Wild Dances

"Wild Dances"
Eurovision Song Contest 2004 entry
Country	Ukraine
Artist(s)	Ruslana Lyzchicko
As	Ruslana
Languages	English, Ukrainian
Composer(s)	Ruslana Lyzchicko
Lyricist(s)	Ruslana Lyzchicko, Aleksandr Ksenofontov
Finals performance
Semi-final result	2nd
Semi-final points	256
Final result	1st
Final points	280
Appearance chronology
◄ "Hasta la Vista" (2003)
"Razom nas bahato" (2005) ►

"Wild Dances" (Ukrainian: Дикі танці) is a song by Ukrainian pop-star 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. 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 work on the song lasted for about 3 months. Editing and sound engineering was done by Ruslana together with specialists from Kiev, London and New York. The recording was done together with a guitarist from Cool Before, and an ex-trumpet player from Zdob Si Zdub. The wild drumming part (in terms of drive and rhythm) was done by Ruslana herself. Ukrainian and English lyrics of the song, as well as the chorus and melody, suffered significant changes since the initial stage.

The song was bought with exclusive copyright in Vietnam by Hồ Quỳnh Hương, a very famous Vietnamese female pop star who performs it in Vietnamese as Vũ điệu hoang dã.^[2]

The song is used as a soundtrack of the 2008 video game Grand Theft Auto IV.^[3]

American gymnast and 2011 world champion Jordyn Wieber uses this song for her floor exercise music.^[4]

Track listing

"Wild Dances" [Ukrainian version radio edit] - 2:55
"Wild Dances" [Album version] - 3:00
"Wild Dances" [Ukrainian version Harem's pop mix] - 2:48
"Wild Dances" [Harem's pop mix] - 2:48
"Wild Dances" [Part II] - 3:58
"Wild Dances" [Ukrainian version Harem's club mix] - 3:16
"Wild Dances" [Harem's club mix] - 3:16
"Wild Dances" [Ukrainian version Harem's percussion mix] - 2:52
"Wild Dances" [Harem's percussion mix] - 2:52
"Wild Dances" [Break mix] - 3:25
"Wild Dances" [Groove mix] - 3:16
"Wild Dances" [Instrumental version] - 3:00
"Wild Dances" [Part II instrumental version] - 3:57

Music video

A music video was filmed for Wild Dances. It was first aired on May 6, 2004 (before Eurovision), on MTV Russia in 12 Angry Viewers show, but was booed by the audience.^[5] The shooting took place in the abandoned building of the Ice Palace, which was at once renamed 'the Iceberg Palace" by the members of Ruslana's crew because no heating equipment brought with Ruslana could heat the cold air of the huge building to a comfortable level. The building was 'decorated' with sheer concrete and windows without glass. Despite the script of the video-clip, which provided for constant burning fire in large barrels, torches on the stage, wireworks and even a real military flame thrower, only the Wild Dances could help people to ultimately warm up.

Charts and certifications

Charts

Chart (2004)	Peak position
Austria (Ö3 Austria Top 40)^{[ 1]}	43
Belgium (Ultratop 50 Flanders)^{[ 1]}	1
Belgium (Ultratop 50 Wallonia)^{[ 1]}	25
Czech Republic (IFPI)^[6]	7
Europe (European Hot 100 Singles)	25
Finland (Suomen virallinen lista)^{[ 1]}	20
Germany (Media Control AG)^{[ 1]}	40
Greece (Greek Singles Chart)^[7]	1
Ireland (IRMA)^{[ 1]}	44
Netherlands (Dutch Top 40)^{[ 1]}	25
Romania (Romanian Top 100)	44
Russia (TopHit)	38
Sweden (Sverigetopplistan)^{[ 1]}	8
Switzerland (Schweizer Hitparade)^{[ 1]}	24
Turkey (Turkish Singles Chart)^[8]	19
Ukraine Top 40 (FDR) ^[9]	1
UK Singles (Official Charts Company)^{[ 1]}	47

Sales

Single	Chart	Sales
"Dyki tantsi"	IFPI – Ukraine	500,000
"Wild Dances"	IFPI – Belgium	25,000
"Wild Dances"	DIVERTA Romania	2,000

Certification

Single	Chart	Certification
"Dyki tantsi"	IFPI – Ukraine	diamond
"Wild Dances"	IFPI – Belgium	golden
"Wild Dances"	DIVERTA Romania	golden

Chart precession and succession

Preceded by Fk 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
Preceded by Shake It by Sakis Rouvas	Greek Top 20 number-one hits June 20, 2004–June 27, 2004	Succeeded by Come Along Now by Despina Vandi
Preceded by Chocolate by Kylie Minogue	Ukraine Top 40 number-one hits May 1, 2004–July 7, 2004	Succeeded by Dragostea din tei by O-Zone

Release history

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Region	Date	Format
Ukraine	17 May 2004	CD single
Germany	24 May 2004
Greece
Netherlands
Finland
Belgium
Sweden
Latvia
Lithuania
Estonia
Poland
Israel
Turkey
Czech Republic
Slovakia
Slovenia
United Kingdom
United States	29 April 2008	Digital download

References

↑ "Ukraine celebrates Eurovision win". BBC. 2004-05-16.
↑ VietNamNet - Sau "đạo giai điệu" lại đến "đạo hoà âm"
↑ gta4.net - GRAND THEFT AUTO IV - Music: Soundtrack, Radio Songs
↑ Bloggs, Wiwi (2011-10-12). "Ruslana’s "Wild Dances" Inspires U.S. Gymnast Jordyn Wieber". WiwiBloggs.Com. Retrieved 2012-03-15.
↑ 07.05.2004 Новости за May 2004, связанные с проведением Конкурса Песни Евровидение 2004.
Вчера, 6 мая на российском канале MTV в программе “ 12 злобных зрителей ” был показан клип Русланы Wild Dances (Дикие Танцы). Критиковали его по-страшному и практически единогласно (один воздержался) признали худшим клипом.
↑ "Internet Archive Wayback Machine". Web.archive.org. 2004-06-26. Retrieved 2013-06-29.
↑ "Internet Archive Wayback Machine". Web.archive.org. 2004-06-26. Retrieved 2013-06-29.
↑ "Digital Singles Charts - Turkey". Number One Top 20. Archived from the original on 20 May 2004. Retrieved 20 May 2004.
↑ "Internet Archive Wayback Machine". Web.archive.org. 2004-05-21. Retrieved 2013-05-22.

External links

Wikinews has related news: Eurovision '04 winner Ruslana discusses her paths as singer, spokesmodel, stateswoman and source of inspiration

Preceded by "Everyway That I Can" by Sertab Erener	Eurovision Song Contest winners 2004	Succeeded by "My Number One" by Helena Paparizou
Preceded by "Hasta la Vista" by Oleksandr Ponomaryov	Ukrainian entry for the Eurovision Song Contest 2004	Succeeded by "Razom nas bahato" by GreenJolly

v t e Ruslana

English Albums	'Wild Dances: Welcome to my Wild World' (2004) 'Wild. Club'in' (2005) 'Wild Energy' (2008) 'My Boo! (Together!)' (2013)

Ukrainian Albums	'Myt Vesny – Dzvinkyi Viter' (1998) 'Ostanne rizdvo' (1999) 'Naikrashche' (2001) 'Dobryi vechir, tobi...' (2002) 'Dyki Tantsi' (2003) 'Tance s vlky' (2006) 'Amazonka' (2008) 'Eyforiya' (2012) 'Miy brat (Razom!)' (2013)

Main Singles	"Wild Dances" "Dance with the Wolves" "The Same Star" "Dyka Enerhiya" "Moon of Dreams" "This is Euphoria"

DVDs	Wild Energy. Amazon. Wild Dances

Books	Wild Energy. Lana

Television	Eurovision Song Contest Ukraine Ukraine 2004 2004 The Voice of Ukraine Clash of the Choirs Eurosong 2014

Record label	EMI Warner Music

Related articles	Discography Eurovision Song Contest winners Grand Theft Auto IV Euromaidan

Eurovision Song Contest 2004

Countries

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v t e Winning songs of the Eurovision Song Contest

1950s	"Refrain" "Net als toen" "Dors, mon amour" "Een beetje"

1960s	"Tom Pillibi" "Nous les amoureux" "Un premier amour" "Dansevise" "Non ho l'età" "Poupée de cire, poupée de son" "Merci, Chérie" "Puppet on a String" "La, la, la" "Boom Bang-a-Bang" "Un jour, un enfant" "De troubadour" "Vivo cantando"

1970s	"All Kinds of Everything" "Un banc, un arbre, une rue" "Après toi" "Tu te reconnaîtras" "Waterloo" "Ding-A-Dong" "Save Your Kisses for Me" "L'oiseau et l'enfant" "A-Ba-Ni-Bi" "Hallelujah"

1980s	"What's Another Year" "Making Your Mind Up" "Ein bißchen Frieden" "Si la vie est cadeau" "Diggi-Loo Diggi-Ley" "La det swinge" "J'aime la vie" "Hold Me Now" "Ne partez pas sans moi" "Rock Me"

1990s	"Insieme: 1992" "Fångad av en stormvind" "Why Me?" "In Your Eyes" "Rock 'n' Roll Kids" "Nocturne" "The Voice" "Love Shine a Light" "Diva" "Take Me to Your Heaven"

2000s	"Fly on the Wings of Love" "Everybody" "I Wanna" "Everyway That I Can" "Wild Dances" "My Number One" "Hard Rock Hallelujah" "Molitva" "Believe" "Fairytale"

2010s	"Satellite" "Running Scared" "Euphoria" "Only Teardrops"

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