Open Sesame (song)

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This article is about the Leila K song. For the by Kool & the Gang song, see Open Sesame (Kool & the Gang album).
"Open Sesame"
Leila - OpenSesame single.jpg
Single by Leila K
from the album Carousel
B-side"Remixes"
Released23 October, 1992
Recorded1992
Genre
Length3:24
LabelMega
Songwriter(s)
  • Denniz PoP
  • Douglas Carr
  • Deep Fried
Producer(s)
  • Denniz PoP
  • Douglas Carr
Leila K singles chronology
"Rok the Nation"
(1990) 		"Open Sesame"
(1992) 		"Ça Plane Pour Moi"
(1993)
Music video
"Open Sesame" on YouTube

"Open Sesame" is a song by Swedish Eurodance artist Leila K. It was released 23 October 1992 as the lead single from her album, Carousel. The song was a huge success in many countries in 1993, reaching the top 10 in Austria, Belgium, Denmark, Finland, Germany, Italy, the Netherlands, Portugal, Spain and Switzerland. On the Eurochart Hot 100, "Open Sesame" peaked at number 6. In 1999 the song was released in a new remix as "Open Sesame '99". Dutch singer Daisy Dee released a cover of the song in 2000, which reached number 78 in Germany.

Critical reception[]

Andy Beevers from Music Week gave the song four out of five, adding, "This commercial Swedish house track combines a Felix-style tune and reggae toasting. The UK release features a more adventurous remix by Felix himself."[1] Mark Sutherland from Smash Hits commented, "Ragamuffin rapping in a Swedish accent may sound like a thoroughly appalling notion, but Ms K goes for it with such pzazz that you soon come round to the idea. This girl has more energy than Linford Christie after a Lucozade binge, and this record is a real Sesame treat."[2]

Track listing[]

  1. "Open Sesame" (Radio Edit) - 3:24
  2. "Open Sesame" (Long Version) - 8:43
  3. "Open Sesame" (Instrumental) - 4:00

Charts[]

References[]

  1. ^ Beevers, Andy (January 9, 1993). "Market Preview: Dance" (PDF). Music Week. p. 17. Retrieved March 24, 2021.
  2. ^ "New Singles". Smash Hits. January 6, 1993. p. 45. Retrieved October 6, 2020.
  3. ^ Jump up to: a b c "Open Sesame", in various singles charts Lescharts.com (Retrieved April 10, 2008)
  4. ^ Belgian peak Archived 2012-04-09 at the Wayback Machine
  5. ^ "Top 10 Denmark" (PDF). Music & Media. Retrieved 2018-02-26.
  6. ^ "Eurochart Hot 100 Singles" (PDF). Music & Media. April 3, 1993. Retrieved March 23, 2018.
  7. ^ Pennanen, Timo (2006). Sisältää hitin - levyt ja esittäjät Suomen musiikkilistoilla vuodesta 1972 (in Finnish) (1st ed.). Helsinki: Tammi. ISBN 978-951-1-21053-5.
  8. ^ German Singles Chart Charts-surfer.de (Retrieved April 10, 2008)
  9. ^ Irish Single Chart Irishcharts.ie (Retrieved April 10, 2008)
  10. ^ Italian Single Chart Hit parade Italia (Retrieved May 30, 2008)
  11. ^ "Nederlandse Top 40 – Leila K" (in Dutch). Dutch Top 40.
  12. ^ "Dutchcharts.nl – Leila K – Open Sesame" (in Dutch). Single Top 100.
  13. ^ "Top 10 Portugal" (PDF). Music & Media. Retrieved 2018-03-20.
  14. ^ Salaverri, Fernando (September 2005). Sólo éxitos: año a año, 1959–2002 (1st ed.). Spain: Fundación Autor-SGAE. ISBN 84-8048-639-2.
  15. ^ UK Singles Chart Official Charts Company (Retrieved April 10, 2008)
  16. ^ "Top 60 Dance Singles" (PDF). Music Week. 1993-01-23. p. 22. Retrieved 2021-04-08.
  17. ^ "Jaaroverzichten 1993" (in Dutch). Ultratop. Retrieved 2019-11-28.
  18. ^ "1993 Year-End Sales Charts: Eurochart Hot 100 Singles" (PDF). Music & Media. Retrieved 2019-11-27.
  19. ^ "Top 100 Singles – Jahrescharts 1993" (in German). GfK Entertainment. Retrieved 2019-11-27.
  20. ^ "Jaarlijsten 1993" (in Dutch). Stichting Nederlandse Top 40. Retrieved 2019-12-01.
  21. ^ "JAAROVERZICHTEN - Single 1993". dutchcharts.nl. Retrieved 2019-11-28.
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