Disco Romancing
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"Disco Romancing" is a song by Romanian artist Elena Gheorghe
. It is her sixth single to be released and the first since her Eurovision Song Contest
entry, in 2009. With "Disco Romancing", Gheorghe tries a new musical style, house
, a very successful musical style in Romania
, and, because of Romanian artists such as Inna
and Edward Maya
, worldwide. The song was written by Laurenţiu Duţă (ex- 3 Sud Est
) and Ovidiu Bistriceanu, and was produced by Duţă.They have also wrote and produced "The Balkan Girls" for Elena. The song leaked on the Internet in mid-April 2010 and was confirmed as Elena's future single in early May. The music video was filmed in May 2010 and the main set was the A2 motorway, on the way to the Black Sea
. The director of the video is Dragoş Buliga. "Disco Romancing" debuted at number 74 in the Romanian Top 100
and later became Gheorghe's second number one in the chart. With this feat, she became the first Romanian female artist to top the chart twice. It has also charted in Ukraine, Russia, Bulgaria and Hungary.
" and "Every Boy says" .
. It was directed by Dragoş Buliga and features Elena and three back-up dancers. Some of the ideas belong to Elena. The video starts with her and two dancers wearing military-like clothes in a car driven by Elena. They stop somewhere on the motorway to take Elena some pictures. She wears a dress made-up only by pictures of herself. Then Elena is shown in a Zorbing
ball, holding a doll. In the end, Elena and three back up dancers are doing a choreography in front of a gas station by night. The video lasts 3:13 minutes and premiered on YouTube
, on May 31, 2010, and at the TV station Kiss TV
on June 1. The High Definition
video premiered on U TV HD
in mid-June, 2010. On YouTube
, the video gained over 5, 000, 000 views as of January
2011.
, on April 25, 2010. A few weeks later it reached number 25, becoming Elena's sixth consecutive top 25 hit in Romania. On July 31, the song entered the top 10. On September 19, 2010, "Disco Romancing" became Elena's second consecutive release to reach number-one, after "The Balkan Girls
". It has stayed in the top of the chart for a month (4 weeks) and it has spent a total of 13 weeks in the top 10. At the year-end chart
, it became the fourteenth song of the year with 8,796 airings, behind Lady Gaga
's "Bad Romance
". The song managed to peak at number-three in the Hungarian Dance Chart
, on January 10, 2011, in its 11th week in the top forty."Disco Romancing" was released as an EP
via iTunes
in the United States
, on December 6. The song has also hit the bubbling-under chart of the UK Singles Chart
, at number 99 (#199 in the complete Top 200), in August, 2010. It has remained in the chart for just one week. The song has also charted in Bulgaria
, Russia
and Ukraine
.
In France and Spain the single was out in early February, 2011, via iTunes
.
Elena performed "Disco Romancing" at "Neatza cu Razvan si Dani" and "Acces Direct" (Antena 1
shows) and at the "Bucharest Days". She has performed it on the New Year
coverage of Pro TV
. The variation of the song for the live performances was adapted to Elena's former style - more latino, with some merengue beats. The song was also covered and performed by Inna
during her 2011 French tour INNA en Concert
.
Elena Gheorghe
Elena Gheorghe is a Romanian singer. Gheorghe represented Romania in the Eurovision Song Contest 2009 and qualified for the final. One of her most notable music singles is "Te Ador" and her 2010 music single "Disco Romancing"....
. It is her sixth single to be released and the first since her Eurovision Song Contest
Eurovision Song Contest
The Eurovision Song Contest is an annual competition held among active member countries of the European Broadcasting Union .Each member country submits a song to be performed on live television and then casts votes for the other countries' songs to determine the most popular song in the competition...
entry, in 2009. With "Disco Romancing", Gheorghe tries a new musical style, house
House music
House music is a genre of electronic dance music that originated in Chicago, Illinois, United States in the early 1980s. It was initially popularized in mid-1980s discothèques catering to the African-American, Latino American, and gay communities; first in Chicago circa 1984, then in other...
, a very successful musical style in Romania
Romania
Romania is a country located at the crossroads of Central and Southeastern Europe, on the Lower Danube, within and outside the Carpathian arch, bordering on the Black Sea...
, and, because of Romanian artists such as Inna
Inna
Elena Alexandra Apostoleanu , best known as Inna, is a Romanian dance music singer. On November 12, 2008, she released her debut single "Hot", which was produced by Play & Win, a Romanian dance music trio and one of the leading music producers in Romania...
and Edward Maya
Edward Maya
Eduard Marian Ilie , better known as Edward Maya, is a Romanian musician, producer, performer, and composer...
, worldwide. The song was written by Laurenţiu Duţă (ex- 3 Sud Est
3 Sud Est
3rei Sud Est was a dance music group from Romania. The group was formed in 1997. The acronym translates in English by "Three South-East", because the band had three youths...
) and Ovidiu Bistriceanu, and was produced by Duţă.They have also wrote and produced "The Balkan Girls" for Elena. The song leaked on the Internet in mid-April 2010 and was confirmed as Elena's future single in early May. The music video was filmed in May 2010 and the main set was the A2 motorway, on the way to the Black Sea
Black Sea
The Black Sea is bounded by Europe, Anatolia and the Caucasus and is ultimately connected to the Atlantic Ocean via the Mediterranean and the Aegean seas and various straits. The Bosphorus strait connects it to the Sea of Marmara, and the strait of the Dardanelles connects that sea to the Aegean...
. The director of the video is Dragoş Buliga. "Disco Romancing" debuted at number 74 in the Romanian Top 100
Romanian Top 100
The Romanian Top 100 is the national airplay-based singles chart of Romania. It is weekly and it started running in 1996. It is recognized as an official chart by the European division of Billboard, Music & Media....
and later became Gheorghe's second number one in the chart. With this feat, she became the first Romanian female artist to top the chart twice. It has also charted in Ukraine, Russia, Bulgaria and Hungary.
Background
"Disco Romancing" is an up-tempo song, the musical style is house, with minimal and euro-dance influences. It was written by Laurenţiu Duţă and Ovidiu Bistriceanu and produced by Duţă. It consists in two verses and a three-time-repeated chorus. It has also two Italian references - "Every Boy goes to RomaRome
Rome is the capital of Italy and the country's largest and most populated city and comune, with over 2.7 million residents in . The city is located in the central-western portion of the Italian Peninsula, on the Tiber River within the Lazio region of Italy.Rome's history spans two and a half...
" and "Every Boy says
Music video
The music video was shot in May 2010 on the A2 Motorway of Romania and in a gas station near MedgidiaMedgidia
-History:Archaeological findings show that Dobruja was inhabited since the Neolithic period. Starting with 46 BC the region was administered by the Roman Empire. A castrum was built in the Carasu Valley, becoming the cradle of the settlement....
. It was directed by Dragoş Buliga and features Elena and three back-up dancers. Some of the ideas belong to Elena. The video starts with her and two dancers wearing military-like clothes in a car driven by Elena. They stop somewhere on the motorway to take Elena some pictures. She wears a dress made-up only by pictures of herself. Then Elena is shown in a Zorbing
Zorbing
Zorbing is the recreation of rolling downhill in an orb, generally made of transparent plastic. Zorbing is generally performed on a gentle slope, but can also be done on a level surface, permitting more rider control. In the absence of hills some operators have constructed inflatable, wooden or...
ball, holding a doll. In the end, Elena and three back up dancers are doing a choreography in front of a gas station by night. The video lasts 3:13 minutes and premiered on YouTube
YouTube
YouTube is a video-sharing website, created by three former PayPal employees in February 2005, on which users can upload, view and share videos....
, on May 31, 2010, and at the TV station Kiss TV
Kiss TV
Kiss TV is a commercial music television channel from Box Television, available on the Sky and Virgin Media digital television platforms. The playlist predominantly consists of mainstream hip-hop, Dance and R&B...
on June 1. The High Definition
High-definition video
High-definition video or HD video refers to any video system of higher resolution than standard-definition video, and most commonly involves display resolutions of 1,280×720 pixels or 1,920×1,080 pixels...
video premiered on U TV HD
UTV Romania
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in mid-June, 2010. On YouTube
YouTube
YouTube is a video-sharing website, created by three former PayPal employees in February 2005, on which users can upload, view and share videos....
, the video gained over 5, 000, 000 views as of January
January
January is the first month of the year in the Julian and Gregorian calendars and one of seven months with the length of 31 days. The first day of the month is known as New Year's Day...
2011.
Chart performance
"Disco Romancing" debuted at number 74 in the Romanian Top 100Romanian Top 100
The Romanian Top 100 is the national airplay-based singles chart of Romania. It is weekly and it started running in 1996. It is recognized as an official chart by the European division of Billboard, Music & Media....
, on April 25, 2010. A few weeks later it reached number 25, becoming Elena's sixth consecutive top 25 hit in Romania. On July 31, the song entered the top 10. On September 19, 2010, "Disco Romancing" became Elena's second consecutive release to reach number-one, after "The Balkan Girls
The Balkan Girls
"The Balkan Girls" is a song by Elena Gheorghe and was the Romanian entry in the 2009 Eurovision Song Contest. The song was selected in the Romanian national final Selecţia Naţională 2009, which Gheorghe won....
". It has stayed in the top of the chart for a month (4 weeks) and it has spent a total of 13 weeks in the top 10. At the year-end chart
End-Year Chart 2010 (Romania)
The Romanian Top 100 is the national airplay-based singles chart of Romania. It is weekly and it started running in 1996. It is recognized as an official chart by the European division of Billboard, Music & Media....
, it became the fourteenth song of the year with 8,796 airings, behind Lady Gaga
Lady GaGa
Stefani Joanne Angelina Germanotta , better known by her stage name Lady Gaga, is an American singer and songwriter. Born and raised in New York City, she primarily studied at the Convent of the Sacred Heart and briefly attended New York University's Tisch School of the Arts before withdrawing to...
's "Bad Romance
Bad Romance
"Bad Romance" is a song by American recording artist Lady Gaga. It was released as the lead single from her third extended play , and second major release The Fame Monster . Written by Lady Gaga and produced by RedOne, the track was inspired by Gaga's fear of negative love relationships and the...
". The song managed to peak at number-three in the Hungarian Dance Chart
Mahasz
Mahasz is the Hungarian music industry association, founded in 1992. Mahasz hands out the Hungarian Music Awards and maintains the music charts for Hungary....
, on January 10, 2011, in its 11th week in the top forty."Disco Romancing" was released as an EP
Extended play
An EP is a musical recording which contains more music than a single, but is too short to qualify as a full album or LP. The term EP originally referred only to specific types of vinyl records other than 78 rpm standard play records and LP records, but it is now applied to mid-length Compact...
via iTunes
ITunes
iTunes is a media player computer program, used for playing, downloading, and organizing digital music and video files on desktop computers. It can also manage contents on iPod, iPhone, iPod Touch and iPad....
in the United States
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
, on December 6. The song has also hit the bubbling-under chart of the 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 ...
, at number 99 (#199 in the complete Top 200), in August, 2010. It has remained in the chart for just one week. The song has also charted in Bulgaria
Bulgaria
Bulgaria , officially the Republic of Bulgaria , is a parliamentary democracy within a unitary constitutional republic in Southeast Europe. The country borders Romania to the north, Serbia and Macedonia to the west, Greece and Turkey to the south, as well as the Black Sea to the east...
, Russia
Russia
Russia or , officially known as both Russia and the Russian Federation , is a country in northern Eurasia. It is a federal semi-presidential republic, comprising 83 federal subjects...
and Ukraine
Ukraine
Ukraine is a country in Eastern Europe. It has an area of 603,628 km², making it the second largest contiguous country on the European continent, after Russia...
.
In France and Spain the single was out in early February, 2011, via iTunes
ITunes
iTunes is a media player computer program, used for playing, downloading, and organizing digital music and video files on desktop computers. It can also manage contents on iPod, iPhone, iPod Touch and iPad....
.
Live performance
The first ever performance of the song was on "Liber la Vacanta" a Romanian TV show, where the music video premiered.Elena performed "Disco Romancing" at "Neatza cu Razvan si Dani" and "Acces Direct" (Antena 1
Antena 1
Antena 1 is a Romanian television network, and one of the three top networks in the country with a market share of about 20%. It covers most of the country and it is owned by Dan Voiculescu, who is the founder president of the Conservative Party....
shows) and at the "Bucharest Days". She has performed it on the New Year
New Year
The New Year is the day that marks the time of the beginning of a new calendar year, and is the day on which the year count of the specific calendar used is incremented. For many cultures, the event is celebrated in some manner....
coverage of Pro TV
Pro TV
Launched in December 1995, Pro TV reaches almost 99% of Romania’s 21.5 million people and has 48% of its broadcast schedule comprising locally-produced programs...
. The variation of the song for the live performances was adapted to Elena's former style - more latino, with some merengue beats. The song was also covered and performed by Inna
Inna
Elena Alexandra Apostoleanu , best known as Inna, is a Romanian dance music singer. On November 12, 2008, she released her debut single "Hot", which was produced by Play & Win, a Romanian dance music trio and one of the leading music producers in Romania...
during her 2011 French tour INNA en Concert
INNA en Concert
INNA en Concert is a 2011 French concert tour by Romanian recording artist Inna. Despite the title and the promotion of the album were in French, it was announced that Inna has added two more dates in Germany, Spain, Israel and Turkey for her tour. Also, the tour will hit, for the first time in a...
.
Charts
| Charts (2010/11) | Peak position |
|---|---|
| The Netherlands (Dutch Top 40 Dutch Top 40 The Dutch Top 40 is a weekly music chart, which started as the "Veronica Top 40", because the offshore radio station Radio Veronica was the first to introduce it. It remained "The Veronica Top 40" until 1974, when the station was forced to stop broadcasting... ) |
19 |
| The Netherlands (Mega Single Top 100 Mega Single Top 100 The Single Top 100 is a Dutch chart, based on official physical single sales and legal downloads and composed by MegaCharts. It is one of the three official charts, the other two being the Dutch Top 40 and the Mega Top 50. The difference is that these charts also include airplay data.The list is... ) |
59 |
| Romania (UPFR) | 1 |
| UK (Singles Chart) | 199 |