – 6:43
:B1. "Destination Calabria" (Gaudino & Rooney remix) – 8:06
Italian 12-inch single (2007)
:A1. "Destination Calabria" (UK extended mix) – 6:52
:A2. "Destination Calabria" (Paul Emanuel remix) – 7:40
:B1. "Destination Calabria" (King Unique remix) – 6:47
:B2. "Destination Calabria" (
Laidback Luke
Lucas Cornelis van Scheppingen (born 22 October 1976), better known under his stage name Laidback Luke, is a Dutch DJ and music producer. He notably remixed the Robin S. song, " Show Me Love" which charted at No. 11 on the UK charts in 2009. He ...
remix) – 7:16
UK CD single
# "Destination Calabria" (radio edit)
# "Destination Calabria" (club mix)
Dutch CD single
# "Destination Calabria" (radio edit) – 3:02
# "Destination Calabria" (Nari & Milani club mix) – 6:43
# "Destination Calabria" (Laidback Luke remix) – 7:16
# "Destination Calabria" (
Drunkenmunky 2007 remake) – 6:31
Australian maxi-CD single
# "Destination Calabria" (radio edit)
# "Destination Calabria" (club mix)
# "Destination Calabria" (Paul Emanuel remix)
# "Destination Calabria" (Laidback Luke remix)
# "Destination Calabria" (Drunkenmunky 2007 remake)
Australian digital download
# "Destination Calabria" (radio edit) – 3:03
# "Destination Calabria" (King Unique remix) – 6:43
# "Destination Calabria" (Static Shokx remix) – 6:08
New Zealand digital EP
# "Destination Calabria" (radio edit) – 3:01
# "Destination Calabria" (club mix) – 6:32
# "Destination Calabria" (Laidback Luke remix) – 7:18
# "Destination Calabria" (Wharton & Lloyd remix) – 9:17
Chart performance
"Destination Calabria" entered the
UK Singles Chart
The UK Singles Chart (currently titled Official Singles Chart, with the upper section more commonly known as the Official UK Top 40) is compiled by the Official Charts Company (OCC), on behalf of the British record industry, listing the top-s ...
at No. 18 on 18 March 2007 on downloads alone and eventually peaked at No. 4. It also reached No. 1 on the
UK Dance Chart
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, No. 3 on the Australian
ARIA Singles Chart, and No. 2 on the
Irish Singles Chart.
Weekly charts
Year-end charts
Certifications
Release history
References
External links
12 inch single on Discogs.comCD single on Discogs.com
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2006 songs
2007 singles
Alex Gaudino songs
Crystal Waters songs
Data Records singles
Mashup songs
Ministry of Sound singles
Songs written by Alex Gaudino
Spinnin' Records singles