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"Boom, Boom, Boom, Boom!!"
Single by Vengaboys
from the album The Party Album
Released 14 June 1999
Format CD single
Recorded 1998
Genre Eurodance, Europop
Length 3:21
Label Breakin' Records/Violent Music
Writer(s) Dennis van Den Driesschen, Benny Andersson, Wessel van Diepen, Björn Ulvaeus[1]
Producer(s) Vengaboys
Vengaboys singles chronology
"We Like to Party"
(1998)		 "Boom, Boom, Boom, Boom!!"
(1999)		 "We're Going to Ibiza"
(1999)

"Boom, Boom, Boom, Boom!!" is a song by the Dutch Eurodance group Vengaboys. It was released in June 1999 as a single. It reached number one on the UK Singles Chart on 26 June 1999.

Background

The song was written by Danski, Benny Andersson, Wessel van Diepen and Björn Ulvaeus, with the first verse interpolating the ABBA song "Lay All Your Love on Me" written by Andersson and Ulvaeus.[1] It was released to radio in the United States in June 1999[2] and in the United Kingdom via Positiva Records and there were two versions of the CD single.[3][4]

Chart performance

The song debuted at number one on the UK Singles Chart for the week ending 20 June 1999.[5] It has sold over 620,000 copies in the UK as of July 2014.[6]

Critical reception

The song was named the fifth "worst ever summer song" in a survey conducted by Tony Blackburn and music e-tailer www.bol.com.[7] A writer from the Daily Record said that Vengaboys were ready "for their biggest hit yet" with Boom, Boom, Boom, Boom. added that like their previous singles it was "another full on party anthem".[8] The song was featured at number fifteen on The People's list of "top songs of 1999".[9] Katjusa Cisar from the Wisconsin State Journal described the song 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."[10] A reporter from the Milton Keynes Citizen branded it a "spine-chilling teeny-pop chart hit".[11] Andrew Cowen from the Birmingham Post described the song as being "as daft as the title".[12] While Craig Seymour of The Buffalo News a named it a "boppy uptempo tune" that is "sure to please the aerobics instructor in all of us".[13]

In 2001, furniture retailer DFS used the song to front a promotion campaign and their sales increased by ten per cent.[14] 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.[15] In 2012, US recording artist Rye Rye sampled the song in the chorus to her single "Boom Boom".[16]

Live performances

On 28 July 2000, Vengaboys performed the song twice at the Stadium Merdeka in Malaysia.[17]

Track listing

  1. "Boom, Boom, Boom, Boom!!" (airplay) – 3:24
  2. "Boom, Boom, Boom, Boom!!" (Brooklyn Bounce Boombastic RMX) – 6:57
  3. "Boom, Boom, Boom, Boom!!" (Mark van Dale with Enrico RMX) – 6:34
  4. "Boom, Boom, Boom, Boom!!" (XXL version) – 5:23
  5. "Boom, Boom, Boom, Boom!!" (Equator RMX) – 6:20
  6. "Boom, Boom, Boom, Boom!!" (Pronti & Kalmani RMX) – 6:50
  7. "Boom, Boom, Boom, Boom!!" (Beat Me Up Scotty RMX) – 7:38
  8. "Boom, Boom, Boom, Boom!!" (Beat Me Up Bob ) – 8:38

Charts

Chart (1998–99) Peak
position
 Australia (ARIA)[18] 2
 Austria (Ö3 Austria Top 40)[18] 8
 Belgium (Ultratop 50 Flanders)[18] 1
 Belgium (Ultratop 50 Wallonia)[18] 25
 Canada Dance (RPM)[19] 1
 Denmark (Tracklisten)[20] 4
 France (SNEP)[21] 4
 Germany (Media Control Charts) 6
 Ireland (IRMA) 7
 Italy (FIMI) 3
 Netherlands (Dutch Top 40)[18] 1
 New Zealand (RIANZ)[18] 1
 Norway (VG-lista)[20] 1
Scotland (Official Charts Company)[22] 1
 Spain (PROMUSICAE) 11
 Sweden (Sverigetopplistan)[18] 1
  Switzerland (Schweizer Hitparade)[18] 13
 United Kingdom (Official Charts Company)[5] 1
United States U.S. Billboard Hot 100[23] 84
United States U.S. Billboard Dance Music/Club Play Singles[23] 13

Release history

Country Release date Format
 United Kingdom[3] 14 June 1999 CD

Chart precession and succession

Preceded by UK Singles Chart number one single
June 20, 1999 – June 26, 1999		 Succeeded by
"9 PM (Till I Come)" by ATB
Preceded by Canadian RPM Dance number-one single
August 2, 1999 (1 week)		 Succeeded by
"If You Had My Love" by Jennifer Lopez

References

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  2. ↑ White 1999, p.131.
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  20. ↑ 20.0 20.1 White 1999, p.95.
  21. ↑ White 1999, p.94.
  22. ↑ "Archive Chart: 1999-06-20". Scottish Singles Top 40.
  23. ↑ 23.0 23.1 Canadian peak Allmusic.com
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