Around the World (La La La La La)

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“Around the World (La La La La La)”
“Around the World (La La La La La)” cover
Single by ATC
from the album Planet Pop
B-side "World In Motion"
Released May 22, 2000
Format CD single
CD maxi
12" maxi
Genre Electronic
Length 3:35
Label Kingsize
Writer(s) Alexey Potekin
Sergei Zhukov
Producer Alex Christensen
Certification Silver France, 2001
ATC singles chronology
"Around the World (La La La La La)"
(2000)		 "My Heart Beats Like a Drum (Dam Dam Dam)"
(2001)
Remixes
Remixes

"Around the World (La La La La La)" is a song most popularly sung by the music group ATC, later called A Touch of Class. It was adapted from a song called "Pesenka" by the group "Ruki Vverkh", which was one of the most popular Russian pop bands in the late 1990s. This band was active from 1997 to 2006. This song reached #1 on the Top 40 charts in 2000.[1]

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[edit] ATC version

The song also marks the first number-one debut on the Fox Music Chart's weekly chart. It spent one week at top of the chart in early 2001 before being knocked off by Britney Spears' "Stronger". It remained on the chart for 17 weeks.

[edit] Track listings

CD single
  1. "Around the World (La La La La La)" (radio edit) (3:35)
  2. "Around the World (La La La La La)" (club mix) (5:37)
CD maxi
  1. "Around the World (La La La La La)" (radio version) (3:35)
  2. "Around the World (La La La La La)" (alternative radio version) (3:31)
  3. "Around the World (La La La La La)" (acoustic mix) (3:20)
  4. "Around the World (La La La La La)" (ruegsegger # wittwer club mix) (5:37)
  5. "World in Motion" (3:31)
12" maxi
  1. "Around the World (La La La La La)" (album version) (3:35)
  2. "Around the World (La La La La La)" (ruegsegger # wittwer club mix) (5:37)
  3. "Around the World (La La La La La)" (RNT mix) (3:08)
  4. "Around the World (La La La La La)" (extended club mix) (4:58)
  5. "Around the World (La La La La La)" (triage club mix) (5:10)
  6. "Around the World (La La La La La)" (acoustic mix) (3:20)
CD maxi - Remixes
  1. "Around the World (La La La La La)" (rüegsegger # wittwer club mix - short verson) (3:44)
  2. "Around the World (La La La La La)" (RNT mix) (3:08)
  3. "Around the World (La La La La La)" (extended club mix) (4:58)
  4. "Around the World (La La La La La)" (triage club mix) (5:10)

[edit] Certifications

Country Certification Date
France Silver[2] December 5, 2001

[edit] Charts

Chart (2000)[3] [4] [5] [6] [7] Peak
position
U.S. Billboard Hot 100 28
U.S. Billboard Hot Latin Tropical/Salsa Airplay 40
U.S. Billboard Hot Music/Maxi-Singles Sales 34
U.S. Billboard Rhythmic Top 40 24
U.S. Billboard Top 40 Mainstream 12
Australian ARIA Singles Chart 11
Austrian Singles Chart 1
Belgian (Flanders) Singles Chart 10
Belgian (Wallonia) Singles Chart 10
Canadian Singles Chart 10
Dutch Singles Chart 5
Finnish Singles Chart 7
French Singles Chart 12
German Singles Chart 1
Irish Singles Chart 24
Italian Singles Chart 16
Swedish Singles Chart 8
Swiss Singles Chart 1
UK Singles Chart 15
End of the year chart (2000) Position
Austrian Singles Chart[8] 6
Belgian (Flanders) Singles Chart[9] 63
Belgian (Wallonia) Singles Chart[10] 73
French Singles Chart[11] 35
Swiss Singles Chart[12] 16
Preceded by
"Großer Bruder" by Zlatko and Jürgen		 German number-one single
July 21, 2000 - August 25, 2000		 Succeeded by
"Lucky" by Britney Spears
Preceded by
"Freestyler" by Bomfunk MCs		 Austrian number-one single
July 30, 2000 - August 27, 2000
Preceded by
"Freestyler" by Bomfunk MCs		 Swiss number-one single
August 13, 2000 - August 20, 2000
Preceded by
"Please Stay" by Kylie Minogue		 Fox Music Chart number-one song
February 25, 2001		 Succeeded by
"Stronger" by Britney Spears

[edit] beFour version

“Magic Melody”
“Magic Melody” cover
Single by beFour
from the album All 4 One
B-side "Fly Around the World"
Released June 14, 2007
Format CD maxi
Length 3:47
Label Pop 'N' Roll
Writer(s) Alexey Potekin
Sergei Zhukov
Christian Geller
Producer Christian Geller
Adam Bernau
beFour singles chronology
"Magic Melody"
(2007)		 "How Do You Do?"
(2007)

In 2007, the song was covered by beFour, a german pop group founded in Cologne, under the title "Magic Melody". This song was released as first single from their debut album All 4 One, on June 14, 2007. This version was less successful than the original version by ATC.

[edit] Track listing

CD maxi
  1. "Magic Melody" (3:39)
  2. "Fly Around the World" (3:47)
  3. "Wir sind" (2:18)

+ beFour Sticker

[edit] Charts

Chart (2007)[13] [14] Peak
position
Austrian Singles Chart 11
European Singles Chart 45
German Singles Chart 16
Swiss Singles Chart 14

[edit] References

  1. ^ Oracleband.net
  2. ^ French certifications Disqueenfrance.com (Retrieved April 19, 2008)
  3. ^ "Around the World (La La La La La)", in various Singles Chart Lescharts.com (Retrieved April 20, 2008)
  4. ^ German Singles Chart Charts-surfer.de (Retrieved April 20, 2008)
  5. ^ Irish Single Chart Irishcharts.ie (Retrieved April 20, 2008)
  6. ^ UK Singles Chart Chartstats.com (Retrieved April 20, 2008)
  7. ^ Billboard allmusic.com (Retrieved April 20, 2008)
  8. ^ 2000 Austrian Singles Chart Austriancharts.at (Retrieved April 20, 2008)
  9. ^ 2000 Belgian (Flanders) Singles Chart Ultratop.be (Retrieved April 20, 2008)
  10. ^ 2000 Belgian (Wallonia) Singles Chart Ultratop.be (Retrieved April 20, 2008)
  11. ^ 2000 French Singles Chart Ifop.com (Retrieved April 20, 2008)
  12. ^ 2000 Swiss Singles Chart Hitparade.ch (Retrieved April 20, 2008)
  13. ^ "Magic Melody", in various Singles Chart Austriancharts.at (Retrieved April 20, 2008)
  14. ^ Billboard Billboard.com (Retrieved April 10, 2008)