Da Da Da
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"Da Da Da I Don't Love You You Don't Love Me Aha Aha Aha" (usually shortened to just "Da Da Da") was an international hit record
for German
band
Trio
(sometimes written TRIO) formed in 1980 by Stephan Remmler
, Gert 'Kralle' Krawinkel and Peter Behrens
. "Da Da Da" released in 1982 was a hit in Germany
and about 30 countries worldwide and sold 3 million copies. The lyrics were written by Stephan Remmler, and the music by Gert 'Kralle' Krawinkel. "Da Da Da" remains their biggest German hit and their only hit outside Germany, taken from their debut album Trio released in 1982. Trio disbanded in 1984.
The song "Da Da Da" is a song that has become popular while being extremely repetitive. It was a product of the Neue Deutsche Welle
(or NDW). However, Trio preferred the name Neue Deutsche Fröhlichkeit, which means "New German Cheerfulness", to describe their music. At that time, popular songs were based on extremely simple structures that were ornately produced. Trio's main principle was to remove almost all the ornamentation and polish from their songs, and to use the simplest practical structures (most of their songs were three-chord song
s). For this reason, many of their songs are restricted to drums, guitar, vocals, and just one or maybe two other instruments, if any at all. Bass was used very infrequently until their later songs, and live shows often saw Remmler playing some simple preprogrammed rhythms and melodies on his small Casio VL-1
keyboard while Behrens played his drums single-handedly while eating an apple.
Trio was made up of:
It had another three top ten hits in Germany until the end of 1983, then disbanded the following year.
s of "Da Da Da" have been done worldwide in German version ("Da da da ich lieb' dich nicht du liebst mich nicht aha aha aha"), in English version ("Da Da Da I Don't Love You You Don't Love Me") and in various language
s including French, Italian, Polish, Spanish, Tagalog and Thai amongst others.
(with year of release in parentheses wherever available):
(with year of release in parentheses):
Some ads used modified lyrics of the song.
Hit record
A hit record is a sound recording, usually in the form of a single or album, that sells a large number of copies or otherwise becomes broadly popular or well-known, through airplay, club play, inclusion in a film or stage play soundtrack, causing it to have "hit" one of the popular chart listings...
for German
Germany
Germany , officially the Federal Republic of Germany , is a federal parliamentary republic in Europe. The country consists of 16 states while the capital and largest city is Berlin. Germany covers an area of 357,021 km2 and has a largely temperate seasonal climate...
band
Musical ensemble
A musical ensemble is a group of people who perform instrumental or vocal music. In classical music, trios or quartets either blend the sounds of musical instrument families or group together instruments from the same instrument family, such as string ensembles or wind ensembles...
Trio
Trio (band)
Trio was a German band. It formed in the small German town of Großenkneten in 1980. The band is most noted for the song "Da da da, ich lieb dich nicht du liebst mich nicht aha aha aha" which was a hit in 30 countries worldwide. Trio was a product of the Neue Deutsche Welle...
(sometimes written TRIO) formed in 1980 by Stephan Remmler
Stephan Remmler
Stephan Remmler is one of three members of the German band Trio. He performed most of the vocals for the band's songs...
, Gert 'Kralle' Krawinkel and Peter Behrens
Peter Behrens (musician)
Peter Behrens is a German drummer, actor, musician and clown.-Life:Peter Behrens is the illegitimate son of an American GI, and was put up for adoption by his biological mother. He was adopted by the Behrens family, where he grew up in northern Germany...
. "Da Da Da" released in 1982 was a hit in Germany
Germany
Germany , officially the Federal Republic of Germany , is a federal parliamentary republic in Europe. The country consists of 16 states while the capital and largest city is Berlin. Germany covers an area of 357,021 km2 and has a largely temperate seasonal climate...
and about 30 countries worldwide and sold 3 million copies. The lyrics were written by Stephan Remmler, and the music by Gert 'Kralle' Krawinkel. "Da Da Da" remains their biggest German hit and their only hit outside Germany, taken from their debut album Trio released in 1982. Trio disbanded in 1984.
The song
It is known in many language versions:- German version as "" (or simply "Da Da Da")
- English version as "Da Da Da I don't love you you don't love me"
- French version as "Da Da Da je t'aime pas tu m'aimes pas"
- Dutch version as "Bla Bla Bla"
The song "Da Da Da" is a song that has become popular while being extremely repetitive. It was a product of the Neue Deutsche Welle
Neue Deutsche Welle
Neue Deutsche Welle is a genre of German music originally derived from punk rock and New Wave music...
(or NDW). However, Trio preferred the name Neue Deutsche Fröhlichkeit, which means "New German Cheerfulness", to describe their music. At that time, popular songs were based on extremely simple structures that were ornately produced. Trio's main principle was to remove almost all the ornamentation and polish from their songs, and to use the simplest practical structures (most of their songs were three-chord song
Three-chord song
A three-chord song is a song whose music is built around three chords that are played in a certain sequence. Perhaps the most prevalent type of three-chord song is the simple twelve bar blues used in blues and rock and roll....
s). For this reason, many of their songs are restricted to drums, guitar, vocals, and just one or maybe two other instruments, if any at all. Bass was used very infrequently until their later songs, and live shows often saw Remmler playing some simple preprogrammed rhythms and melodies on his small Casio VL-1
Casio VL-1
The VL-1 was the first instrument of Casio's VL-Tone product line, and is sometimes referred to as the VL-Tone. It combined a calculator, synthesizer, and sequencer...
keyboard while Behrens played his drums single-handedly while eating an apple.
Trio was made up of:
- Stephan RemmlerStephan RemmlerStephan Remmler is one of three members of the German band Trio. He performed most of the vocals for the band's songs...
- VocalsSingingSinging is the act of producing musical sounds with the voice, and augments regular speech by the use of both tonality and rhythm. One who sings is called a singer or vocalist. Singers perform music known as songs that can be sung either with or without accompaniment by musical instruments...
, occasional keyboardsKeyboard instrumentA keyboard instrument is a musical instrument which is played using a musical keyboard. The most common of these is the piano. Other widely used keyboard instruments include organs of various types as well as other mechanical, electromechanical and electronic instruments... - Gert KrawinkelGert KrawinkelGert Krawinkel is a German musician and guitarist. But he is known as "Kralle".- Life :...
- guitarGuitarThe guitar is a plucked string instrument, usually played with fingers or a pick. The guitar consists of a body with a rigid neck to which the strings, generally six in number, are attached. Guitars are traditionally constructed of various woods and strung with animal gut or, more recently, with... - Peter BehrensPeter Behrens (musician)Peter Behrens is a German drummer, actor, musician and clown.-Life:Peter Behrens is the illegitimate son of an American GI, and was put up for adoption by his biological mother. He was adopted by the Behrens family, where he grew up in northern Germany...
- drumsDrum kitA drum kit is a collection of drums, cymbals and often other percussion instruments, such as cowbells, wood blocks, triangles, chimes, or tambourines, arranged for convenient playing by a single person ....
It had another three top ten hits in Germany until the end of 1983, then disbanded the following year.
Chart success
- The song was a chart success in more than 30 countries.
- The German version of "Da Da Da" was #2 on the charts (April 1982). There were three versions: The Single version for 3:23, a longer version for 6:36. The live version came in the album Trio live im Frühjahr 82 and goes on for 1:32 . On the B-side of the 7" single release was "Sabine Sabine Sabine", whereas the B-Side of the maxi-single carried two more songs: "Halt mich fest ich werd verrückt" and "Lady-O-Lady".
- In the UK, "Da Da Da" hit #2 in July 1982. The single version goes on for 3:23 and the longer version for 6:36.
- In Canada it peaked at #3 in December 1982.
- In France the song was made more popular in 1982 with Zam making a French version titled "Da Da Da je t'aime pas tu m'aimes pas".
- In the USA, the song peaked at number thirty-three on the dance charts. In 1997, the song gained further chart success when the CD of TRIO and Error was released as Da Da Da I Don't Love You You Don't Love Me Aha Aha Aha in the United States and was a US-only promo CD-single in response to the 1997 US VolkswagenVolkswagenVolkswagen is a German automobile manufacturer and is the original and biggest-selling marque of the Volkswagen Group, which now also owns the Audi, Bentley, Bugatti, Lamborghini, SEAT, and Škoda marques and the truck manufacturer Scania.Volkswagen means "people's car" in German, where it is...
commercial that featured the song "Da Da Da I Don't Love You You Don't Love Me Aha Aha Aha", often contracted to simply "Da Da Da". The re-release had some changes: two songs were added to the CD and the album was digitally remastered. The shorter version known as a radio edit version goes on for 2:49.
Cover versions
Many cover versionCover version
In popular music, a cover version or cover song, or simply cover, is a new performance or recording of a contemporary or previously recorded, commercially released song or popular song...
s of "Da Da Da" have been done worldwide in German version ("Da da da ich lieb' dich nicht du liebst mich nicht aha aha aha"), in English version ("Da Da Da I Don't Love You You Don't Love Me") and in various language
Language
Language may refer either to the specifically human capacity for acquiring and using complex systems of communication, or to a specific instance of such a system of complex communication...
s including French, Italian, Polish, Spanish, Tagalog and Thai amongst others.
Covers of the German version
The covers of German "Da da da ich lieb' dich nicht du liebst mich nicht aha aha aha"(with year of release in parentheses wherever available):
- Frank Zander (1982)
- Karl Dall (1982)
- Out Of The Ordinary (1990)
- Otto WaalkesOtto WaalkesOtto Gerhard Waalkes is a Frisian comedian and actor. He became famous in the 1970s and 1980s in Germany with his shows, books and movies. His perhaps most famous trademark are the 'Ottifanten' , elephant-like comic characters of his own design...
- Mike KrügerMike KrügerMike Krüger is a German comedian and singer....
as "Da da da (muh muh muh)" - MC DaDa had a maxi-CD of three versions (1991):
- "Da Da Da" (Single Mix) (3:09) as mp3
- "Da Da Da" (12" Mix) (6:32)
- "Da Da Da" (Brain Dead Mix) (3:30)
- Duo had a maxi-CD single with four versions of the German version (1994):
- "Da Da Da" (Radio Edit) (3:22)
- "Da Da Da" (Da Da Dance Mix) (4:06)
- "Da Da Da" (Extended Mix) (5:02)
- "Da Da Da" (Instrumental Mix) (3:20)
- Re-O-Do feat. CCR (Cecil Carlos Remmler) (1995)
- Herbert GrönemeyerHerbert GrönemeyerHerbert Grönemeyer is a German musician and actor, popular in Germany, Austria and Switzerland. He starred as war correspondent Lieutenant Werner in Wolfgang Petersen's movie Das Boot, but later concentrated on his musical career...
released it with various music influences (2000).- The more famous was "Da Da Da" (Brass-Mix) (4:24)
- A shorter "Da Da Da" that went on for (4:06)
- NDW 2000 (in 2001)
- Soul-O with a version "Da Da Da" (Gorgeous Summer Radio & Video Cut) for 3:15
- Swiss Made
- Trimatic titled their maxi-CD release:
- "Ich lieb' dich nicht du liebst mich nicht" (Radio Mix) (3:33) as mp3
- "Ich lieb' dich nicht du liebst mich nicht" (High Energy Club Mix) (6:04)
- "Ich lieb' dich nicht du liebst mich nicht" (Extended 12" Mix) (5:26)
- "Ich lieb' dich nicht du liebst mich nicht" (Instrumental Mix) (6:02)
- String Quartet feat. Dr. Pill, a reggae version of the song
- H+M had two versions in a maxi-CD (2003) that included Tanzin. The versions of "Da Da Da" were
- "Da Da Da" (Club Cut) (2:48) as mp3
- "Da Da Da" (DJ S.P.U.D. Remix) (5:43)
- Nefkom feat. DJ Ghandi had a maxi-CD featuring
- "Da Da Da" (Radio Edit) (3:30) as mp3
- "Da Da Da" (Tanzhallen-Mix) (5:48)
- "Da Da Da" (Radio Edit Maxi) (5:16)
- Ab dafür (2004)
- Haax as "Bla bla bla" for 3:33 from a compilation album Krach Bum Bäng Zack Döner Ein Tribut an Trio
- Señor Coconut in the album Around the World (2008)
Covers of the English Version
Cover versions of "Da Da Da I Don't Love You You Don't Love Me"(with year of release in parentheses):
- Boriss (1983)
- Suzie Andrews (1982) with A-side as "Da da da I Don't Love You You Don't Love Me" and the B-side containing "Der Kommissar (Rap That)"
- Martin Judd (1982)
- Pinocchio made a maxi-CD with four versions:
- "Da da da" (Radio Version) (3:50) as an mp3
- "Da da da" (Extended Version) (8:00)
- "Da da da" (2 PNP Remix) (5:49)
- "Da da da" (Whoopl Mix) (8:01)
- Cecil Jonni Lauro released a version as a music download. (1995)
- AlternativeAlternative rockAlternative rock is a genre of rock music and a term used to describe a diverse musical movement that emerged from the independent music underground of the 1980s and became widely popular by the 1990s...
band ElasticaElasticaElastica were an English alternative rock band that played punk rock-influenced music. They were best known for their 1995 album Elastica, which produced singles that charted in the US and the UK.-History:...
recorded it on their album The Menace (1999)
Versions in other languages
- Giorgos AlkaiosGiorgos AlkaiosGiorgos Alkaios is a Greek recording artist. His career began in 1989 after appearing on a Greek reality show. Following a brief period of stage acting, Alkaios dedicated himself to music. His first single, "Ti Ti", made him popular in Greece. His distinctive musical style fuses Greek and Oriental...
made a Greek version of "Da da da" in 2002. - Anan AnwarAnan AnwarAnan Anwar , born on 15 September 1986 in Thailand, is a Thai singer and actor. He is the fourth child of his Scottish mother and Indonesian father. His older brother Joni Anwar was a member of the musical group Raptor....
, in Thai language (2000). - The Spanish disk-jockey Nacho Dogan performed a Spanish version as "Da Da Da", which became hit #2 in summer of 1982 in Spain.
- Polish group Formacja Nieżywych SchabuffFormacja Niezywych SchabuffFormacja Nieżywych Schabuff – polish rock music band formed in 1985 in Częstochowa.-Members:* Robert Bielecki – drums* Aleksander Klepacz – keyboard* Rafał Łuszczyk – bass guitar, vocal* Jacek Otręba – keyboard* Jacek Pałucha – vocal...
recorded a Polish version on their album Foto (1998). - PortuguesePortuguese peopleThe Portuguese are a nation and ethnic group native to the country of Portugal, in the west of the Iberian peninsula of south-west Europe. Their language is Portuguese, and Roman Catholicism is the predominant religion....
comedian Herman JoséHerman JoséHermann Joseph von Krippahl, known as Herman José , is a well-known Portuguese comedian, though virtually unknown abroad. His career has focused on television....
made a portuguesePortuguese languagePortuguese is a Romance language that arose in the medieval Kingdom of Galicia, nowadays Galicia and Northern Portugal. The southern part of the Kingdom of Galicia became independent as the County of Portugal in 1095...
version (1982). - Arabic Abdel Moneim MadboulyAbdel Moneim MadboulyAbdel Moneim Madbouly was an Egyptian actor, comedian and playwright.Madbouly was born in Cairo and started acting at seven years old following the death of his father. His family needed the money...
Da Da in Toot Toot (Train's Sound) Children Album (1979) - MexicanMexicoThe United Mexican States , commonly known as Mexico , is a federal constitutional republic in North America. It is bordered on the north by the United States; on the south and west by the Pacific Ocean; on the southeast by Guatemala, Belize, and the Caribbean Sea; and on the east by the Gulf of...
band MolotovMolotov (band)Molotov is a four-time Latin Grammy Award-winning Mexican rock band formed in Mexico City on September 23, 1995. Their lyrics feature a mixture of Spanish and English, rapped and sung by all members of the group. Musically, Molotov blends heavy basslines with heavy guitar riffs...
released a Spanish and German version on their 2004 cover album Con Todo RespetoCon Todo RespetoCon Todo Respeto is a 2004 covers album by the Mexican band Molotov. The album was released in October 2004 by the label Universal Latino. The songs covered are from a variety of genres, including New Wave, Hip hop music, Punk, and traditional music of Mexico...
(2004) - Mundial in Italian with A-side "Da da da" (Mundial '82) and B-side "Da da da" (Instrumental)
- BrazilBrazilBrazil , officially the Federative Republic of Brazil , is the largest country in South America. It is the world's fifth largest country, both by geographical area and by population with over 192 million people...
ian rodeo announcer and singer Gleydson Rodrigues did a cover called Dá Dá Dá - Toss performed a French cover version as "Da da da est-ce qu'on s'cherche ou est ce qu'on triche?" (1982)
- Group Tři sestryTri SestryTri Sestry is a stratovolcano located in the central part of Urup Island, Kuril Islands, Russia.- References :*...
made a Czech version on album Hudba z marsu (1995). - FilipinoPhilippinesThe Philippines , officially known as the Republic of the Philippines , is a country in Southeast Asia in the western Pacific Ocean. To its north across the Luzon Strait lies Taiwan. West across the South China Sea sits Vietnam...
entertainer Yoyoy VillameYoyoy VillameYoyoy Villame born Roman Tesorio Villame, was a Filipino singer, composer, lyricist, and comedian. Villame was a native of Calape, Bohol and was the father of singer Hannah Villame. He died of cardiac arrest at the Las Piñas Medical Center in Metro Manila on May 18, 2007...
made a cover. There were two versions: "Da Da Da (Tsismis)" and a second in Tagalog languageTagalog languageTagalog is an Austronesian language spoken as a first language by a third of the population of the Philippines and as a second language by most of the rest. It is the first language of the Philippine region IV and of Metro Manila...
, also "Da Da Da (Tsismis)". (1982) - Zam made a French version titled "Da Da Da je t'aime pas tu m'aimes pas" (1982).
Sampling
Some have used the music only and changing the lyrics:- SwedishSwedenSweden , officially the Kingdom of Sweden , is a Nordic country on the Scandinavian Peninsula in Northern Europe. Sweden borders with Norway and Finland and is connected to Denmark by a bridge-tunnel across the Öresund....
band Quasimodo 5 released it with modified title as "Ya Ya Ya" and modified (mostly English) lyrics sampling just the basic tune from the original - Post-punkPost-punkPost-punk is a rock music movement with its roots in the late 1970s, following on the heels of the initial punk rock explosion of the mid-1970s. The genre retains its roots in the punk movement but is more introverted, complex and experimental...
band Have A Nice Life sampled the metronome-like rhythm in their track "Holy Fucking Shit 40,000" from the album Deathconsciousness.
Use in commercials
"Da Da Da" has been used in many commercials as well:- An American VolkswagenVolkswagenVolkswagen is a German automobile manufacturer and is the original and biggest-selling marque of the Volkswagen Group, which now also owns the Audi, Bentley, Bugatti, Lamborghini, SEAT, and Škoda marques and the truck manufacturer Scania.Volkswagen means "people's car" in German, where it is...
commercial featured the song "Da Da Da I Don't Love You You Don't Love Me Aha Aha Aha" in 1997. - Pett Productions used "Da Da Da" in the second series of TittybangbangTittybangbangTittybangbang is a female-led television sketch comedy, performed by Lucy Montgomery and Debbie Chazen, which ran between 2005 and 2007 on BBC Three. The show was largely written by Bob Mortimer and Jill Parker and produced by their company Pett Productions.-History:Bob Mortimer and Lisa Clark...
for the intro to Pete Wade's sketches. - A PepsiPepsiPepsi is a carbonated soft drink that is produced and manufactured by PepsiCo...
ad for the 2006 FIFA World Cup2006 FIFA World CupThe 2006 FIFA World Cup was the 18th FIFA World Cup, the quadrennial international football world championship tournament. It was held from 9 June to 9 July 2006 in Germany, which won the right to host the event in July 2000. Teams representing 198 national football associations from all six...
starred several footballers including Thierry HenryThierry HenryThierry Daniel Henry is a French professional footballer who plays for the New York Red Bulls in Major League Soccer.Henry was born in Les Ulis, Essonne where he played for an array of local sides as a youngster and showed great promise as a goal-scorer. He was spotted by AS Monaco in 1990 and...
, RaúlRaúl GonzálezRaúl González Blanco , known simply as Raúl, is a Spanish footballer who plays as a striker. He currently plays for German club Schalke 04....
, Roberto Carlos, Fernando TorresFernando TorresFernando José Torres Sanz , nicknamed , is a Spanish footballer who plays for Chelsea and the Spain national team as a striker....
, Frank LampardFrank LampardFrank James Lampard is an English professional footballer who plays as an attacking midfielder for Chelsea and the England national team. He also holds the position of vice-captain for his club side...
, RonaldinhoRonaldinhoRonaldo de Assis Moreira , commonly known as Ronaldinho or Ronaldinho Gaúcho, is a Brazilian footballer who plays for Flamengo and the Brazilian national team as an attacking midfielder or forward. He is a two-time winner of the FIFA World Player of the Year, awarded to the best player over the year...
and David BeckhamDavid BeckhamDavid Robert Joseph Beckham, OBE is an English footballer who plays midfield for Los Angeles Galaxy in Major League Soccer, having previously played for Manchester United, Preston North End, Real Madrid, and A.C...
playing football inside of an OktoberfestOktoberfestOktoberfest, or Wiesn, is a 16–18 day beer festival held annually in Munich, Bavaria, Germany, running from late September to the first weekend in October. It is one of the most famous events in Germany and is the world's largest fair, with more than 5 million people attending every year. The...
tent. The ad was dubbed in many world languages and ran in many countries before and during FIFA World CupFIFA World CupThe FIFA World Cup, often simply the World Cup, is an international association football competition contested by the senior men's national teams of the members of Fédération Internationale de Football Association , the sport's global governing body...
in 2006. - Another Pepsi ad used the MexicanMexicoThe United Mexican States , commonly known as Mexico , is a federal constitutional republic in North America. It is bordered on the north by the United States; on the south and west by the Pacific Ocean; on the southeast by Guatemala, Belize, and the Caribbean Sea; and on the east by the Gulf of...
band MolotovMolotov (band)Molotov is a four-time Latin Grammy Award-winning Mexican rock band formed in Mexico City on September 23, 1995. Their lyrics feature a mixture of Spanish and English, rapped and sung by all members of the group. Musically, Molotov blends heavy basslines with heavy guitar riffs...
's version of the song featuring the band and some players of the Mexican National Soccer Team trying to sing or play instruments and getting hit by soccer balls. - Christina AguileraChristina AguileraChristina María Aguilera is an American recording artist and actress. Aguilera first appeared on national television in 1990 as a contestant on the Star Search program, and went on to star in Disney Channel's television series The Mickey Mouse Club from 1993–1994...
sang the tune in several Pepsi spots, including duets with Rain and ElissaElissa (singer)Elissar Zakaria Khoury simply known as Elissa is a Lebanese singer. She is known for her collaborations with well-known Arab and international artists, notably Ragheb Alama, Cheb Mami, Fadl Shaker, Chris DeBurgh and Gerard Ferrer.Born to a Lebanese father and a Syrian mother , her debut was in...
. - AristonIndesitIndesit Company, an Italian multinational company based in Fabriano, Ancona province, Italy, a leading appliance manufacturer in Europe.- History :...
used the song in their 1987 spots featuring animated white goods, clothing and kitchen utensils forming dancing humanoids. - Interspar ads in AustriaAustriaAustria , officially the Republic of Austria , is a landlocked country of roughly 8.4 million people in Central Europe. It is bordered by the Czech Republic and Germany to the north, Slovakia and Hungary to the east, Slovenia and Italy to the south, and Switzerland and Liechtenstein to the...
feature the song, with the lyrics changed to "alles da da da" ("everything there there there").
Some ads used modified lyrics of the song.
- TeletextTeletextTeletext is a television information retrieval service developed in the United Kingdom in the early 1970s. It offers a range of text-based information, typically including national, international and sporting news, weather and TV schedules...
replaced "da da da" with "blah blah blah" (vocalized by Ewan Bailey); It used the slogan "Life's too much full of blah blah ... Teletext, no blah blah" - Sakata Rice Crackers replaced "da da da" with their brand name.
- The Song was also used in a 1997 commercial for Microsoft's Internet Explorer starring Bill Gates and Steve Ballmer.
- Ariston, a manufacturer of home appliances, used the beat & tune in the 80s in their television ads which appeared in the United Kingdom. The lyrics "Ar-is-ton and on and on and on" were used - the ads appeared around the same time as the Trio song.
Use in other media
- ABCAmerican Broadcasting CompanyThe American Broadcasting Company is an American commercial broadcasting television network. Created in 1943 from the former NBC Blue radio network, ABC is owned by The Walt Disney Company and is part of Disney-ABC Television Group. Its first broadcast on television was in 1948...
following the popularity of the VolkswagenVolkswagenVolkswagen is a German automobile manufacturer and is the original and biggest-selling marque of the Volkswagen Group, which now also owns the Audi, Bentley, Bugatti, Lamborghini, SEAT, and Škoda marques and the truck manufacturer Scania.Volkswagen means "people's car" in German, where it is...
commercial, aired a promo for the sitcom Spin CitySpin CitySpin City is an American sitcom television series that aired from September 17, 1996 until April 30, 2002 on the ABC network. Created by Gary David Goldberg and Bill Lawrence, the show was based on a fictional local government running New York City, and originally starred Michael J. Fox as Mike...
parodying the car ad. In the original VW commercial, two men drive around and pick up a smelly couch, which they quickly dispose of. In the ABC ad, Michael J. FoxMichael J. FoxMichael J. Fox, OC is a Canadian American actor, author, producer, activist and voice-over artist. With a film and television career spanning from the late 1970s, Fox's roles have included Marty McFly from the Back to the Future trilogy ; Alex P...
and Michael BoatmanMichael BoatmanMichael Patrick Boatman is an Image Award-nominated American actor and writer. He is best known for his roles as U.S. Army Specialist Samuel Beckett in the ABC drama series China Beach, as New York City mayoral aide Carter Heywood in the ABC sitcom Spin City, and as sports agent Stanley Babson in...
's characters pick up Richard KindRichard KindRichard John Kind is an American actor known for his roles in the sitcoms Mad About You and Spin City .- Early life :...
's character, who becomes so obnoxious that they throw him out the car. - Pett ProductionsPett ProductionsPett Productions is an independent production company, established by Bob Mortimer, Vic Reeves and Lisa Clark in 2001. The company is based at the Maidstone Studios in Maidstone, Kent and has produced several television shows in comedy, reality, documentary and internet format.-Productions:*The...
used "Da Da Da" in the second series of TittybangbangTittybangbangTittybangbang is a female-led television sketch comedy, performed by Lucy Montgomery and Debbie Chazen, which ran between 2005 and 2007 on BBC Three. The show was largely written by Bob Mortimer and Jill Parker and produced by their company Pett Productions.-History:Bob Mortimer and Lisa Clark...
on BBC ThreeBBC ThreeBBC Three is a television network from the BBC broadcasting via digital cable, terrestrial, IPTV and satellite platforms. The channel's target audience includes those in the 16-34 year old age group, and has the purpose of providing "innovative" content to younger audiences, focusing on new talent...
for the intro to Pete Wade's sketches. - The song has been used in the Italian movie Il DivoIl Divo (film)Il Divo is a 2008 Italian biographical drama film directed by Paolo Sorrentino. It is based on the figure of former Italian Prime Minister Giulio Andreotti. It competed at the Cannes Film Festival in 2008, where it was awarded the Jury Prize...
, directed by Paolo SorrentinoPaolo SorrentinoPaolo Sorrentino is an Italian film director and screenwriter. He was born in Naples.Sorrentino's first film as screenwriter, Polvere di Napoli, was released in 1998. He began directing several short movies, like L'amore non ha confini, in 1998, and La notte lunga, in 2001...
, a fictional biography of Italian politician Giulio AndreottiGiulio AndreottiGiulio Andreotti is an Italian politician of the now dissolved centrist Christian Democracy party. He served as the 42nd Prime Minister of Italy from 1972 to 1973, from 1976 to 1979 and from 1989 to 1992. He also served as Minister of the Interior , Defense Minister and Foreign Minister and he...
. - The song is included in the movie Bio-DomeBio-DomeBio-Dome is a 1996 American comedy film directed by Jason Bloom. Bio-Dome was produced by Motion Picture Corporation of America on a budget of $15 million and was distributed theatrically by Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer....
, directed by Jason BloomJason BloomJason Bloom is a lacrosse player on the Washington Stealth of the National Lacrosse League. He also played for Coquitlam Adanacs of the Western Lacrosse Association in the summer of 2006. Bloom was the captain of the Under-19 British Columbia Selects, MVP of the B.C...
, starring Pauly ShorePauly ShorePaul Montgomery "Pauly" Shore is an American comedian and actor who starred in several comedy films in the 1990s and hosted a video show on MTV in the late 1980s and early 1990s...
and Stephen BaldwinStephen BaldwinStephen Andrew Baldwin is an American actor, director, producer and author. One of the Baldwin brothers, he is known for his roles as William F. Cody in the western show The Young Riders and as Stuart in the movie Threesome...
. - On YouTubeYouTubeYouTube is a video-sharing website, created by three former PayPal employees in February 2005, on which users can upload, view and share videos....
, a lip dubLip dubA lip dub is a type of video that combines lip synching and audio dubbing to make a music video. It is made by filming individuals or a group of people lip synching while listening to a song or any recorded audio then dubbing over it in post editing with the original audio of the song. There is...
video version by Back Dorm BoysBack Dorm BoysThe Back Dorm Boys is a Chinese duo who gained fame for their lip sync videos to songs by the Backstreet Boys and other pop stars. Their videos, captured on a low quality Web cam in their college dorm room, have been viewed by Internet users within China and around the world. Many of their videos...
lip syncLip syncLip sync, lip-sync, lip-synch is a technical term for matching lip movements with sung or spoken vocals...
ing to the song with parody FIFAFIFAThe Fédération Internationale de Football Association , commonly known by the acronym FIFA , is the international governing body of :association football, futsal and beach football. Its headquarters are located in Zurich, Switzerland, and its president is Sepp Blatter, who is in his fourth...
uniforms gathered huge popularity reaching 8 million views. It was released on June 30, 2006 as a 2006 FIFA World Cup2006 FIFA World CupThe 2006 FIFA World Cup was the 18th FIFA World Cup, the quadrennial international football world championship tournament. It was held from 9 June to 9 July 2006 in Germany, which won the right to host the event in July 2000. Teams representing 198 national football associations from all six...
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Creative Competition. Later the Back Dorm Boys performed it live as a part of Sina.comSina.comSINA is an online media company for China and Chinese communities around the world. SINA operates four major business lines: Sina Weibo, SINA Mobile, SINA Online, and SINA.net. SINA has over 100 million registered users worldwide...
's promotional online. - The same Back Dorm BoysBack Dorm BoysThe Back Dorm Boys is a Chinese duo who gained fame for their lip sync videos to songs by the Backstreet Boys and other pop stars. Their videos, captured on a low quality Web cam in their college dorm room, have been viewed by Internet users within China and around the world. Many of their videos...
guys made a new version wearing blue t-shirts that was released on August 26, 2006 on YouTubeYouTubeYouTube is a video-sharing website, created by three former PayPal employees in February 2005, on which users can upload, view and share videos....
. - The basic rhythm pattern was featured in an episode of Homestar RunnerHomestar RunnerHomestar Runner is a Flash animated Internet cartoon. It mixes surreal humor with references to retro pop culture, notably video games, classic television, and popular music.The cartoons are nominally centered on the title character, Homestar Runner...
, which included Strong BadStrong BadStrong Bad is one of the major characters of the Homestar Runner series of animated Flash web cartoons. He is portrayed by Matt Chapman, the principal voice actor and co-founder of the series. Strong Bad enjoys pranking the other characters of the series, along with his ever-diligent lackey pet...
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piano head playing the pattern. - This pattern also appears in the Super Mario 64Super Mario 64is a platform game, published by Nintendo and developed by its EAD division, for the Nintendo 64. Along with Pilotwings 64, it was one of the launch titles for the console. It was released in Japan on June 23, 1996, and later in North America, Europe, and Australia. Super Mario 64 has sold over...
level editor (Toad's Tool 64). During the loading screen when the tool is opened, a button can be clicked on that will result in the rhythm pattern playing.