Watskeburt?!

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"Watskeburt?!"
Single by De Jeugd van Tegenwoordig
from the album Parels voor de zwijnen
Language Dutch
English title"What's up?!"
ReleasedMay 16, 2005 (2005-05-16)
Genre
Length6:15
Label TopNotch
Producer(s) Bas Bron
De Jeugd van Tegenwoordig singles chronology
"Watskeburt?!"
(2005)
"Voorjekijkendoorlopen"
(2005)

Watskeburt?! is a song by the Dutch hip hop group De Jeugd van Tegenwoordig. "Watskeburt" is a contraction of the Dutch sentence "Wat is er gebeurd?" ("What happened?", in the sense of "What's happening?"/"What's up?").

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The song was released as a single on 16 May 2005. At first, the song was not very successful, until several radio stations picked it up. The song entered the Dutch Top 40 on 4 June at #8, and the next week rose to #1, where it remained for three weeks. The song was a hit in Belgium as well, peaking at #15 on the Belgium Singles Top 50. [1]

The beat of "Watskeburt?!" was created by Bas Bron, the group's producer. The first verse is done by Vieze Fur, and the second by P. Fabergé.

The single was also released in England. The British DJ Pete Tong played this song on his radio show on 23 January. After that, the management of De Jeugd van Tegenwoordig decided to release it in the UK and Germany.

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References

  1. De Jeugd Van Tegenwoordig - Watskeburt?!, αCharts.us. Retrieved 16 April 2009.
  2. "De Jeugd Van Tegenwoordig – Watskeburt?!" (in Dutch). Ultratop 50. Retrieved 23 July 2020.
  3. "Nederlandse Top 40 – week 24, 2005" (in Dutch). Dutch Top 40. Retrieved 23 July 2020.
  4. "De Jeugd Van Tegenwoordig – Watskeburt?!" (in Dutch). Single Top 100. Retrieved 23 July 2020.
  5. "Jaaroverzichten 2005". Ultratop. Retrieved 23 July 2020.
  6. "Top 100-Jaaroverzicht van 2005". Dutch Top 40. Retrieved 23 July 2020.
  7. "Jaaroverzichten – Single 2005". dutchcharts.nl. Retrieved 23 July 2020.