Around the World (La La La La La)

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For the original Russian song by Ruki Vverh!, and other adaptations and samplings, see Pesenka.

"Around the World (La La La La La)"
ATC Around the World Cover.jpg
Single by ATC
from the album Planet Pop
B-side"World in Motion"
Released22 May 2000 (2000-05-22)
GenreEurodance
Length3:38
LabelKing Size
Songwriter(s)
Producer(s)Alex Christensen
ATC singles chronology
"Around the World (La La La La La)"
(2000) 		"My Heart Beats Like a Drum (Dum Dum Dum)"
(2000–2002)
Music video
"Around the World" on YouTube

"Around the World (La La La La La)" is the debut single of German Eurodance group ATC (also known as A Touch of Class). The song is a cover of the Russian hit "Pesenka" by Ruki Vverh! and uses the song's melody with additional English lyrics. Both songs feature the phrase "la la la la la" in a call and response format. Released in May 2000, the song is ATC's most successful single, reaching the top 20 in most countries where it was released.

Background and release[]

"Around the World (La La La La La)" was released as ATC's debut single from their debut album, Planet Pop, on 22 May 2000 in Germany.[1] It was produced and recorded by German producer Alex Christensen with its melody almost entirely based on "Pesenka". The single reached number one on the German Singles Chart for six weeks in 2000.[1] It also reached number one in Austria, Poland, Romania, and Switzerland and the top 10 in Belgium, Canada, Denmark, Finland, Hungary, the Netherlands, and Sweden.[2][3][4][5][6][7]

On 6 November 2000, the song was released in the United Kingdom but did not chart.[8] In August 2002, it was re-released in a newly remixed version, peaking at number 15 on the UK Singles Chart.[9][10] In the United States, "Around the World (La La La La La)" was serviced to radio stations on 16 January 2001 and peaked at number 28 on the Billboard Hot 100 chart;[11][5] however, because of scant promotion for the album and a lack of touring in the US and Canada, follow-up singles failed to make any impact in North America.

Music video[]

The music video for "Around the World" was filmed in 1999, and part of it was filmed in a pedestrian tunnel near Internationales Congress Centrum Berlin in Berlin.

A yellow Melkus RS 1000 with a blue license plate containing the text "ATC" features in the video. It is seen drifting or dashing through the tunnel. In between shots of the car moving, you can see the group members dancing in a room with a small swimming pool. They dance on a small stage, and never enter the water.[12]

Track listings[]

Charts[]

Certifications[]

Region Certification Certified units/sales
Austria (IFPI Austria)[44] Gold 25,000*
Belgium (BEA)[45] Gold 25,000*
France (SNEP)[46] Gold 250,000*
Germany (BVMI)[47] Platinum 500,000^
Sweden (GLF)[48] Gold 15,000^
Switzerland (IFPI Switzerland)[49] Gold 25,000^

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

Release history[]

Region Date Format(s) Label(s) Ref.
Germany 22 May 2000 (2000-05-22) CD King Size [1]
United Kingdom 6 November 2000 (2000-11-06)
  • CD
  • cassette
 RCA [8]
United States 16 January 2001 (2001-01-16)
Universal [11]
United Kingdom (re-release) 5 August 2002 (2002-08-05)
  • CD
  • cassette
 EMI Liberty [9]

In popular culture[]

Main article: Pesenka § Samplings

In 2007, the song was released with new lyrics as "Magic Melody" by German pop group beFour. "Sing La La La", an interpolation of the song, was released by Colombian/Italian singer Carolina Márquez featuring Flo Rida and Dale Saunders in 2013. A cover version of the song was used in a television commercial for General Electric in the United States in February 2002 during the 2002 Winter Olympics.[50] In 2018, Alex Christensen, along with Melanie C and the Berlin Orchestra, made an orchestral version of the song which was included on Christensen's album titled Classical '90s Dance 2.[51] American singer Ava Max interpolates the song in her 2020 single "My Head & My Heart".

R3hab version[]

"All Around the World (La La La)"
R3hab x A Touch of Class - All Around the World (La La La).png
Single by R3hab and A Touch of Class
Released5 April 2019 (2019-04-05)
GenreFuture house
Length
  • 2:27 (radio edit)
  • 3:31 (extended edit)
Label
Songwriter(s)
Producer(s)R3hab
R3hab singles chronology
"This Is How We Party"
(2019) 		"All Around the World (La La La)"
(2019) 		"Don't Give Up on Me"
(2019)
A Touch of Class singles chronology
"New York City"
(2003) 		"All Around the World (La La La)"
(2019)
Music video
"All Around the World" on YouTube

In 2019, Dutch DJ R3hab released a cover version titled "All Around the World (La La La)", with the band being credited as A Touch of Class.[52]

Weekly charts[]

Chart (2019–2020) Peak
position
Austria (Ö3 Austria Top 40)[53] 35
Belgium (Ultratop 50 Flanders)[54] 11
Belgium (Ultratip Wallonia)[55] 5
Czech Republic (Rádio – Top 100)[56] 30
Czech Republic (Singles Digitál Top 100)[57] 53
Denmark (Tracklisten)[58] 26
Finland (Suomen virallinen lista)[59] 10
France (SNEP)[60] 63
Germany (Official German Charts)[61] 29
Greece International Digital (IFPI Greece)[62] 59
Hungary (Dance Top 40)[63] 38
Hungary (Rádiós Top 40)[64] 6
Hungary (Single Top 40)[65] 37
Hungary (Stream Top 40)[66] 27
Ireland (IRMA)[67] 92
Lithuania (AGATA)[68] 28
Netherlands (Dutch Top 40)[69] 6
Netherlands (Single Top 100)[70] 18
Norway (VG-lista)[71] 31
Poland (Polish Airplay Top 100)[72] 74
Romania (Airplay 100)[73] 20
Slovakia (Singles Digitál Top 100)[74] 43
Slovenia (SloTop50)[75] 35
Sweden (Sverigetopplistan)[76] 47
Switzerland (Schweizer Hitparade)[77] 39
US Hot Dance/Electronic Songs (Billboard)[78] 20

Year-end charts[]

Chart (2019) Position
Belgium (Ultratop Flanders)[79] 48
Denmark (Tracklisten)[80] 78
Germany (Official German Charts)[81] 67
Netherlands (Dutch Top 40)[82] 44
Netherlands (Single Top 100)[83] 49
Romania (Airplay 100)[84] 93
Switzerland (Schweizer Hitparade)[85] 98
US Hot Dance/Electronic Songs (Billboard)[86] 59
Chart (2020) Position
Hungary (Rádiós Top 40)[87] 25

Certifications[]

Region Certification Certified units/sales
Belgium (BEA)[88] Gold 20,000double-dagger
Denmark (IFPI Danmark)[89] Platinum 90,000double-dagger
France (SNEP)[90] Gold 100,000double-dagger
Germany (BVMI)[91] Platinum 400,000double-dagger
Italy (FIMI)[92] Platinum 70,000double-dagger
Mexico (AMPROFON)[93] Platinum 60,000double-dagger
Poland (ZPAV)[94] Platinum 20,000double-dagger
Switzerland (IFPI Switzerland)[95] Platinum 20,000double-dagger
United Kingdom (BPI)[96] Silver 200,000double-dagger

* Sales figures based on certification alone.
^ Shipments figures based on certification alone.
double-dagger Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone.

See also[]

  • "Pesenka"
  • List of Romanian Top 100 number ones of the 2000s

Samples[]

In 2020, Ava Max sampled "Around the World" for her single "My Head & My Heart".[97][98]

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