"Tic, Tic Tac" is a 1996 song recorded by Brazil

Brazil

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ian band Carrapicho

Carrapicho

Carrapicho is a Brazilian music group. Its lead singer is Zezinho Corrêa.Carrapicho is most known for its single "Tic, Tic Tac" which reached the top 100 best-sellers charts in several European countries, South America and Israel. A cover of the song has also been made in Russian by the Kazakh...

. Released in June 1996, it was its debut single

Single (music)

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 from the album Festa do boi bumba, which was later certified Platinum disc in France. The song was also recorded by Chilli featuring Carrapicho about one year after the first release. Both version achieved a huge success in the countries where they were charted.

Song information

Produced by Patrick Bruel

Patrick Bruel

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, the song was sponsored by TF1

TF1

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 in France and became one of the major summer hits. In the music video, the band sing "Tic, Tic Tac" on a boat while performing a group choreography.

The original version even topped the chart in France for three weeks, becoming at the time one of the first two singles certified Diamond. In France, the song is to date the 98th best-selling single of all time, with about one million copies sold.

Murat Nasyrov

Murat Nasyrov

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 made a Russian (parody-)version of the song, A Boy Wants to Go to Tambov

Tambov

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.

Alyona Apina made a Russian (parody-)version of the song, A Boy Wants to Go to Tambov

Tambov

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 2 .

In late 1996, French TV host Sophie Favier covered the song in French-language with other lyrics under the title "Il me tape sur les nerfs...". Her version peaked at #31 in France and #16 in Belgium (Wallonia).

In 1997

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, the song was covered by Fruit De La Passion.

The track was featured on Eurotrash Series 7 Show 3.

Track listings

CD single

1. "Tic, Tic Tac" — 3:16
2. "E' O Sol Adormece" — 2:17

CD single

1. "Tic, Tic Tac" (radio edit 1) Chilli featuring Carrapicho — 3:45
2. "Tic, Tic Tac" (radio edit 2) Carrapicho featuring Chilli — 3:45

CD single

1. "Tic, Tic Tac" (radio edit 1) Chilli featuring Carrapicho — 3:45
2. "Tic, Tic Tac" (radio edit 2) Carrapicho featuring Chilli — 3:45
3. "Tic, Tic Tac" (club mix) Chilli featuring Carrapicho — 6:50
4. "Tic, Tic Tac" (copacabana drive mix) Carrapicho featuring Chilli — 6:46

12" single

1. "Tic, Tic Tac" (club mix) — 4:45
2. "Tic, Tic Tac" (eingle edit) — 3:16

2 x 12" maxi

1. "Tic, Tic Tac" (rosabel tiki-tiki dub) — 11:41
2. "Tic, Tic Tac" (rosabel house mix) — 8:41
3. "Tic, Tic Tac" (mardi gras cha cha mix) — 7:07
4. "Tic, Tic Tac" (bang da drum mix) — 7:00
5. "Tic, Tic Tac" (bang da drum dub) — 7:00
6. "Tic, Tic Tac" (play hard house mix) — 6:14
7. "Tic, Tic Tac" (batucada HNRG mix) — 4:30

Certifications

Country	Certification	Date	Sales certified	Physical sales
Austria	Gold	September 30, 1997	15,000
France	Diamond	1996	750,000	980,000
Germany	Gold	1997	150,000
Norway	Gold	1997	5,000

Peak positions

Chart (1996)	Peak position
Belgian (Flanders) Singles Chart	6
Belgian (Wallonia) Singles Chart	2
Dutch Mega Top 100	47
French SNEP Singles Chart	1
Portuguese Singles Chart	1
Spanish Singles Chart	3
Chart (1997) 1	Peak position
Austrian Singles Chart	2
Canadian Singles Chart	14
German Singles Chart	5
Norwegian Singles Chart	4
Swedish Singles Chart	24
Swiss Singles Chart	6
UK Singles Chart 2	59
U.S. Billboard Hot Dance Club Play	8

¹ Chilli featuring Carrapicho

² "Tic Tic Tac"(Dance To Boi Bumba!)

End of year charts

End of year chart (1996)	Position
Belgian (Flanders) Singles Chart	52
Belgian (Wallonia) Singles Chart	10
French Singles Chart	2
End of year chart (1997)	Position
Austrian Singles Chart	13
Swiss Singles Chart	37