D.I.S.C.O.
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| Single by Ottawan | ||||
| from the album D.I.S.C.O. | ||||
| Released | 1980 | |||
| Format | 7" single | |||
| Recorded | 1979 | |||
| Genre | Eurodisco, Europop | |||
| Length | 4:59 | |||
| Writer(s) | Daniel Vangarde, Jean Kluger | |||
| Producer | Vangarde, Kluger | |||
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"D.I.S.C.O." is a Euro disco 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 2 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 disco // She is D delirious // She is I incredible // She is S superficial // She is C complicated // She is O oh, oh, oh").
In popular culture
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- The song was featured in the UK drama series Queer As Folk, in which it was read in very serious style at a character's funeral, on the dead man's request, by a friend of his.
- The song also appears in the musical Boogie Nights 2 - This Time It's the 80s.
- This song was featured in the British comedy Imagine Me & You at Rachel and Heck's wedding.
N-Trance version
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| Single by N-Trance | ||||||||||
| Released | 1997 | |||||||||
| Format | CD single | |||||||||
| Recorded | 1997 | |||||||||
| Genre | Trance | |||||||||
| Writer(s) | Daniel Vangarde, Jean Kluger | |||||||||
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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 |
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| UK Singles (Official Charts Company)[2] | 11 |
Chico Slimani version
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| Single by Chico | ||||||||||
| Released | 2006 | |||||||||
| Format | CD single | |||||||||
| Recorded | 2006 | |||||||||
| Genre | Pop | |||||||||
| Writer(s) | Daniel Vangarde, Jean Kluger | |||||||||
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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".[3]
- Charts
| Chart (2006) | Peak position |
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| UK Singles (Official Charts Company)[4] | 24 |
TYP version
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| Single by TYP | ||||||||||
| from the album 9 AM to 5PM, 5PM to Whenever | ||||||||||
| Released | 2011 | |||||||||
| Format | CD single | |||||||||
| Recorded | 2011 | |||||||||
| Genre | Alternative pop | |||||||||
| Length | 3:25 | |||||||||
| Label | Universal Music | |||||||||
| Writer(s) | Daniel Vangarde, Jean Kluger, Ivri Lider & Yonatan Goldstein | |||||||||
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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 |
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| France (SNEP)[5] | 53 |
Other versions / samples
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As well as being a karaoke favourite, it has since been released by many artists:
- D.I.S.C.O. has been recorded by comedian Ted Chippington, whose version of the song was first played by John Peel.
References
- ^ Audio for French original version of D.I.S.C.O. by Ottawan
- ^ "Archive Chart" UK Singles Chart. Official Charts Company.
- ^ Music video for Chico Slimani's version of "D.I.S.C.O."
- ^ "Archive Chart" UK Singles Chart. Official Charts Company.
- ^ "Lescharts.com – The Young Professionals – D.I.S.C.O." (in French). Les classement single. Hung Medien.
