"Mi Mi Mi" is a song by Russian girl group

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from their third studio album '' Sila tryokh''. It was released on 14 June 2013 in Russia as a digital download, while an accompanying music video premiered on 10 June 2013. Although not a commercial success worldwide, only peaking at number 11 in Italy, the song slowly gained popularity for its catchiness and summer atmosphere. The song is played in many clubs worldwide, as well as in movies and television shows, especially in South Korea.

Composition

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song with eurodance influences. The song features a house rhythm and a prominent saxophone riff that serves as the song's instrumentation. Critics compared the riff to " Mr. Saxobeat" (2011) by Romanian singer

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. It is often labeled as a perky summer dance song. "Mi Mi Mi" has been compared to " Whip It" from American rapper,

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for its powerful blend of electronic house beat and pop melody.

Commercial performance

While the song did not make waves in the group's home country, it was successful in Italy. It was sent to Italian radio following its release and debut at #17 in Italy on 18 June 2013. It remained in the top 20 for 8 weeks, peaking at #11, becoming the group's second and last song to chart in the country.

Charts

Weekly charts

Year-end charts

Controversy

In 2018, Serebro accused

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girl group Momoland of plagiarizing "Mi Mi Mi" with their song " Bboom Bboom".

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, the song's producer, denied the allegations, saying "the bass line scommonly heard in retro house or

genres, as well as the 4-stanza chord."

In popular culture

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Showtime'', ''

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Showtime'' and '' Running Man''. This has helped the song to become a long-running hit in that country, staying in the Gaon International Chart over one year and a half since its release. * Shae's song "Aku Suka Kamu" adapted the song and used the tune of the song. Among other changes in the sung melody, the first interval of the chorus is changed from a semitone to two semitones in the vocals, while the saxophone backing still uses the same melody as the original. *The song is used in the 2015 film ''

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'', when Jerrica, Kimber, Aja and Shana get makeovers from Starlight productions after arriving in LA. *The song was covered in Japanese by J-pop group

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in 2015. *The song is featured in the dance rhythm game '' Just Dance 2019'', covered by Hit the Electro Beat.

Music Video

By 10 June 2015, the video was viewed more than 70 million times. The video landed on Top Chart Mexico and in the Top-40 on М1 Ukraine. The video also landed in the Top-11 on the Russian television channel RU.MUSIC. In Italy, the video stayed on the

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Video Chart for several months. The video has more than 100 million views, which meant a lot for a Russian artist.

References

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