We Like to Party (Vengaboys song)
| "We Like to Party! (The Vengabus)" | ||||
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| Single by Vengaboys | ||||
| from the album The Party Album | ||||
| Released | 9 November 1998 | |||
| Format | CD single | |||
| Recorded | 1998 | |||
| Genre | Eurodance, dance-pop | |||
| Length | 3:41 | |||
| Label | Groovilicious/S.R. | |||
| Writer(s) | Wessel van Diepen, Dennis van den Driesschen | |||
| Vengaboys singles chronology | ||||
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"We Like to Party! (The Vengabus)" is a song by Dutch dance-pop group Vengaboys. It is played in A-flat major. The song became the group's biggest hit in the United States, peaking at number 26 on the US Billboard Hot 100 and selling 405,000 copies.[1]
The single proved a higher seller than "Up & Down" in the United Kingdom, where it peaked at number 3 in March 1999, eventually selling 474,000 copies, making it the 29th biggest hit of the year.
Composition
"We Like To Party" is a eurodance song that lasts for three minutes and forty-one seconds. It is written in the key of A-flat major and maintains a tempo of 136 beats per minute in common time.
Music video
The video features all four Vengaboys members travelling to various destinations in Province of Barcelona, Piera and Gavà, in a 1930s style mini-bus ("Vengabus"), where they end up in a nightclub in La Barceloneta, Barcelona.
Track listing
- "We Like to Party (Airplay)" (3:44)
- "We Like to Party (Klubbheads Mix)" (6:07)
- "We Like to Party (BCM RMX)" (4:04)
- "We Like to Party (More Airplay)" (5:50)
- "We Like to Party (Full Schwingg)" (4:38)
- "We Like to Party (DJ Disco Mix)" (4:33)
- "We Like to Party (Baunz Mix)" (4:45)
- "We Like to Party (BCM XXL)" (6:21)
The song was also remixed by Jason Nevins and Tin-Tin Out. Their mixes were included on the single for "We're Going to Ibiza".
Influence
- The song was revived in 2004 as the main theme for Six Flags' "Mr. Six" advertising campaign.
- The song was played every time a Colorado Rockies player hits a home run at Coors Field up until the end of the 2014 season.
- The song is used as the entrance music for British professional wrestler Liam Slater.
- The song is sung by supporters of the Northern Irish Grammar School, the Royal Belfast Academical Institution, during rugby matches.
- The song was revived in 2014 as the event song for the film event Parappa Day: Beautiful Day Event and it featured in the films Parappa Party and Parappa Day.
- The song is played ten times by the Funk It Up cast with Parappa in the episode "Moments and Fun," during the episode.
Charts
| Chart (1999) | Peak position |
|---|---|
| Australia (ARIA)[2] | 2 |
| Austria (Ö3 Austria Top 40)[3] | 6 |
| Belgium (Ultratop 50 Flanders)[4] | 1 |
| Belgium (Ultratop 50 Wallonia)[5] | 10 |
| Canada (Nielsen SoundScan)[6] | 7 |
| Canada Dance (RPM) | 1 |
| France (SNEP)[7] | 18 |
| Germany (Official German Charts)[8] | 4 |
| Ireland (IRMA)[9] | 3 |
| Italy (FIMI)[10] | 12 |
| Netherlands (Dutch Top 40)[11] | 2 |
| New Zealand (Recorded Music NZ)[12] | 9 |
| Scotland (Official Charts Company)[13] | 2 |
| Sweden (Sverigetopplistan)[14] | 56 |
| Switzerland (Schweizer Hitparade)[15] | 4 |
| UK Singles (Official Charts Company)[16] | 3 |
| U.S. Billboard Hot 100[6] | 26 |
| U.S. Billboard Dance Music/Club Play Singles[6] | 5 |
Chart successions
| Preceded by Girlfriend/Boyfriend by Blackstreet |
Canadian RPM Dance/Urban number-one single May 24, 1999 (1 week) |
Succeeded by "Skin" by Charlotte |
References
- ↑ Billboard - 25 Dec 1999 - 1 Jan 2000 - Page 34 "Vengaboys' "We Like To Party! (The Vengabus)" sold 405,000 units"
- ↑ "Australian-charts.com – Vengaboys – We Like To Party! (The Vengabus)". ARIA Top 50 Singles.
- ↑ "Austriancharts.at – Vengaboys – We Like To Party! (The Vengabus)" (in German). Ö3 Austria Top 40.
- ↑ "Ultratop.be – Vengaboys – We Like To Party! (The Vengabus)" (in Dutch). Ultratop 50.
- ↑ "Ultratop.be – Vengaboys – We Like To Party! (The Vengabus)" (in French). Ultratop 50.
- 1 2 3 Canadian peak AllMusic
- ↑ "Lescharts.com – Vengaboys – We Like To Party! (The Vengabus)" (in French). Les classement single.
- ↑ "Musicline.de – Vengaboys Single-Chartverfolgung" (in German). Media Control Charts. PhonoNet GmbH.
- ↑ "Irish Singles Chart – Search for song". Irish Recorded Music Association. Retrieved July 6, 2011.
- ↑ "Hit Parade Italia - Indice per Interprete: V". Hit Parade Italia. Retrieved July 6, 2012.
- ↑ "Nederlandse Top 40 – Vengaboys search results" (in Dutch) Dutch Top 40.
- ↑ "Charts.org.nz – Vengaboys – We Like To Party! (The Vengabus)". Top 40 Singles.
- ↑ "Archive Chart: 1999-03-07". Scottish Singles Top 40.
- ↑ "Swedishcharts.com – Vengaboys – We Like To Party! (The Vengabus)". Singles Top 100.
- ↑ "Swisscharts.com – Vengaboys – We Like To Party! (The Vengabus)". Swiss Singles Chart.
- ↑ "Archive Chart: 1999-03-07" UK Singles Chart.