D.I.S.C.O.

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"D.I.S.C.O." is a song by the French band Ottawan, written and produced by Daniel Vangarde and Jean Kluger. It was originally recorded by Ottawan in French.^[1]

It was first recorded in 1979 and reached number two in the UK Singles Chart the following year.

The song's name comes from the lyrics in its chorus, in which a woman is claimed to be 'DISCO', with each letter of the word standing for a certain quality, except O which simply leads to singing 'oh-oh-oh' ("She is D, delirious / She is I, incredible / She is S, superficial / She is C, complicated / She is oh-oh-oh").

Charts and certifications

Weekly charts

Chart (1979–1980)	Peak position
Austria (Ö3 Austria Top 40)^[2]	4
Belgium (Ultratop 50 Flanders)^[3]	2
Belgium (VRT Top 30 Flanders)^[4]	2
France (IFOP)^[5]	7
Germany (Official German Charts)^[6]	2
Ireland (IRMA)^[7]	2
Netherlands (Dutch Top 40)^[8]	3
Netherlands (Single Top 100)^[9]	1
Norway (VG-lista)^[10]	1
South Africa (Springbok Radio)^[11]	5
Switzerland (Schweizer Hitparade)^[12]	5
UK Singles (Official Charts Company)^[13]	2

Year-end charts

Chart (1979)	Position
France (IFOP)^[14]	11

Chart (1980)	Position
Austria (Ö3 Austria Top 40)^[15]	13
Belgium (Ultratop 50 Flanders)^[16]	18
Germany (Media Control Charts)^[17]	3
Netherlands (Dutch Top 40)^[18]	22
Netherlands (Single Top 100)^[19]	26
UK Singles (Official Charts Company)^[20]	5

Certifications and sales

Region	Certification	Sales/shipments
France (SNEP)^[21]	Gold	532,000^[22]
United Kingdom (BPI)^[23]	Gold	500,000
^*sales figures based on certification alone ^{^}shipments figures based on certification alone ^xunspecified figures based on certification alone

Preceded by "Upside Down" by Diana Ross	Norwegian number-one single 46/1980 – 47/1980 (2 weeks)	Succeeded by "Woman In Love" by Barbra Streisand
Preceded by "The Winner Takes It All" by ABBA	Single Top 100 number-one single 27 September 1980 (1 week)	Succeeded by "One Day I'll Fly Away" by Randy Crawford

N-Trance version

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N-Trance released a single based on the original hit, with added rap lyrics not found in the original. It was released in 1997 reached number 11 on the British Singles Chart.

Tracklist

"D.I.S.C.O" – Extended Version
"D.I.S.C.O" – Radio Edit
"D.I.S.C.O" – San Frandisco Mix
"So High"

Charts

Chart (1997)	Peak position
Austria (Ö3 Austria Top 40)^[24]	29
Finland (Suomen virallinen lista)^[25]	10
Netherlands (Single Top 100)^[26]	82
UK Singles (Official Charts Company)^[27]	11

Chico Slimani version

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In 2006, The X Factor former contestant Chico Slimani released an alternative version as a follow up to his number 1 hit "It's Chico Time". His version of D.I.S.C.O. reached number 24 on the British Singles Chart.

Lyrics

He amended lyrics to say "C.H.I.C.O. on D.I.S.C.O." and amended lyrics to:

D dynamic
I incredible
S supersonic
C Chicolicious (alluding to his own name)
"O oh, oh, oh".^[28]

Charts

Chart (2006)	Peak position
UK Singles (Official Charts Company)^[29]	24

TYP version

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In 2011, the song was sampled by Israeli musical duo TYP also known as The Young Professionals for their track "D.I.S.C.O.". It has become the duo's first international hit.

Lyrics

The lyrics are totally new for the song, so it is not a cover but an altogether new song.

For D.I.S.C.O. they use alternative lyrics in two separate versions. In the first

D is for doing what I want
I is for saying that I can’t
S is for somebody you're not
C for don't call me and
O is for oh no

In yet another verse

D is for darling you're so hot
I inside you break my heart
S for sometime when you're around
C is for curious and
O is for oh my God

Chart

Chart (2012)	Peak position
France (SNEP)^[30]	53

References

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External links

"D.I.S.C.O." page on Chico Slimani website

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↑ "Austriancharts.at – Ottawan – D.I.S.C.O." (in German). Ö3 Austria Top 40. Retrieved 8 June 2014.
↑ "Ultratop.be – Ottawan – D.I.S.C.O." (in Dutch). Ultratop 50. Retrieved 8 June 2014.
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↑ "Officialcharts.de – Ottawan – D.I.S.C.O.". GfK Entertainment. Retrieved 8 June 2014.
↑ "The Irish Charts – Search Results – Ottawan". Irish Singles Chart. Retrieved 5 June 2013.
↑ "Nederlandse Top 40 – Ottawan - D.I.S.C.O. search results" (in Dutch) Dutch Top 40. Retrieved 8 June 2014.
↑ "Dutchcharts.nl – Ottawan – D.I.S.C.O." (in Dutch). Single Top 100. Retrieved 8 June 2014.
↑ "Norwegiancharts.com – Ottawan – D.I.S.C.O.". VG-lista. Retrieved 8 June 2014.
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↑ "Swisscharts.com – Ottawan – D.I.S.C.O.". Swiss Singles Chart. Retrieved 8 June 2014.
↑ "Archive Chart: 1980-10-11" UK Singles Chart. Retrieved 5 June 2013.
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↑ "Austriancharts.at – N-Trance – D.I.S.C.O." (in German). Ö3 Austria Top 40. Retrieved 8 June 2014.
↑ "N-trance feat. Rod Stewart: D.I.S.C.O" (in Finnish). Musiikkituottajat – IFPI Finland. Retrieved 8 June 2014.
↑ "Dutchcharts.nl – N-Trance – D.I.S.C.O." (in Dutch). Single Top 100. Retrieved 8 June 2014.
↑ "Archive Chart: 1997-04-05" UK Singles Chart. Retrieved 7 June 2013.
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↑ "Archive Chart: 2006-08-26" UK Singles Chart. Retrieved 7 June 2013.
↑ "Lescharts.com – The Young Professionals – TYP D.I.S.C.O" (in French). Les classement single.

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[sc_Austria_Ottawan-2] "Austriancharts.at – Ottawan – D.I.S.C.O." (in German). Ö3 Austria Top 40. Retrieved 8 June 2014.

[sc_Flanders_Ottawan-3] "Ultratop.be – Ottawan – D.I.S.C.O." (in Dutch). Ultratop 50. Retrieved 8 June 2014.

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[ac_Germany2_Ottawan-6] "Officialcharts.de – Ottawan – D.I.S.C.O.". GfK Entertainment. Retrieved 8 June 2014.

[sc_Ireland2_Ottawan-7] "The Irish Charts – Search Results – Ottawan". Irish Singles Chart. Retrieved 5 June 2013.

[sc_Dutch40_Ottawan_-_D.I.S.C.O.-8] "Nederlandse Top 40 – Ottawan - D.I.S.C.O. search results" (in Dutch) Dutch Top 40. Retrieved 8 June 2014.

[sc_Dutch100_Ottawan-9] "Dutchcharts.nl – Ottawan – D.I.S.C.O." (in Dutch). Single Top 100. Retrieved 8 June 2014.

[sc_Norway_Ottawan-10] "Norwegiancharts.com – Ottawan – D.I.S.C.O.". VG-lista. Retrieved 8 June 2014.

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[sc_Switzerland_Ottawan-12] "Swisscharts.com – Ottawan – D.I.S.C.O.". Swiss Singles Chart. Retrieved 8 June 2014.

[sc_UK_-13] "Archive Chart: 1980-10-11" UK Singles Chart. Retrieved 5 June 2013.

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[sc_Austria_N-Trance-24] "Austriancharts.at – N-Trance – D.I.S.C.O." (in German). Ö3 Austria Top 40. Retrieved 8 June 2014.

[sc_Finland_N-trance_feat._Rod_Stewart-25] "N-trance feat. Rod Stewart: D.I.S.C.O" (in Finnish). Musiikkituottajat – IFPI Finland. Retrieved 8 June 2014.

[sc_Dutch100_N-Trance-26] "Dutchcharts.nl – N-Trance – D.I.S.C.O." (in Dutch). Single Top 100. Retrieved 8 June 2014.

[sc_United_Kingdom_-27] "Archive Chart: 1997-04-05" UK Singles Chart. Retrieved 7 June 2013.

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[sc_UK_Chico-29] "Archive Chart: 2006-08-26" UK Singles Chart. Retrieved 7 June 2013.

[sc_France_The_Young_Professionals-30] "Lescharts.com – The Young Professionals – TYP D.I.S.C.O" (in French). Les classement single.

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D.I.S.C.O.

Contents

Charts and certifications

Weekly charts

Year-end charts

Certifications and sales

N-Trance version

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