Vamos a la Discoteca

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"Vamos a la Discoteca"
Paradisio - Vamos a la Discoteca single.jpg
Single by Paradisio
from the album Paradisio
Released1995 Un Clima Ideal - 1997 Vamos a la Discoteca
Length3:53
Label CNR Music/Nippon Crown
Songwriter(s)
  • Luc Rigaux
  • Patrick Samoy
  • Maria Isabel Garcia Asensio
Producer(s) The Unity Mixers
Paradisio singles chronology
"Bandolero"
(1996)
"Vamos a la Discoteca"
(1995)
"Dime Como"
(1997)
Music video
"Vamos a la Discoteca" on YouTube

"Vamos a la Discoteca" is a song by Belgian group Paradisio. It was released in 1997 as the third single from their debut album, Paradisio (1997). It is a reworked song from their first release in 1995, "Un Clima Ideal", with the same lyrics, and was a Top 5 hit in both Finland and Sweden.

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Chart performance

"Vamos a la Discoteca" was successful on the charts in Europe. It made it to the Top 10 in Denmark, Finland (number three), Italy, Norway and Sweden (number three). Additionally, it was a Top 20 hit in Belgium and France, while it hit number 21 on the Eurochart Hot 100 in August 1997.

Music video

A music video was made to accompany the song. It was filmed on Harbour Island in the Bahamas. The video was later published on YouTube in March 2012. By September 2020, it had more than 1,9 million views. [1]

Track listings

Charts

Certifications

RegionCertification Certified units/sales
Norway (IFPI Norway) [14] Gold 
Sweden (GLF) [15] Gold15,000^

^ Shipments figures based on certification alone.

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