BonBon (song)

"BonBon"
Single by Era Istrefi
Released 30 December 2015 (2015-12-30)
27 June 2016 (2016-06-27) (English version)
Format Digital download
Recorded 2015
Genre
Length 2:47
Label
Songwriter(s)
  • Era Istrefi
  • Ergen Berisha
Producer(s) CRICKET
Era Istrefi singles chronology
"Shumë pis"
(2015)		 "BonBon"
(2015)		 "Redrum"
(2017)

"Shumë pis"
(2015)		 "BonBon"
(2015)		 "Redrum"
(2017)
Music video
"BonBon" on YouTube

"BonBon" (English: It's okay, it's okay) is a Dancehall-leaning[1] dance-pop[2] and EDM[3] song recorded by Era Istrefi. It was released on 30 December 2015 through NESËR.[4] The song was written by Istrefi and Ergen Berisha, with production being handled by Cricket.[5] It is primarily sung in Albanian, with several lines in English. An English version of the song was released on 27 June 2016. "BonBon" won Song of the Year at Albania's 2016 Top Music Awards.[6]

In January 2016, the song's music video went viral. The song later charted in France, Germany, Austria, Switzerland, Belgium, Denmark, Netherlands, Israel, Lebanon, Romania, Bulgaria and Wallonia. On 17 August 2016, it was announced that "BonBon" would be included in the dance video game, Just Dance 2017.[7]

Music video

The music video for the song was released on 30 December 2015 through NESËR's YouTube channel. It features Istrefi performing the song in long takes on a snow-covered road in Brezovica, Kosovo.[5]

In January 2016, the song's music video went viral after excerpts of it began being posted on social networking sites such as Facebook and Instagram, comparing Istrefi to Sia and Rihanna.[8][9] Following the video's success, Istrefi was signed to American record labels Sony Music Entertainment and Ultra Music.[10] In early March 2016, the video was removed from the NESËR YouTube channel after generating 30+ million views, and was uploaded to Ultra Music's official YouTube channel. In March 2016, it raised 100 million views and in the end of the year it had 250 million views. Since its release, the music video has received over 424 million views.[11] It is also the second most watched video of Ultra Music[12]

Charts

Weekly charts

Chart (2016) Peak
position
Australia (ARIA)[13] 46
Austria (Ö3 Austria Top 40)[14] 19
Belgium (Ultratip Flanders)[15] 26
Belgium (Ultratop 50 Wallonia)[16] 39
Canada (Canadian Hot 100)[17] 95
Canada (Hot Canadian Digital Songs)[18] 38
Czech Republic (Singles Digitál Top 100)[19] 91
Denmark (Tracklisten)[20] 38
France (SNEP)[21] 29
Germany (Official German Charts)[22] 10
Greece Digital Songs (Billboard)[23] 3
Israel (Media Forest)[24] 5
Italy (FIMI)[25] 79
Lebanon (Lebanese Top 20)[26] 4
Netherlands (Single Top 100)[27] 62
Romania (Airplay 100)[28] 5
Russia Airplay (TopHit)[29] 10
Slovakia (Rádio Top 100)[30] 49
Slovakia (Singles Digitál Top 100)[31] 45
Sweden (Veckan Heatseeker)[32] 2
Switzerland (Schweizer Hitparade)[33] 39
UK Singles (Official Charts Company)[34] 197
US Hot Dance/Electronic Songs (Billboard)[35] 13

Year-end charts

Chart (2016) Position
Austria (Ö3 Austria Top 40)[36] 70
Germany (Official German Charts)[37] 57
Switzerland (Schweizer Hitparade)[38] 95

Certifications

Region Certification Certified units/Sales
Germany (BVMI)[39] Gold 200,000^
Italy (FIMI)[40] Gold 25,000*
Netherlands (NVPI)[41] Gold 15,000^

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

Release history

Region Date Format Label
Worldwide 30 December 2015[4] Digital download NESËR

Awards and nominations

Kult Awards

Year Nominee/work Award Result
2016 BonBon Song of the Year Nominated

Top Music Awards

Year Nominee/work Award Result
2016 BonBon Song of the Year Won

References

  1. ↑ Mike Pell (September 7, 2016). "Era Istrefi On Being Rihanna & Sia's Lovechild: "I'll Take It!"". MTV UK.
  2. ↑ "Era Istrefi". EBBA.
  3. ↑ "Era Istrefi Releases “Bonbon (Post Malone Remix)”; “The Bonbon EP” Out Now". RCA Records. July 25, 2016.
  4. 1 2 "Bonbon - Single by Era Istrefi on iTunes". iTunes Store (US). Archived from the original on 2016-02-11. Retrieved 25 August 2016.
  5. 1 2 "Era Istrefi - Bonbon - YouTube". YouTube. 30 December 2015. Retrieved 25 August 2016.
  6. ↑ Wass, Mike (27 June 2016). "Era Istrefi Drops English Version Of Global Smash 'BonBon' - Idolator". Idolator. Retrieved 25 August 2016.
  7. ↑ "Just Dance 2017: Bonbon by Era Istrefi- Official Track Gameplay [US] - YouTube". YouTube. 17 August 2016. Retrieved 25 August 2016.
  8. ↑ McNeilage, Ross (2 February 2016). "You Need To Know About Era Istrefi’s "BonBon"". breatheheavy.com.
  9. ↑ "WATCH - IF YOU MERGED SIA AND RIHANNA YOU'D GET ERA ISTREFI - BONBON". ixdaily.com. IX Daily. Retrieved 26 Feb 2016.
  10. ↑ "Era Istrefi firmos me Sony Music" (in Albanian). 22 Feb 2016.
  11. ↑ "Era Istrefi - Bonbon (Official Video)". Ultra Music YouTube channel. March 7, 2016. Retrieved March 12, 2016.
  12. ↑ "Ultra Records". YouTube.
  13. ↑ "Australian-charts.com – Era Istrefi – Bonbon". ARIA Top 50 Singles. Retrieved 9 July 2016.
  14. ↑ "Austriancharts.at – Era Istrefi – Bonbon" (in German). Ö3 Austria Top 40. Retrieved 19 May 2016.
  15. ↑ "Ultratop.be – Era Istrefi – Bonbon" (in Dutch). Ultratip. Retrieved 24 June 2016.
  16. ↑ "Ultratop.be – Era Istrefi – Bonbon" (in French). Ultratop 50. Retrieved 24 June 2016.
  17. ↑ "Era Istrefi – Chart history" Canadian Hot 100 for Era Istrefi. Retrieved 3 August 2016.
  18. ↑ "Charts: Hot Canadian Digital Song Sales". Billboard. Retrieved 13 August 2016.
  19. ↑ "ČNS IFPI" (in Czech). Hitparáda – Digital Top 100 Oficiální. IFPI Czech Republic. Note: insert 201628 into search. Retrieved 18 July 2016.
  20. ↑ "Danishcharts.com – Era Istrefi – Bonbon". Tracklisten. Retrieved 25 May 2016.
  21. ↑ "Lescharts.com – Era Istrefi – Bonbon" (in French). Les classement single. Retrieved 18 June 2016.
  22. ↑ "Offiziellecharts.de – Era Istrefi – Bonbon". GfK Entertainment Charts. Retrieved 23 April 2016.
  23. ↑ "Greece Digital Songs - July 9, 2016". Billboard. Retrieved 30 July 2016. (subscription required)
  24. ↑ "Era Istrefi – Bonbon Media Forest". Israeli Airplay Chart. Media Forest. Retrieved 24 April 2016.
  25. ↑ "Top Digital – Classifica settimanale WK 28 (dal 2016-07-08 al 2016-06-14)" (in Italian). Federazione Industria Musicale Italiana. Retrieved 15 July 2016.
  26. ↑ "The Official Lebanese Top 20". The Official Lebanese Top 20. Retrieved June 13, 2016.
  27. ↑ "Dutchcharts.nl – Era Istrefi – Bonbon" (in Dutch). Single Top 100. Retrieved 15 July 2016.
  28. ↑ Cristi Nitzu (10 July 2016). "Airplay 100 – 10 Iulie 2016". Media Forest (Podcast) (in Romanian). Kiss FM. Retrieved 11 July 2016.
  29. ↑ http://tophit.ru/tracks/view/73036
  30. ↑ "SNS IFPI" (in Slovak). Hitparáda – Radio Top 100 Oficiálna. IFPI Czech Republic. Note: insert 201634 into search. Retrieved September 13, 2016.
  31. ↑ "SNS IFPI" (in Slovak). Hitparáda – Singles Digital Top 100 Oficiálna. IFPI Czech Republic. Note: insert 201626 into search. Retrieved 13 September 2016.
  32. ↑ "Era Istrefi - BonBon" (in Swedish). Sverigetopplistan.se. Archived from the original (In the "Navigering" section press "Veckan Heatseeker" and select the chart issued for the access date to show the position) on 26 December 2015. Retrieved 1 July 2016.
  33. ↑ "Swisscharts.com – Era Istrefi – Bonbon". Swiss Singles Chart. Retrieved 4 July 2016.
  34. ↑ Chart Log UK: "CLUK Update 20.08.2016 (wk33)". UK Singles Chart. Zobbel.de. Retrieved 2 September 2016.
  35. ↑ "Era Istrefi – Chart history" Billboard Hot Dance/Electronic Songs for Era Istrefi. Retrieved 6 July 2016.
  36. ↑ "Ö3 Austria Top 40 - Single-Charts 2016". oe3.orf.at. Archived from the original on 28 December 2016. Retrieved 29 December 2016.
  37. ↑ "Top 100 Jahrescharts 2016". GfK Entertainment (in German). viva.tv. Retrieved 1 January 2017.
  38. ↑ "Schweizer Jahreshitparade 2016 – hitparade.ch". Hung Medien. Retrieved 2 January 2017.
  39. ↑ "Gold-/Platin-Datenbank (Era Istrefi; 'Bonbon')" (in German). Bundesverband Musikindustrie. Retrieved 1 July 2016.
  40. ↑ "Italian single certifications – Era Istrefi – Bonbon" (in Italian). Federazione Industria Musicale Italiana. Retrieved 5 October 2016.
  41. ↑ "Dutch single certifications – Era Istrefi – Bonbon" (in Dutch). Nederlandse Vereniging van Producenten en Importeurs van beeld- en geluidsdragers. Retrieved 1 July 2016.
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