Wild Dances (song)
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| Single by Ruslana from the album Wild Dances |
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| Released | 2004 | ||||
| Format | CD Single | ||||
| Recorded | 2003/2004 | ||||
| Genre | Pop, Folk | ||||
| Length | 3:21 | ||||
| Label | EMI | ||||
| Writer(s) | Oleksandr Ksenofontov, Jamie Maher, Ruslana, Fayney, Sherena Dugani | ||||
| Producer | Oleksandr Ksenofontov, Ruslana | ||||
| Certification | — | ||||
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 Wild Dances |
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| Eurovision Song Contest 2004 entry | ||
| Country | Ukraine | |
| Artist(s) | Ruslana | |
| Language | English, Ukrainian | |
| Composer(s) | Ruslana Lyzchicko | |
| Lyricist(s) | Alexander Ksenofontov, Ruslana Lyzchicko | |
| Place | 1st | |
| Points | 280 | |
| Place in Semifinal | 2nd | |
| Points in Semifinal | 256 | |
| Lyrics | Lyrics | |
"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.[1]
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. Ruslana was awarded 280 points during the final vote, which was the highest point total in any Eurovision contest until 2006, when Lordi were awarded 292 points for "Hard Rock Hallelujah." With this win, Ukraine became 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.
The song was bought with exclusive copyright in Vietnam by Hồ Quỳnh Hương, a very famous Vietnamese female pop star who changed the lyrics into Vietnamese[2].
The song is used as a soundtrack of the 2008 video game Grand Theft Auto IV.
[edit] Charts
| Single | Chart | Peak |
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| "Wild Dances" | Belgian Flanders Ultra Top 50 | 1 |
| "Wild Dances" | Ukrainian Top 40 | 1 |
| "Wild Dances" | Greek Top 40 | 1 |
| "Wild Dances" | Swedish Top 60[3] | 8 |
| "Wild Dances" | Europe Top 50 | 16 |
| "Wild Dances" | Finnish Singles Chart | 20 |
| "Wild Dances" | Swiss Singles Top 100 | 24 |
| "Wild Dances" | Belgian Wallonie Ultra Top 50[4] | 25 |
| "Wild Dances" | Dutch Singles Chart | 30 |
| "Wild Dances" | German Top 100 | 40 |
| "Wild Dances" | Austrian Singles Top 75 | 43 |
| "Wild Dances" | Romanian Top 100 (ISSUE 31 / 2004) | 44 |
| "Dyki tantsi" | Ukraine Top 40 | 1 |
[edit] References
- ^ Ukraine celebrates Eurovision win (English). BBC.
- ^ VietNamNet - Sau "đạo giai điệu" lại đến "đạo hoà âm"
- ^ http://swisscharts.com/showitem.asp?interpret=Ruslana&titel=Wild+Dances&cat=s
- ^ http://www.ultratop.be/fr/showitem.asp?interpret=Ruslana&titel=Wild+Dances&cat=s
[edit] External links/
| Preceded by Everyway That I Can by Sertab Erener |
Eurovision Song Contest winners 2004 |
Succeeded by My Number One by Helena Paparizou |
| Preceded by F**k it (I don't want you back) by Eamon |
Ultratop 50 number-one hits June 5, 2004 - August 7, 2004 |
Succeeded by Push Up by Freestylers |
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