The Rigga-Ding-Dong-Song

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"The Rigga-Ding-Dong-Song"
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Single by Passion Fruit
from the album Spanglish Love Affairs
Released1999
Recorded1999
GenreDance-pop
Length3:25
LabelX-Cell / Sony Music
Songwriter(s)Mark Nissen
Hartmut Krech
Ronny Ronaldo
Antonio Berardi
Kenneth Clemmons
Producer(s)Mark Nissen
Hartmut Krech
Passion Fruit singles chronology
"The Rigga-Ding-Dong-Song"
(1999)
"Wonderland"
(2000)
Music video
"Carrera" on YouTube

"The Rigga Ding Dong Song" is a 1999 song by the group Passion Fruit, the group's most successful hit. The single reached the Top 10 in 14 countries, including Germany, Austria and Switzerland and Top 20 in the Netherlands. It became a number 1 hit in Mexico. The song reached number 15 on the Dutch charts. The original line-up can be seen in the single's cover sleeve and music video.[1]

Track listing[]

CD single

  1. "The Rigga-Ding-Dong-Song" (Radio Mix) - 3:25
  2. "The Rigga-Ding-Dong-Song" (Extended Mix) - 5:12

CD Maxi (Sony)

  1. "The Rigga-Ding-Dong-Song" (Radio Mix) - 3:25
  2. "The Rigga-Ding-Dong-Song" (Extended Mix) - 5:12
  3. "The Rigga-Ding-Dong-Song" (Plastic Bubble Mix) - 5:03
  4. "The Rigga-Ding-Dong-Song" (Munsta Groove Mix) - 5:41

12" (Radikal)

  1. "The Rigga-Ding-Dong-Song" (Extended Mix) - 5:12
  2. "The Rigga-Ding-Dong-Song" (Radio Mix) - 3:25
  3. "The Rigga-Ding-Dong-Song" (Plastic Bubble Mix) - 5:03
  4. "The Rigga-Ding-Dong-Song" (Munsta Groove Mix) - 5:41

Charts[]

Chart (1999) Peak
position
Austria (Ö3 Austria Top 40)[2] 9
Netherlands (Single Top 100)[3] 15
Germany (GfK Entertainment charts) 9
Switzerland (Schweizer Hitparade)[4] 7

Cherona version[]

"Rigga-Ding-Dong-Song"
Rigga-ding-dong-song-by-Cherona.jpg
Single by Cherona
from the album Sound of Cherona
Released10 July 2009
Recorded2009
GenreDance-pop
Length3:27
LabelColumbia
Songwriter(s)Mark Nissen
Hartmut Krech
Ronny Ronaldo
Antonio Berardi
Kenneth Clemmons
Producer(s)Elephant Music
Cherona singles chronology
"Ching Chang Chong"
(2009)
"Rigga-Ding-Dong-Song"
(2009)
"Dragonfly"
(2009)
Music video
"Rigga-Ding-Dong-Song" on YouTube

Exactly ten years to the Passion Fruit release, the German pop group Cherona released its version titled "Rigga-Ding-Dong-Song" in 2009 dropping the definite article "the" from the title. The Cherona version on Columbia Records accompanied by a music video[5] became a minor hit in Europe, particularly Germany (peak #56) and Austria (peak #48). The song appeared in the band's 2009 album Sound of Cherona.

Charts

Chart (2009) Peak
position
Austria (Ö3 Austria Top 40)[6] 48
Germany (GfK Entertainment charts) 56

Leticia cover[]

"The Rigga Ding Dong Song"
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Single by Leticia
Released2010
Recorded2010
GenreDance-pop
Length3:25
LabelNo-Wa
Songwriter(s)Mark Nissen
Hartmut Krech
Ronny Ronaldo
Antonio Berardi
Kenneth Clemmons
Producer(s)Robert Meister

In 2010, German-Cuban singer Leticia (full name Leticia Pareja Padron) released her own remixed revamped version with new arrangement under the title "The Rigga Digga Ding Song" with her record label NoWa. The single cover claims Leticia is "The voice of Passion Fruit". The track was produced by Robert Meister.

Track listing

  1. "The Rigga Digga Ding Dong Song" (Radio-Mix) - 3:25
  2. "The Rigga Digga Ding Dong Song" (Extended Dance Mix) - 5:48

References[]

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