We Like to Party (Vengaboys song)

"We Like to Party"
Single by Vengaboys
from the album The Party Album
Released	9 November 1998
Format	CD single
Recorded	1998
Genre	Eurodance, dance-pop
Length	3:41
Label	Groovilicious/S.R.
Writer(s)	Wessel van Diepen, Dennis van den Driesschen
Vengaboys singles chronology
"Up and Down" (1998) "We Like to Party" (1998) "Boom, Boom, Boom, Boom!!" (1998)

"We Like to Party" is a song by Dutch dance-pop group Vengaboys. It is played in A-flat major. The song became the group's biggest hit in the United States, peaking at number 26 on the US Billboard Hot 100 and selling 405,000 copies.^[1]

The single proved a higher seller than "Up & Down" in the United Kingdom, where it peaked at number 3 in March 1999, eventually selling 474,000 copies, making it the 29th biggest hit of the year.

Composition

"We Like To Party" is a eurodance song that lasts for three minutes and forty-one seconds. It is written in the key of A-flat major and maintains a tempo of 136 beats per minute in common time.

Music video

The video features all four Vengaboys members travelling to various destinations in Province of Barcelona, Piera and Gavà, in a 1930s style mini-bus ("Vengabus"), where they end up in a nightclub in La Barceloneta, Barcelona. The Vengabus was driven by Jon Curtis.

Track listing

1. "We Like to Party (Airplay)" (3:44)
2. "We Like to Party (Klubbheads Mix)" (6:07)
3. "We Like to Party (BCM RMX)" (4:04)
4. "We Like to Party (More Airplay)" (5:50)
5. "We Like to Party (Full Schwingg)" (4:38)
6. "We Like to Party (DJ Disco Mix)" (4:33)
7. "We Like to Party (Baunz Mix)" (4:45)
8. "We Like to Party (BCM XXL)" (6:21)

The song was also remixed by Jason Nevins and Tin-Tin Out. Their mixes were included on the single for "We're Going to Ibiza".

Charts

Chart (1999)	Peak position
Australia (ARIA)[2]	2
Austria (Ö3 Austria Top 40)[3]	6
Belgium (Ultratop 50 Flanders)[4]	1
Belgium (Ultratop 50 Wallonia)[5]	10
Canada (Nielsen SoundScan)[6]	7
Canada Dance (RPM)	1
France (SNEP)[7]	18
Germany (Official German Charts)[8]	4
Ireland (IRMA)[9]	3
Italy (FIMI)[10]	12
Netherlands (Dutch Top 40)[11]	2
New Zealand (Recorded Music NZ)[12]	9
Scotland (Official Charts Company)[13]	2
Sweden (Sverigetopplistan)[14]	56
Switzerland (Schweizer Hitparade)[15]	4
UK Singles (Official Charts Company)[16]	3
U.S. Billboard Hot 100[6]	26
U.S. Billboard Dance Music/Club Play Singles[6]	5

Chart successions

Influence

• The song was revived in 2004 as the main theme for Six Flags' "Mr. Six" advertising campaign.
• The song was played every time a Colorado Rockies player hits a home run at Coors Field up until the end of the 2014 season
• The song is used as the entrance music for British professional wrestler Liam Slater.

References

1. Billboard - 25 Dec 1999 - 1 Jan 2000 - Page 34 "Vengaboys' "We Like To Party!" sold 405,000 units"
2. "Australian-charts.com – Vengaboys – We Like To Party! (The Vengabus)". ARIA Top 50 Singles.
3. "Austriancharts.at – Vengaboys – We Like To Party! (The Vengabus)" (in German). Ö3 Austria Top 40.
4. "Ultratop.be – Vengaboys – We Like To Party! (The Vengabus)" (in Dutch). Ultratop 50.
5. "Ultratop.be – Vengaboys – We Like To Party! (The Vengabus)" (in French). Ultratop 50.
6. Canadian peak AllMusic
7. "Lescharts.com – Vengaboys – We Like To Party! (The Vengabus)" (in French). Les classement single.
8. "Musicline.de – Vengaboys Single-Chartverfolgung" (in German). Media Control Charts. PhonoNet GmbH.
9. "Irish Singles Chart – Search for song". Irish Recorded Music Association. Retrieved July 6, 2011.
10. "Hit Parade Italia - Indice per Interprete: V". Hit Parade Italia. Retrieved July 6, 2012.
11. "Nederlandse Top 40 – Vengaboys search results" (in Dutch) Dutch Top 40.
12. "Charts.org.nz – Vengaboys – We Like To Party! (The Vengabus)". Top 40 Singles.
13. "Archive Chart: 1999-03-07". Scottish Singles Top 40.
14. "Swedishcharts.com – Vengaboys – We Like To Party! (The Vengabus)". Singles Top 100.
15. "Swisscharts.com – Vengaboys – We Like To Party! (The Vengabus)". Swiss Singles Chart.
16. "Archive Chart: 1999-03-07" UK Singles Chart.

External links

• Lyrics of this song at MetroLyrics