"Stach Stach" is a 2002 song recorded by
Michael Youn and his band Bratisla Boys. This humoristic song was released as first
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from the album ''Anthologigi'', in April 2002. Entirely composed of
onomatopoeic
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s and meaningless words parodying
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on a repetitive music, the song became a hit, topping the chart in France for almost four months.
Song information
The song was first performed as a parody of the
Eurovision
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contest in the French TV show ''Morning Live'', hosted by Michaël Youn and his two friends and broadcast on
M6. As it was well received by the public, it was recorded and eventually released as a single, and was sponsored by
Fun Radio.
According to the band fictive biography, the song is supposed to having been recorded in a
submarine
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while it was at 300 metres of deep. Dvorjak, Olaff and Piotr, who are indicated as writers and composers of the song, are actually the singers under a pseudonym. All three appear bare
buttocks
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on the back of the single cover.
In France, the single was charted for 38 weeks on the chart (top 100) from 20 April 2002. It spent ten weeks atop, 21 weeks in the top ten and 31 weeks in the top 50.
["Stach Stach", in various singles chart]
Lescharts.com
(Retrieved September 26, 2008) Certified
Diamond
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the song is the eighth best-selling single of the 21st century in France, with 797,000 units sold.
Track listings
* CD single
# "Stach Stach" (edit long) — 3:14
# "Stach Stach" (edit radio) — 1:24
# "Stach Stach" (instrumental) — 3:14
# "Bratisla Theme" — 3:38
* 12" maxi
# "Stach Stach" (edit long) — 3:14
# "Stach Stach" (edit radio) — 1:24
# "Stach Stach" (instrumental) — 3:14
# "Bratisla Theme" — 3:38
* CD single - Promo
# "Stach Stach" (edit long) — 3:14
# "Stach Stach" (edit radio 1) — 1:45
# "Bratisla anthem" — 3:38
Credits
* Written by Dvorjak, Olaff and Piotr
* Artwork by Markus Dinocerak
* Photography by S. Mickaïlof
* "Bratisla anthem" : mixed by Tomislav Arroyovski, produced by Play Mo' Bitch, scratches by Nikolaï
Charts
Weekly charts
Year-end charts
Certifications
References
{{Michaël Youn
2002 singles
Michaël Youn songs
SNEP Top Singles number-one singles
Novelty songs