The Klaxons (Belgian band)

The Klaxons
Origin	Belgium
Genres	Folk, world, country pop
Years active	1983 (1983)–1995 (1995)
Labels	Hispavox, Polydor, Disques Vogue, Telstar, CBS, Tonican

Past members	Jean Marie Troisfontaine Burt Blanca Roger Verbestel

The Klaxons were a Belgian accordion-based band founded by Burt Blanca who had a minor UK hit in 1983 with "The Clap Clap Sound", which reached number 45 in the UK charts,^[1] and number 18 on the New Zealand Singles Chart^[2] The track is considered to be a holiday favourite, and is often accompanied by a dance routine, involving clapping.

They have released two albums: 1984's Clap Clap Sound, and 1995's Woogie Boogie. The song was also n°1 in South Africa.

Discography

Studio albums

Year	Title	Label
1984	Clap Clap Sound Track listing "Clap-Clap Sound" – 2:56 "Rodeoliday" – 1:55 "Three Fontains" – 3:23 "Da-Da-Da" – 3:15 "La Paloma" – 3:47 "Kisses" – 2:42 "Funny Drummer March" – 2:45 "Rippiedance" – 2:35 "Kindertraum" – 2:01 "Run Around" – 2:47 "Mad Postman" – 2:50 "Twist A Billy" – 3:05	Hispavox
1995	Woogie Boogie Track listing "Klaxecho (Boogie Woogie)" "Gretel" "Cassiopee" "Fiesta de la playa" "Flyin' Tomohawk" "The Sound of Paris" "How Do You Do" "Funny Bird" "Chicago Avenue" "Only For You" "The Cow Cow Square Dance" "Tyrololohiday" "Padischa Polka" "The Buzzers"	Tonican

Singles

Year	Title	Label	Charts
1983	"Clap Clap Sound" / "Rippie Dance"	Polydor	18 (NZ)^[2] 45 (UK)^[1]
1984	"Kindertraum" / "Twist a Billy"	Disques Vogue	zzzzzzz !—
1984	"Rodeoliday"	Telstar	zzzzzzz !—

References

1 2 "The Klaxons - The Clap Clap Sound". ChartArchive.
1 2 "The Klaxons - The Clap Clap Sound". charts.org.nz.

External links

The Klaxons discography at Discogs
The Klaxons discography at Rate Your Music

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