Crying at the Discoteque

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"Crying at the Discoteque"
Alcazar - Crying at the Discoteque.jpg
Single by Alcazar
from the album Casino
Released10 April 2000 (2000-04-10) [1]
Length3:50
Label
Composer(s)
Lyricist(s)
Producer(s)
  • Alexander Bard
  • Anders Hansson
  • Johan S
Alcazar singles chronology
"Shine On"
(1999)		"Crying at the Discoteque"
(2000)		"Ritmo Del Amor"
(2000)
Music video
"Crying at the Discoteque" on YouTube

"Crying at the Discoteque" is a song by Swedish band Alcazar from their debut studio album, Casino (2000). The track samples Sheila and B. Devotion's 1979 hit "Spacer". [2] Alexander Bard produced the song and can be heard in the middle of this song. Released in April 2000, "Crying at the Discoteque" became Alcazar's first international hit single the following year, reaching number one in Hungary and the top 10 in Flanders, Germany, Ireland, Italy, and Switzerland.

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Music video

A music video was produced to promote the single. It shows Alcazar as a 1970s retro band during the making of the video, against a setting that suggests either a deserted planet or a wasteland. They wear futuristic outfits with the backing dancers sporting animal masks (including a horse head mask). During the filming things go wrong with the set designers getting in the way, the band disagreeing with the director, having script changes and general other mishaps.

Track listings

Charts

Certifications

Certifications and sales for "Crying at the Discoteque"
RegionCertification Certified units/sales
Belgium (BEA) [41] Gold25,000*
Germany (BVMI) [42] Gold250,000^
Switzerland (IFPI Switzerland) [43] Gold20,000^

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

Release history

Release dates and formats for "Crying at the Discoteque"
RegionDateFormat(s)Label(s)Ref.
Sweden10 April 2000CD [1]
Finland2 May 2000 [44]
Europe16 July 2001BMG [1]
United Kingdom26 November 2001
  • 12-inch vinyl
  • CD
  • cassette
 [45]
Australia28 January 2002CDBMG [46]

Sophie Ellis-Bextor version

In September 2020, British singer Sophie Ellis-Bextor released a cover version as a single to promote her greatest hits album Songs from the Kitchen Disco . [47] [48] The cover was described as having "distinctive vocals and infectious charisma". It reached number 35 on the Scottish Singles Chart. [49]

Music video

The song's music video was directed by Sophie Muller and was filmed in a day in seven London music venues: Bush Hall, Apollo Theatre, St Moritz, Clapham Grand, Heaven, Omeara, and the O2. [50] In the clip, Sophie performs the song on stage to empty rooms, raising awareness of the effect that the COVID-19 pandemic was having on the live events industry at the time. [51]

Track listing

  1. "Crying at the Discotheque" – 3:51

Charts

Weekly chart performance for "Crying at the Discotheque"
Chart (2020)Peak
position
Scotland (OCC) [49] 35
UK Singles Downloads (OCC) [54] 13

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