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Wikipedia article




{{Infobox song

| name = Ecuador

| cover = Sash feat rodriguez-ecuador s.jpg

| alt =

| type = single

| artist = Sash! featuring Rodriguez

| album = It's My Life The Album

| released = 22 April 1997

| recorded =

| studio =

| genre = Eurotrance, eurodance, euro house

|language=Spanish

| venue =

| length = 3:34

| label =

| writer =

| producer =

| chronology = Sash!

| prev_title = Encore une fois

| prev_year = 1997

| next_title = Stay

| next_year = 1997

| misc =

}}

"'Ecuador'" is a song produced by German DJ and record production team Sash! featuring fellow German DJ Rodriguez. It was released in April 1997 as the third single from their debut album, 'It's My Life The Album' (1997). The song became an international hit, peaking at number one in Flanders, Romania, Bulgaria and Scotland, as well as on the American and Canadian dance charts. It reached the top 20 in more than ten other countries worldwide.

Critical reception



A reviewer from 'Daily Record' called it an "intelligent dance hit""Chart Slot". 'Daily Record'. 4 July 1997. Retrieved 1 December 2020. and a "catchy number"."Chart Slot". 'Daily Record'. 25 July 1997. Retrieved 1 December 2020. Daisy & Havoc from 'Music Week's 'RM' rated it three out of five, adding that it's "more listenable in our opinion than the mega success 'Encore'".

Chart performance



In the United Kingdom, "Ecuador" was almost as successful as "Encore une fois", reaching number two on the UK Singles Chart and earning Sash! a platinum certification for sales and streams in excess of 600,000 units. "Ecuador" reached number one in the Flanders region of Belgium, Romania and Scotland and the top 10 in Denmark, Finland, Germany, Ireland, the Netherlands, Norway, Sweden and Switzerland. It also reached the top 20 in Austria, France and Iceland. On the Eurochart Hot 100, "Ecuador" peaked at number three. In the United States, the song was the second number-one on the 'Billboard' Hot Dance Club Play chart for Sash!. It was a more successful dance hit in Canada, becoming Sash!'s first number one on the 'RPM' Dance Chart, staying at the top position for four weeks and ending the year as Canada's second-most successful dance single, behind Stars on 54's version of "If You Could Read My Mind".

Music video



The accompanying music video for "Ecuador" was directed by Oliver Sommer, who also directed the music videos for "Encore une fois" and "Stay", and was shot in Lanzarote and Tenerife. It features female models appearing like bird-like creatures in a desert landscape. "Ecuador" was later published on YouTube in October 2016. By June 2022, it had more than 93 million views.

Track listings



* 'UK CD1'

# "Ecuador" (original radio edit) 3:31

# "Ecuador" (Eat Me Edit Bruce Wayne Mix) 3:57

# "Ecuador" (K-Klass Klub Mix) 8:14

# "Ecuador" (Bruce Wayne Mix) 5:48

# "Ecuador" (Future Breeze Mix) 5:24

# "Ecuador" (original 12-inch mix) 5:23

# "Ecuador" (Poweblast Dub) 7:30

* 'UK CD2'

# "Ecuador" (original radio edit) 3:31

# "Ecuador" (Klubbheads Mix) 6:31

# "Encore une fois" (ACD Mix) 6:13

# "Ecuador" (PowerPlant "Inject This" Mix) 7:21

Charts



Weekly charts



Year-end charts

{|class="wikitable sortable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center"

!Chart (1997)

!Position

|-

!scope="row"|Belgium (Ultratop 50 Flanders)

|5

|-

!scope="row"|Belgium (Ultratop 50 Wallonia)

|12

|-

!scope="row"|Canada Dance/Urban ('RPM')

|2

|-

!scope="row"|Europe (Eurochart Hot 100)

|29

|-

!scope="row"|France (SNEP)

|56

|-

!scope="row"|Germany (Official German Charts)

|50

|-

!scope="row"|Netherlands (Dutch Top 40)

|45

|-

!scope="row"|Netherlands (Single Top 100)

|50

|-

!scope="row"|Romania (Romanian Top 100)

|10

|-

!scope="row"|Sweden (Sverigetopplistan)

|36

|-

!scope="row"|Switzerland (Schweizer Hitparade)

|45

|-

!scope="row"|UK Singles (OCC)

|27

|}

Certifications



Samples, covers, and remixes



* In 2005, the song was adapted by the Starstylers into their first single titled "Keep on Moving".

* In 2010, the song was reworked by Fonzerelli on his label Mena Music.

* In 2012, the song was remixed by S3RL in the song "9 Bars of Ecuador".

* In 2011, the song was remixed with vocals by Jean Pearl in the song "Mirror Mirror".

* In 2013, the music from the song was used for the dance hit "This Is Nightlife" by the German dance project ItaloBrothers.

* In 2016, the song was reworked by DJ Olly James and released on Spinnin' Records.

* In 2017, it was rumored that DJ Samuel Agius was working on a remix version for this hit song.

* In 2018, it was sampled by the French singer Tal for her song "Mondial".

* In 2018, it was also sampled by Faulhaber for the song "Savannah".

* In 2020, Brazilian artist Karol Conk and Mc Rebecca appear to sample the melody of the song on A Preta Braba.

* In 2021, the music from the song was remixed and used by Carolina Mrquez and Dj Matrix in the song "Vinci un viaggio (Ecuador)".

In popular culture



"Ecuador" (Bruce Wayne Mix) is played repeatedly on the loading platform of The Riddler's Revenge ride at Six Flags Magic Mountain in an instrumental, seamlessly-looping version.

References



Category:1997 singles

Category:1997 songs

Category:Multiply Records singles

Category:Music videos directed by Oliver Sommer

Category:Number-one singles in Romania

Category:Number-one singles in Scotland

Category:Sash! songs

Category:Ultratop 50 Singles (Flanders) number-one singles

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