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group

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. It was released in March 1999 as the second and final single from their second studio album, '' The Party Album'' (1999). Based on

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's 1975 number-one hit "

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", the song reached number one on the

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in September 1999, becoming the group's second number-one single there. Outside the UK, the song also reached number one in the band's native Netherlands and became a top-five hit in

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, Norway, and Sweden.

Content

The song is notable for the pronunciation of "Ibiza" as by the vocalists in the title line, which is unusual in English but a common pronunciation in

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, the group's native language.

Critical reception

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'' commented, "Who better than the peerless Vengaboys to soundtrack this moment of pure spiritual tranquillity with a spot of ersatz

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?" The '' Daily Record'' stated that the 1975 number-one hit, "We're Going To Barbados, "has been reworked and renamed. Cheesier than a Quattro Formaggio pizza." Pop Rescue wrote that the song "isn’t half as clubby as their previous singles", adding that "Kim’s vocals are pretty good here apart from where she has to reach a high note, which is a bit wobbly on the way up to. Robin and Roy hold back for some 'woah!' vocals only."

Popularity in Austria

After the revelation of the

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in May 2019, which caused the resignation of Austrian Vice-Chancellor

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, demonstrators in

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used the song as a protest song. As a consequence, the song re-entered the

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and eventually reached number 16. This popularity culminated with a live performance by the Vengaboys at the (German: 'Thursday demonstrations') protests in front of the Chancellery in Vienna.

Music video

The animated

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for the song features the Vengaboys travelling to

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via a circuitous route that takes them all across the world. In the

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part, a man and a woman silhouetted in a window of the Capitol building are having sex, a reference to the

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Track listings

* Dutch CD1 # "We're Going to Ibiza!" (Hitradio Mix) # "We're Going to Ibiza!" (DJ Peran Remix) # " We Like to Party!" (

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club mix) # "We Like to Party!" (

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Remix) # "We Like to Party!" (

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Remix) # "We Like to Party!" (Jason Nevins dub mix) * Dutch CD2 # "We're Going to Ibiza!" (Hitradio Mix) # "We Like to Party!" (Jason Nevins club mix) * UK CD1 # "We're Going to Ibiza!" (Hitradio Mix) – 3:36 # "We're Going to Ibiza!" (Hitclub extended remix) – 5:07 # "Vengaboys Megamix" – 5:47 # "We're Going to Ibiza!" (video) * UK CD2 # "We're Going to Ibiza!" (Hitradio Mix) – 3:36 # "We're Going to Ibiza!" (DJ Peran Remix) – 6:40 # "Paradise" (DJ Jam X & De Leon's DuMonde Mix) * UK cassette single # "We're Going to Ibiza!" (Hitradio Mix) – 3:36 # "We're Going to Ibiza!" (Hitclub extended remix) – 5:07 # "Vengaboys Megamix" – 5:47 * Australian CD single # "We're Going to Ibiza!" (Hitradio Mix) – 3:40 # "We're Going to Ibiza!" (Hitclub Airplay) – 3:25 # "We're Going to Ibiza!" (DJ Peran Remix) – 6:44 # "We're Going to Ibiza!" (Hitclub extended remix) – 5:08 # "Paradise" (DJ Jam X & De Leon's DuMonde Mix) – 8:38 # "We're Going to Ibiza!" (video)

Charts and certifications

Weekly charts

Year-end charts

Certifications

Release history

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:We're Going To Ibiza Vengaboys songs 1999 singles 1999 songs Animated music videos Dutch Top 40 number-one singles English-language Dutch songs Number-one singles in Scotland Positiva Records singles Reggae songs Songs about Ibiza UK Singles Chart number-one singles