Casanova (LeVert song)

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"Casanova"
LevertCasanova.jpg
Single by LeVert
from the album The Big Throwdown
B-side "Throwdown"
ReleasedJune 20, 1987 (1987-06-20)
Genre New jack swing [1]
Length6:09
Label Atlantic
Songwriter(s) Reggie Calloway
Producer(s) Reggie Calloway
LeVert singles chronology
"Fascination"
(1987)		"Casanova"
(1987)		"My Forever Love"
(1987)

"Casanova" is a 1987 single by American R&B vocal group LeVert, written and produced by Reggie Calloway. It reached number five on the Billboard Hot 100 singles chart and number nine on the UK Singles Chart, LeVert's only Top Ten (and Top-40) on either chart. It was the first new jack swing song to reach number one on the Billboard Hot Black Singles chart. It topped the chart for two weeks, becoming the group's second number-one. [2] It has become a standard number for New Orleans brass bands following its popularization by the Rebirth Brass Band. [3] The song is featured in 1987's The Pick-Up Artist , starring Robert Downey Jr. and Molly Ringwald, and appears on the soundtrack album of the Whoopi Goldberg movie Fatal Beauty , released the same year.

Contents

Music video

The official music video was directed by Jane Simpson. [4]

Charts

Ultimate Kaos version

"Casanova"
Casanova (Ultimate Kaos song).jpg
Single by Ultimate Kaos
from the album The Kaos Theory
ReleasedFebruary 17, 1997 (1997-02-17) [18]
Length3:53
Label
Songwriter(s) Reggie Calloway
Producer(s)
Ultimate Kaos singles chronology
"Right Here"
(1995)		"Casanova"
(1997)		"Anything You Want (I've Got It)"
(1999)

British boy band Ultimate Kaos released a cover of "Casanova" as the lead single from their second album, The Kaos Theory, in February 1997. It reached the top 10 in Belgium, France, and the Netherlands. On June 1, 1998, [19] it was re-released and entered the top 20 in Australia.

Track listing

CD maxi

  1. "Casanova" (7-inch mix)
  2. "Casanova" (7-inch club mix)
  3. "Casanova" (C&J R&B mix)
  4. "Who's Got the Flavour"

Charts

Certifications

RegionCertification Certified units/sales
Australia (ARIA) [41] Gold35,000^
Belgium (BEA) [42] Gold25,000*
France (SNEP) [43] Gold250,000*

* Sales figures based on certification alone.
^ Shipments figures based on certification alone.

L.A.B. version

"Casanova"
L.A.B. - Casanova.jpg
Single by L.A.B.
from the album L.A.B. VI
ReleasedSeptember 22, 2023 (2023-09-22)
Length3:38
Label Loop Recordings Aot(ear)oa
Producer(s)
  • Brad Kora
L.A.B. singles chronology
"Take It Away"
(2022)		"Casanova"
(2023)		"Oh No (Pt. 2)"
(2023)
Music video
"Casanova" on YouTube

New Zealand pop-reggae band L.A.B. released a cover of the song on 22 September 2023. [44] L.A.B.'s version was produced by band member Brad Kora. [45] The band's vocalist Joel Shadbolt felt that their rendition was more upbeat and "hyped up" compared to their typical reggae-influenced music. [46]

The song was released just prior to the band's October European tour, [44] and is the second single taken from their sixth album, released in February 2024. [46] In its first week, the song reached number 39 on the New Zealand Singles Chart, [47] and was the second-highest performing track by a New Zealand artist that week. [48]

Charts

Chart (2023–2024)Peak
position
New Zealand (Recorded Music NZ) [47] 30

Certifications

Certifications and sales for "Casanova"
RegionCertification Certified units/sales
New Zealand (RMNZ) [49] Gold15,000‡

‡ Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone.

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