"Bla Bla Bla" | ||||
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Single by Gigi D'Agostino | ||||
from the album L'Amour Toujours | ||||
Released | 17 May 1999 | |||
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Length | 3:10 (video edit/German radio edit) 4:15 (album version) | |||
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Producer(s) | Gigi D'Agostino | |||
Gigi D'Agostino singles chronology | ||||
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Video on YouTube |
"Bla Bla Bla" is a song written and recorded by Italian DJ Gigi D'Agostino. It was released in May 1999 as the third single from the album L'Amour Toujours . It reached number 3 in Austria and number 15 in France.
The vocal samples are from the line "I've been thinking 'bout what you have done to me", from Stretch's 1975 single "Why Did You Do It".
The song also featured a popular music video, which was directed by Andreas Hykade and Ged Haney at Studio Film Bilder GmbH, [1] in the style of Italian animated series La Linea . The music video shows Baba [2] , a boy with a floating head and no arms, walking toward what appears to be a fish/shark that multiplies itself and can change direction. This style was also used in "The Riddle", another song by Gigi D'Agostino, originally by British singer Nik Kershaw.
Chart (1999-2002) | Peak position |
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Austria (Ö3 Austria Top 40) [3] | 3 |
Belgium (Ultratip Bubbling Under Flanders) [4] | 6 |
France (SNEP) [5] | 15 |
Germany (GfK) [6] | 4 |
Ireland (IRMA) [7] | 23 |
Netherlands (Single Top 100) [8] | 43 |
Scotland (OCC) [9] | 82 |
Switzerland (Schweizer Hitparade) [10] | 16 |
UK Singles (OCC) [11] | 87 |
Chart (1999) | Position |
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France (SNEP) [12] | 97 |
Chart (2000) | Position |
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Austria (Ö3 Austria Top 40) [13] | 24 |
Europe (Eurochart Hot 100) [14] | 89 |
Germany (Official German Charts) [15] | 18 |
Region | Certification | Certified units/sales |
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Austria (IFPI Austria) [16] | Platinum | 50,000* |
France (SNEP) [17] | Silver | 125,000* |
Germany (BVMI) [18] | Gold | 250,000^ |
Italy (FIMI) [19] | Platinum | 70,000‡ |
* Sales figures based on certification alone. |
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