"Tu Tatuta Tuta Ta" is a 1993
electronic song recorded by
Italian
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music group Pin-Occhio. It was the second single from its debut album ''Pinocchio Vai!!'' and was released in June 1993, following the success of its previous hit single, "Pin-Occhio".
The song used a slightly modified riff from the 1983 song "
Living on Video" recorded by
Canadian
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band
Trans-X, which was itself sampled in 2006 by
Pakito. The lyrics are only composed of the title which is repeated in the refrains by a male voice.
Chart performance
"Tu Tatuta Tuta Ta" achieved some success throughout Europe, including France, Switzerland and the Netherlands where it reached the top 20, but it was a hit in Belgium (Wallonia) where it topped the chart for three weeks and remained in the top ten for nine weeks.
In Belgium (Flanders), it peaked at number four and charted for 14 weeks.
On the
European Hot 100 Singles
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, it started at number 39 on 17 July 1993, peaked at number 26 three weeks later,
and fell off the chart after 16 weeks of presence. However, the song was not successful in Germany where it failed the chart. Several additional remixes were produced for a release in Italy.
Track listings
These are the formats and track listings of major single releases of "Tu Tatuta Tuta Ta":
; CD single / 7" single - France, Belgium, Netherlands
; 12" maxi - Spain, Italy
; CD maxi - France
; CD maxi / 12" maxi - Germany, Italy
; 12" maxi - Remixes - Italy
Credits
* Lyrics and music : Marco Biondi and Nicola Savino
* Recorded at Village Studio-Sound
* Engineer : Miki Chieregato
* Executive licensee : Power Dance Dept of Sarema International
* Management : AES France
* Producer : Nicola Savino
* Cover design : Ephemere
* Distribution : Musidisc (France) / Distrisound (Belgium)
Charts
References
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1993 singles
1993 songs
Blow Up singles
Pin-Occhio songs
Ultratop 50 Singles (Wallonia) number-one singles