Sing Hallelujah (Dr. Alban song)

"Sing Hallelujah"
Single by Dr.Alban
from the album One Love
B-side Remix
Released 1993
Format CD single, CD maxi, 7" maxi
Recorded 1992
Genre Dance-pop, house, CCM
Length 4:00
Writer(s) Dr Alban, Denniz PoP
Producer(s) Denniz PoP
Certification Silver (SNEP)
Platinum (BVMI)
Dr.Alban singles chronology
"One Love"
(1992)		 "Sing Hallelujah"
(1993)		 "Look Who's Talking"
(1994)
Music sample
Dr. Alban - "Sing Hallelujah" (Short)
Alternative cover
Yamboo feat. Dr Alban version (2005)

"Sing Hallelujah" is a 1992 song recorded by the Sweden-based musician and producer Dr. Alban. It was the third single from his second studio album One Love. The song was released in 1993 and became a great hit reaching the top 10 in almost all European countries and managing no. 16 in the UK Singles Chart. After "It's My Life", this was the second Dr Alban's hit which had an international scope.

The song is a "discothèques anthem with dance and disco sonorities".[1]

"Sing Hallelujah" charted again in the 2000s when it was re-recorded by the artist in new versions.

Track listings

CD single
  1. "Sing Hallelujah!" (short) – 4:00
  2. "Sing Hallelujah!" (long) – 6:30
CD maxi
  1. "Sing Hallelujah!" (short) – 4:00
  2. "Sing Hallelujah!" (long) – 6:30
  3. "Sing Hallelujah!" (paradise dub) – 4:59
  4. "Sing Hallelujah!" (original version) – 4:24
7" maxi – Remix
  1. "Sing Hallelujah!" (Easter mix N.C.)
  2. "Sing Hallelujah!" (Easter edit N.C.)
  3. "Sing Hallelujah!" (DJ's eurotrans remix)

Official versions

Charts and sales

Weekly charts

Chart (1993–1994) Peak
position
Australia (ARIA)[2] 5
Austria (Ö3 Austria Top 40)[3] 7
Belgium (Ultratop 50 Flanders)[4] 3
Belgium (VRT Top 30 Flanders)[5] 2
Canada (RPM Dance)[6] 5
Europe (Eurochart Hot 100)[7] 4
Finland (Suomen virallinen lista)[8] 2
France (SNEP)[9] 7
Germany (Media Control Charts)[10] 4
Ireland (IRMA)[11] 6
Netherlands (Dutch Top 40)[12] 7
Netherlands (Single Top 100)[13] 6
Norway (VG-lista)[14] 8
Sweden (Sverigetopplistan)[15] 6
Switzerland (Schweizer Hitparade)[16] 4
UK Singles (Official Charts Company)[17] 16
US Billboard Hot Dance Club Play[18] 15
US Billboard Hot Dance Music/Maxi-Singles Sales[18] 20
Chart (2005)1 Peak
position
Finland (Suomen virallinen lista)[19] 12
Germany (Media Control Charts)[20] 74

1 "Sing Hallelujah" by Yamboo featuring Dr. Alban

Year-end charts

Chart (1993) Position
Austria (Ö3 Austria Top 40)[21] 29
Belgium (Ultratop 50 Flanders)[22] 11
Canada (RPM Top 50 Dance Tracks)[23] 37
Netherlands (Dutch Top 40)[24] 27
Netherlands (Single Top 100)[25] 40
Switzerland (Schweizer Hitparade)[26] 8
Chart (1994) Position
Australia (ARIA)[27] 25

Certifications and sales

Region Certification Sales/shipments
France (SNEP)[28] Silver 125,000[29]
Germany (BVMI)[30] Platinum 500,000^

*sales figures based on certification alone
^shipments figures based on certification alone
xunspecified figures based on certification alone

References

  1. ↑ Habib, Elia (2002). Muz hit. tubes. Alinéa Bis. pp. 269–270. ISBN 2-9518832-0-X.
  2. ↑ "Australian-charts.com – Dr. Alban – Sing Hallelujah!". ARIA Top 50 Singles. Retrieved 30 January 2013.
  3. ↑ "Austriancharts.at – Dr. Alban – Sing Hallelujah!" (in German). Ö3 Austria Top 40. Retrieved 30 January 2013.
  4. ↑ "Ultratop.be – Dr. Alban – Sing Hallelujah!" (in Dutch). Ultratop 50. Retrieved 30 January 2013.
  5. ↑ "Sing Hallelujah – DR. ALBAN" (in Dutch). Top 30. Retrieved 30 January 2014. Hoogste notering in de top 30 : 2
  6. ↑ "Dance/Urban – Volume 57, No. 24, June 26 1993". RPM. Library and Archives Canada. Retrieved 13 July 2013.
  7. ↑ "Hits of the World". Billboard (Nielsen Business Media) 105 (19): 41. 8 May 1993. ISSN 0006-2510. See last week peak position.
  8. ↑ Nyman, Jake (2005). Suomi soi 4: Suuri suomalainen listakirja (in Finnish) (1st ed.). Helsinki: Tammi. ISBN 951-31-2503-3.
  9. ↑ "Lescharts.com – Dr. Alban – Sing Hallelujah!" (in French). Les classement single. Retrieved 30 January 2013.
  10. ↑ "Chartverfulgong > Dr. Alban > Sing Hallelujah! – musicline.de" (in German). Media Control Charts. PhonoNet GmbH. Retrieved 30 January 2013.
  11. ↑ "The Irish Charts – All there is to know". Irishcharts.ie. Retrieved 13 July 2013.
  12. ↑ "Nederlandse Top 40 – Dr. Alban – Sing search results" (in Dutch) Dutch Top 40. Retrieved 30 January 2013.
  13. ↑ "Dutchcharts.nl – Dr. Alban – Sing Hallelujah!" (in Dutch). Single Top 100. Retrieved 30 January 2013.
  14. ↑ "Norwegiancharts.com – Dr. Alban – Sing Hallelujah!". VG-lista. Retrieved 30 January 2013.
  15. ↑ "Swedishcharts.com – Dr. Alban – Sing Hallelujah!". Singles Top 60. Retrieved 30 January 2013.
  16. ↑ "Swisscharts.com – Dr. Alban – Sing Hallelujah!". Swiss Singles Chart. Retrieved 30 January 2013.
  17. ↑ "Archive Chart: 1993-05-01" UK Singles Chart. Retrieved 13 July 2013.
  18. ↑ 18.0 18.1 "Dr. Alban – Awards". AllMusic. All Media Network. Retrieved 30 January 2014.
  19. ↑ "Yamboo feat. Dr. Alban: Sing Hallelujah" (in Finnish). Musiikkituottajat – IFPI Finland. Retrieved 30 January 2013.
  20. ↑ "Officialcharts.de – Yamboo feat. Dr. Alban – Sing Hallelujah". GfK Entertainment. Retrieved 30 January 2013.
  21. ↑ "Jahreshitparade 1993" (in German). Austriancharts.at. Hung Medien. Retrieved 30 January 2014.
  22. ↑ "Jaaroverzichten 1993" (in Dutch). Ultratop. Hung Medien. Retrieved 30 January 2014.
  23. ↑ "Dance/Urban – Volume 58, No. 23, December 18 1993". RPM. Library and Archives Canada. Retrieved 30 January 2014.
  24. ↑ "Single Top 100 over 1993" (PDF) (in Dutch). Dutch Top 40. Retrieved 30 January 2014.
  25. ↑ "Jaaroverzichten – Single 1993" (in Dutch). Single Top 100. Hung Medien. Retrieved 30 January 2014.
  26. ↑ "Schweizer Jahreshitparade 1993" (in German). Hitparade.ch. Hung Medien. Retrieved 30 January 2014.
  27. ↑ "ARIA Charts - End Of Year Charts – Top 50 Singles 1994". ARIA Charts. ARIA. Retrieved 30 January 2014.
  28. ↑ "French single certifications – Dr Alban – Sing Hallehujah" (in French). Syndicat National de l'Édition Phonographique.
  29. ↑ "Les Singles en Argent" (in French). InfoDisc. Retrieved 30 January 2014.
  30. ↑ "Gold-/Platin-Datenbank (Dr. Alban; 'Sing Halleluja')" (in German). Bundesverband Musikindustrie.