"Sing Hallelujah" is a 1992 song recorded by the Sweden

Sweden

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-based musician and producer Dr. Alban

Dr. Alban

Alban Uzoma Nwapa , known by his stage name Dr. Alban, is a Nigerian, Sweden-based musician and producer with his own record label dr-records. His music can best be described as a Eurodance/hip-hop reggae with a dancehall style. He is most famous for his worldwide 1992 hit "It's My...

. It was the third single

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 from his second studio album One Love

One Love (Dr Alban album)

One Love is the second album by European-based Nigerian artist Dr. Alban. It was released in 1992.-First edition:# "Introduction" # "It's My Life" # "Sing Hallelujah" # "Groove Machine 4" # "Reggae Gone Ragga"...

. The song was released in 1993 and became a great hit reaching the top 10 in almost all European countries and managing #16 in the UK Singles Chart

UK Singles Chart

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. After "It's My Life

It's My Life (Dr Alban song)

"It's My Life" is a 1992 song recorded by the Sweden-based musician and producer Dr Alban. It was the first single from his second studio album One Love....

", this was the second Dr Alban's hit which had an international scope.

The song is a "discothèques anthem with dance

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 and disco

Disco

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 sonorities".

"Sing Hallelujah" had other successes in the 2000s because it was re-recorded by the artist himself in new versions.

Track listings

CD single

1. "Sing Hallelujah!" (short) — 4:00
2. "Sing Hallelujah!" (long) — 6:30

CD maxi

1. "Sing Hallelujah!" (short) — 4:00
2. "Sing Hallelujah!" (long) — 6:30
3. "Sing Hallelujah!" (paradise dub) — 4:59
4. "Sing Hallelujah!" (original version) — 4:24

7" maxi - Remix

1. "Sing Hallelujah!" (easter mix N.C.)
2. "Sing Hallelujah!" (easter edit N.C.)
3. "Sing Hallelujah!" (DJ's eurotrans remix)

Official versions

• "Sing Hallelujah!" (Original Version) — 4:24
• "Sing Hallelujah!" (Original Edit) (Single Edit) - 3:51
• "Sing Hallelujah!" (Short) — 4:00
• "Sing Hallelujah!" (Long) — 6:30
• "Sing Hallelujah!" (Bitcrusher Club Mix)
• "Sing Hallelujah!" (DJ's Eurotrans Remix)
• "Sing Hallelujah!" (Dj Stevie Steve's Pizzi Edit)
• "Sing Hallelujah!" (Easter Mix N.C.)
• "Sing Hallelujah!" (Easter Edit N.C.)
• "Sing Hallelujah!" (Paradise Dub) — 4:59

Peak positions

Chart (1993)	Peak position
Australian ARIA Singles Chart	5
Austrian Singles Chart	7
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...	7
French SNEP Singles Chart	7
German Singles Chart	4
Irish IRMA Singles Chart	6
Norwegian Singles Chart	8
Swedish Singles Chart	6
Swiss Singles Chart	4
UK Singles Chart	16
U.S. Billboard Hot Dance Club Play	15
Chart (2005)	Peak position
Finnish Singles Chart	12
German Singles Chart	74

¹ "Sing Hallelujah" by Yamboo featuring Dr Alban

End of year charts

End of year chart (1993)	Position
Austrian Singles Chart	29
Dutch Top 40	27
Swiss Singles Chart	8

Certifications

Country	Certification	Date	Sales certified	Physical sales
France	Silver	1993	125,000	125,000