"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.
Andy Beevers from Music Week gave the song four out of five, adding, "This commercial Swedish house track combines a Felix-style tune and reggaetoasting. 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]
^Pennanen, Timo (2006). Sisältää hitin - levyt ja esittäjät Suomen musiikkilistoilla vuodesta 1972 (in Finnish) (1st ed.). Helsinki: Tammi. ISBN978-951-1-21053-5.