We're Going to Ibiza
"We're Going to Ibiza!" | ||||
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Single by Vengaboys | ||||
from the album The Party Album | ||||
Released | March 1999 | |||
Genre | Euro reggae[1] | |||
Length | 3:08 | |||
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"We're Going to Ibiza!" on YouTube |
"We're Going to Ibiza!" is a song by Dutch Eurodance group the Vengaboys. It was released in March 1999 as the sixth and final single from The Party Album. Based on Typically Tropical's 1975 number-one hit "Barbados", the song reached number one on the UK Singles Chart in September 1999, becoming the group's second number-one single there. Outside the UK, the song also reached number one in the band's native Netherlands and became a top-five hit in Flanders, Norway, and Sweden.
Content
The song is notable for the pronunciation of "Ibiza" as /ɪˈbiːtsə/ by the vocalists in the title line, which is unusual in English but a common pronunciation in Dutch, the group's native language.
Critical reception
Jim Wirth from NME commented, "Who better than the peerless Vengaboys to soundtrack this moment of pure spiritual tranquillity with a spot of ersatz reggae?"[2] Daily Record stated that the 1975 number-one hit, "We're Going To Barbados, "has been reworked and renamed. Cheesier than a Quattro Formaggio pizza."[3] Pop Rescue wrote that the song "isn’t half as clubby as their previous singles", adding that "Kim’s vocals are pretty good here apart from where she has to reach a high note, which is a bit wobbly on the way up to. Robin and Roy hold back for some 'woah!' vocals only."[4]
Popularity in Austria
After the revelation of the Ibiza affair in May 2019, which caused the resignation of Austrian Vice-Chancellor Heinz-Christian Strache, demonstrators in Vienna used the song as a protest song.[5] As a consequence, the song re-entered the Austrian singles chart and eventually reached number 16.[6][7] This popularity culminated with a live performance by the Vengaboys at the Donnerstagsdemonstrationen (German: 'Thursday demonstrations') protests in front of the Chancellery in Vienna.[8]
Music video
The animated music video for the song features the Vengaboys traveling to Ibiza via a circuitious route that takes them all across the world. In the Washington D.C. part a man and a woman silhouetted in a window of the Capitol building are having sex, a reference to the Clinton-Lewinsky incident.[9]
Track listings
Dutch CD1[10]
Dutch CD2[11]
UK CD1[12]
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UK CD2[13]
UK cassette single[14]
Australian CD single[15]
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Charts and certifications
Weekly charts
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Year-end charts
Certifications
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References
- ^ https://i.stuff.co.nz/entertainment/85045008/the-vengaboys-boom-boom-boom-boom
- ^ Wirth, Jim. "This Week's Singles August 28 1999". NME. Archived from the original on 5 October 2000. Retrieved 24 November 2020.
- ^ "Chartslot". Daily Record. 17 September 1999. Retrieved 1 December 2020.
- ^ "REVIEW: "THE PARTY ALBUM!" BY VENGABOYS (CD, 1999)". Pop Rescue. 18 September 2015. Retrieved 14 April 2020.
- ^ Oltermann, Philip (19 May 2019). "Austria prepares for fresh elections after Ibiza video scandal". The Guardian. Retrieved 22 May 2019.
- ^ a b c "Vengaboys – We're Going to Ibiza!" (in German). Ö3 Austria Top 40. Retrieved 20 January 2020.
- ^ Vengaboys head back to Ibiza with ‘protest’ hit in Austria
- ^ @vengaboys (30 May 2019). "We love you #Vienna! ❤️" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
- ^ ""We're going to Ibiza": Cómo los Vengaboys se han convertido en iconos antifascistas". GQ España (in European Spanish). Retrieved 8 April 2021.
- ^ We're Going to Ibiza! (Dutch CD1 liner notes). Vengaboys. Breakin' Records. 1999. KRAK 4031.
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: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link) - ^ We're Going to Ibiza! (Dutch CD2 liner notes). Vengaboys. Breakin' Records. 1999. KRAK 4032.
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: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link) - ^ We're Going to Ibiza! (UK CD1 liner notes). Vengaboys. Positiva Records. 1999. CDTIVS-119, 7243 8 87607 0 6.
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: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link) - ^ We're Going to Ibiza! (UK cassette single sleeve). Vengaboys. Positiva Records. 1999. TCTIV119, 7243 8 87607 4 4.
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: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link) - ^ We're Going to Ibiza! (Australian CD single liner notes). Vengaboys. Central Station Records. 1999. CSR CD5 0347.
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: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link) - ^ "Vengaboys – We're Going to Ibiza!". ARIA Top 50 Singles.
- ^ "Vengaboys – We're Going to Ibiza!" (in Dutch). Ultratop 50.
- ^ "Vengaboys – We're Going to Ibiza!" (in French). Ultratop 50.
- ^ "Top RPM Dance/Urban: Issue 9946." RPM. Library and Archives Canada. Retrieved 30 June 2019.
- ^ "Hitparada radia – 34/1999" (in Czech). IFPI CR. Archived from the original on 29 August 1999. Retrieved 6 February 2021.
- ^ Billboard: Hits of the World, 11 September 1999
- ^ Eurochart peak
- ^ "Vengaboys: We're Going to Ibiza!" (in Finnish). Musiikkituottajat.
- ^ "Vengaboys – We're Going to Ibiza!" (in French). Les classement single.
- ^ "Vengaboys – We're Going to Ibiza!" (in German). GfK Entertainment charts. Retrieved 15 March 2019.
- ^ "The Irish Charts – Search Results – We're Going to Ibiza". Irish Singles Chart.
- ^ "Hits of the World – Italy" (PDF). Billboard. Vol. 111, no. 27. 3 July 1999. p. 60. Retrieved 4 June 2020.
- ^ "Nederlandse Top 40 – week 16, 1999" (in Dutch). Dutch Top 40. Retrieved 15 March 2019.
- ^ "Vengaboys – We're Going to Ibiza!" (in Dutch). Single Top 100.
- ^ "Vengaboys – We're Going to Ibiza!". Top 40 Singles.
- ^ "Vengaboys – We're Going to Ibiza!". VG-lista.
- ^ "Official Scottish Singles Sales Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company.
- ^ "Vengaboys – We're Going to Ibiza!" Canciones Top 50.
- ^ "Vengaboys – We're Going to Ibiza!". Singles Top 100.
- ^ "Vengaboys – We're Going to Ibiza!". Swiss Singles Chart.
- ^ "Official Singles Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company.
- ^ "Jaaroverzichten 1999" (in Dutch). Ultratop. Retrieved 28 May 2018.
- ^ "Year in Focus – Eurochart Hot 100 Singles 1999" (PDF). Music & Media. Vol. 17, no. 1. 1 January 2000. p. 11. Retrieved 7 February 2020.
- ^ "Tops de L'année | Top Singles 1999" (in French). SNEP. Retrieved 1 March 2021.
- ^ "Top 100 Single–Jahrescharts 1999" (in German). GfK Entertainment. Retrieved 21 April 2018.
- ^ "Top 100–Jaaroverzicht van 1999". Dutch Top 40. Retrieved 1 May 2020.
- ^ "Jaaroverzichten – Single 1999" (in Dutch). MegaCharts. Retrieved 28 May 2018.
- ^ "End of Year Charts 1999". Recorded Music NZ. Retrieved 7 February 2020.
- ^ "Romanian Top 100: Top of the Year 1999" (in Romanian). Romanian Top 100. Archived from the original on 22 January 2005.
- ^ "Årslista Singlar, 1999" (in Swedish). Sverigetopplistan. Retrieved 11 May 2020.
- ^ "Best Sellers of 1999: Singles Top 100". Music Week. London, England: United Business Media. 22 January 2000. p. 27.
- ^ "ARIA Charts – Accreditations – 2000 Singles" (PDF). Australian Recording Industry Association. Retrieved 13 November 2018.
- ^ "Ultratop − Goud en Platina – singles 2000". Ultratop. Hung Medien. Retrieved 13 November 2018.
- ^ "Dutch single certifications – Vengaboys – We're Going to Ibiza" (in Dutch). Nederlandse Vereniging van Producenten en Importeurs van beeld- en geluidsdragers. Retrieved 13 November 2018. Enter We're Going to Ibiza in the "Artiest of titel" box. Select 1999 in the drop-down menu saying "Alle jaargangen".
- ^ "New Zealand single certifications – Vengaboys – We're Going to Ibiza". Recorded Music NZ. Retrieved 13 November 2018.
- ^ "Guld- och Platinacertifikat − År 1999" (PDF) (in Swedish). IFPI Sweden. Archived from the original (PDF) on 17 May 2011. Retrieved 6 July 2019.
- ^ Copsey, Rob (14 September 2021). "Vengaboys look back at their biggest hits: "After Boom Boom Boom Boom, we were set for life"". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 14 September 2021.
- ^ "British single certifications – Vengaboys – We're Going to Ibiza". British Phonographic Industry.