"Ding Dong Song"
Single by Günther
from the album Pleasureman
Released21 January 2004[1]
Recorded2004
GenreEurodance
Length4:04
LabelWarner Bros. Sweden, Independence Records, Electric Avenue
Songwriter(s)Anderz Wrethov
Mats Söderlund
Producer(s)Anderz Wrethov
Günther singles chronology
"Ding Dong Song"
(2004) 		"Teeny Weeny String Bikini"
(2004)

"Ding Dong Song" is a song by Swedish pop singer Günther, featuring the Sunshine Girls, based on the 1984 Dutch song "Tralala" by Phill & Company. "Ding Dong Song" was released in 2004 on Günther's debut studio album, Pleasureman.[2][3] The song was number one for three weeks on the Swedish music charts.[4]

Background and recording

Günther's version is sung in English with a heavy German accent. The song is a parody of Eurodance genres, especially those from the 1980s and 1990s in Germany.[4]

The song gained widespread popularity on YouTube. Examples of the most popular fan-made videos include US soldiers in Iraq dancing to the song, YouTube users in front of their computers lip-syncing, and various edited parodies.[5]

Chart performance

Weekly charts

Chart (2004) Peak
position
Belgium (Ultratop 50 Flanders)[6] 43
Belgium (Ultratop 50 Wallonia)[7] 31
Finland (Suomen virallinen lista)[8] 16
Germany (Official German Charts)[9] 93
Ireland (IRMA) 6
Norway (VG-lista)[10] 6
Scotland (OCC)[11] 12
Sweden (Sverigetopplistan)[12] 1
Switzerland (Schweizer Hitparade)[13] 95
UK Singles (OCC)[14] 14

Year-end charts

Chart (2004) Position
Sweden (Sverigetopplistan)[15] 7

Certifications

Region Certification Certified units/sales
Norway (IFPI Norway)[16] Gold 5,000*
Sweden (GLF)[17] Gold 10,000^

* Sales figures based on certification alone.
^ Shipments figures based on certification alone.

References

  1. ^ Sanche, Karine. "Gunther And The Sunshine Girls Ding Dong Song single record info, sleeve and tracklisting". Eurodance Encyclopaedia. Retrieved 9 February 2017.
  2. ^ The Dutch Nationaal Pop Instituut on Phil [sic & Company] Archived 2008-01-08 at the Wayback Machine
  3. ^ "Phill & Company - Tralala". Discogs. Retrieved 9 February 2017.
  4. ^ a b Gustafsson, Cecilia (18 March 2004), Tysk kärleksprofet bakom säljande diskobuskis (in Swedish), archived from the original on 18 May 2009, retrieved 20 March 2009
  5. ^ HHC 1-21 Mortars. "US Soldiers in Iraq - The Ding Dong Song". YouTube. Archived from the original on 2021-12-21.((cite web)): CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
  6. ^ "Günther & The Sunshine Girls – Ding Dong Song" (in Dutch). Ultratop 50.
  7. ^ "Günther & The Sunshine Girls – Ding Dong Song" (in French). Ultratop 50.
  8. ^ "Günther & The Sunshine Girls: Ding Dong Song" (in Finnish). Musiikkituottajat.
  9. ^ "Günther & The Sunshine Girls – Ding Dong Song" (in German). GfK Entertainment charts. Retrieved 2 March 2020.
  10. ^ "Günther & The Sunshine Girls – Ding Dong Song". VG-lista.
  11. ^ "Official Scottish Singles Sales Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company.
  12. ^ "Günther & The Sunshine Girls – Ding Dong Song". Singles Top 100.
  13. ^ "Günther & The Sunshine Girls – Ding Dong Song". Swiss Singles Chart.
  14. ^ "Official Singles Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company.
  15. ^ "Årslista Singlar – År 2004" (in Swedish). Sverigetopplistan. Retrieved 30 May 2020.
  16. ^ "IFPI Norsk platebransje Trofeer 1993–2011" (in Norwegian). IFPI Norway. Retrieved 12 June 2023.
  17. ^ "Guld- och Platinacertifikat − År 2004" (PDF) (in Swedish). IFPI Sweden. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2011-05-17. Retrieved 12 June 2023.

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