Blah Blah Blah (Armin van Buuren song)

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"Blah Blah Blah"
Blah Blah Blah.jpg
Single by Armin van Buuren
from the album Blah Blah Blah EP and Balance
Released18 May 2018 (2018-05-18)
Genre Psychedelic trance [1]
Length3:04
Label
Songwriter(s)
Producer(s) Armin van Buuren
Armin van Buuren singles chronology
"Therapy"
(2018)		"Blah Blah Blah"
(2018)		"The Last Dancer"
(2018)
"Blah Blah Blah" on YouTube

"Blah Blah Blah" is a song performed by Dutch DJ and record producer Armin van Buuren. It was released on 18 May 2018 by the label Armada Music and Armind, [3] [4] as the first single from the EP of the same name. [5] [6] As of May 2024, the video of "Blah Blah Blah" on YouTube has more than 700 million views. [7]

Contents

The track was written by van Buuren, British singer and songwriter BullySongs (Andrew Bullimore), and Josh Record, and the vocals were performed by Bullimore's younger son Aidan. [8]

Track listing

  1. "Blah Blah Blah" – 3:04
  2. "Blah Blah Blah" (extended mix) – 6:06
  3. "Blah Blah Blah" (a cappella) – 1:30
  1. "Blah Blah Blah" (Bassjackers extended remix) – 4:18
  2. "Blah Blah Blah" (Alyx Ander extended remix) – 4:44
  3. "Blah Blah Blah" (Brennan Heart and Toneshifterz extended remix) – 4:44
  4. "Blah Blah Blah" (Kid Comet extended remix) – 3:10
  5. "Blah Blah Blah" (Zany extended remix) – 4:20
  6. "Blah Blah Blah" (Tru Concept extended remix) – 3:26

Charts

Certifications

RegionCertification Certified units/sales
Belgium (BEA) [45] Gold20,000‡
Canada (Music Canada) [46] Gold40,000‡
Denmark (IFPI Danmark) [47] Platinum90,000‡
France (SNEP) [48] Platinum200,000‡
Germany (BVMI) [49] 3× Gold600,000‡
Italy (FIMI) [50] Gold35,000‡
Netherlands (NVPI) [51] Gold40,000‡
Norway (IFPI Norway) [52] Gold30,000‡
Spain (PROMUSICAE) [53] Gold30,000‡
United Kingdom (BPI) [54] Silver200,000‡
United States (RIAA) [55] Gold500,000‡

‡ Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone.

Other uses

Dutch association football club AFC Ajax play an excerpt of the song after every goal scored at their training ground Sportpark De Toekomst for youth leagues. [56] The song was first played during 2019 edition of the under-17 Future Cup tournament following the successful use of the song in a marketing campaign by Ajax TV ahead of the 2018–19 UEFA Champions League quarterfinals against Juventus. [57] Parts of the song were also used in the trailer for Netflix's 6 Underground (film) directed by Michael Bay.

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