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Vamos a la playa (Righeira song)

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{{Infobox song

| name = Vamos a la playa

| cover = Righeira - Vamos a la playa.jpg

| alt =

| type = single

| artist = Righeira

| album = Righeira

| language =

| B-side = *"Vamos a la playa" (Italian Version)

*"Playa Dub"

| released = June 1983

| recorded =

| studio =

| genre = Italo disco

| length = 3:40

| label = CGD

| writer =

| producer = La Bionda

| prev_title = Tanzen Mit Righeira

| prev_year = 1983

| next_title = No Tengo Dinero

| next_year = 1983

| misc =

}}

"'Vamos a la playa'" is a song by the Italian Italo disco duo Righeira, released in 1983 as the third single from their debut studio album, 'Righeira' (1983). It was written by Johnson Righeira, the duo's lead vocalist and producer Carmelo La Bionda. The song was the duo's only charting hit in the UK, peaking at number 53 on the UK Singles Chart. The single also went to number one in Italy as well as the Swiss Hitparade. On the Dutch Top 40, it got as high as number two, and on the Official German Charts it peaked at number three.

Despite its ostensibly innocuous beach theme, the song actually talks about the explosion of an atomic bomb.

Background and inspiration



The earliest versions of "Vamos a la playa" tracks back to New Year's Eve in 1981, when Johnson Righeira and some acquaintances visited a music studio in Florence belonging to a mutual friend. According to Righi, he came up with the signature phrase "Vamos a la playa, oh-o-o-o-oh" while he was playing on a keyboard in the studio. The song's melody was recorded via an old analog synthesizer. The original 1981 demo tape version of "Vamos a la playa" was inspired by the 1960s and was intended to be a post-atomic beach song with electric elements.

Track listing



* 'Italian 7-inch single'

:A. "Vamos a la playa (Spanish Version)" 3:40

:B. "Vamos a la playa (Italian Version)" 3:40



* 'Italian 12-inch single'

:A1. "Vamos a la playa (Spanish Version)" 5:09

:A2. "Vamos a la playa (Italian Version)" 3:39

:B. "Playa Dub" 6:34

* 'German 7-inch single'

:A. "Vamos a la playa" 3:40

:B. "Playa Dub" 3:35

* 'German 12-inch maxi single'

:A. "Vamos a la playa" 5:07

:B. "Playa Dub" 7:00

Charts



Weekly charts



Year-end charts



2001: Vamos a la playa



"'2001: Vamos a la playa'" is the re-packaged version of the original 1983 version of "Vamos a la playa", released as a single in 2001.

"2001: Vamos a la playa" was released in Italy and Germany in 2001.

Track listing



* 'Italian CD maxi single'

# "Vamos a la playa (Dance Movement Remix)" 4:34

# "Vamos a la playa (Factory Team Happy Remix)" 5:15

# "Vamos a la playa (Ottomix Version)" 5:36

# "Vamos a la playa (DJ Gius Remix)" 6:46

# "Vamos a la playa (Montefiori Cocktail Remix)" 4:19

# "Vamos a la playa (Los Amigos Invisibles - Cuyagua's Mix)" 7:18

# "Vamos a la playa (Le Hammond Inferno - Popskee Remix)" 6:51

* 'Italian 12-inch single'

:A1. "Vamos a la playa (Dance Movement Remix)" 4:34

:A2. "Vamos a la playa (Ottomix Version)" 5:36

:B1. "Vamos a la playa (DJ Gius Remix)" 6:46

:B2. "Vamos a la playa (Le Hammond Inferno - Popskee Remix)" 6:51

* 'German 12-inch single'

:A1. "Vamos a la playa (Le Hammond Inferno - Popskee Remix)" 6:51

:A2. "Vamos a la playa (Montefiori Cocktail Remix)" 4:19

:B1. "Vamos a la playa (Fluorescente Mix)" 5:13

:B2. "Vamos a la playa (Los Amigos Invisibles - Cuyagua's Mix)" 7:18

Personnel



* Writer: Johnson Righeira, Carmelo La Bionda

* Production: Righeira

* Co-production: Mauro Farina

* Publication: La Bionda Music S.r.l.

See also



* List of number-one hits of 1983 (Italy)

* List of number-one singles of the 1980s (Switzerland)

References




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