Released Summer 1998 Genre Eurodance | Recorded Summer 1998 | |
Writer(s) Sergey Zhukov and Aleksey Potehin |
Pesenka (in Russian: Песенка 'A song'), sometimes known as "Pesenka (La La La)", is a song by the Russian pop–dance–techno group Ruki Vverh! (in Russian: Руки Вверх!).
Contents
- ATC version Around the World La La La La La 2000
- beFour version Magic Melody 2007
- Carolina Mrquez version Sing La La La 2013
- Samplings
- Other uses
- All versions
- References
The song, with lyrics in Russian and music by band members Sergey Zhukov and Aleksey Potehin, appears in the band's 1998 album Sdelai pogromche! (in Russian: Сделай погромче! 'Make it a little louder!').
ATC version: "Around the World (La La La La La)" (2000)
"Around the World (La La La La La)", is the more internationally famous English language version of the song. It was produced and recorded in late 1999 and released on May 9, 2000 by German Eurodance group ATC which is a cover of the Russian hit. The song, their debut single from their debut album Planet Pop reached #1 in Germany, Austria and Switzerland, the Top 20 in Australia, Belgium, Canada, the Netherlands, Finland, France, Italy, Sweden, Denmark, Poland, Romania and Scotland. It reached #24 in the Irish Singles Chart, #15 on the British Singles Chart and #28 on the US Billboard Hot 100.
beFour version: "Magic Melody" (2007)
On January 1, 2007, the song was covered by beFour, a German pop group founded in Cologne, under the title "Magic Melody". Released on June 14, 2007 it heavily samples on the song with changed lyrics and appears on the beFour debut album All 4 One. The single made it to the top 20 only in Austria, Germany and Switzerland. The version did not match the global success and impact of its original cover version by ATC.
The CD maxi version contains the following tracks plus a beFour sticker as bonus:
- "Magic Melody" (3:39)
- "Fly Around the World" (3:47)
- "Wir sind" (2:18)
Carolina Márquez version: "Sing La La La" (2013)
On January 1, 2013, the song was covered by Carolina Márquez, a Colombian-Italian singer, under the title "Sing La La La". This song was released on compilation Kontor Top of the Clubs Vol. 58. This version produced by E-Partment features Flo Rida and Dale Saunders and includes additional amended lyrics and a rap verse. The single was released on March 2013, making it to the charts only in Austria, France and Switzerland.
- "Sing La La La" (E-Partment Short Mix)" (3:30)
- "Sing La La La" (E-Partment Extended Mix) (4:40)
Samplings
The song has been subject of many samplings as well including:
Other uses
ATC's Around The World was also used in a television commercial for General Electric in the United States in February 2002 during the 2002 Winter Olympics.
All versions
Since its release in 1998, Pesenka saw a total of 25 covers, remixes and/or other versions performed by various artists from many parts of the world from 2000 and onwards. These versions are: