Pesenka

"Pesenka"^[1] (in Russian: Песенка), sometimes known as "Pesenka (La La La)", is a song by the Russian pop–dance–techno act Ruki Vverh! (in Russian: Руки Вверх!).

The song, with lyrics in Russian and music by band members Sergey Zhukov and Aleksey Potekhin, appears in the band's 1998 album Sdelai pogromtsche! (in Russian: Сделай погромче!),

Cover versions

It has been subject of many cover versions including:

• "Around the World (La La La La La)",^[2] an English language hit released in 2000 by the German band ATC, later named A Touch of Class. The song became an international hit for them, their first. It reached #1 in Germany, Austria and Switzerland, the Top 20 in Australia, Belgium, Canada, the Netherlands, Finland, France, Italy and Sweden. It reached #15 on the British Singles Chart and #28 on the US Billboard Hot 100
• "Magic Melody"^[3] by the German band beFour also heavily samples on the song with changed lyrics. It appears on the beFour first album All 4 One, and the single was released in 2007, making it to the top 20 in Austria, Germany and Switzerland.

Samplings

Parts of the song have been subject of many samplings as well including

• "2 in the Morning" performed by Girlicious, released as the third single off the band's second album Rebuilt in 2010, contains the sample of "Pesenka".
• In 2010, the American singer Auburn sampled part of the song in their released single "La La La" featuring Iyaz.

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