"La Passion" is a song co-written and recorded by Italian DJ

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. It was released in October 2000 as the sixth single from his 1999 album '' L'Amour Toujours''. It is a

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with some additional melodic variations of the song "Rectangle" by the French musician

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, which doesn't originally contain any vocals. Music producer and songwriter Carlo Montagner provides the vocals, which were heavily auto-tuned, as were many songs which followed

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's trend during the early 2000s. D'Agostino has made various mixes for different albums. The song was a hit in Austria and Belgium, where it became a number 1 single.

Music video

The music video was directed by Markus Stummer and begins with Gigi D'Agostino stealing a CD in a music store and running away. There are many extras in this video doing day-to-day tasks and going about their daily life. As the video progresses further, the viewpoint changes from one character to another. The video then goes into a flashback at the end that again shows D'Agostino in the music store, which means that the story continues in an

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Track listings

; CD single # "La Passion" (medley with rectangle) (radio version) — 3:30 # "La Passion" (medley with rectangle) (album version) — 7:35 ; CD maxi # "La Passion" (new radio cut) — 2:58 # "La Passion" (radio cut) — 3:34 # "L'Amour toujours" (LP mix) — 7:35 # "Tecno fes" (E.P. II mix) — 7:04 # "Tanzen" (E.P. mix) — 4:59 ; 7" single # "La Passion" (tanzen vision) — 7:04 # "La Passion" (medley with rectangle) — 7:35 ; CD maxi - Remixes # "La Passion" (new radio cut) — 2:58 # "La Passion" (cielo mix) — 7:25 # "La Passion" (radio cut) — 3:34 # "La Passion" (l'amour toujours LP mix) — 7:35 # "La Passion" (tecno fes E.P. mix) — 7:04 # "La Passion" (tanzen E.P. mix) — 4:59

Personnel

* Written by Gigi D'Agostino and Jacno * Arranged and mixed by Gigi D'Agostino and Paolo Sandrini * Executive producer: Gianfranco Bortolotti * Produced by Gigi D'Agostino * Vocals (uncredited) by Carlo Montagner

Charts and sales

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References

Number-one singles in Austria Ultratop 50 Singles (Flanders) number-one singles Gigi D'Agostino songs 2000 singles 1999 songs ZYX Music singles Songs written by Gigi D'Agostino {{2000s-single-stub