"Ding Dong Song" is a song by the Swedish

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singer Günther, featuring the Sunshine Girls, based on the 1984 Dutch song "Tralala" by Phill & Company which was written by Ad van Olm and Eddy Ouwens. "Ding Dong Song" was released in 2004 on Günther's debut studio album, '' Pleasureman''. The song was number one for three weeks on the Swedish music charts.

Background and recording

Günther's version is sung in

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with a heavy

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accent. The song is a

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genres, especially those from the 1980s and 1990s in Germany. The song gained widespread popularity on

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. Examples of the most popular fan-made videos include US soldiers in Iraq dancing to the song, YouTube users in front of their computers lip-syncing, and various edited parodies.

Chart performance

Weekly charts

Year-end charts

Certifications

References

External links

Phil & Company - Tralala
- A performance of "Tralala", the song which "Ding Dong Song" is based on. 2004 songs 2004 debut singles Günther (singer) songs Number-one singles in Sweden Viral videos Songs written by Wrethov Warner Records singles Musical parodies Internet memes introduced in 2004 {{2000s-pop-song-stub