Crying at the Discoteque

"Crying at the Discoteque"
"Crying at the Discoteque"
Single by Alcazar
from the album Casino
Released	September 24, 2001
Recorded	2000
Genre	Nu-disco, dance-pop
Length	3:50
Label	BMG
Composer(s)	Bernard Edwards; Nile Rodgers;
Lyricist(s)	Alexander Bard; Anders Hansson; Anders Wollbeck; Michael Goulos;
Producer(s)	Alexander Bard; Anders Hansson; Johan S;
Alcazar singles chronology

"Crying at the Discoteque" is a song performed by Swedish band Alcazar, from their debut studio album Casino (2000). It samples Sheila and B. Devotion's 1979 hit "Spacer". Alexander Bard produced this song and can be heard in the middle of this song (he is also featured in the music video). In 2001 the song became Alcazar's first international hit single, reaching number one in Hungary and the top 10 in Flanders, Germany, Ireland, Italy, and Switzerland. By the end of 2002, "Crying at the Discoteque" had sold over 2.5 million copies worldwide.

Music video[]

A music video was produced to promote the single. The music video consists of Alcazar, as a 1970s band during the process of their music video being filmed, with a theme that the band being on a deserted planet or wasteland, wearing outfits making them look futuristic with animal masked dancers in the background, though during the filming things go wrong with the set designers getting in the way, the band disagreeing with the director, having script changes and general other mishaps.

Formats and track listings[]

These are the formats and track listings of promotional single releases of "Crying at the Discoteque".^[1]

CD single (BMG Sweden Release)

"Radio Edit" - 3:50
"Extended Version" - 4:48
"DeTox Dub Mix" - 6:29
"Pinocchio Tesco Mix" - 4:47

CD single (BMG UK & Ireland Release)

"Radio Edit" - 3:50
"Illicit Remix" - 7:13
"Ivan's X Mix" - 7:18

Cassette single (BMG UK Release)

"Radio Edit" - 3:50
"Pinocchio Tesco Mix" - 4:47

Vinyl 12-inch single (BMG Germany Release)

(Side A, track 1) "Illicit Mix" - 7:13
(Side A, track 2) "Mind Trap Disco Dub" - 7:52
(Side B, track 1) "Ivan's X Mix" - 7:18
(Side B, track 2) "Original Extended Version" - 4:57

Charts[]

Weekly charts[]

Chart (2001–2002)	Peak position
Australia (ARIA)^[2]	14
Australian Dance (ARIA)^[3]	1
Austria (Ö3 Austria Top 40)^[4]	14
Belgium (Ultratop 50 Flanders)^[5]	2
Belgium (Ultratop 50 Wallonia)^[6]	11
Belgium Dance (Ultratop Flanders)^[7]	4
Europe (Eurochart Hot 100)^[8]	16
Finland (Suomen virallinen lista)^[9]	14
France (SNEP)^[10]	64
Germany (Official German Charts)^[11]	3
Hungary (Mahasz)^[12]	1
Ireland (IRMA)^[13]	6
Ireland Dance (IRMA)^[14]	1
Italy (FIMI)^[15]	4
Netherlands (Dutch Top 40)^[16]	12
Netherlands (Single Top 100)^[17]	14
Scotland (OCC)^[18]	19
Spain (PROMUSICAE)^[19]	16
Sweden (Sverigetopplistan)^[20]	29
Switzerland (Schweizer Hitparade)^[21]	7
UK Singles (OCC)^[22]	13
US Dance Club Songs (Billboard)^[23]	44

Year-end charts[]

Chart (2001)	Position
Belgium (Ultratop 50 Flanders)^[24]	27
Belgium (Ultratop 50 Wallonia)^[25]	81
Europe (Eurochart Hot 100)^[26]	65
Germany (Official German Charts)^[27]	25
Ireland (IRMA)^[28]	82
Netherlands (Dutch Top 40)^[29]	43
Netherlands (Single Top 100)^[30]	61
Switzerland (Schweizer Hitparade)^[31]	37

Chart (2002)	Position
Australia (ARIA)^[32]	83
Australian Dance (ARIA)^[33]	11

Certifications[]


Region	Certification	Certified units/sales
Belgium (BEA)^[34]	Gold	25,000^*
Germany (BVMI)^[35]	Gold	250,000^{^}
Switzerland (IFPI Switzerland)^[36]	Gold	20,000^{^}
^* Sales figures based on certification alone. ^{^} Shipments figures based on certification alone.

Other cover versions[]

In 2007 the German pop group Banaroo release a cover on the album The Best of Banaroo.
In 2020 Sophie Ellis-Bextor released a cover version as a single to promote her greatest hits album Songs from the Kitchen Disco.^[37] It reached number 35 on the official Scottish Singles Chart.^[38] In March 2021, the song featured on the compilation album Now That's What I Call Music! 108.

References[]

^ List of all versions and formats on Discogs
^ "Australian-charts.com – Alcazar – Crying at the Discoteque". ARIA Top 50 Singles.
^ "Issue 625" ARIA Top 50 Dance Singles. National Library of Australia. Retrieved 25 December 2020.
^ "Austriancharts.at – Alcazar – Crying at the Discoteque" (in German). Ö3 Austria Top 40.
^ "Ultratop.be – Alcazar – Crying at the Discoteque" (in Dutch). Ultratop 50.
^ "Ultratop.be – Alcazar – Crying at the Discoteque" (in French). Ultratop 50.
^ "Ultratop.be – Alcazar – Crying at the Discoteque" (in Dutch). Ultratop Dance. Retrieved 15 December 2020.
^ "Eurochart Hot 100 Singles" (PDF). Music & Media. Vol. 18 no. 40. 29 September 2001. p. 9. Retrieved 10 February 2020.
^ "Alcazar: Crying at the Discoteque" (in Finnish). Musiikkituottajat – IFPI Finland.
^ "Lescharts.com – Alcazar – Crying at the Discoteque" (in French). Les classement single.
^ "Offiziellecharts.de – Alcazar – Crying at the Discoteque" (in German). GfK Entertainment Charts.
^ "Top National Sellers" (PDF). Music & Media. Vol. 19 no. 38. 15 September 2001. p. 13. Retrieved 25 May 2020.
^ "The Irish Charts – Search Results – Crying at the Discoteque". Irish Singles Chart. Retrieved 16 January 2020.
^ "Top 10 Dance Singles, Week Ending 15 November 2001". GfK Chart-Track. Retrieved 2 June 2019.^{[permanent dead link]}
^ "Italiancharts.com – Alcazar – Crying at the Discoteque". Top Digital Download.
^ "Nederlandse Top 40 – week 44, 2001" (in Dutch). Dutch Top 40
^ "Dutchcharts.nl – Alcazar – Crying at the Discoteque" (in Dutch). Single Top 100.
^ "Official Scottish Singles Sales Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company.
^ "Spanishcharts.com – Alcazar – Crying at the Discoteque" Canciones Top 50.
^ "Swedishcharts.com – Alcazar – Crying at the Discoteque". Singles Top 100.
^ "Swisscharts.com – Alcazar – Crying at the Discoteque". Swiss Singles Chart.
^ "Official Singles Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company.
^ "Alcazar Chart History (Dance Club Songs)". Billboard.
^ "Jaaroverzichten 2001" (in Dutch). Ultratop. Retrieved 2 November 2018.
^ "Rapports annuels 2001" (in French). Ultratop. Retrieved 2 November 2018.
^ "Year in Review – Eurochart Hot 100 Singles 2001" (PDF). Music & Media. Vol. 18 no. 52. 22 December 2001. p. 14. Retrieved 10 February 2020.
^ "Top 100 Singles–Jahrescharts 2001" (in German). GfK Entertainment. Retrieved 2 November 2018.
^ "Ireland – Top Singles for 2001". Allcharts. Archived from the original on 5 May 2012. Retrieved 16 December 2018.
^ "Top 100–Jaaroverzicht van 2001". Dutch Top 40. Retrieved 7 February 2020.
^ "Jaaroverzichten – Single 2001" (in Dutch). MegaCharts. Retrieved 2 November 2018.
^ "Swiss Year-End Charts 2001" (in German). Retrieved 2 November 2018.
^ "2002 ARIA Singles Chart". ARIA. Retrieved 11 May 2020.
^ "ARIA Charts – End of Year Charts – Dance Singles 2002". ARIA. Archived from the original on 15 April 2020. Retrieved 17 September 2020.
^ "Ultratop − Goud en Platina – singles 2001". Ultratop. Hung Medien. Retrieved 17 March 2019.
^ "Gold-/Platin-Datenbank (Alcazar; 'Crying at the Discoteque')" (in German). Bundesverband Musikindustrie. Retrieved 2 November 2018.
^ "The Official Swiss Charts and Music Community: Awards (Alcazar; 'Crying at the Discotheque')". IFPI Switzerland. Hung Medien. Retrieved 17 March 2019.
^ Ellis-Bextor, Sophie (2020-09-18). "My new single, Crying At The Discotheque (from my upcoming Songs From The Kitchen Disco album)[...]". Twitter. Retrieved 2020-09-27.
^ "Official Scottish Singles Sales Chart Top 100". Retrieved 16 November 2020.

External links[]

Lyrics of this song at MetroLyrics

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[1] List of all versions and formats on Discogs

[sc_Australia_Alcazar-2] "Australian-charts.com – Alcazar – Crying at the Discoteque". ARIA Top 50 Singles.

[sc_Australiadance_-3] "Issue 625" ARIA Top 50 Dance Singles. National Library of Australia. Retrieved 25 December 2020.

[sc_Austria_Alcazar-4] "Austriancharts.at – Alcazar – Crying at the Discoteque" (in German). Ö3 Austria Top 40.

[sc_Flanders_Alcazar-5] "Ultratop.be – Alcazar – Crying at the Discoteque" (in Dutch). Ultratop 50.

[sc_Wallonia_Alcazar-6] "Ultratop.be – Alcazar – Crying at the Discoteque" (in French). Ultratop 50.

[sc_Flanders_Dance_Alcazar-7] "Ultratop.be – Alcazar – Crying at the Discoteque" (in Dutch). Ultratop Dance. Retrieved 15 December 2020.

[8] "Eurochart Hot 100 Singles" (PDF). Music & Media. Vol. 18 no. 40. 29 September 2001. p. 9. Retrieved 10 February 2020.

[sc_Finland_Alcazar-9] "Alcazar: Crying at the Discoteque" (in Finnish). Musiikkituottajat – IFPI Finland.

[sc_France_Alcazar-10] "Lescharts.com – Alcazar – Crying at the Discoteque" (in French). Les classement single.

[sc_Germany_Alcazar-11] "Offiziellecharts.de – Alcazar – Crying at the Discoteque" (in German). GfK Entertainment Charts.

[12] "Top National Sellers" (PDF). Music & Media. Vol. 19 no. 38. 15 September 2001. p. 13. Retrieved 25 May 2020.

[sc_Ireland2_-13] "The Irish Charts – Search Results – Crying at the Discoteque". Irish Singles Chart. Retrieved 16 January 2020.

[14] "Top 10 Dance Singles, Week Ending 15 November 2001". GfK Chart-Track. Retrieved 2 June 2019.^{[permanent dead link]}

[sc_Italy_Alcazar-15] "Italiancharts.com – Alcazar – Crying at the Discoteque". Top Digital Download.

[sc_Dutch40_-16] "Nederlandse Top 40 – week 44, 2001" (in Dutch). Dutch Top 40

[sc_Dutch100_Alcazar-17] "Dutchcharts.nl – Alcazar – Crying at the Discoteque" (in Dutch). Single Top 100.

[sc_Scotland_-18] "Official Scottish Singles Sales Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company.

[sc_Spain_Alcazar-19] "Spanishcharts.com – Alcazar – Crying at the Discoteque" Canciones Top 50.

[sc_Sweden_Alcazar-20] "Swedishcharts.com – Alcazar – Crying at the Discoteque". Singles Top 100.

[sc_Switzerland_Alcazar-21] "Swisscharts.com – Alcazar – Crying at the Discoteque". Swiss Singles Chart.

[sc_UK_-22] "Official Singles Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company.

[sc_Billboarddanceclubplay_Alcazar-23] "Alcazar Chart History (Dance Club Songs)". Billboard.

[24] "Jaaroverzichten 2001" (in Dutch). Ultratop. Retrieved 2 November 2018.

[25] "Rapports annuels 2001" (in French). Ultratop. Retrieved 2 November 2018.

[26] "Year in Review – Eurochart Hot 100 Singles 2001" (PDF). Music & Media. Vol. 18 no. 52. 22 December 2001. p. 14. Retrieved 10 February 2020.

[27] "Top 100 Singles–Jahrescharts 2001" (in German). GfK Entertainment. Retrieved 2 November 2018.

[28] "Ireland – Top Singles for 2001". Allcharts. Archived from the original on 5 May 2012. Retrieved 16 December 2018.

[29] "Top 100–Jaaroverzicht van 2001". Dutch Top 40. Retrieved 7 February 2020.

[30] "Jaaroverzichten – Single 2001" (in Dutch). MegaCharts. Retrieved 2 November 2018.

[31] "Swiss Year-End Charts 2001" (in German). Retrieved 2 November 2018.

[32] "2002 ARIA Singles Chart". ARIA. Retrieved 11 May 2020.

[33] "ARIA Charts – End of Year Charts – Dance Singles 2002". ARIA. Archived from the original on 15 April 2020. Retrieved 17 September 2020.

[BelgiumsingleCertRef-34] "Ultratop − Goud en Platina – singles 2001". Ultratop. Hung Medien. Retrieved 17 March 2019.

[GermanyAlcazarCrying_at_the_DiscotequesingleCertRef-35] "Gold-/Platin-Datenbank (Alcazar; 'Crying at the Discoteque')" (in German). Bundesverband Musikindustrie. Retrieved 2 November 2018.

[SwitzerlandAlcazarCrying_at_the_DiscothequesingleCertRef-36] "The Official Swiss Charts and Music Community: Awards (Alcazar; 'Crying at the Discotheque')". IFPI Switzerland. Hung Medien. Retrieved 17 March 2019.

[37] Ellis-Bextor, Sophie (2020-09-18). "My new single, Crying At The Discotheque (from my upcoming Songs From The Kitchen Disco album)[...]". Twitter. Retrieved 2020-09-27.

[38] "Official Scottish Singles Sales Chart Top 100". Retrieved 16 November 2020.

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Singles	"Shine On" "Ritmo Del Amor" "Crying at the Discoteque" "Sexual Guarantee" "Don't You Want Me" "Not a Sinner nor a Saint" "Ménage à Trois" "Someday" "Love Life" "This Is the World We Live In" "Physical" "Here I Am" "Alcastar" "Start the Fire" "We Keep on Rockin'" "Inhibitions" "Stay the Night" "Burning" "From Brazil with Love" "Last Christmas" "Headlines" "Blame It on the Disco" "Good Lovin" "Young Guns (Go for It)"
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