Satisfaction (Benny Benassi song)

"Satisfaction"
Single by Benny Benassi
from the album Hypnotica
Released	12 June 2002 (See release history)
Format	12" CD digital download
Recorded	2002
Genre	Electro house
Length	4:45 (album version) 3:20 (radio edit)
Label	Energy Production
Writer(s)	Alle Benassi
Producer(s)	Benny Benassi
Benny Benassi singles chronology
"Satisfaction" (2002) "Able to Love" (2003)
Music sample Benny Benassi presents The Biz - "Satisfaction" (Isak original edit) Alternative cover CD single – version by Benny Benassi and the Biz

"Satisfaction" is a song by Italian DJ Benny Benassi. It was released in Italy in June 2002 as the lead single from his album Hypnotica. Using MacinTalk, the song's vocals consist of two speech synthesizers, one male and one female, repeatedly saying "Push me and then just touch me 'til I can get my satisfaction". The track was Benassi's debut single and most successful song, peaking at number 2 in the United Kingdom. It was also used in a TV commercial for an Australian beer,^[1] and Wendy's hamburgers. It appears in the film White Chicks and the video games Just Dance 2, Dance Central, DJ Hero, and Saints Row: The Third as well as in the Beavis and Butt-head episode "Drones". As of August 2014, it was the 54th best-selling single of the 21st century in France, with 382,000 units sold.^[2] Satisfaction is considered to be the forerunner of electro-house which brought the genre into the mainstream.

Music videos

• Version 1: The first version of the music video feature the three men and the woman in the cover of Hypnotica. It consists of one three-second take of the four people turning to face the camera and smile, played in slow-motion to match the length of the song. Overlaid are various animations including close-up pictures of the lips of a man and a woman singing along to the song. This music video was barely played on music channels, although in some countries, it replaced the "construction" version.
• Version 2: The second and most famous version of the music video features women in skimpy construction outfits. The video plays almost like a virtual advertisement for a variety of power tools. All are used in a sexual manner. This version was mainly relegated to nighttime hours. It stars British lad mag models Jerri Byrne, Thekla Roth and Natasha Mealey, American Playboy Playmate Suzanne Stokes and British Page 3 girl model turned porn star and escort ^[3] Lena Franks.
• Version 3: The third version of the clip is animated. It shows animations of people dancing, singing and drinking. Very few music stations played this version.

Remixes

• Ludacris sampled Satisfaction in his song: Ultimate Satisfaction for his album Release Therapy.
• DJ Laz uses song's beat in his song: Move Shake Drop.
• Flo Rida's Touch Me from the album R.O.O.T.S. also interpolates parts of Satisfaction.
• The Paradiso Girls sample the song in their live introduction.
• American producer RL Grime released a remix of "Satisfaction" for the Ultra Records compilation album, Ultra Dance 14.

Versions

#	Title	Length
1.	"Satisfaction (Radio Edit)"	3:19
2.	"Satisfaction (Short Edit/Video Edit)"	2:23
3.	"Satisfaction (Isak Original)"	6:39
4.	"Satisfaction (Voltaxx Radio Edit)"	3:42
5.	"Satisfaction (Greece Dub)"	6:40
6.	"Satisfaction (Robbie Rivera Remix)"	7:51
7.	"Satisfaction (Steve Murano Remix)"	8:24
8.	"Satisfaction (Voltaxx Remix)"	5:43
9.	"Satisfaction (DJ I.C.O.N. Remix)"	5:29
10.	"Satisfaction (B-Deep Remix)"	6:28
11.	"Satisfaction (Isak Original Instrumental)"	6:39
12.	"Satisfaction (Greece Dub Instrumental)"	6:40
13.	"Satisfaction (Isak Original Edit)"	4:06
14.	"Satisfaction (Shifta remix)"	4:33
15.	"Satisfaction (Afrojack remix)"	4:31
16.	"Satisfaction (Dimitri Vegas & Like Mike Remix)"	6:39
17.	"Satisfaction (RL Grime Remix)"	4:19
18.	"Satisfaction (Razihel Remix)"	3:45

Track listings

CD single "Satisfaction" (Isak original edit) —4:06 "Satisfaction" (Isak original) —6:36 CD single "Satisfaction" (Isak original edit) —3:58 "Satisfaction" (DJ Ruthless and Vorwerk mix) —6:04 "Satisfaction" (B. Deep remix) —6:27 "Satisfaction" (Isak original) —6:36 "Satisfaction" (a cappella)—6:15 CD maxi "Satisfaction" (Mokkas radio) —3:54 "Satisfaction" (Voltaxx radio remix) —3:39 "Satisfaction" (Voltaxx extended remix) —5:39 "Satisfaction" (Isak original) —6:36 "Satisfaction" (Greece dub) —6:38 "Satisfaction" (B. Deep remix) —6:27 "Satisfaction" (DJ ICON remix) —5:29

12" maxi "Satisfaction" (Isak original)—6:36 "Satisfaction" (DJ ICON remix)—5:29 "Satisfaction" (Voltaxx remix)—5:39 "Satisfaction" (Greece dub)—6:38 "Satisfaction" (B. Deep remix)—6:37 12" maxi – Remixes "Satisfaction (Robbie Rivera remix)—6:14 "Satisfaction (surprise package) —8:28

Release history

Country	Release date
Italy	12 June 2002
France	13 January 2003
Germany	25 February 2003
United Kingdom	14 July 2003

Charts and sales

Peak positions Chart (2003) Peak position Australia (ARIA)[4] 10 Belgium (Ultratop 50 Flanders)[5] 14 Belgium (Ultratop 50 Wallonia)[6] 4 Denmark (Tracklisten)[7] 17 France (SNEP)[8] 4 Germany (Official German Charts)[9] 38 Hungary (Dance Top 40)[10] 2 Ireland (IRMA)[11] 11 Netherlands (Dutch Top 40)[12] 16 Romania (Romanian Top 100)[13] 29 Spain (PROMUSICAE)[14] 18 Switzerland (Schweizer Hitparade)[15] 44 UK Singles (The Official Charts Company)[11] 2 UK Dance (The Official Charts Company) 1

Year-end charts Chart (2003) Position Australian Singles Chart[16] 81 Belgian (Flanders) Singles Chart[17] 43 Belgian (Wallonia) Singles Chart[18] 20 Dutch Top 40[19] 83 UK Singles Chart[20] 46 French Singles Chart[21] 14 Certifications Country Certification Date Sales certified Australia[22] Gold 2003 35,000 Belgium[23] Gold October 4, 2003 20,000 France[24] Gold November 24, 2003 250,000 United States[25] Gold December 1, 2009 500,000

References

1. http://au.youtube.com/watch?v=4tML1z720C4
2. "Top 100 des singles les plus vendus du millénaire en France, épisode 5 (60-51)". Chartsinfrance. 9 August 2014. Retrieved 2015-03-17.
3. "Lena Franks in London". 2016.
4. "Australian-charts.com – Benny Benassi – Satisfaction". ARIA Top 50 Singles. Retrieved November 21, 2011.
5. "Ultratop.be – Benny Benassi – Satisfaction" (in Dutch). Ultratop 50. Retrieved November 21, 2011.
6. "Ultratop.be – Benny Benassi – Satisfaction" (in French). Ultratop 50. Retrieved November 21, 2011.
7. "Danishcharts.com – Benny Benassi – Satisfaction". Tracklisten. Retrieved November 21, 2011.
8. "Lescharts.com – Benny Benassi – Satisfaction" (in French). Les classement single. Retrieved November 21, 2011.
9. "Musicline.de – Benny Benassi Single-Chartverfolgung" (in German). Media Control Charts. PhonoNet GmbH. Retrieved November 21, 2011.
10. "Archívum – Slágerlisták – MAHASZ" (in Hungarian). Dance Top 40 lista. Magyar Hanglemezkiadók Szövetsége.
11. "Satisfaction", in various singles charts Acharts.us (Retrieved September 12, 2008)
12. "Nederlandse Top 40 – Benny Benassi search results" (in Dutch) Dutch Top 40. Retrieved November 21, 2011.
13. Romanian Top 100: Editia 37, saptamina 29.09-05-10, 2003 at the Wayback Machine (archived May 14, 2005)
14. "Spanishcharts.com – Benny Benassi – Satisfaction" Canciones Top 50. Retrieved November 21, 2011.
15. "Swisscharts.com – Benny Benassi – Satisfaction". Swiss Singles Chart. Retrieved November 21, 2011.
16. 2003 Australian Singles Chart aria.com (Retrieved September 12, 2008)
17. 2003 Belgian (Flanders) Singles Chart Ultratop.be (Retrieved September 3, 2008)
18. 2003 Belgian (Wallonia) Singles Chart Ultratop.be (Retrieved September 12, 2008)
19. "Single top 100 over 2003" (pdf) (in Dutch). Top40. Retrieved 3 May 2010.
20. 2003 UK Singles Chart (Retrieved September 28, 2013)
21. 2003 French Singles Chart Disqueenfrance (Retrieved September 12, 2008)
22. Australian certifications aria.com (Retrieved September 12, 2008)
23. Belgian certifications Ultratop.be (Retrieved September 12, 2008)
24. French certifications Disqueenfrance.com (Retrieved September 12, 2008)
25. RIAA certifications RIAA.com (Retrieved January 3, 2010)

External links

• Lyrics of this song at MetroLyrics