"Around the World (La La La La La)" | ||||
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Single by ATC | ||||
from the album Planet Pop | ||||
B-side | "World in Motion" | |||
Released | 22 May 2000 | |||
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Length | 3:38 | |||
Label | King Size | |||
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Producer(s) | Alex Christensen | |||
ATC singles chronology | ||||
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Music video | ||||
"Around the World (La La La La La)" on YouTube |
"Around the World (La La La La La)" is the debut single of German-based international Eurodance group ATC (an abbreviation of A Touch of Class). The song is a cover of the Russian hit "Pesenka" by Ruki Vverh! and uses the song's melody with additional English lyrics. Both songs feature the phrase "la la la la la" in a call and response format. Released in May 2000, the song is ATC's most successful single, reaching the top 20 in most countries where it was released.
"Around the World (La La La La La)" was released as ATC's debut single from their debut album, Planet Pop , on 22 May 2000 in Germany. [2] It was produced and recorded by German producer Alex Christensen with its melody almost entirely based on "Pesenka". The single reached number one on the German Singles Chart for six weeks in 2000. [2] It also reached number one in Austria, Poland, Romania, and Switzerland and the top 10 in Belgium, Canada, Denmark, Finland, Hungary, the Netherlands, and Sweden. [3] [4] [5] [6] [7] [8]
On 6 November 2000, the song was released in the United Kingdom but did not chart. [9] In August 2002, it was re-released in a newly remixed version, peaking at number 15 on the UK Singles Chart. [10] [11] In the United States, "Around the World (La La La La La)" was serviced to radio stations on 16 January 2001 and peaked at number 28 on the Billboard Hot 100 chart. [12] [13]
The music video for "Around the World" was filmed in 1999, and part of it was filmed in a pedestrian tunnel near Internationales Congress Centrum Berlin in Berlin.
A yellow Melkus RS 1000 with a blue license plate containing the text "ATC" features in the video. It appears both as a miniature slot car and as original. It is seen drifting and dashing through the tunnel. In one scene, two girls are sitting on the hood while it is driving. In between shots of the car moving, the group members can be seen dancing in a small room on a small platform surrounded by water. [14]
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Weekly charts | Year-end charts
Decade-end charts
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Region | Certification | Certified units/sales |
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Austria (IFPI Austria) [63] | Gold | 25,000* |
Belgium (BEA) [64] | Gold | 25,000* |
France (SNEP) [65] | Silver | 125,000* |
Germany (BVMI) [66] | Platinum | 500,000^ |
Sweden (GLF) [67] | Gold | 15,000^ |
Switzerland (IFPI Switzerland) [68] | Gold | 25,000^ |
United Kingdom (BPI) [69] | Silver | 200,000‡ |
* Sales figures based on certification alone. |
Region | Date | Format(s) | Label(s) | Ref. |
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Germany | 22 May 2000 | CD | King Size | [2] |
Finland | 10 July 2000 | [70] | ||
Sweden | [71] | |||
United Kingdom | 6 November 2000 |
| RCA | [9] |
United States | 16 January 2001 | Universal | [12] | |
United Kingdom (re-release) | 5 August 2002 |
| Liberty EMI | [10] |
"All Around the World (La La La)" | ||||
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Single by R3hab and A Touch of Class | ||||
Released | 5 April 2019 | |||
Genre | Future house | |||
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Producer(s) | R3hab | |||
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"All Around the World" on YouTube |
In 2019,Dutch DJ R3hab released a cover version titled "All Around the World (La La La)". The band was credited on the release as A Touch of Class,though it features new vocals by an uncredited guest vocalist. [72]
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Region | Certification | Certified units/sales |
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Austria (IFPI Austria) [110] | 2×Platinum | 60,000‡ |
Belgium (BEA) [111] | Gold | 20,000‡ |
Brazil (Pro-Música Brasil) [112] | 3×Platinum | 120,000‡ |
Denmark (IFPI Danmark) [113] | Platinum | 90,000‡ |
France (SNEP) [114] | Platinum | 200,000‡ |
Germany (BVMI) [115] | Platinum | 400,000‡ |
Italy (FIMI) [116] | Platinum | 70,000‡ |
Mexico (AMPROFON) [117] | Platinum | 60,000‡ |
Netherlands (NVPI) [118] | Platinum | 80,000‡ |
Poland (ZPAV) [119] | Platinum | 20,000‡ |
Portugal (AFP) [120] | Gold | 5,000‡ |
Spain (PROMUSICAE) [121] | Gold | 30,000‡ |
Switzerland (IFPI Switzerland) [122] | Platinum | 20,000‡ |
United Kingdom (BPI) [123] | Silver | 200,000‡ |
United States (RIAA) [124] | Gold | 500,000‡ |
Streaming | ||
Sweden (GLF) [125] | 2×Platinum | 16,000,000† |
‡ Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone. |
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