Wild Dances (single)
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| "Wild Dances" | ||
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| Single by Ruslana | ||
| from the album Wild Dances | ||
| Released | 2004 | |
| Format | CD Single | |
| Recorded | 2003/2004 | |
| Genre | Dance pop | |
| Length | 3:21 | |
| Label | EMI | |
| Writer(s) | Oleksandr Ksenofontov, Jamie Maher, Ruslana, Fayney, Sherena Dugani | |
| Producer(s) | Oleksandr Ksenofontov, Ruslana | |
| Certification | — | |
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| Ruslana singles chronology | ||
| "Kolomyjka" (2003) |
"Wild Dances" (2004) |
"Dance with the Wolves" (2005) |
Wild Dances (Ukrainian: Дикі танці) is the name of the song by Ukrainian pop-star Ruslana Lyzhichko (Ruslana). Wild Dances was the winning song in the Eurovision Song Contest 2004 in Turkey.
After qualifying from the semi-final the song turned the tables in the final, and the 280 points it received were sufficient to claim a first famous Eurovision victory for Ukraine. With a mixture of English and Ukrainian lyrics, "Dyki tantsi" had the distinction of becoming the first Eurovision winner to be sung at least partly in a language other than English since the rule-change of 1999, when countries were allowed to sing in a language of their choosing, rather than one of their official languages. With this win, Ukraine became only the third ex-USSR member to win the Contest (Estonia and Latvia having previously done so).
The song was remembered for an energetic performance, which Ruslana gave in a leather outfit, inspired by ethnic tradition of Ukraine.
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| Wild Dances | Belgium Ultra Top 50 | 1 (10) |
| Wild Dances | Ukraine Top 40 | 1 |
| Wild Dances | Greece Singles Chart Top 50 | 1 |
| Wild Dances | Swedish Singles Top | 8 |
| Wild Dances | German Singles Top 100 | 40 |
| Wild Dances | Europe Top 100 | 33 |
| Wild Dances | Swiss Singles Top 100 | 24 |
| Wild Dances | Austrian Singles Top 75 | 43 |
| Wild Dances | UK. Singles Top 75 | 47 |
| Dyki tantsi | Ukraine Top 40 | 1 |
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[edit] References
[edit] External links/
- Amazon.com about the single
- Belgium 2004 year end chart.
- Watch Ruslana performing Wild Dances/Dyki Tantsi at Eurovision.
| Preceded by Everyway That I Can by Sertab Erener |
Eurovision Song Contest winners 2004 |
Succeeded by My Number One by Helena Paparizou |
