"The Whistle Song" is a song by Iranian-Danish

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DJ Aligator Ali Asghar Movasat ( fa, علی اصغر مواسات ), better known by his stage name DJ Aligator, is an Iranian-Danish producer and DJ. Musical career He enjoyed worldwide success with the single " The Whistle Song" from his 2000 debut al ...

, recorded under the name "DJ Aligator Project". The song was written by Al Agami, Holger Lagerfeldt, and DJ Aligator, who also produced the track. It samples the 1929 song "

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" and is a

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-influenced song. "The Whistle Song" was released on 22 February 2000 as DJ Aligator's debut single and topped the

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, earning a triple-platinum sales

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. It also reached number one in Norway and entered the top 10 in Ireland and Sweden. In 2002, it was re-released in the UK with the subtitle "Blow My Whistle Bitch" (censored as "Blow My Whistle Baby") and reached a new peak of number five on the

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, where it originally peaked at number 57.

Chart performance

"The Whistle Song" debuted at number two on the

in March 2000 and rose to number one the following week. It stayed atop the chart for nine weeks and received a triple-platinum sales

from

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, denoting shipments of 33,000 units. The song was Denmark's second-most-successful single of 2000. On the 16th chart week of 2000, the song appeared on the Norwegian

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chart at number 13, eventually rising up to number one on chart week 22. In Sweden, it debuted at number 36 on the

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chart but fell off two weeks later; however, it immediately re-entered the top 40 and jumped to number 12 on 25 May 2000, then ascended to its peak of number 10 on 29 June. It was Sweden's 67th-most-successful single of 2000 and was certified Gold by the

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for shipping over 15,000 copies. In mainland Europe, it also charted in the Netherlands in September and October 2000, attaining a peak of number 54. The song was an instant success in Ireland, reaching number five on the

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in May 2000 and ending the year as the country's 46th-most-successful single. However, in the United Kingdom, the track stalled at number 57 on the

in October. In 2002, following the creation of remixes and exposure in television advertisements, "The Whistle Song" was re-released with the subtitle "Blow My Whistle Bitch", this time reaching number five on the UK chart and peaking atop the

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. During this chart run, it achieved its peak of number 38 on the

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. The song barely made the top 100 in Australia, reaching number 100 in September 2000.

Track listings

Danish CD single # "The Whistle Song" (clean radio version) – 3:42 # "The Whistle Song" (Andy Trent radio mix) – 3:46 European maxi-CD single # "The Whistle Song" (clean radio version) – 3:42 # "The Whistle Song" (dirty radio version) – 3:42 # "The Whistle Song" (Andy Trent radio mix) – 3:46 # "The Whistle Song" (extended version) – 5:19 # "The Whistle Song" (club version) – 5:36 # "The Whistle Song" (Andy Trent club mix) – 8:17 # "The Whistle Song" (Krystal vs. Musical Suspects remix) – 8:45 UK CD single (2000) # "The Whistle Song" (radio edit) – 3:42 # "The Whistle Song" (Krystal vs. Musical Suspects remix) – 8:45 # "The Whistle Song" (extended version) – 5:19 UK and European maxi-CD single (2002) # "The Whistle Song" (clean radio edit) – 3:13 # "The Whistle Song" (Andy Trent radio mix) – 3:44 # "The Whistle Song" (club version) – 5:36 # "The Whistle Song" (Andy Trent club mix) – 8:17 # "The Whistle Song" (Krystal vs. Musical Suspects remix) – 8:22 # "The Whistle Song" (Kenny Hayes Headhunter remix) – 7:41

Charts

Weekly charts

Year-end charts

Certifications

Release history

References

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