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Wikipedia article
{{Infobox song
| name = We Like to Party! (The Vengabus)
| cover = Weliketoparty.jpg
| alt =
| type = single
| artist = Vengaboys
| album = Up & Down The Party Album The Party Album
| released = May 1998
| recorded =
| studio =
| venue =
| genre = Eurodance
| length = 3:41
| label =
* Breakin'
* Positiva
| writer =
* Danski
* DJ Delmundo
| producer =
* Danski
* DJ Delmundo
| prev_title = Up and Down
| prev_year = 1998
| next_title = Boom, Boom, Boom, Boom!!
| next_year = 1999
| misc =
}}
"'We Like to Party! (The Vengabus)'" is a song by Dutch Eurodance group Vengaboys. It was released in the Netherlands in May 1998 as the fourth single from the band's debut album, 'Up & Down - The Party Album' (1998). Following its success in Benelux, it was given a worldwide release on 9 November 1998.
"We Like to Party!" became one of the band's most successful hits, topping the chart in Flanders, reaching number two in Australia and the Netherlands, and becoming a top-five hit in Germany, Ireland, Switzerland and the United Kingdom. It is also the band's highest-charting song in the United States, climbing to number 26 on the 'Billboard' Hot 100, and in Canada, where it peaked at number 10.
Composition
"We Like to Party! (The Vengabus)" is a Eurodance song that runs for 3 minutes and 41 seconds. It is written in the key of A-flat major and maintains a tempo of 136 beats per minute in common time.
Critical reception
The song received positive reviews from music critics. AllMusic editor William Cooper described it as a "bouncy eurodisco hit", and noted further that it was "reminiscent of Aqua's "Barbie Girl", with its singalong chorus, cutesy female vocal squeal, and wacky synth beats." Larry Flick from 'Billboard' wrote, "This wildly energetic foursome (two gals, two guys) from the Netherlands is pretty much a household name throughout Europe, where this infectious pop gem has been a constant on radio and in clubs. Already, "We Like To Party!" has gone platinum and double-platinum in Belgium and the act's homeland, respectively. Here, the song could meet a similar fate, especially since it features a sugar-soaked sing-along chorus that hangs out in your head until you beg for relief. That said, people who embraced Aqua's "Barbie Girl", Cleopatra's "Romeo And Juliet", and Los Del Rio's "Macarena" will be lining up for this latest slice of energetic pop. Are you listening, radio? (It's already hit No. 1 on the playlist of dance leader WKTU New York.) Conversely, this will be a no-brainer for club jocks, who continue to make major noise with the group's sweat-soaked debut, "Up and Down"." An editor from 'Daily Record' called it "cheesy disco from Europe's top selling boy-girl band who are already lining up a massive summer single.""Chart Slot". 'Daily Record'. 26 March 1999. Retrieved 1 December 2020. Jim Farber from 'Entertainment Weekly' commented, "Attention, lovers of cheeseball club music. The Vengaboys' hit "We Like to Party!" combines a campy disco beat, party-girl vocals, and a killer hook in the form of a ship horn in full blare. What began as a beach anthem in Ibiza, Spain, is becoming a Stateside smash on the increasingly Euro-driven U.S. charts. And why not? It's too willfully silly to resist." Pop Rescue noted its "unmistakeable Vengaboys sound", describing it as "a fast-paced energetic track."
Commercial performance
The single proved to be a higher seller than "Up and Down" in the United Kingdom, where it peaked at number three in March 1999, eventually selling 474,000 copies, making it the 29th-biggest hit of the year. The song additionally reached number one in Flemish Belgium, number two in Australia and the Netherlands, number three in Ireland, number four in Germany and Switzerland, number six in Austria and Italy, number nine in New Zealand and number 10 in Canada and Walloon Belgium. It additionally reached the top 20 in France. The song became the group's biggest hit in the United States, peaking at number 26 on the US 'Billboard' Hot 100 and selling 405,000 copies.Billboard - 25 December 1999 - 1 January 2000 - Page 34 "Vengaboys' "We Like To Party! (The Vengabus)" sold 405,000 units"
Music video
The music video for "We Like to Party" was directed by Wendelien van Diepen. It first aired in March 1999. The video features all four Vengaboys members and other tourists travelling to various destinations in Province of Barcelona, Piera and Gav, in a 1930s style mini-bus, the "Vengabus" (a 1933 Chevrolet series O Bus), where they end up in a nightclub in La Barceloneta, Barcelona.
Track listings
* 'Dutch CD single'
# "We Like to Party!" (airplay) 3:42
# "We Like to Party!" (BCM XXL) 6:21
* 'Dutch maxi-CD single'
# "We Like to Party!" (airplay) 3:44
# "We Like to Party!" (BCM remix) 4:04
# "We Like to Party!" (more airplay) 5:49
# "We Like to Party!" (original) 4:06
# "We Like to Party!" (BCM XXL) 6:21
# "We Like to Party!" (Baunz mix) 4:45
# "We Like to Party!" (Full Schwingg) 4:36
# "We Like to Party!" (D.J. Vanhaze Hitmix) 7:01
* 'French CD single'
# "We Like to Party!" (airplay mix) 3:42
# "We Like to Party!" (more airplay mix) 5:49
* 'UK CD1'
# "We Like to Party! (The Vengabus)" (more airplay mix) 5:49
# "We Like to Party! (The Vengabus)" (Klubbheads remix) 6:05
# "We Like to Party!" (Tin Tin Out remix) 6:30
* 'UK CD2 and cassette single'
# "We Like to Party! (The Vengabus)" (airplay mix) 3:42
# "We Like to Party! (The Vengabus)" (Jason Nevins remix) 6:38
# "Up and Down" (BCM radio) 3:28
* 'Australian and New Zealand CD single'
# "We Like to Party! (The Vengabus)" (airplay edit) 3:44
# "We Like to Party! (The Vengabus)" (Klubbheads mix) 6:07
# "We Like to Party! (The Vengabus)" (more airplay) 5:50
# "Up and Down" (video mix) 3:40
# "Up and Down" (Tin Tin Out mix) 8:14
* 'US maxi-CD single'
# "We Like to Party! (The Vengabus)" (airplay) 3:42
# "We Like to Party! (The Vengabus)" (Klubbheads mix) 6:05
# "We Like to Party! (The Vengabus)" (BCM remix) 4:03
# "We Like to Party! (The Vengabus)" (more airplay) 5:49
# "We Like to Party! (The Vengabus)" (Full Schwingg) 4:36
# "We Like to Party! (The Vengabus)" (DJ Disco mix) 4:31
# "We Like to Party! (The Vengabus)" (Baunz mix) 4:45
# "We Like to Party! (The Vengabus)" (BCM XXL) 6:21
* 'US 212-inch single'
:A1. "We Like to Party! (The Vengabus)" (extended club mix) 5:49
:A2. "We Like to Party! (The Vengabus)" (DJ Disco mix) 4:31
:B1. "We Like to Party! (The Vengabus)" (Jason Nevins club mix) 7:07
:C1. "We Like to Party! (The Vengabus)" (Klubbheads mix) 6:05
:C2. "We Like to Party! (The Vengabus)" (Baunz mix) 4:45
:D1. "We Like to Party! (The Vengabus)" (BCM mix) 6:21
:D2. "We Like to Party! (The Vengabus)" (Jason Nevins dub mix) 5:50
Charts
Weekly charts
Year-end charts
Certifications and sales
Release history
In popular culture
*The song was revived in 2004 as the main theme for Six Flags' "Mr. Six" advertising campaign.
*The song appears in All-Star Baseball 2005.
*The song was played every time a Colorado Rockies player hits a home run at Coors Field up until the end of the 2014 season.
*The song is used as the entrance music for British professional wrestler Liam Slater.
*The song is sung by supporters of the Northern Irish grammar school Royal Belfast Academical Institution after their School's Cup Rugby matches, most recently after their Cup Final win against Methodist College Belfast, their bitter rivals.
*This song is played each time the Arkansas Razorbacks baseball team scores a run at Baum Stadium.
*The song is used when an orangutan hula hoops and rides a tricycle at Phnom Penh Safari Zoo's Orangutan show.
*R.I.O. and Nicco's 2012 single "Party Shaker" samples the song.
*This song is used after the Spokane Indians score a run at home.
*Mentioned in xkcd in October 2020 (during the COVID-19 pandemic) as a mock new smartphone feature: In partnership with the CDC, when in a crowded indoor space, this song plays "at slowly increasing volume until everyone leaves".
*OutsideXbox sing and mention this song occasionally in their Dungeons & Dragons series, the Oxventure. It is variously used as a lullaby in a main character's backstory, the punchline in a quest, and sung as a roleplaying bit.
*During the 2021 Major League Soccer season, this song was played when Sporting Kansas City scored a goal.Archived at [https://ghostarchive.org/varchive/youtube/20211205/CyxWbnsWlSk Ghostarchive] and the [https://web.archive.org/web/20210602220816/https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CyxWbnsWlSk Wayback Machine]:
*During the 2021 NCAA Division III Football Season, the song was listened to by the Johns Hopkins Football Team at least once during every practice, lift and locker room celebration; players credit the song as a source of good luck for the team's run to the NCAA Division III Sweet Sixteen.
*The song was used in a lip-sync of RuPaul's Drag Race: UK Versus the World in 2022.
References
Category:1998 singles
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Category:Positiva Records singles
Category:Songs about buses
Category:Songs about New York (state)
Category:Songs about parties
Category:Songs about San Francisco
Category:Songs written by Dennis van den Driesschen
Category:Songs written by Wessel van Diepen
Category:Ultratop 50 Singles (Flanders) number-one singles
Category:Vengaboys songs
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