Crying at the Discoteque

"Crying at the Discoteque"
Single by Alcazar
from the album Casino
Released September 16, 2001
Recorded 2000
Genre Disco, Eurodance, Pop
Length 03:50
Label BMG
Alcazar singles chronology
"Ritmo Del Amor"
(2000)		 "Crying at the Discoteque"
(2001)		 "Sexual Guarantee"
(2001)
Casino track listing
"Don't Leave Me Alone"
(1)		 "Crying at the Discoteque"
(2)		 "Shine On"
(3)

"Crying at the Discoteque" is a song performed by Swedish band Alcazar, from their debut studio album Casino (2000). It samples Sheila B. Devotion's 1979 hit "Spacer". During the year 2001, the song became their first international hit-single. Alexander Bard produced this song and can be heard in the middle of this song (he is also featured in the videoclip).

In Finland "Crying at the Discoteque" became a hit in 2000, peaking # 8 in the main singles chart, and staying in the Official Finnish Dance chart for 34 Weeks. By the end of the year 2002 "Crying at the Discoteque" sold over 2,5 million Copies Worldwide.

The song was played in HBO´s Drama series The Sopranos in the second seasons episode "Funhouse" [1]. It was also heard in the US Version of Queer As Folk series and was included on its Soundtrack.

Contents

Music video

A music video was produced to promote the single.

Formats and track listings

These are the formats and track listings of promotional single releases of "Crying at the Discoteque".[1]

CD single (BMG Sweden Release)

  1. "Radio Edit" - 3:50
  2. "Extended Version" - 4:58
  3. "DeTox Dub Mix" - 6:29
  4. "Pinocchio Tesco Mix" - 4:47

CD single (BMG UK & Ireland Release)

  1. "Radio Edit" - 3:50
  2. "Illicit Remix" - 7:13
  3. "Ivan's X Mix" - 7:18

Vinyl 12 inch single (BMG Germany Release)

  1. (Side A, track 1) "Illicit Mix" - 7:13
  2. (Side A, track 2) "Mind Trap Disco Dub" - 7:52
  3. (Side B, track 1) "Ivan's X Mix" - 7:18
  4. (Side B, track 2) "Original Extended Version" - 4:57

Chart performance

Chart (2000–2001) Peak
position
Australian ARIA Singles Chart[2] 14
Austrian Singles Chart[3] 14
Belgian Singles Chart (Flanders)[4] 2
Belgian Singles Chart (Wallonia)[5] 11
Canadian Singles Chart[6] 9
Dutch Singles Chart[7] 14
Finnish Singles Chart[8] 14
French Singles Chart[9] 64
German Singles Chart[10] 3
Italian Singles Chart[11] 4
Swedish Singles Chart[12] 29
Swiss Singles Chart[13] 7
Hot Dance Club Play[14] 44
UK Singles Chart[15] 13

References

  1. ^ http://www.discogs.com/Alcazar-Crying-At-The-Discoteque/master/104309 List of all versions and formats on Discogs
  2. ^ http://www.australian-charts.com/showitem.asp?key=4787&cat=s
  3. ^ http://austriancharts.at/showitem.asp?key=4787&cat=s
  4. ^ http://www.ultratop.be/nl/showitem.asp?interpret=Alcazar&titel=Crying+At+The+Discoteque&cat=s
  5. ^ http://www.ultratop.be/fr/showitem.asp?interpret=Alcazar&titel=Crying+At+The+Discoteque&cat=s
  6. ^ http://www.billboard.com/#/
  7. ^ http://dutchcharts.nl/showitem.asp?interpret=Alcazar&titel=Crying+At+The+Discoteque&cat=s
  8. ^ http://finnishcharts.com/showitem.asp?key=4787&cat=s
  9. ^ http://lescharts.com/showitem.asp?interpret=Alcazar&titel=Crying+At+The+Discoteque&cat=s
  10. ^ http://musicline.de/de/chartverfolgung_summary/title/ALCAZAR/Crying+At+The+Discoteque/single
  11. ^ http://www.italiancharts.com/showitem.asp?interpret=Alcazar&titel=Crying+At+The+Discoteque&cat=s
  12. ^ http://swedishcharts.com/showitem.asp?key=4787&cat=s
  13. ^ http://hitparade.ch/showitem.asp?interpret=Alcazar&titel=Crying+At+The+Discoteque&cat=s
  14. ^ http://www.billboard.com/bbcom/esearch/chart_display.jsp?cfi=359&cfgn=Singles&cfn=Hot+Dance+Club+Play&ci=3047272&cdi=7919436&cid=10%2F26%2F2002
  15. ^ Roberts, David (2005), Guinness World Records: British Hit Singles and Albums, Guinness World Records Limited, ISBN 1-904994-00-8

External links

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