| "Astronomia" | |
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| Single by Vicetone and Tony Igy | |
| from the album Elements | |
| Released | 9 July 2014 |
| Genre | EDM |
| Length | 3:18 |
| Label | Sony Music |
| Music video | |
| "Astronomia" on YouTube | |
| Audio sample | |
A 19-second sample of the song,featuring the section transitioning into the refrain. | |
"Astronomia" is a house song by Dutch electronic music duo Vicetone and Russian DJ and record producer Tony Igy,created as a remix of Igy's 2010 song with the same name. It was released on July 9,2014. [1]
The original Astronomia song was released in Russia in 2010. [2] Vicetone created a remix of the original song in 2014 and sent it to Tony Igy,who liked it. Igy's label did not approve of the remix,so the remix was released for free online. [3]
In 2020,amidst the COVID-19 pandemic,the song became the subject of the "Coffin Dance" internet meme,which involves the remix playing over a group of Ghanaian pallbearers dancing while carrying a coffin. This was a common funeral tradition in Ghana and parts of Africa with the idea of sending off deceased loved ones in style,rather than in the usual western manner of mourning a loss. [3] [4]
Weekly charts
| Year-end charts
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| Region | Certification | Certified units/sales |
|---|---|---|
| Denmark (IFPI Danmark) [18] | Gold | 45,000‡ |
| France (SNEP) [19] | Platinum | 200,000‡ |
| Germany (BVMI) [20] | Gold | 200,000‡ |
| Italy (FIMI) [21] | Gold | 35,000‡ |
| Norway (IFPI Norway) [22] | Platinum | 60,000‡ |
| Poland (ZPAV) [23] | Platinum | 50,000‡ |
| Spain (PROMUSICAE) [24] | Gold | 30,000‡ |
| Streaming | ||
| Sweden (GLF) [25] | Platinum | 8,000,000† |
‡ Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone. | ||
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