"Tingalingaling" (also credited as Tingeling) is the thirteenth single by the Dutch girl group

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, released in the summer of 1981 by CNR/

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. The song appears on the Forever Yours album and the Goodbye Luv' compilation. The group initially intended the song to be its final single, but would continue to be active until 2020.

Background

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was a smash hit in

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, proving that Luv's new member

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(who replaced

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) was accepted by the public. However, just before Christmas 1980,

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became overworked and had to be on sick leave until February 1981. The group had to stop all its activities. In early March 1981, Luv's break-up was announced in the media. A Dutch radio DJ, Hugo van Gelderen, often played "Tingalingaling" (an uptempo post-disco and synth-pop track taken from the Forever Yours album) on

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station. The song was so popular among the TROS listeners and Luv's fans that

decided to release it as a single. The group made a farewell performance on July 22, 1981, on the "Nederland Muziekland" show on

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to promote what was supposed to be their final single. However, the group would continue to perform from 1988 - 1996, 2005 - 2012, and 2015 - 2020.

Commercial performance

Due to a limited promotion by the Luv' singers, "Tingalingaling" only charted in the Netherlands and was a moderate hit in comparison with the million-sellers

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and

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Charts

Weekly charts

Year-end charts

References

External links

Lyrics to Tingalingaling
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