Carnaval de Paris

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"Carnaval de Paris"
Dario G - Carnaval de Paris single.jpg
Single by Dario G
from the album Sunmachine
Released18 May 1998 (1998-05-18) [1]
RecordedJanuary–April 1998
Studio Lansdowne (London, England)
Length3:58
Label Eternal
Songwriter(s)
  • Paul Spencer
  • Scott Rosser
  • Stephen Spencer
Producer(s) Peter Oxendale
Dario G singles chronology
"Sunchyme"
(1997)
"Carnaval de Paris"
(1998)
"Sunmachine"
(1998)

"Carnaval de Paris" is a song by English electronic music trio Dario G. The song was recorded for the 1998 FIFA World Cup in France and was released as a single on 18 May 1998 in Europe. The following month, the track was issued in the United Kingdom and peaked at number five on the UK Singles Chart.

Contents

Origins

The origins of the melody come from the world of football. During a 1996 pre-season tour of The Netherlands, Sheffield Wednesday F.C. picked up on a chant sung by the fans of FC Utrecht, with a tune inspired by the folk ballad "Oh My Darling, Clementine". This was then adapted and brought back to England for the following 1996–97 FA Premier League. The chant was sung extensively at the home game with Nottingham Forest on 18 November 1996 helped by the club's resident band. This was slowly picked up by other clubs in the Premier League, helped by the use of it at England matches (where the Sheffield Wednesday band were now invited to play). [2] [3] Sheffield Wednesday had already lost their "Barmy Army" chant to the England cricket team and also other football clubs. In an effort to either stem this spread of the song (or just to keep it unique), the fans of Sheffield Wednesday added their own lyrics to the theme (which continues to this day). [4] This happened around the time of the Dario G single release.

Usage

The song, however, has now spread around the world, starting when fans of the U.S. men's national team used the tune in their first match after the September 11 attacks in a World Cup qualifier in Foxborough, Massachusetts against Jamaica. Amongst the supporters' clubs which have used the tune have been those in Portsmouth, Leicester City F.C., Chicago Fire, VfL Bochum, Wellington Phoenix, Sydney FC, D.C. United and S.L. Benfica. In fact, Section 8 Chicago, a supporters' club for Chicago Fire, supplied lyrics for the previously instrumental tune. Rugby League rivals St. Helen's RLFC and Wigan Warriors both play it after a successful try conversion.

This song also appears like the soundtrack in the menu of Pro Evolution Soccer 2014 , the video game by Konami. The song was also used in Ford adverts for the UEFA Champions League from 2001 to 2005.

Music video

The music video features children painted in the colours of the representative countries participating in the tournament. For example, it depicts a group of Scottish children kicking off a match against Brazilian children while playing bagpipes, mirroring the opening game at France 1998. A subsequent scene involving Jamaican children is set to music with steel drums.

Track listings

Credits and personnel

Credits are lifted from the UK CD single liner notes. [5]

Studios

Personnel

Charts

Release history

RegionDateFormat(s)Label(s)Ref.
Europe18 May 1998CD Eternal [1]
United Kingdom8 June 1998
  • 12-inch vinyl
  • CD
  • cassette
[34]
Japan10 June 1998CDAWA Japan [35]

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