Cheekah Bow Bow (That Computer Song)
Encyclopedia
"Cheekah Bow Bow" is a song by Dutch
Eurodance
-Pop
group the Vengaboys
. It was released as their eighth United Kingdom single, and their ninth overall. The song charted at number 19 in the United Kingdom, making it, at the time, their worst-performing single.
The single was officially credited to the Vengaboys ft. Cheekah, referring to the animated computer
in the music video
, which performs the lyrics (all of which are related to computer terminology, but initially feature some tongue-in-cheek sexual innuendo
: e.g. "The way you used your joystick / Has really made my mouse click". However in the second part of the song, the lyrics portray sexually transmitted diseases once again using computer terminology e.g. "The way you used your joystick / Has really made me feel sick" and "The doctor checked my hard drive / A virus in my archive / My disc was not protected / and now I am infected").
Netherlands
The Netherlands is a constituent country of the Kingdom of the Netherlands, located mainly in North-West Europe and with several islands in the Caribbean. Mainland Netherlands borders the North Sea to the north and west, Belgium to the south, and Germany to the east, and shares maritime borders...
Eurodance
Eurodance
Eurodance is a genre of electronic dance music that originated in the late 1980s or early 1990s primarily in Europe. It combines many elements from House, Techno, Hi-NRG and especially Italo-Disco...
-Pop
Pop music
Pop music is usually understood to be commercially recorded music, often oriented toward a youth market, usually consisting of relatively short, simple songs utilizing technological innovations to produce new variations on existing themes.- Definitions :David Hatch and Stephen Millward define pop...
group the Vengaboys
Vengaboys
Vengaboys are a Eurodance pop group based in Amsterdam. The brainchild of two Dutch producers Wessel van Diepen and Dennis van den Driesschen , they enjoyed commercial success in the late 1990s. They are best known for their two UK number one singles, "Boom, Boom, Boom, Boom!!" and "We're Going...
. It was released as their eighth United Kingdom single, and their ninth overall. The song charted at number 19 in the United Kingdom, making it, at the time, their worst-performing single.
The single was officially credited to the Vengaboys ft. Cheekah, referring to the animated computer
Computer
A computer is a programmable machine designed to sequentially and automatically carry out a sequence of arithmetic or logical operations. The particular sequence of operations can be changed readily, allowing the computer to solve more than one kind of problem...
in the music video
Music video
A music video or song video is a short film integrating a song and imagery, produced for promotional or artistic purposes. Modern music videos are primarily made and used as a marketing device intended to promote the sale of music recordings...
, which performs the lyrics (all of which are related to computer terminology, but initially feature some tongue-in-cheek sexual innuendo
Innuendo
An innuendo is a baseless invention of thoughts or ideas. It can also be a remark or question, typically disparaging , that works obliquely by allusion...
: e.g. "The way you used your joystick / Has really made my mouse click". However in the second part of the song, the lyrics portray sexually transmitted diseases once again using computer terminology e.g. "The way you used your joystick / Has really made me feel sick" and "The doctor checked my hard drive / A virus in my archive / My disc was not protected / and now I am infected").
Track listing
- "Cheekah Bow Bow (That Computer Song) (Hit Radio Mix)"
- "Cheekah Bow Bow (That Computer Song) (Xxl)"
- "Cheekah Bow Bow (That Computer Song) (Trans Remix Vocal)"
- "Cheekah Bow Bow (That Computer Song) (Dillon & DickinsDillon & DickinsDillon & Dickins is a Dance music production group based in London, United Kingdom, and one of the many aliases used by House music producers and DJs Marc Dillon and Patrick Dickins who also founded the dance record company and music publishing company Higher State...
Remix Vocal)" - "Cheekah Bow Bow (That Computer Song) (Polsedriver Remix Vocal)"
- "Cheekah Bow Bow (That Computer Song) (Dillion & Dickins Remix Instrumental)"
- "Cheekah Bow Bow (That Computer Song) (Hit Radio Mix Clean Version)"
- "Cheekah Bow Bow (That Computer Song) (Video)"
Charts
Chart (2000) | Peak position |
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German Singles Chart | 34 |
Polish Singles Chart | 14 |
UK Singles Chart UK Singles Chart The UK Singles Chart is compiled by The Official Charts Company on behalf of the British record-industry. The full chart contains the top selling 200 singles in the United Kingdom based upon combined record sales and download numbers, though some media outlets only list the Top 40 or the Top 75 ... |
19 |