Everybody Gonfi-Gon

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"Everybody Gonfi-Gon"
Two Cowboys Everybody Gonfi-Gon.jpg
Single by Two Cowboys
Released27 June 1994 (1994-06-27) [1]
Genre House [2]
Length
  • 4:32 (original version)
  • 3:06 (New New Atlantic Edit)
Label Ffrr
Songwriter(s)
  • Maurizio Braccagni
  • Roberto Gallo Salsotto
Producer(s)
  • Maurizio Braccagni
  • Roberto Gallo Salsotto
Two Cowboys singles chronology
"Everybody Gonfi-Gon"
(1994)		"Get Up"
(1994)
Music video
"Everybody Gonfi-Gon" on YouTube

"Everybody Gonfi-Gon" is a song by Italian Eurodance project Two Cowboys. It was released in June 1994 as the project's debut single. Drawing comparisons to other string-driven country-dance hits at the time, including The Grid's "Swamp Thing" and "Cotton Eye Joe" by Rednex, [2] "Everybody Gonfi-Gon" became a hit single as well, reaching number two in Finland and Iceland and peaking within the top 10 in Austria, Denmark, Ireland, the Netherlands, and the United Kingdom.

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Critical reception

Andy Beevers from Music Week gave the song four out of five. He wrote, "This irritating house hoe-down from Italy is threatening to be the next Doop. It has a Western flavour similar to The Grid's Banjo and Bravado's Harmonica Man but is far more cheesy. It was initially snapped up for UK releases by 3-Beat, although it has been sub-licensed to ffrr to make the most of its chart potential." [3] James Hamilton from the Record Mirror Dance Update deemed it a "madly happy fiddle and banjo prodded galloping square dance/disco hybrid". [4]

Track listings

  1. "Everybody Gonfi-Gon" (New New Atlantic Edit) – 3:06
  2. "Everybody Gonfi-Gon" (New New Atlantic Mix) – 5:55
  3. "Everybody Gonfi-Gon" – 4:32
  4. "Everybody Gonfi-Gon" (Valencia Mix) – 5:13
  1. "Everybody Gonfi-Gon" (Video Version) – 3:02
  2. "Everybody Gonfi-Gon" (Costa del Sol Mix) – 4:44
  3. "Everybody Gonfi-Gon" (New Atlantic Mix) – 6:04
  4. "Everybody Gonfi-Gon" (Bailamos Mix) – 5:12
  5. "Everybody Gonfi-Gon" (Valencia Version) – 4:44
  1. "Everybody Gonfi-Gon" (Costa del Sol Radio Mix) – 3:56
  2. "Everybody Gonfi-Gon" (Costa del Sol Dance Version) – 4:46
  3. "Everybody Gonfi-Gon" (Valencia Radio Edit) – 3:56
  4. "Everybody Gonfi-Gon" (Valencia Dance Version) – 4:46

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