A CD of "Dragostea din tei" was first released in Romania in 2003 by Cat Music, also containing the music videos of O-Zone's previous singles "Numai tu" (2002) and "Despre tine" (2002).[2][3] The label went on to issue a remix album on 3 June 2003 for digital download.[4] Throughout 2004, "Dragostea din tei" was physically released in several other countries, including France,[5] Germany,[6] Italy,[7] the Netherlands,[8] Spain,[9] the United Kingdom and the United States.[10][11] In the latter territory, Ultra Records issued two 12-inch vinyls that included "Ma Ya Hi", an English language-version of "Dragostea din tei" featuring American musician Lucas Prata, which only credits Dan Balan as the lead artist.[11][12] The original Romanian version was digitally released in the United States on 22 June 2004 by Media Services, under the name of "Mai Ai Hee (Dragostea din tei)".[13] In 2005, a CD of "Dragostea din tei" was issued in Japan by Avex Trax, titled "恋のマイアヒ" ("Koi No Maiahi").[14]
"Dragostea din tei" was included on O-Zone's third studio album DiscO-Zone (2003).[3][15] As part of the 2004 international re-release of "Despre tine", "Dragostea din tei" was featured as the B-side on CDs released in selected regions.[16]
"Dragostea din tei" first attained commercial success in Romania, where it held the number-one position for three weeks on the Romanian Top 100 in September 2003,[17] effectively becoming the band's second chart topper after "Despre tine" earlier that year.[1] In the March of 2004, the song reached number 17 on the Italian singles chart.[18] One month later, "Dragostea din tei" debuted at number one in Spain, reclimbing to the chart's top position on two more occasions in May and June 2004.[19] In April 2004, "Dragostea din tei" further topped the French chart, holding that spot for 15 consecutive weeks.[20] It was certified diamond in the region by Syndicat national de l'édition phonographique (SNEP),[21] and amassed sales of 1,170,000 copies as of September 2014, amounting for the fourth-most in the 21st century.[22]
From June to August 2004, the song impacted several other territories. It reached number one in all DACH countries, holding that position for 14 weeks in Germany and Switzerland,[23][24] and for 13 weeks in Austria.[25] In the former, it was certified double platinum by Bundesverband Musikindustrie (BVMI).[26] In the Netherlands, the song topped the Dutch Single Top 100.[27] "Dragostea din tei" was also successful in Nordic countries, becoming a number-one hit in Norway and Denmark,[28][29] as well as peaking at numbers two and three in Finland and Sweden, respectively.[30][31] The song further topped Billboard'sEuropean Hot 100 Singles chart for 12 weeks,[32] at one point being followed by Haiducii's version at number two and "Le poulailler" by Le 6/9 at number 18.[33] "Dragostea din tei" peaked at numbers one, two and three in Ireland,[34] Scotland and the United Kingdom,[35][36] respectively, while the Unu' in the Dub Mix peaked at number nine on the radio airplay chart in the Commonwealth of Independent States (CIS).[37] The song topped the 2004 year-end charts in Austria,[38] Europe,[39] France,[40] Germany,[41] Netherlands and Switzerland, among others.[42][43]
In the United States, the Lucas Prata remix reached number 14 on Billboard'sDance/Mix Show Airplay chart at the end of August 2004, however it was not until March 2005 that the song peaked at number 16 on the Bubbling Under Hot 100, as well as at positions 69 and 72 on the Digital Song Sales and Pop 100 rankings, respectively.[44][45] It was eventually certified gold by the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA).[46] The original version of "Dragostea din tei" peaked at number 72 on the Japanese Oricon Singles Chart in June 2005, with the song being awarded quadruple million, platinum and gold certifications by the Recording Industry Association of Japan (RIAJ) across multiple formats.[47] As of October 2005, "Dragostea din tei" has sold in excess of eight million copies worldwide.[48] It stands as the third-most successful song of the 2000s in Germany.[49]
Haiducii's version of "Dragostea din tei" was physically released in various countries throughout 2004, including in France,[50] Germany,[51] Italy,[52] Netherlands,[53] Spain and the United States.[54][55] The CD and vinyls all included a remix produced by Italian DJ and Eiffel 65-member Gabry Ponte.[52][56] A remix EP was made available for digital download on 3 August 2004 in various countries.[57] In 2005, a CD was released in Taiwan by Avex Trax under the title of "嘜阿喜" ("Mai A Hi").[58] A remix, titled "Dragostea din tei 2k13", was released in 2012, featuring the contribution of Eiffel 65 lead vocalist Jeffrey Jey alongside Ponte.[59]
Haiducii's version of "Dragostea din tei" impacted the charts in several territories before the original version, including in Germany,[23][60] Italy,[18][61] Spain,[19][62] and France.[20][63] It debuted atop the Italian singles chart in January 2004, outpeaking the original.[18][61] It claimed the top position for a total of six weeks and remained within the top 10 for over four months.[18] In March 2004, Haiducii debuted and peaked at number four in Spain,[62] following which she reached numbers one and two, respectively, in Austria and France in April.[64][63] The song also reached number two in Wallonia in May 2004, being blocked from number one by the original.[65][66]
In June 2004, Haiducii reached number two in Germany—blocked by the original—and Switzerland,[60][24] as well as number four in Norway and number six in Flanders.[67][68] Throughout July, it was held back by O-Zone's version to peak atop the European Hot 100 Singles chart,[33] while also peaking at numbers four, five and seven in the Netherlands, Denmark and Hungary, respectively.[69][70][71] In Sweden, Haiducii topped the chart in August, outcharting the original.[31][72] It held the top spot for five weeks consecutive weeks and spent five months in the top ten.[72] For the year of 2004, Haiducii's version of "Dragostea din tei" ended within the top 10 of the best-performing singles in Austria,[38] Germany,[41] Italy,[73] Sweden,[74] Switzerland and Europe.[43][39] It was further awarded gold certifications in Austria,[75] Belgium,[76] France,[77] Sweden and Switzerland.[78][79] In Germany, the song stands as the 95th-most successful of the 2000s.[49]
* Sales figures based on certification alone. ^ Shipments figures based on certification alone. ‡ Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone.
Their recording was released by local indie Media Services and then licensed internationally to Italian dance specialist Time, which in turn has licensed it to various companies around Europe, including Jive in the United Kingdom, Island in Germany and Happy Music in France
And nothing proves their point quite like this viral Romanian-language hit, which served as an ecstatic, fist-pumping reminder of music’s power to connect across borders and managed to convey uninhibited joy better than any phrase in the English language probably could[146]
At one point, it was Japan's best-selling digital single with 4 mil units until 2007 "Flavor of Life" by Utada[148]
Haiducii, Paula Monica Mitrache
Romanian presenter, actress and model
Paula gibt dem Song jedoch den tanzbaren Schliff
Geholfen hat ihr dabei der Mix von Gabry Ponte
Haiducii ist überzeugt, dass das Stück ohne ihre Version nie über die Grenzen ihres Heimatlandes hinaus bekannt geworden wäre
Zeitgleich streiten die Medien darum, ob "Dragostea Din Tei" übersetzt nun "Lindenblüten-Liebe" (sprichwörtlich für "eingebildete Liebe") oder "Liebe unter Lindenbäumen" heißt
Dann wird es lange still um die Rumänin, ehe sie auf einmal 2023 im ZDF Fernsehgarten auftaucht[149]
Der Song, in dem sich die Jungs mal als Robin Hood, dann selbstbewusst als Picasso bezeichnen
Die Moldawier nennen ihre Musik "Funny Pop" und kommen ursprünglich doch aus einer ganz anderen Richtung
band made up of Dan Balan, Radu Sirbu and Arsenie Todoras
Dance-pop; successes with "Numai tu" and "Despre tine"
Doch erst als Haiducii die dritte Single der Moldawier covert und damit in Italien auf Platz eins der Single-Charts schnellt, wird es den Jungs klar: Ihre Musik funktioniert nicht nur in Rumänien, sondern kann in ganz Europa groß rauskommen
Mit Universal als Plattenfirma haben sie einen Riesen im Rücken, der sie bei der Expansion über den Kontinent unterstützt[3]
the unbearably catchy single "Dragostea Din Tei," which topped the charts in at least 27 countries
You've probably heard it--think relentless Euro disco, and the phonetic phrase "Numa numa yay."[48]
colloquially known as “the Numa Numa song”
Dan Bălan has hinted that the Romanian smash is about losing his virginity “under the linden trees.”
But any trace of folk melancholy is firmly pummeled out by robotic stop-start rhythms and a futuristic video that sees Bălan, Arsenie Todiraş and Radu Sîrbu dancing on the wings of an airplane in gleaming white trousers
Tempering the less-pronounceable Romanian lyrics with memorable ‘mai-ai-hii‘ nonsense helped “Dragostea Din Tei” conquer Europe in 2004[142]
Der Balkan und die ehemaligen Sowjetrepubliken erobern Europa - jedenfalls musikalisch. Kurz nachdem die wilde Ruslana aus der Ukraine mit ihren "Wild Dances" den Grand Prix Eurovision gewann, stürmte "Dragostea Din Tei" die Charts in Europa
Und zwar gleich doppelt: Während das Original der moldawischen Boygroup O-Zone seit Wochen die deutsche Hitliste anführt, folgt nur knapp dahinter Haiducii (sprich: Heidutschi).
Die blonde Rumänin produzierte die Kopie ("Cover-Version") mit den italienischen Produzenten der Gruppe Eiffel 65. Klar, dass "Haiducii" damit schnell die Spitze der italienischen Hitparaden erklomm
Die Moldawier singen das Lied auf Rumänisch, weil die meisten Menschen in der ehemaligen Sowjetrepublik die Sprache des großen Nachbarlandes sprechen. Auch der Band-Name ist ein Bekenntnis zu ihrer Heimat: O-Zone ist bei der rumänischen Telekom die Abkürzung für Moldawien
Dass der Text in Westeuropa kaum verstanden wird, stört niemanden. Melodie und Rhythmus sind unkompliziert - und perfekt zum Mittanzen und Mitstampfen geeignet
Noch vor dem großen Erfolg hatte O-Zone-Frontmann Dan Balan 2003 der Bukarester Sängerin Paula Mitrache (27) eine Lizenz für seinen damaligen Album-Song überlassen - mit der Folge, dass Paula alias Haiducii fast ebenso groß herauskam
Und worüber singen O-Zone und Haiducii genau? Schwer zu sagen! Experten können keinen tieferen Sinn entdecken. "Dragostea Din Tei" heißt zwar "Liebe aus dem Lindenbaum" - und könnte sich auf eine rumänische Redewendung für "eingebildete Liebe" beziehen. Dan Balan behauptet aber, der Song handle schlicht von Sex unter Bäumen . . .[150]
For the Taiwan market, the Haiducii version release was accompanied by cartoon characters specifically created to promote the song.[58][151]
It wobbles unsteadily along the line that separates catchy from infuriating
a translation into English reveals they’re either nonsense, or – according to one imaginative online interpretation – about ejaculation[152]
The Numa Numa song that started the whole fad is the kind of thing Eurotrash would regard as manna from heaven: a Moldovan Europop track called Dragostea din tei, by O-Zone.[153]
an extremely cheesy Romanian-language dance-pop tune,
The weirdly addictive song
The song was not called “Numa Numa,” though that’s the name that most Americans knew it by
The “Dragostea Din Tei” video featured the hairgelled-up Euro-dudes of O-Zone dancing on a plane’s wing while its engines turned into giant CGI speakers. O-Zone broke up in 2005, but that video had its own viral moment in the wake of Gary Brolsma’s dancing
This particular brand of oontz-oontz sugar-rush house-pop was simply nowhere near the American mainstream in 2003, but when it was presented to us in the form of a 19-year-old chair-dancing on a low-res webcam, we couldn’t resist. Back then, nobody knew how to monetize that kind of viral fame, but people would soon figure it out. In 2008, when YouTube was still finding its legs as a cultural force, T.I. and Rihanna turned a “Dragostea Din Tei” sample into a global smash.
On that podcast, Just says, “At a certain point, I started to strategize. This fat kid singing video has gone super-viral; everyone around the world has seen it. They’re automatically gonna hear that chant, and it’s gonna be familiar to them. That was definitely a Jedi mind trick of sorts.” A day after Just Blaze made the beat, T.I. called Just, telling him that he needed a record right away. Soon enough, Just Blaze’s joke-song became the biggest hit of his career.
O-Zone’s dizzy yodeling
shares “Live Your Life” writing credits with T.I., Just Blaze, and O-Zone member Dan Bălan, the original writer of “Dragostea Din Tei.”[155]
"anspruchslos", Dj Ötzi, "simpler Unterhaltungsmusik"[156]
Responsabili de succes sunt Dan Balan, Radu Alexei Sarbu si Arsenie Todieras. Povestea a inceput in 1999, in Republica Moldova. Trei ani mai tarziu, Dan, liderul trupei, venea la Bucuresti, cu mama lui de mana, pentru adevarata lansare. A fost inceputul pentru ceea ce avea sa devina cea mai buna performanta inregistrata vreodata de o trupa si o piesa romaneasca
La Chisinau, locul in care a luat nastere trupa
Au fost nevoiti sa grabeasca lansarea in Europa din cauza incidentului cu Haiducii" (n.n. - cei care si-au atribuit, in Italia, piesa "Dragostea din tei")[161]
a ocupat locul întâi în clasamentele din 32 de țări timp de 16 săptămâni, un succes rar întâlnit în istoria muzicii pop.
În Franța, de exemplu, chart-ul Billboard a listat simultan cinci versiuni ale piesei „Dragostea din tei” în top 20, evidențiind un fenomen fără precedent în industria muzicală mondială. Versiunea originală a trupei O-Zone s-a clasat pe primul loc, urmată de cover-ul trupei Haiducii pe locul doi, iar alte trei coveruri ale aceleiași piese, interpretate în limba franceză, au ocupat, de asemenea, poziții în același top 20
De exemplu, varianta braziliană „Festa no Ape”, interpretată în portugheză, a ajuns numărul unu în Brazilia, fiind urmată de sute de adaptări în peste 35 de limbi străine
Potrivit revistei Billboard, piesa "Dragostea din tei" a devenit cunoscuta pe plan international prin intermediul trupei Haiducii care a preluat-o si a transformat-o in hit, in Italia, la inceputul acestui an. Cand s-a aflat insa ca originalul nu apartinea celor de la Haiducii, casa de discuri Media Services a fost asaltata cu cereri pentru piesa originala a trupei O-Zone[168]
Dan Balan sued for defamamtion
Judecatoria Sectorului 2 Bucuresti: Bogdan Popoiag of Unu needs to pay daune morale 60 milioane de lei to Dan Balan for having claimed to be the songwriter
Bogdan Popoiag a fost angajat de casa de discuri a trupei O-Zone, Media Services/Cat Music, pentru a realiza orchestratia piesei, iar la un an dupa lansare, in 2004, cand piesa a devenit hit international, a declansat un scandal pretinzand ca ar fi si compozitorul acesteia
ca va dona suma incasata unui tanar care va castiga premiul pentru cea mai buna compozitie muzicala in cadrul unuia dintre concursurile organizate anul acesta in Romania.[169][170]
"Time Time" (Wiki fr) squeezy (Trei Degete) inspired by Dragostea din tei
Piesa este mai degrabă o parodie, iar clipul la fel. Versurile sunt şi ele umoristice[171]
What unites most of them through the last couple of decades is that they’re energetic and at least sound upbeat, even when they’re not. Also crucial: give summer revelers something catchy, no matter how mindless, to sing along with.
it leaps all language barriers in a single bound and allows everyone to feel like a star[177]
2023 study conducted by Compare the Market Australia for the most distracting driving songs: Taking the top spot with a whopping distraction score of 78.76%; based on BPM, energy score, danceability, and loudness[178]
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