Ding Dong Song

"Ding Dong Song"
Single by Günther
from the album Pleasureman
Released 13 August 2004
Format CD single
Genre Eurodance
Length 4:00
Writer(s) Anders Wrethov
Mats Söderlund
Producer(s) Anders Wrethov
Günther singles chronology
"Ding Dong Song"
(2004)		 "Teeny Weeny String Bikini"
(2004)

"Ding Dong Song" is a song by Swedish pop singer Günther, featuring The Sunshine Girls, based on a 1984 Dutch hit called "Tralala" by Phil & Company. "Ding Dong Song" was released in 2004 on Günther's debut album, Pleasureman.[1][2] The song was number one for three weeks on the Swedish music charts.[3]

Background and recording

Günther's version is sung in English with a heavy German accent. The song is a parody of Eurodance genres, especially those from the German 1980s and 1990s.[3]

The song gained widespread popularity on YouTube. Examples of the most popular fan-made videos include US soldiers in Iraq dancing to the song, YouTube users in front of their computers lip-synching, and various edited parodies.[4]

Chart performance

Chart (2004) Peak
position
Belgium (Ultratop 50 Flanders)[5] 43
Belgium (Ultratop 50 Wallonia)[6] 31
Finland (Suomen virallinen lista)[7] 16
Germany (Media Control Charts)[8] 93
Ireland (IRMA) 12
Norway (VG-lista)[9] 7
Sweden (Sverigetopplistan)[10] 1
Switzerland (Schweizer Hitparade)[11] 95
United Kingdom (The Official Charts Company)[12] 14

References

  1. ↑ The Dutch Nationaal Pop Instituut on Phil (sic) & Company
  2. ↑ The 1984 record's entry in the Discogs database
  3. ↑ 3.0 3.1 Gustafsson, Cecilia (18 March 2004), Tysk kärleksprofet bakom säljande diskobuskis (in Swedish), retrieved 20 March 2009
  4. ↑ HHC 1-21 Mortars. "US Soldiers in Iraq - The Ding Dong Song".
  5. ↑ "Ultratop.be – Günther & The Sunshine Girls – Ding Dong Song" (in Dutch). Ultratop 50.
  6. ↑ "Ultratop.be – Günther & The Sunshine Girls – Ding Dong Song" (in French). Ultratop 50.
  7. ↑ "Günther & The Sunshine Girls: Ding Dong Song" (in Finnish). Musiikkituottajat – IFPI Finland.
  8. ↑ "Chartverfulgong > Günther & The Sunshine Girls > Ding Dong Song – musicline.de" (in German). Media Control Charts. PhonoNet GmbH.
  9. ↑ "Norwegiancharts.com – Günther & The Sunshine Girls – Ding Dong Song". VG-lista.
  10. ↑ "Swedishcharts.com – Günther & The Sunshine Girls – Ding Dong Song". Singles Top 60.
  11. ↑ "Swisscharts.com – Günther & The Sunshine Girls – Ding Dong Song". Swiss Singles Chart.
  12. ↑ http://www.officialcharts.com/artist/_/gunther%20%26%20the%20sunshine%20girls/