Despre tine

"Despre tine"
Single by O-Zone
from the album Number 1 and DiscO-Zone
B-side Remix
Released 2002
Format CD single
CD maxi
Genre Eurodance
Length 3:47
Label Universal Music
Writer(s) Dan Bălan
Producer(s) Paolo Sandrini
Dan Balan
O-Zone singles chronology
"Number 1 (Funny Version)"
(2002)
"Despre tine"
(2002)
"VIP"
(2002)
"Despre tine"
Single by O-Zone
Released 2004
O-Zone singles chronology
"Dragostea din tei"
(2004)
"Despre tine"
(2004)
"De ce plang chitarele"
(2004)

"Despre tine" (English: About you) is the third single release from O-Zone's second album Number 1, and came back in their last album, DiscO-Zone. Following up their 2004 summer hit "Dragostea din tei", "Despre tine" proved to be a smaller hit than its predecessor, but a big enough one to make number one in several European countries.

Song information

The single was not released in the United Kingdom and didn't benefit from large-scale promotion like "Dragostea din tei". It reached #4 in Euro Hot 100.

In the DiscO-Zone version, the track featured a similar sound to O-Zone's previous hit, originally circulating on the Internet as an allegedly 'original version' of the "Dragostea din tei" song, due to the very similar chorus. At the start of the predecessor's music video, the music playing before the band members get on to the airplane is "Despre tine [unu' in the mix]".

There have been several remixes of "Despre Tine". The most notorious is the Marvin and Prezioso Radio edit, which has the same vocal structure but a completely different tune.

"Despre tine" has proved to be a large hit in Portugal. In 2005, the band NexUS created an English version, called "About You...".

Sour Base also has covered "Despre Tine." It was featured on the album "Illicit Beats", which did not achieve good reviews on iTunes.

Track listings

CD single
  1. "Despre tine" — 3:49
  2. "Despre tine" (Italian version) — 3:33
CD maxi
  1. "Despre tine" (original album version) — 3:47
  2. "Dragostea din tei" (original Romanian version) — 3:33
  3. "Despre tine" (Prezioso & Marvin radio edit) — 3:32
  4. "Despre tine" (beach extended version) — 5:28
  5. "Despre tine" (video) — 3:53

Certifications and sales

Country Certification Date Sales certified Physical sales
France[1] Gold October 16, 2004 250,000 250,000[2]

Charts

Peak positions

Chart (2004) Peak
position
Austrian Singles Chart[3] 4
Belgian (Flanders) Singles Chart[4] 35
Belgian (Wallonia) Singles Chart[5] 9
Danish Singles Chart[6] 4
Dutch Mega Top 100[7] 27
Finnish Singles Chart[8] 14
French SNEP Singles Chart[9] 2
German Singles Chart[10] 9
Italian FIMI Singles Chart[11] 8
Norwegian Singles Chart[12] 1
Romanian Singles Chart[13] 1
Spanish Singles Chart[14] 19
Swedish Singles Chart[15] 7
Swiss Singles Chart[16] 9

Year-end charts

Chart (2004) Position
Austrian Singles Chart[17] 66
Belgian (Wallonia) Singles Chart[18] 63
French Singles Chart[19] 27
Swiss Singles Chart[20] 92

Chart successions

Preceded by
"Dragostea din tei" by O-Zone
Norwegian VG-Lista number-one single
36/2004 - 43/2003 (8 weeks)
Succeeded by
"Fake Your Beauty" by Bertine Zetlitz
Preceded by
"Feel" by Robbie Williams
Romanian Top 100 number-one single
February 10, 2003 - March 3, 2003 (3 weeks)
Succeeded by
"Feel" by Robbie Williams

References

  1. French certifications Disqueenfrance.com (Retrieved July 19, 2008)
  2. O-Zone's certifications and sales in France See: "Les Ventes" => "Toutes les certifications depuis 1973" => "OZONE" Infodisc.fr (Retrieved July 19, 2008)
  3. "Despre tine", Austrian Singles Chart austriancharts.com (Retrieved July 19, 2008)
  4. "Despre tine", Belgian (Flanders) Singles Chart Ultratop.be (Retrieved July 19, 2008)
  5. "Despre tine", Belgian (Wallonia) Singles Chart Ultratop.be (Retrieved July 19, 2008)
  6. "Despre tine", Danish Singles Chart Danishcharts.com (Retrieved July 19, 2008)
  7. "Despre tine", Dutch Singles Chart Dutchcharts.nl (Retrieved July 19, 2008)
  8. "Despre tine", Finnish Singles Chart Finnishcharts.com (Retrieved July 19, 2008)
  9. "Despre tine", Danish Singles Chart Lescharts.com (Retrieved July 19, 2008)
  10. "Despre tine", German Singles Chart Acharts.us (Retrieved July 19, 2008)
  11. "Despre tine", Italian Singles Chart Italiancharts.com (Retrieved July 19, 2008)
  12. "Despre tine", Norwegian Singles Chart Norwegiancharts.com (Retrieved July 19, 2008)
  13. Romanian Singles Chart Romanian Top 100 (Retrieved March 16, 2009)
  14. "Despre tine", Spanish Singles Chart Spanishcharts.com (Retrieved July 19, 2008)
  15. "Despre tine", Swedish Singles Chart Swedishcharts.com (Retrieved July 19, 2008)
  16. "Despre tine", Swiss Singles Chart Hitparade.ch (Retrieved July 19, 2008)
  17. 2004 Austrian Singles Chart Austriancharts.at (Retrieved July 19, 2008)
  18. 2004 Belgian (Wallonia) Singles Chart Ultratop.be (Retrieved July 19, 2008)
  19. 2004 French Singles Chart Disqueenfrance.com (Retrieved July 19, 2008)
  20. 2004 Swiss Singles Chart Hitparade.ch (Retrieved July 19, 2008)

External links

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