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| type = single
| type = single
| artist = [[Vengaboys]]
| artist = [[Vengaboys]]
| album = [[The Party Album (Vengaboys album)|The Party Album]]
| album = [[Greatest Hits! Part 1]] {{noitalic|and}} [[The Party Album (Vengaboys album)|The Party Album]]
| released = {{start date|1998|10|df=y}}<ref name="d100"/>
| released = {{start date|1998|10|df=y}}<ref name="d100"/>
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| genre = [[Eurodance]], [[pop music|pop]]<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.stuff.co.nz/entertainment/85045008/the-vengaboys-boom-boom-boom-boom|title=The Vengaboys: Boom boom boom boom|date=22 October 2016|website=Stuff.co.nz|access-date=17 November 2021}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.heart.co.uk/showbiz/vengaboys-then-and-now/|title=It's Been 20 Years Since Vengaboys Began And They Haven't AGED!|website=Heart.co.uk|access-date=17 November 2021}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://scroll.in/reel/851651/pennywise-clown-from-it-now-dances-to-pop-hits-thanks-to-twitter|title=Pennywise clown from ‘It’ now dances to pop hits, thanks to Twitter|first=Devarsi|last=Ghosh|website=Scroll.in|access-date=17 November 2021}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.smh.com.au/entertainment/the-vengabus-is-coming-back-20130103-2c6d8.html|title=The Vengabus is coming back|first=Natalie|last=Bochenski|date=3 January 2013|newspaper=[[The Sydney Morning Herald]]|access-date=17 November 2021}}</ref>
* [[Eurodance]]
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* [[pop music|pop]]
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* Breakin'
* Breakin'
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* [[Björn Ulvaeus]]<ref name=writes>{{cite web|title=Boom Boom Boom Boom|url=https://mobile.ascap.com/mclient/AceClient/#ace/search/workID/320531706|work=[[American Society of Composers, Authors and Publishers]]|access-date=13 August 2012}}</ref>
* [[Björn Ulvaeus]]<ref name=writes>{{cite web|title=Boom Boom Boom Boom|url=https://mobile.ascap.com/mclient/AceClient/#ace/search/workID/320531706|work=[[American Society of Composers, Authors and Publishers]]|access-date=13 August 2012}}</ref>
| producer = Vengaboys
| producer = Vengaboys
| prev_title = [[We Like to Party (Vengaboys song)|We Like to Party]]
| prev_title = [[We Like to Party! (Vengaboys song)|We Like to Party!]]
| prev_year = 1998
| prev_year = 1998
| next_title = [[We're Going to Ibiza]]
| next_title = [[We're Going to Ibiza]]
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| misc = {{External music video|{{YouTube|llyiQ4I-mcQ|"Boom, Boom, Boom, Boom!!"}}}}
| misc = {{External music video|{{YouTube|llyiQ4I-mcQ|"Boom, Boom, Boom, Boom!!"}}}}
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"'''Boom, Boom, Boom, Boom!!'''" is a song by Dutch [[Eurodance]] group [[Vengaboys]], released as a single in October 1998. It reached number one on the [[UK Singles Chart]] in June 1999 and peaked atop the charts of [[Flanders]], the Netherlands, New Zealand, Norway, and Sweden while also topping the Canadian ''[[RPM (magazine)|RPM]]'' [[Canadian dance chart|Dance 30]] chart. It became a top-10 hit in several other countries, including France, Germany, Ireland, and Italy.
"'''Boom, Boom, Boom, Boom!!'''" is a song by Dutch [[Eurodance]] group [[Vengaboys]], released as a single in October 1998 from the band's first compilation, ''[[Greatest Hits! Part 1]]'' (1998), and their first international studio album, ''[[The Party Album (Vengaboys album)|The Party Album]]'' (1999). It reached number one on the [[UK Singles Chart]] in June 1999 and peaked atop the charts of [[Flanders]], the Netherlands, New Zealand, Norway, and Sweden while also topping the Canadian ''[[RPM (magazine)|RPM]]'' [[Canadian dance chart|Dance 30]] chart. It was a top-10 hit in several other countries, including Australia, France, and Italy.


==Background==
==Background==
The song was written by Vengaboys producers Danski and [[Wessel van Diepen|Delmundo]], with the first verse interpolating the [[ABBA]] song "[[Lay All Your Love on Me]]" written by [[Benny Andersson]] and [[Björn Ulvaeus]].<ref name=writes/> It was released to radio in the United States in June 1999 and re-released to US radio in June 2017.<ref>[[#refwhite|White 1999]], p.131.</ref> In the United Kingdom, [[Positiva Records]] issued the song as two CD single.<ref>{{cite web|title=Boom Boom Boom Boom (CD 1) (Single, Maxi)|url=https://www.amazon.co.uk/Boom-CD/dp/B00000JOO9/ref=sr_1_1?s=music&ie=UTF8&qid=1344806505&sr=1-1|work=[[Amazon.com|Amazon.co.uk]]|publisher=Amazon.com, Inc.|access-date=12 August 2012}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=Boom Boom Boom Boom (CD 2) (Single, Maxi)|url=https://www.amazon.co.uk/Boom-CD/dp/B00000JOOA/ref=sr_1_16?ie=UTF8&qid=1344807656&sr=8-16|work=[[Amazon.com|Amazon.co.uk]]|publisher=Amazon.com, Inc.|access-date=12 August 2012}}</ref>
The song was written by Vengaboys producers Danski and [[Wessel van Diepen|Delmundo]], with the first verse interpolating the [[ABBA]] song "[[Lay All Your Love on Me]]" written by [[Benny Andersson]] and [[Björn Ulvaeus]].<ref name=writes/> It was released to radio in the United States in June 1999 and re-released to US radio in June 2017.<ref>[[#refwhite|White 1999]], p.131.</ref> In the United Kingdom, [[Positiva Records]] issued the song as two CD single.<ref>{{cite web|title=Boom Boom Boom Boom (CD 1) (Single, Maxi)|url=https://www.amazon.co.uk/Boom-CD/dp/B00000JOO9/ref=sr_1_1?s=music&ie=UTF8&qid=1344806505&sr=1-1|work=[[Amazon.com|Amazon.co.uk]]|publisher=Amazon.com, Inc.|access-date=12 August 2012}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=Boom Boom Boom Boom (CD 2) (Single, Maxi)|url=https://www.amazon.co.uk/Boom-CD/dp/B00000JOOA/ref=sr_1_16?ie=UTF8&qid=1344807656&sr=8-16|work=[[Amazon.com|Amazon.co.uk]]|publisher=Amazon.com, Inc.|access-date=12 August 2012}}</ref>

==Composition==
"Boom, Boom, Boom, Boom!!" is a [[Eurodance]] and [[pop music|pop]] song<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.stuff.co.nz/entertainment/85045008/the-vengaboys-boom-boom-boom-boom|title=The Vengaboys: Boom boom boom boom|date=22 October 2016|website=Stuff.co.nz|access-date=17 November 2021}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.heart.co.uk/showbiz/vengaboys-then-and-now/|title=It's Been 20 Years Since Vengaboys Began And They Haven't AGED!|website=Heart.co.uk|access-date=17 November 2021}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://scroll.in/reel/851651/pennywise-clown-from-it-now-dances-to-pop-hits-thanks-to-twitter|title=Pennywise clown from 'It' now dances to pop hits, thanks to Twitter|first=Devarsi|last=Ghosh|website=Scroll.in|access-date=17 November 2021}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.smh.com.au/entertainment/the-vengabus-is-coming-back-20130103-2c6d8.html|title=The Vengabus is coming back|first=Natalie|last=Bochenski|date=3 January 2013|newspaper=[[The Sydney Morning Herald]]|access-date=17 November 2021}}</ref> that runs for 3 minutes and 22 seconds.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.allmusic.com/album/the-party-album%21-mw0000237492|title=Vengaboys: ''The Party Album!''|publisher=[[AllMusic]]|access-date=11 April 2022}}</ref> It is written in the key of [[F-sharp major]] and maintains a [[tempo]] of 138 beats per minute in common time.{{original research inline|date=April 2022}}


==Chart performance==
==Chart performance==
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==Critical reception==
==Critical reception==
The song received mixed reviews, though most were generally positive. It was named the fifth "worst ever summer song" in a survey conducted by [[Tony Blackburn]] and music e-tailer www.bol.com.<ref>{{cite web|last=Fradgley|first=Adam|title=Summer hall of shame; A new survey has spotlighted the summer singles we all love to loathe. Adam Fradgley, the Mercury's man in Ibiza, catches up with an old chestnut to talk pop pap.|url=https://www.questia.com/read/1G1-64184253|work=[[Sunday Mercury]]|publisher=[[Trinity Mirror]] |access-date=|date=13 August 2000}}{{dead link|date=July 2021}}</ref> [[AllMusic]] editor William Cooper wrote that "the campy approach can be overbearing, but the upbeat, tuneful material on this release is difficult to dislike."<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.allmusic.com/album/the-party-album%21-mw0000237492|title=Vengaboys - The Party Album!|work=AllMusic|access-date=18 February 2020}}</ref> Andrew Cowen from the ''[[Birmingham Post]]'' described the song as being "as daft as the title".<ref>{{cite web|last=Cowen|first=Andrew|title=Post Style: dance reviews|url=https://www.questia.com/read/1G1-60544664|work=[[Birmingham Post]]|publisher=[[Trinity Mirror]] |access-date=|date=31 March 1999}}{{dead link|date=July 2021}}</ref> While Craig Seymour of ''[[The Buffalo News]]'' named it a "boppy uptempo tune" that is "sure to please the aerobics instructor in all of us".<ref>{{cite web|last=Seymour|first=Craig|title=Here at last; stars old and new will ring in the summer in Dunn Tire park|url=http://www.highbeam.com/doc/1P2-22359643.html|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140610060230/http://www.highbeam.com/doc/1P2-22359643.html|url-status=dead|archive-date=10 June 2014|work=[[The Buffalo News]]|publisher=([[Berkshire Hathaway]] via [[Highbeam Research]])|access-date=13 August 2012|date=25 May 2001}}{{subscription required}}</ref> ''[[BuzzFeed]]'' listed the song at number 66 in their list of "The 101 Greatest Dance Songs Of the '90s" in 2017.<ref>{{cite web|first1= Matt |last1= Stopera |first2= Brian |last2= Galindo |title= The 101 Greatest Dance Songs of the '90s |website= [[BuzzFeed]] |date= 11 March 2017 |access-date= 31 March 2020 |url= https://www.buzzfeed.com/mjs538/jump-to-the-rhythm-jump-jump-to-the-rhythm-jump}}</ref> Can't Stop the Pop described it as "a relentless tour-de-force of [[Eurodance]]". They added that "it's like a slightly poppier take on [[2 Unlimited]], with perfectly crisp, dizzying Wurlitzer-synth melodies and a thumping beat that evokes the spirit – if not quite the reality – of mid-‘90s club nights."<ref>{{cite web|title= Vengaboys – Boom, Boom, Boom, Boom!! |work= Can't Stop the Pop |date= 8 June 2020 |access-date= 28 July 2020 |url= https://www.cantstopthepop.com/2020/06/08/vengaboys-boom-boom-boom-boom/}}</ref> A writer from the ''[[Daily Record (Scotland)|Daily Record]]'' said that Vengaboys were ready "for their biggest hit yet", adding that it, like their previous singles, was "another full on party anthem".<ref>{{cite web|title=Chartslot|url=http://www.thefreelibrary.com/CHARTSLOT.-a060418520|work=[[Daily Record (Scotland)|Daily Record]]|publisher=([[Trinity Mirror]] via [[The Free Library]])|access-date=27 November 2013}}</ref> The writer also wrote that the song "has more bounce than a bouncy castle",<ref>"Chartslot". ''[[Daily Record (Scotland)|Daily Record]]''. 23 July 1999. Retrieved 1 December 2020.</ref> and added, "Start singing it and you won't stop all day. Band of the year anyone?"<ref>"Chartslot". ''[[Daily Record (Scotland)|Daily Record]]''. 16 July 1999. Retrieved 1 December 2020.</ref>
The song received mixed reviews, though most were generally positive. It was named the fifth "worst ever summer song" in a survey conducted by [[Tony Blackburn]] and music e-tailer www.bol.com.<ref>{{cite web|last=Fradgley|first=Adam|title=Summer hall of shame; A new survey has spotlighted the summer singles we all love to loathe. Adam Fradgley, the Mercury's man in Ibiza, catches up with an old chestnut to talk pop pap.|url=https://www.questia.com/read/1G1-64184253|work=[[Sunday Mercury]]|publisher=[[Trinity Mirror]] |access-date=|date=13 August 2000}}{{dead link|date=July 2021}}</ref> [[AllMusic]] editor William Cooper wrote that "the campy approach can be overbearing, but the upbeat, tuneful material on this release is difficult to dislike."<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.allmusic.com/album/the-party-album%21-mw0000237492|title=Vengaboys - The Party Album!|work=AllMusic|access-date=18 February 2020}}</ref> Andrew Cowen from the ''[[Birmingham Post]]'' described the song as being "as daft as the title".<ref>{{cite web|last=Cowen|first=Andrew|title=Post Style: dance reviews|url=https://www.questia.com/read/1G1-60544664|work=[[Birmingham Post]]|publisher=[[Trinity Mirror]] |access-date=|date=31 March 1999}}{{dead link|date=July 2021}}</ref> While Craig Seymour of ''[[The Buffalo News]]'' named it a "boppy uptempo tune" that is "sure to please the aerobics instructor in all of us".<ref>{{cite web|last=Seymour|first=Craig|title=Here at last; stars old and new will ring in the summer in Dunn Tire park|url=http://www.highbeam.com/doc/1P2-22359643.html|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140610060230/http://www.highbeam.com/doc/1P2-22359643.html|url-status=dead|archive-date=10 June 2014|work=[[The Buffalo News]]|publisher=[[Berkshire Hathaway]]|access-date=13 August 2012|date=25 May 2001}}{{subscription required}}</ref> ''[[BuzzFeed]]'' listed the song at number 66 in their list of "The 101 Greatest Dance Songs Of the '90s" in 2017.<ref>{{cite web|first1= Matt |last1= Stopera |first2= Brian |last2= Galindo |title= The 101 Greatest Dance Songs of the '90s |website= [[BuzzFeed]] |date= 11 March 2017 |access-date= 31 March 2020 |url= https://www.buzzfeed.com/mjs538/jump-to-the-rhythm-jump-jump-to-the-rhythm-jump}}</ref> Can't Stop the Pop described it as "a relentless tour-de-force of [[Eurodance]]". They added that "it's like a slightly poppier take on [[2 Unlimited]], with perfectly crisp, dizzying Wurlitzer-synth melodies and a thumping beat that evokes the spirit – if not quite the reality – of mid-‘90s club nights."<ref>{{cite web|title= Vengaboys – Boom, Boom, Boom, Boom!! |work= Can't Stop the Pop |date= 8 June 2020 |access-date= 28 July 2020 |url= https://www.cantstopthepop.com/2020/06/08/vengaboys-boom-boom-boom-boom/}}</ref> A writer from the ''[[Daily Record (Scotland)|Daily Record]]'' said that Vengaboys were ready "for their biggest hit yet", adding that it, like their previous singles, was "another full on party anthem".<ref>{{cite web|title=Chartslot|url=http://www.thefreelibrary.com/CHARTSLOT.-a060418520|work=[[Daily Record (Scotland)|Daily Record]]|publisher=([[Trinity Mirror]] via [[The Free Library]])|access-date=27 November 2013}}</ref> The writer also wrote that the song "has more bounce than a bouncy castle",<ref>"Chartslot". ''[[Daily Record (Scotland)|Daily Record]]''. 23 July 1999. Retrieved 1 December 2020.</ref> and added, "Start singing it and you won't stop all day. Band of the year anyone?"<ref>"Chartslot". ''[[Daily Record (Scotland)|Daily Record]]''. 16 July 1999. Retrieved 1 December 2020.</ref>


[[Insider Inc.|Insider]] said that "this sweet and poppy hit is a total earworm and chances are you still remember it all these years later."<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.insider.com/best-songs-90s-2019-4#boom-boom-boom-boom-vengaboys-33|title=Best songs from the '90s|publisher=[[Insider Inc.|Insider]]|access-date=21 March 2020}}</ref> A reporter from the ''[[Milton Keynes Citizen]]'' branded it a "spine-chilling teeny-pop chart hit".<ref>{{cite web|title=Morgan desperate to avoid successive drops|url=http://www.miltonkeynes.co.uk/sport/mk-dons/morgan-desperate-to-avoid-successive-drops-1-856184|work=[[Milton Keynes Citizen]]|publisher=[[Johnston Press]]|access-date=13 August 2012|date=13 April 2006}}{{subscription required}}</ref> The song was featured at number fifteen on [[The People]]'s list of "top songs of 1999".<ref>{{cite web|title=Top singles of 1999|url=http://www.highbeam.com/doc/1G1-60956008.html|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140610060339/http://www.highbeam.com/doc/1G1-60956008.html|url-status=dead|archive-date=10 June 2014|work=[[The People]]|publisher=([[Trinity Mirror]] via [[Highbeam Research]])|access-date=13 August 2012|date=2 January 2000}}{{subscription required}}</ref> Pop Rescue wrote that "this song is so catchy – with its thumping beats, simple melody, and easy to remember chorus. It includes plenty of big ‘woaahhohohohoh‘ dance vocals and robotic vocal samples."<ref>{{cite web|url=https://poprescue.com/2015/09/18/pop-rescue-party-album-vengaboys-cd-1999/|title=REVIEW: "THE PARTY ALBUM!" BY VENGABOYS (CD, 1999)|publisher=Pop Rescue|date=18 September 2015|access-date=14 April 2020}}</ref> Katjusa Cisar from the ''[[Wisconsin State Journal]]'' described it as "a sublime mix of catchy melodies, booming bass and stupidly simple lyrics, dating back to the days when Euro dance-pop was at its peak."<ref>{{cite web|last=Cisar|first=Katjusa|title=Guilty as charged; Differing musical tastes brought brother-sister duo together on WSUM airwaves|url=http://host.madison.com/entertainment/music/article_e73477fe-8af6-593b-9e57-5e1655ca9822.html|work=[[Wisconsin State Journal]]|publisher=[[Lee Enterprises]]|access-date=20 November 2013}}</ref>
[[Insider Inc.|Insider]] said that "this sweet and poppy hit is a total earworm and chances are you still remember it all these years later."<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.insider.com/best-songs-90s-2019-4#boom-boom-boom-boom-vengaboys-33|title=Best songs from the '90s|publisher=[[Insider Inc.|Insider]]|access-date=21 March 2020}}</ref> A reporter from the ''[[Milton Keynes Citizen]]'' branded it a "spine-chilling teeny-pop chart hit".<ref>{{cite web|title=Morgan desperate to avoid successive drops|url=http://www.miltonkeynes.co.uk/sport/mk-dons/morgan-desperate-to-avoid-successive-drops-1-856184|work=[[Milton Keynes Citizen]]|publisher=[[Johnston Press]]|access-date=13 August 2012|date=13 April 2006}}{{subscription required}}</ref> The song was featured at number fifteen on ''[[The People]]''{{'}}s list of "top songs of 1999".<ref>{{cite web|title=Top singles of 1999|url=http://www.highbeam.com/doc/1G1-60956008.html|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140610060339/http://www.highbeam.com/doc/1G1-60956008.html|url-status=dead|archive-date=10 June 2014|work=[[The People]]|publisher=[[Trinity Mirror]] |access-date=13 August 2012|date=2 January 2000}}{{subscription required}}</ref> Pop Rescue wrote that "this song is so catchy – with its thumping beats, simple melody, and easy to remember chorus. It includes plenty of big ‘woaahhohohohoh‘ dance vocals and robotic vocal samples."<ref>{{cite web|url=https://poprescue.com/2015/09/18/pop-rescue-party-album-vengaboys-cd-1999/|title=REVIEW: "THE PARTY ALBUM!" BY VENGABOYS (CD, 1999)|publisher=Pop Rescue|date=18 September 2015|access-date=14 April 2020}}</ref> Katjusa Cisar from the ''[[Wisconsin State Journal]]'' described it as "a sublime mix of catchy melodies, booming bass and stupidly simple lyrics, dating back to the days when Euro dance-pop was at its peak."<ref>{{cite web|last=Cisar|first=Katjusa|title=Guilty as charged; Differing musical tastes brought brother-sister duo together on WSUM airwaves|url=http://host.madison.com/entertainment/music/article_e73477fe-8af6-593b-9e57-5e1655ca9822.html|work=[[Wisconsin State Journal]]|publisher=[[Lee Enterprises]]|access-date=20 November 2013}}</ref>


==Usage in the media==
==Usage in the media==
In November 1999, "Boom, Boom, Boom, Boom!!" was used in an [[television advertisement|advert]] in [[Japan]] for [[Nissan]] for their [[Nissan AD|Wingroad]] [[station wagon|5-door estate]].<ref>{{cite web|title=NISSAN Wingroad CM(1999)|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fsE0X_jZzwM|via=[[YouTube]]|access-date=14 May 2017|date=14 February 2012}}{{cbignore}}{{Dead Youtube links|date=February 2022}}</ref> In 2001, [[United Kingdom|British]] furniture retailer [[DFS (British retailer)|DFS]] used the song to front a promotion campaign and their sales increased by ten per cent.<ref>{{cite web|title=The investment column: DFS's boom can't last forever|url=http://www.highbeam.com/doc/1P2-1678590.html|archive-url=https://archive.today/20130125173946/http://www.highbeam.com/doc/1P2-1678590.html|url-status=dead|archive-date=25 January 2013|work=[[The Independent]]|publisher=(Independent Print Limited via [[Highbeam Research]])|access-date=13 August 2012|date=19 April 2002}}{{subscription required}}</ref> Lisa Vaas from ''[[eWeek]]'' reported that an internet [[viral phenomenon|viral]] game containing [[malware]] had been used to gain remote control of computers; once in control, the attackers would "torture" their victims by playing ''Boom, Boom, Boom, Boom''.<ref>{{cite web|last=Vaas|first=Lisa|title=Dancing Skeletons are Latest Storm Botnet Trick; Halloween-themed spamming is leading users to a dancing skeleton game that installs a Trojan and gains remote access to victims' PCs.|url=http://www.highbeam.com/doc/1P3-1378199631.html|work=[[eWeek]] via [[Highbeam Research]]|publisher=([[Ziff Davis]])|access-date=13 August 2012|date=31 October 2007}}{{dead link|date=February 2019|bot=medic}}{{cbignore|bot=medic}}{{subscription required}}</ref> In 2012, US recording artist [[Rye Rye]] sampled the song in the chorus to her single "[[Boom Boom (Rye Rye song)|Boom Boom]]".<ref>{{cite web|title=Baltimore Rapper Rye Rye Releases New Single "Boom Boom" Today|url=http://www.highbeam.com/doc/1G1-285023491.html|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160315102327/https://www.highbeam.com/doc/1G1-285023491.html|url-status=dead|archive-date=15 March 2016|work=China Weekly News|publisher=(NewRX via [[Highbeam Research]])|access-date=13 August 2012|date=20 March 2012}}{{subscription required}}</ref> It was also used during the credits of the last editions of the ''[[Jeux sans frontières]]'' in [[Jeux Sans Frontières 1999|1999]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iOXK2n1bc-8&t=5m46s|title=Játék Határok Nélkül 1999 Döntő 11/11|work=EBU|publisher=jatekhataroknelkul|via=YouTube|date=29 October 2018|url-status=live|archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/varchive/youtube/20211221/iOXK2n1bc-8|archive-date=21 December 2021|access-date=10 September 2007}}{{cbignore}}</ref>
In November 1999, "Boom, Boom, Boom, Boom!!" was used in an [[television advertisement|advert]] in [[Japan]] for [[Nissan]] for their [[Nissan AD|Wingroad]] [[station wagon|5-door estate]].<ref>{{cite web|title=NISSAN Wingroad CM(1999)|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fsE0X_jZzwM|via=[[YouTube]]|access-date=14 May 2017|date=14 February 2012}}{{cbignore}}{{Dead Youtube links|date=February 2022}}</ref> In 2001, [[United Kingdom|British]] furniture retailer [[DFS (British retailer)|DFS]] used the song to front a promotion campaign and their sales increased by ten per cent.<ref>{{cite web|title=The investment column: DFS's boom can't last forever|url=http://www.highbeam.com/doc/1P2-1678590.html|archive-url=https://archive.today/20130125173946/http://www.highbeam.com/doc/1P2-1678590.html|url-status=dead|archive-date=25 January 2013|work=[[The Independent]]|publisher=Independent Print Limited |access-date=13 August 2012|date=19 April 2002}}{{subscription required}}</ref> Lisa Vaas from ''[[eWeek]]'' reported that an internet [[viral phenomenon|viral]] game containing [[malware]] had been used to gain remote control of computers; once in control, the attackers would "torture" their victims by playing ''Boom, Boom, Boom, Boom''.<ref>{{cite magazine|last=Vaas|first=Lisa|title=Dancing Skeletons are Latest Storm Botnet Trick; Halloween-themed spamming is leading users to a dancing skeleton game that installs a Trojan and gains remote access to victims' PCs.|url=|magazine=[[eWeek]]|publisher=[[Ziff Davis|Ziff Davis Media]]|id={{ProQuest|198555275}}|quote=Researchers also note that the malware-serving site further tortures visitors by playing the song "Boom Boom Boom Boom! " from the Vengaboys. |date=31 October 2007}}</ref> In 2012, US recording artist [[Rye Rye]] sampled the song in the chorus to her single "[[Boom Boom (Rye Rye song)|Boom Boom]]".<ref>{{cite web|title=Baltimore Rapper Rye Rye Releases New Single "Boom Boom" Today|url=http://www.highbeam.com/doc/1G1-285023491.html|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160315102327/https://www.highbeam.com/doc/1G1-285023491.html|url-status=dead|archive-date=15 March 2016|work=China Weekly News|publisher=NewRX |access-date=13 August 2012|date=20 March 2012}}</ref> It was also used during the credits of the last editions of the ''[[Jeux sans frontières]]'' in [[Jeux Sans Frontières 1999|1999]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iOXK2n1bc-8&t=5m46s|title=Játék Határok Nélkül 1999 Döntő 11/11|work=EBU|publisher=jatekhataroknelkul|via=YouTube|date=29 October 2018|url-status=live|archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/varchive/youtube/20211221/iOXK2n1bc-8|archive-date=21 December 2021|access-date=10 September 2007}}{{cbignore}}</ref>


==Live performances==
==Live performances==
On 28 July 2000, Vengaboys performed the song twice at the [[Stadium Merdeka]] in [[Malaysia]].<ref>{{cite web|last=Ismail|first=Isa|title=Ecstatic display of dance energy|url=http://www.highbeam.com/doc/1P1-82560690.html|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160308214948/https://www.highbeam.com/doc/1P1-82560690.html|url-status=dead|archive-date=8 March 2016|work=[[New Straits Times]]|publisher=([[New Straits Times Press]] via [[Highbeam Research]])|access-date=12 August 2012|date=31 July 2000}}{{subscription required}}</ref>
On 28 July 2000, Vengaboys performed the song twice at the [[Stadium Merdeka]] in [[Malaysia]].<ref>{{cite web|last=Ismail|first=Isa|title=Ecstatic display of dance energy|url=http://www.highbeam.com/doc/1P1-82560690.html|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160308214948/https://www.highbeam.com/doc/1P1-82560690.html|url-status=dead|archive-date=8 March 2016|work=[[New Straits Times]]|publisher=[[New Straits Times Press]] |access-date=12 August 2012|date=31 July 2000}}</ref>


==Track listing==
==Track listings==
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'''UK 12-inch single (1999)'''
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* '''Dutch CD single'''<ref>{{cite AV media notes|title=Boom, Boom, Boom, Boom!!|others=[[Vengaboys]]|year=1998|type=Dutch CD single liner notes|publisher=Breakin' Records|id=KRAK 4036}}</ref>
# "Boom, Boom, Boom, Boom!!" (airplay) – 3:23
# "Boom, Boom, Boom, Boom!!" (Brooklyn Bounce Boombastic remix) – 6:55

* '''Dutch maxi-CD single'''<ref>{{cite AV media notes|title=Boom, Boom, Boom, Boom!!|others=Vengaboys|year=1998|type=Dutch maxi-CD single liner notes|publisher=Breakin' Records|id=KRAK4035}}</ref>
# "Boom, Boom, Boom, Boom!!" (airplay) – 3:23
# "Boom, Boom, Boom, Boom!!" (Brooklyn Bounce Boombastic remix) – 6:55
# "Boom, Boom, Boom, Boom!!" (Mark van Dale with Enrico remix) – 6:32
# "Boom, Boom, Boom, Boom!!" (XXL version) – 5:22
# "Boom, Boom, Boom, Boom!!" (Equator remix) – 6:18
# "Boom, Boom, Boom, Boom!!" (Pronti & Kalmani remix) – 6:48
# "Boom, Boom, Boom, Boom!!" (Beat Me Up Scotty remix) – 7:37

* '''UK CD1'''<ref>{{cite AV media notes|title=Boom, Boom, Boom, Boom!!|others=Vengaboys|year=1999|type=UK CD1 liner notes|publisher=[[Positiva Records]]|id=CDTIVS114, 7243 8 87208 0 9}}</ref>
# "Boom, Boom, Boom, Boom!!" (airplay mix) – 3:23
# "Boom, Boom, Boom, Boom!!" (Brooklyn Bounce Boombastic remix) – 6:55
# "Boom, Boom, Boom, Boom!!" ([[Klubbheads]] vs Cab 'N' Crew remix) – 6:31
# "Boom, Boom, Boom, Boom!!" (video)

* '''UK CD2'''<ref>{{cite AV media notes|title=Boom, Boom, Boom, Boom!!|others=Vengaboys|year=1999|type=UK CD2 liner notes|publisher=Positiva Records|id=CDTIV-114, 7243 8 872082 3}}</ref>
# "Boom, Boom, Boom, Boom!!" (XXL version) – 5:22
# "Boom, Boom, Boom, Boom!!" (Sharp Boys Master Blaster remix) – 7:00
# "'Superfly Slick'" (Olav Basoski mix) – 6:30

* '''UK cassette single'''<ref>{{cite AV media notes|title=Boom, Boom, Boom, Boom!!|others=Vengaboys|year=1999|type=UK cassette single sleeve|publisher=Positiva Records|id=TCTIV114, 7243 8 87208 4 7}}</ref>
# "Boom, Boom, Boom, Boom!!" (airplay mix) – 3:23
# "Boom, Boom, Boom, Boom!!" (Brooklyn Bounce Boombastic remix) – 6:55
# "'Superfly Slick'" (Olav Basoski mix) – 6:30
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* '''Australian CD single'''<ref>{{cite AV media notes|title=Boom, Boom, Boom, Boom!!|others=Vengaboys|year=1999|type=Australian CD single liner notes|publisher=Central Station|id=CSR CD5 0339}}</ref>
# "Boom, Boom, Boom, Boom!!" (airplay) – 3:24
# "Boom, Boom, Boom, Boom!!" (airplay) – 3:24
# "Boom, Boom, Boom, Boom!!" (Brooklyn Bounce Boombastic RMX) – 6:57
# "Boom, Boom, Boom, Boom!!" (XXL version) – 5:24
# "Boom, Boom, Boom, Boom!!" (Mark van Dale with Enrico RMX) – 6:34
# "Boom, Boom, Boom, Boom!!" (Brooklyn Bounce Boombastic remix) – 6:57
# "Boom, Boom, Boom, Boom!!" (XXL version) – 5:23
# "Boom, Boom, Boom, Boom!!" (Klubbheads vs Cab 'N' Crew remix) – 6:32
# "Boom, Boom, Boom, Boom!!" (Equator RMX) – 6:20
# "Boom, Boom, Boom, Boom!!" (Beat Me Up Scotty remix) – 7:40

# "Boom, Boom, Boom, Boom!!" (Pronti & Kalmani RMX) – 6:50
* '''US maxi-CD single'''<ref>{{cite AV media notes|title=Boom, Boom, Boom, Boom!!|others=Vengaboys|year=1999|type=US maxi-CD single liner notes|publisher=Groovilicious|id=GM089}}</ref>
# "Boom, Boom, Boom, Boom!!" (Beat Me Up Scotty RMX) – 7:38
# "Boom, Boom, Boom, Boom!!" (Beat Me Up Bob ) – 8:38
# "Boom, Boom, Boom, Boom!!" (airplay) – 3:23
# "Boom, Boom, Boom, Boom!!" (Brooklyn Bounce Boombastic remix) – 6:55
# "Boom, Boom, Boom, Boom!!" (Sharp Boys Master Blaster remix) – 7:00
# "Boom, Boom, Boom, Boom!!" (Mark van Dale with Enrico remix) – 6:32
# "Boom, Boom, Boom, Boom!!" (XXL version) – 5:22
# "Boom, Boom, Boom, Boom!!" (Equator remix) – 6:18
# "Boom, Boom, Boom, Boom!!" (Pronti & Kalmani remix) – 6:48

* '''US 2×12-inch single'''<ref>{{cite AV media notes|title=Boom, Boom, Boom, Boom!!|others=Vengaboys|year=1999|type=US 2×12-inch single vinyl discs|publisher=Groovilicious|id=GM 089}}</ref>
:A1. "Boom, Boom, Boom, Boom!!" (XXL version) – 5:22
:A2. "Boom, Boom, Boom, Boom!!" (Equator remix) – 6:18
:B1. "Boom, Boom, Boom, Boom!!" (Brooklyn Bounce) – 6:55
:C1. "Boom, Boom, Boom, Boom!!" (Sharp Boys Master Blaster mix) – 7:00
:C2. "Boom, Boom, Boom, Boom!!" (Pronti & Kalmani remix) – 6:48
:D1. "Boom, Boom, Boom, Boom!!" (Mark van Dale with Enrico) – 6:32
:D2. "Boom, Boom, Boom, Boom!!" (airplay mix) – 3:23
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==Charts==
==Charts==
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!scope="row"|Europe ([[European Hot 100 Singles|Eurochart Hot 100]])<ref>{{cite magazine|url=https://worldradiohistory.com/UK/Music-and-Media/90s/1999/MM-1999-05-08.pdf|title=Eurochart Hot 100 Singles|magazine=[[Music & Media]]|volume=16|issue=19|page=8|date=8 May 1999|access-date=7 February 2020}}</ref>
!scope="row"|Europe ([[European Hot 100 Singles|Eurochart Hot 100]])<ref>{{cite magazine|url=https://worldradiohistory.com/UK/Music-and-Media/90s/1999/MM-1999-05-08.pdf|title=Eurochart Hot 100 Singles|magazine=[[Music & Media]]|volume=16|issue=19|page=8|date=8 May 1999|access-date=7 February 2020}}</ref>
|3
|3
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!scope="row"|Finland ([[The Official Finnish Charts|Suomen virallinen lista]])<ref>{{cite book|url=https://musiikkiarkisto.fi/oa/_tiedostot/julkaisut/sisaltaa-hitin.pdf#page=273|first=Timo|last=Pennanen|year=2021|title=Sisältää hitin - 2. laitos Levyt ja esittäjät Suomen musiikkilistoilla 1.1.1960–30.6.2021|section=Vengaboys|page=273|publisher=Kustannusosakeyhtiö Otava|location=Helsinki|access-date=7 July 2022|language=fi}}</ref>
|19
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{{single chart|France|4|artist=Vengaboys|song=Boom, Boom, Boom, Boom!!|rowheader=true|access-date=20 June 2018}}
{{single chart|France|4|artist=Vengaboys|song=Boom, Boom, Boom, Boom!!|rowheader=true|access-date=20 June 2018}}
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{{single chart|UK|1|date=19990626|rowheader=true|access-date=20 June 2018|refname="ukchart"}}
{{single chart|UK|1|date=19990626|rowheader=true|access-date=20 June 2018|refname="ukchart"}}
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|-
!scope="row"|US [[Billboard Hot 100|''Billboard'' Hot 100]]<ref>{{cite magazine|url=https://www.billboard.com/charts/hot-100/1999-08-07/|title=Billboard Hot 100|magazine=[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]]|date=7 August 1999|access-date=3 August 2023}}</ref>
{{single chart|Billboardhot100|84|artist=Vengaboys|rowheader=true|access-date=28 November 2019}}
|84
|-
|-
!scope="row"|US [[Dance Club Songs|Dance Club Play]] (''[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]]'')<ref>{{cite magazine|url=https://www.billboard.com/charts/dance-club-play-songs/1999-07-24/|title=Dance Club Songs|magazine=Billboard|date=24 July 1999|url-access=subscription|access-date=3 August 2023}}</ref>
{{single chart|Billboarddanceclubplay|13|artist=Vengaboys|rowheader=true|access-date=28 November 2019}}
|13
|-
|-
!scope="row"|US [[Dance Singles Sales|Maxi-Singles Sales]] (''[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]]'')<ref>{{cite magazine|url=https://www.billboard.com/charts/hot-dance-singles-sales/1999-08-21/|title=Dance Singles Sales|magazine=Billboard|date=21 August 1999|url-access=subscription|access-date=3 August 2023}}</ref>
{{single chart|Billboarddancesales|2|artist=Vengaboys|rowheader=true|access-date=13 August 2021}}
|2
|-
|-
!scope="row"|US [[Rhythmic (chart)|Rhythmic Top 40]] (''[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]]'')<ref>{{cite magazine|url=https://www.billboard.com/charts/rhythmic-40/1999-07-03/|title=Rhythmic Airplay|magazine=Billboard|date=3 July 1999|url-access=subscription|access-date=3 August 2023}}</ref>
{{single chart|Billboardrhythmic|37|artist=Vengaboys|rowheader=true|access-date=28 November 2019}}
|37
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|}
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===Year-end charts===
===Year-end charts===
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!scope="row"|Australia (ARIA)<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.aria.com.au/charts/1999/singles-chart|title=1999 ARIA Singles Chart|publisher=[[Australian Recording Industry Association|ARIA]]|access-date=20 November 2020}}</ref>
!scope="row"|Australia (ARIA)<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.aria.com.au/charts/1999/singles-chart|title=ARIA Top 100 Singles for 1999|publisher=[[Australian Recording Industry Association|ARIA]]|access-date=20 November 2020}}</ref>
|24
|24
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|78
|78
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!scope="row"|Canada Dance/Urban (''RPM'')<ref>{{cite magazine|url=https://www.bac-lac.gc.ca/eng/discover/films-videos-sound-recordings/rpm/Pages/image.aspx?Image=nlc008388.9962&URLjpg=http%3a%2f%2fwww.collectionscanada.gc.ca%2fobj%2f028020%2ff4%2fnlc008388.9962.gif&Ecopy=nlc008388.9962|title=RPM 1999 Top 50 Dance Tracks|magazine=[[RPM (magazine)|RPM]]|publisher=[[Library and Archives Canada]]|access-date=20 June 2018}}</ref>
!scope="row"|Canada Dance/Urban (''RPM'')<ref>{{cite magazine|url=https://www.bac-lac.gc.ca/eng/discover/films-videos-sound-recordings/rpm/Pages/image.aspx?Image=nlc008388.9962&URLjpg=http%3a%2f%2fwww.collectionscanada.gc.ca%2fobj%2f028020%2ff4%2fnlc008388.9962.gif&Ecopy=nlc008388.9962|title=RPM 1999 Top 50 Dance Tracks|magazine=[[RPM (magazine)|RPM]]|via=[[Library and Archives Canada]]|access-date=20 June 2018}}</ref>
|12
|12
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|4
|4
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|-
!scope="row"|UK Singles (OCC)<ref>{{cite magazine|title=Best Sellers of 1999: Singles Top 100|magazine=[[Music Week]]|publisher=[[UBM plc|United Business Media]]|location=London, England|page=27|date=22 January 2000}}</ref>
!scope="row"|UK Singles (OCC)<ref>{{cite magazine|title=Best Sellers of 1999: Singles Top 100|magazine=[[Music Week]]|location=London, England|page=27|date=22 January 2000}}</ref>
|15
|15
|-
!scope="row"|UK Pop (''[[Music Week]]'')<ref>{{cite magazine|url=https://worldradiohistory.com/UK/Music-Week/2000/Music-Week-2000-01-22.pdf#page=54|title=Most Broadcast of 1999: Pop Top 20 Tracks of 1999|magazine=Music Week|page=32|date=22 January 2000|access-date=24 April 2022}}</ref>
|10
|-
!scope="row"|US Maxi-Singles Sales (''Billboard'')<ref>{{cite magazine|title=1999 The Year in Music: Hot Dance Maxi-Singles Sales|magazine=Billboard|volume=111|issue=52|page=YE-61|date=25 December 1999}}</ref>
|16
|}
{|class="wikitable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center"
!scope="col"|Chart (2000)
!scope="col"|Position
|-
!scope="row"|US Maxi-Singles Sales (''Billboard'')<ref>{{cite magazine|title=The Year in Music 2000: Hot Dance Maxi-Singles Sales|magazine=Billboard|volume=112|issue=53|page=YE-60|date=30 December 2000}}</ref>
|41
|}
|}
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{{col-end}}
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{{Certification Table Entry|region=Australia|award=Platinum|type=single|relyear=1999|certyear=1999|access-date=20 June 2018}}
{{Certification Table Entry|region=Australia|award=Platinum|type=single|relyear=1999|certyear=1999|access-date=20 June 2018}}
{{Certification Table Entry|region=Belgium|award=Platinum|type=single|relyear=1998|certyear=1999|access-date=13 November 2018}}
{{Certification Table Entry|region=Belgium|award=Platinum|type=single|relyear=1998|certyear=1999|access-date=13 November 2018}}
{{Certification Table Entry|region=Denmark|artist=Vengaboys|title=Boom, Boom, Boom, Boom|award=Gold|type=single|relyear=1998|certyear=2020|id=9095|access-date=1 April 2020}}
{{Certification Table Entry|region=Denmark|artist=Vengaboys|title=Boom, Boom, Boom, Boom!!|award=Platinum|type=single|relyear=1998|certyear=2024|id=13613|access-date=20 March 2024}}
{{Certification Table Entry|region=France|artist=Vengaboys|title=Boom Boom Boom Boom|award=Gold|type=single|relyear=1999|certyear=1999|access-date=13 November 2018}}
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{{Certification Table Entry|region=Germany|artist=Vengaboys|title=Boom, Boom, Boom, Boom|award=Gold|type=single|relyear=1998|certyear=1999|access-date=3 November 2018}}
{{Certification Table Entry|region=Germany|artist=Vengaboys|title=Boom, Boom, Boom, Boom|award=Gold|type=single|relyear=1998|certyear=1999|access-date=3 November 2018}}
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{{Certification Table Entry|region=New Zealand|artist=Vengaboys|title=Boom Boom Boom Boom|award=Platinum|type=single|relyear=1999|certyear=1999|access-date=20 June 2018|id=1041}}
{{Certification Table Entry|region=Sweden|award=Platinum|number=2|type=single|relyear=1999|certyear=1999|access-date=6 June 2019}}
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|13 January 1999
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|[[Blanco y Negro Music|Blanco y Negro]]
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"Boom Boom Boom Boom" redirects here. For similarly-titled songs and all other uses, see Boom Boom.

"Boom, Boom, Boom, Boom!!"
Single by Vengaboys
from the album Greatest Hits! Part 1 and The Party Album
ReleasedOctober 1998 (1998-10)[1]
Genre
Length3:22
Label
Songwriter(s)
Producer(s)Vengaboys
Vengaboys singles chronology
"We Like to Party!"
(1998) 		"Boom, Boom, Boom, Boom!!"
(1998) 		"We're Going to Ibiza"
(1999)
Music video
"Boom, Boom, Boom, Boom!!" on YouTube

"Boom, Boom, Boom, Boom!!" is a song by Dutch Eurodance group Vengaboys, released as a single in October 1998 from the band's first compilation, Greatest Hits! Part 1 (1998), and their first international studio album, The Party Album (1999). It reached number one on the UK Singles Chart in June 1999 and peaked atop the charts of Flanders, the Netherlands, New Zealand, Norway, and Sweden while also topping the Canadian RPM Dance 30 chart. It was a top-10 hit in several other countries, including Australia, France, and Italy.

Background

The song was written by Vengaboys producers Danski and Delmundo, with the first verse interpolating the ABBA song "Lay All Your Love on Me" written by Benny Andersson and Björn Ulvaeus.[2] It was released to radio in the United States in June 1999 and re-released to US radio in June 2017.[3] In the United Kingdom, Positiva Records issued the song as two CD single.[4][5]

Composition

"Boom, Boom, Boom, Boom!!" is a Eurodance and pop song[6][7][8][9] that runs for 3 minutes and 22 seconds.[10] It is written in the key of F-sharp major and maintains a tempo of 138 beats per minute in common time.[original research?]

Chart performance

The song debuted at number one on the UK Singles Chart for the week ending 20 June 1999.[11] It has sold over 620,000 copies in the UK as of July 2014.[12]

Critical reception

The song received mixed reviews, though most were generally positive. It was named the fifth "worst ever summer song" in a survey conducted by Tony Blackburn and music e-tailer www.bol.com.[13] AllMusic editor William Cooper wrote that "the campy approach can be overbearing, but the upbeat, tuneful material on this release is difficult to dislike."[14] Andrew Cowen from the Birmingham Post described the song as being "as daft as the title".[15] While Craig Seymour of The Buffalo News named it a "boppy uptempo tune" that is "sure to please the aerobics instructor in all of us".[16] BuzzFeed listed the song at number 66 in their list of "The 101 Greatest Dance Songs Of the '90s" in 2017.[17] Can't Stop the Pop described it as "a relentless tour-de-force of Eurodance". They added that "it's like a slightly poppier take on 2 Unlimited, with perfectly crisp, dizzying Wurlitzer-synth melodies and a thumping beat that evokes the spirit – if not quite the reality – of mid-‘90s club nights."[18] A writer from the Daily Record said that Vengaboys were ready "for their biggest hit yet", adding that it, like their previous singles, was "another full on party anthem".[19] The writer also wrote that the song "has more bounce than a bouncy castle",[20] and added, "Start singing it and you won't stop all day. Band of the year anyone?"[21]

Insider said that "this sweet and poppy hit is a total earworm and chances are you still remember it all these years later."[22] A reporter from the Milton Keynes Citizen branded it a "spine-chilling teeny-pop chart hit".[23] The song was featured at number fifteen on The People's list of "top songs of 1999".[24] Pop Rescue wrote that "this song is so catchy – with its thumping beats, simple melody, and easy to remember chorus. It includes plenty of big ‘woaahhohohohoh‘ dance vocals and robotic vocal samples."[25] Katjusa Cisar from the Wisconsin State Journal described it as "a sublime mix of catchy melodies, booming bass and stupidly simple lyrics, dating back to the days when Euro dance-pop was at its peak."[26]

Usage in the media

In November 1999, "Boom, Boom, Boom, Boom!!" was used in an advert in Japan for Nissan for their Wingroad 5-door estate.[27] In 2001, British furniture retailer DFS used the song to front a promotion campaign and their sales increased by ten per cent.[28] Lisa Vaas from eWeek reported that an internet viral game containing malware had been used to gain remote control of computers; once in control, the attackers would "torture" their victims by playing Boom, Boom, Boom, Boom.[29] In 2012, US recording artist Rye Rye sampled the song in the chorus to her single "Boom Boom".[30] It was also used during the credits of the last editions of the Jeux sans frontières in 1999.[31]

Live performances

On 28 July 2000, Vengaboys performed the song twice at the Stadium Merdeka in Malaysia.[32]

Track listings

Charts

Certifications

Region Certification Certified units/sales
Australia (ARIA)[85] Platinum 70,000^
Belgium (BEA)[86] Platinum 50,000*
Denmark (IFPI Danmark)[87] Platinum 90,000‡
France (SNEP)[88] Gold 250,000*
Germany (BVMI)[89] Gold 250,000^
Netherlands (NVPI)[90] 2× Platinum 150,000^
New Zealand (RMNZ)[91] Platinum 10,000*
Sweden (GLF)[92] 2× Platinum 60,000^
United Kingdom (BPI)[93] 2× Platinum 1,200,000‡

* Sales figures based on certification alone.
^ Shipments figures based on certification alone.
‡ Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone.

Release history

Region Date Format(s) Label(s) Ref.
Niederlande October 1998 CD Breakin' [1]
Spanien 13 January 1999 12-inch vinyl Blanco y Negro [94]
Vereinigtes Königreich 14 June 1999
  • CD
  • cassette
 Positiva [95]

References

  1. ^ a b c "Vengaboys – Boom, Boom, Boom, Boom!!" (in Dutch). Single Top 100. Retrieved 20 June 2018.
  2. ^ a b "Boom Boom Boom Boom". American Society of Composers, Authors and Publishers. Retrieved 13 August 2012.
  3. ^ White 1999, p.131.
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