We Like to Party
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"We Like to Party" is a popular 1998 electronica dance song by Dutch
music group Vengaboys
. It is played in A-flat major. The song became their biggest hit in the United States, peaking at #26 in the Top 30 of the Billboard Hot 100 and selling 405,000 copies.
The video features all four Vengaboys members travelling to various destinations in the USA
in a 1960s style mini-bus ("Vengabus"), where they end up in a nightclub.
The single proved a higher seller than "Up & Down" in the UK, where it peaked at number 3 in November 1998, eventually selling 474,000 copies, making it the 29th biggest hit of the year.
Most recently, Matthew Wilkening of AOL Radio
ranked the song at #45 on the list of the 100 Worst Songs Ever while telling the listener, "If you live within a few hundred miles of a Six Flags
adventure [sic
] park, you've heard this 4,000 times."
The song was also remixed by Jason Nevins
and Tin-Tin Out. Their mixes were included on the single for "We're Going to Ibiza
".
Dutch people
The Dutch people are an ethnic group native to the Netherlands. They share a common culture and speak the Dutch language. Dutch people and their descendants are found in migrant communities worldwide, notably in Suriname, Chile, Brazil, Canada, Australia, South Africa, New Zealand, and the United...
music group 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 is played in A-flat major. The song became their biggest hit in the United States, peaking at #26 in the Top 30 of the Billboard Hot 100 and selling 405,000 copies.
The video features all four Vengaboys members travelling to various destinations in the USA
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
in a 1960s style mini-bus ("Vengabus"), where they end up in a nightclub.
The single proved a higher seller than "Up & Down" in the UK, where it peaked at number 3 in November 1998, eventually selling 474,000 copies, making it the 29th biggest hit of the year.
Most recently, Matthew Wilkening of AOL Radio
AOL Radio
AOL Radio powered by Slacker, , is an online radio service available only in the United States.- Roots :...
ranked the song at #45 on the list of the 100 Worst Songs Ever while telling the listener, "If you live within a few hundred miles of a Six Flags
Six Flags
Six Flags Entertainment Corp. is the world's largest amusement park corporation based on quantity of properties and the fifth most popular in terms of attendance. The company maintains 14 properties located throughout North America, including theme parks, thrill parks, water parks and family...
adventure [sic
Sic
Sic—generally inside square brackets, [sic], and occasionally parentheses, —when added just after a quote or reprinted text, indicates the passage appears exactly as in the original source...
] park, you've heard this 4,000 times."
Track listing
- "We Like to Party (Airplay)" (3:44)
- "We Like to Party (Klubbheads Mix)" (6:07)
- "We Like to Party (BCM RMX)" (4:04)
- "We Like to Party (More Airplay)" (5:50)
- "We Like to Party (Full Schwingg)" (4:38)
- "We Like to Party (DJ Disco Mix)" (4:33)
- "We Like to Party (Baunz Mix)" (4:45)
- "We Like to Party (BCM XXL)" (6:21)
The song was also remixed by Jason Nevins
Jason Nevins
Jason Nevins is an American DJ, producer and remixer, who is most widely known for his pop dance productions.-Career:In the early 1990s, Nevins began releasing singles under various monikers through various dance labels, but achieved global recognition in 1998 with his production of Run-DMC's...
and Tin-Tin Out. Their mixes were included on the single for "We're Going to Ibiza
We're Going to Ibiza
"We're Going to Ibiza", a single by the Vengaboys released on 30 August, 1999, was one of the Vengaboys' most successful singles. The song was based on Typically Tropical's 1975 number one hit "Barbados," with modified lyrics...
".
Charts
| Chart (1999) | Peak position |
|---|---|
| Australian ARIA Singles Chart ARIA Charts The ARIA charts are the main Australian music sales charts, issued weekly by the Australian Recording Industry Association. The charts are a record of the highest selling singles and albums in various genres in Australia. ARIA commenced compiling its own charts in-house from the week ending 26 June... |
2 |
| Netherlands Singles Chart 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... |
2 |
| French Singles Chart | 18 |
| German Singles Chart | 4 |
| Irish Singles Chart Irish Singles Chart The Irish Singles Chart is Ireland's music industry standard singles popularity chart issued weekly by the Irish Recorded Music Association and compiled on behalf of the IRMA by Chart-Track. Chart rankings are based on sales, which are compiled through over-the-counter retail data captured... |
3 |
| New Zealand RIANZ Singles Chart | 9 |
| Polish Singles Chart | 1 |
| 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 ... |
3 |
| U.S. Billboard Hot 100 Billboard Hot 100 The Billboard Hot 100 is the United States music industry standard singles popularity chart issued weekly by Billboard magazine. Chart rankings are based on radio play and sales; the tracking-week for sales begins on Monday and ends on Sunday, while the radio play tracking-week runs from Wednesday... |
26 |
In popular culture
- It was used as a remix in the Crazy FrogCrazy FrogCrazy Frog, originally known as Adam King, is a computer-animated character created in 2003 by Erik Wernquist. Marketed by the ringtone provider Jamba!, the animation was originally created to accompany a sound effect produced by Daniel Malmedahl in 1997 while attempting to imitate the sound of a...
album Crazy Frog Presents Crazy HitsCrazy Frog Presents Crazy HitsCrazy Frog Presents Crazy Hits is an album by the Crazy Frog, released on July 25, 2005. It is a collection of songs mixed with the Crazy Frog ringtone, including "Axel F" and "Popcorn"....
but instead of saying "The Vengabus is coming" it is heard as "The Crazy Frog is coming". - British comedian, Frank SkinnerFrank SkinnerFrank Skinner is a British writer, comedian and actor. He is best known for his television presenting, often alongside David Baddiel, with whom he also collaborated for the football song "Three Lions."He is a radio presenter on the Saturday morning slot on Absolute Radio.-Youth and early career...
famously danced around in his underpants to the song on The Frank Skinner Show. - It is well-known for its use in the Six FlagsSix FlagsSix Flags Entertainment Corp. is the world's largest amusement park corporation based on quantity of properties and the fifth most popular in terms of attendance. The company maintains 14 properties located throughout North America, including theme parks, thrill parks, water parks and family...
amusement park chain's "It's Playtime!" advertising campaignAdvertising campaignAn advertising campaign is a series of advertisement messages that share a single idea and theme which make up an integrated marketing communication...
, and was the theme of the Mr. SixMr. SixMr. Six is an advertising character, first featured in a 2004–05 advertising campaign by the theme park chain Six Flags. Appearing as a bald, decrepit, wrinkled old man wearing a tuxedo and thick-framed glasses, he invites stressed and over-worked people to Six Flags by performing a frenetic dance...
character. As with the Vengaboys video, the ads also feature a school bus designed to transport people to "fun times". - The Colorado RockiesColorado RockiesThe Colorado Rockies are a Major League Baseball team based in Denver, Colorado. Established in 1991, they started play in 1993 and are in the West Division of the National League. The team is named after the Rocky Mountains...
use the song when they score a Home Run at Coors FieldCoors FieldCoors Field, located in Denver, Colorado, is the home field of Major League Baseball's Colorado Rockies. It is named for the Coors Brewing Company of Golden, Colorado, which purchased the naming rights to the park prior to its completion in 1995...
. - The song became one of the catchphrases on the Australian comedy radio program Get ThisGet ThisGet This was an Australian radio comedy show which aired on Triple M and was hosted by Tony Martin and Ed Kavalee, with contributions from panel operator, the late Richard Marsland...
. The three presenters on the show recorded their own version of the chorus, with that of lead host Tony MartinTony Martin (comedian)Tony Francis Martin is a comedian and writer from Te Kuiti, New Zealand who has had a successful TV, radio, stand-up and film career in Australia.- Career :...
being done in an impersonation of the voice of then Prime Minister John HowardJohn HowardJohn Winston Howard AC, SSI, was the 25th Prime Minister of Australia, from 11 March 1996 to 3 December 2007. He was the second-longest serving Australian Prime Minister after Sir Robert Menzies....
. The clips, with notably incorrect lyrics, were regularly played, and the final episode of the program closed with a sketch featuring the trio boarding a bus with the real version of the song playing in the background, gradually fading out.