"Sha-La-La-La-La" is a song by Danish
glam rock
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band
Walkers. The song was co-written by band members
Torben Lendager and Poul Dehnhardt. It entered the Danish charts at number eight in the last week of March 1973, and peaked at number two after three weeks, after which it disappeared from the charts. The song achieved worldwide exposure after being covered by Dutch
Eurodance group
Vengaboys
Vengaboys () are a Dutch Eurodance music group based in Rotterdam. The group was the creation of Dutch producers Wessel van Diepen and Dennis van den Driesschen (known as Danski and Delmundo). It consists of lead vocalist Kim Sasabone, female v ...
.
Release history
It was initially released in Denmark on 30 March 1973 and later in Germany in May. It was later included on their ''Greatest Hits'' (1976) album.
Charts
Vengaboys version
Dutch
Eurodance group
Vengaboys
Vengaboys () are a Dutch Eurodance music group based in Rotterdam. The group was the creation of Dutch producers Wessel van Diepen and Dennis van den Driesschen (known as Danski and Delmundo). It consists of lead vocalist Kim Sasabone, female v ...
covered the song as "Shalala Lala" and released it on 21 February 2000, as the second single from their third album, ''
The Platinum Album'' (2000). It remixes the song with typical Vengaboys synth and drum beats, although it keeps substantially the same tempo. The cover became another hit for the band, topping the charts in New Zealand and Romania and peaking within the top five in at least 10 other countries, including Australia, Germany, Ireland, Sweden, and the United Kingdom.
Music video
The accompanying
music video
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for "Shalala Lala" is modeled after the single cover. It takes place in a fictional
Alpine
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Australia
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bar named "
Wurst Wurst may refer to:
*The ground (minced) meat product sausage
*The KMFDM compilation album Würst
''Wurst'' is a compilation album by KMFDM. It was released on September 28, 2010.dirndl'' dance around. Some men are dressed in ''lederhosen
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''. The two male group members compete with each other for the affections of Kim Sasabone. After the second verse, the song pauses with a record scratch wherein the two engage in a parody
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dance battle. The video ends when the bar is raided by the police.
Track listings
All tracks were written by Torben Lendager and Poul Dehnhardt except "48 Hours", written by Danski & DJ Delmundo.
* European CD1
# "Shalala Lala" (Hitradio Mix) – 3:33
# "48 Hours" – 4:31
* European CD2 and Australian CD single
# "Shalala Lala" (Hitradio Mix) – 3:33
# "Shalala Lala" (XXL Mix) – 5:40
# "Shalala Lala" (karaoke version) – 3:30
# "Shalala Lala" (Alice Deejay
Alice Deejay is a Dutch Eurodance-pop project founded and produced by Wessel van Diepen, Dennis van den Driesschen, Sebastiaan Molijn and Eelke Kalberg (Pronti & Kalmani), fronted by singer Judith Anna Pronk. They are best known for their 1999 s ...
Remix) – 5:50
# "48 Hours" – 4:31
# "Shalala Lala" (banned by the BBC #REDIRECT BBC #REDIRECT BBC
Here i going to introduce about the best teacher of my life b BALAJI sir. He is the precious gift that I got befor 2yrs . How has helped and thought all the concept and made my success in the 10th board exam. ...
...
videoclip) – 3:33
* UK CD single
# "Shalala Lala"
(Hitradio Mix) – 3:34
# "Shalala Lala"
(Alice Deejay Remix) – 5:53
# "48 Hours" – 4:34
# "Shalala Lala"
(video)
* UK cassette single
# "Shalala Lala"
(Hitradio Mix) – 3:34
# "Shalala Lala"
(Alice Deejay Remix) – 5:53
# "48 Hours" – 4:34
* Digital download
# "Shalala Lala"
(Hitradio Mix) – 3:33
# "Shalala Lala"
(XXL Mix) – 5:40
# "Shalala Lala"
(karaoke version) – 3:30
# "Shalala Lala"
(Alice Deejay Remix) – 5:50
Charts
Weekly charts
Year-end charts
Certifications
Release history
Notable cover versions
* In 1974, the
Cantopop
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band
the Wynners
The Wynners are a Hong Kong pop band formed in the 1970s. The group consists of Alan Tam (lead vocals), Kenny Bee (lead vocals, rhythm guitar, keyboards), Bennett Pang (lead guitar), Danny Yip (bass), and Anthony Chan (drums).
History
Beginning ...
was believed to be the earliest to release a cover version of the song.
* British pop group
Dreamhouse released their version of the song, which became a hit in Southeast Asia in 1997.
* Thai singer Prissana "Pookie" Praisaeng also released her version of the song, which over a million copies cassette sold in 1997.
* Belgian accordionist and singer Matthias Lens recorded a
Dutch
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version of the song for his self-titled album, ''Matthias Lens'', the song peaking at number 46 in Belgium on the Ultratip chart in January 2014.
* Polish duo Mejk recorded a version of the song, which became a summer hit in Poland in 2019.
See also
*
List of number-one singles from the 2000s (New Zealand)
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*
List of Romanian Top 100 number ones of the 2000s
Founded in 1995, the Romanian Top 100 was the national music chart of Romania. It was compiled by broadcast monitoring services Body M Production A-V (1990s and 2000s) and by Media Forest (2010s), and measured the airplay of songs on radio statio ...
References
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1973 singles
1973 songs
2000 singles
Dreamhouse (band) songs
English-language Dutch songs
Number-one singles in New Zealand
Number-one singles in Romania
Philips Records singles
Positiva Records singles
Songs written by Torben Lendager
Songs written for films
Vengaboys songs