Dragostea din tei

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Dragostea din tei
O zone
publication August 10, 2003 (Romania)
April 19, 2004
length 3:34
Genre (s) Eurodance , pop , house
Author (s) Dan Bălan, Utopia
text Dan Bălan
album DiscO zone
Cover version
2004 Haiducii
Chart positions
Explanation of the data
Singles
Dragostea din tei (O zone)
  DE 1Template: Infobox chart placements / maintenance / NR1 link 05/03/2004 (31 weeks)
  AT 1Template: Infobox chart placements / maintenance / NR1 link 04/18/2004 (41 weeks)
  CH 1Template: Infobox chart placements / maintenance / NR1 link 05/02/2004 (39 weeks)
  UK 3 06/19/2004 (17 weeks)
  RO 1Template: Infobox chart placements / maintenance / NR1 link 06/16/2003 (23 weeks)
Dragostea din tei (Haiducii)
  DE 2 04/19/2004 (27 weeks)
  AT 1Template: Infobox chart placements / maintenance / NR1 link 04/18/2004 (27 weeks)
  CH 2 04/18/2004 (29 weeks)

Dragostea din tei ( Romanian , literally translated love from the linden tree ) is a song by the Moldovan pop group O-Zone and their most successful single. The composer and lyricist of the song is band leader Dan Bălan . Originally the single was only released in Romania in August 2003, but also in other European countries in spring 2004.

In Germany, the song took first place for 14 weeks, making it the most successful single in the 2004 annual charts and the third biggest hit of the 2000s. In England it reached number 3 and in the US Pop 100 number 72. In France, the song was number 1 for 15 weeks . The title also topped the Austrian, Swiss, Norwegian (9 weeks), Danish (one week) and Belgian-Walloon charts (11 weeks). An entry into the charts also succeeded in New Zealand , the song was even played in South Korea , where in April 2006 it entered the airplay charts. The band themselves explained their success with the simplicity of the song and with the fact that by the time of publication there were hardly any songs of this type on the market.

The song became known in the USA from December 2004 through a Flash video on the Newgrounds platform , in which Gary Brolsma moved his lips and danced in sync with the song he called "Numa Numa". It received over 160 million views in the first three months of its launch and is considered the world's first viral video.

The popular cover version Dragostea Din Tei by Haiducii , which appeared around the same time in Western Europe , also reached the top of the singles charts, also in Italy and Sweden .

background

The semantics of the linden tree ( tei ) are of great literary importance in the Romanian language. One of the most important Romanian poets, Mihai Eminescu , wrote numerous poems with references to the linden tree. Its importance is also reflected on the 500-lei banknote , where Eminescu is depicted with a linden leaf. Furthermore, the love from the linden or in the linden is deeply anchored in Romanian folklore and is viewed as a true, strong and pure love.

Cover and sample versions

  • In addition to the original version of O-Zone, there is also a version of the Romanian singer Haiducii produced in Italy by Gabry Ponte , which was more successful in Italy than the version by O-Zone.
  • In 2008 Dan Bălan released a new version of the song called "Numa Numa 2" under the pseudonym "Crazy Loop". It is available on the single CD "Crazy Loop". The lyrics are based on the song "Sugar Tunes", which Bălan published in 2006.
  • In 2011 the band Jamatami released their single Ma-Ya-Hi which is a cover version of the English version of the song.
  • On October 22nd, 2012 the Japanese singer Gille released her EP Girls / Winter Love . The song Girls uses a sample from Dragostea din tei .
  • Also from 2012 is a Czech version, Ruma rej by Dagmar Patrasová .

text

The best-known lines from the lyrics of the song written in Romanian are the repeated words "nu mă, nu mă iei," from the refrain , from which the name "Numa Numa Song" is derived. Literally “nu mă” means “ not me”, while “nu mă iei,” in this context means: “You won't take me with you”. So is the repeated refrain "You are not taking me, you are not taking me" . The full chorus of the song is:

Vrei să pleci dar nu mă, nu mă iei,
nu mă, nu mă iei, nu mă, nu mă, nu mă iei.
Chipul tău și dragostea din tei
mi-amintesc de ochii tăi.

In German translation:

You want to go, but you take me, don't
take me, take me, don't take me, take me, take me, don't take me.
Your face and the love in the linden tree
remind me of your eyes.

Trivia

The song was satirized by NDR Extra 3 "for" Rainer Brüderle .

Awards for music sales

O zone

Country / Region Award Sales
Awards for music sales
(country / region, Award, Sales)
Belgium (BEA) Belgium (BEA) Platinum record icon.svg 2 × platinum 100,000
Denmark (IFPI) Denmark (IFPI) Gold record icon.svg gold 4,000
Germany (BVMI) Germany (BVMI) Platinum record icon.svg 2 × platinum 600,000
France (SNEP) France (SNEP) Diamond record icon.svg diamond 750,000
Netherlands (NVPI) Netherlands (NVPI) Platinum record icon.svg platinum 60,000
Austria (IFPI) Austria (IFPI) Platinum record icon.svg platinum 30,000
Sweden (IFPI) Sweden (IFPI) Gold record icon.svg gold 10,000
Switzerland (IFPI) Switzerland (IFPI) Platinum record icon.svg platinum 40,000
United States (RIAA) United States (RIAA) Gold record icon.svg gold 500,000
United Kingdom (BPI) United Kingdom (BPI) Silver record icon.svg silver 200,000
All in all Silver record icon.svg1 × silver
Gold record icon.svg3 × gold
Platinum record icon.svg7 × platinum
Diamond record icon.svg1 × diamond
 2,294,000

Haiducii

Country / Region Award Sales
Awards for music sales
(country / region, Award, Sales)
Belgium (BEA) Belgium (BEA) Gold record icon.svg gold 25,000
France (SNEP) France (SNEP) Silver record icon.svg silver 125,000
Austria (IFPI) Austria (IFPI) Platinum record icon.svg platinum 30,000
Sweden (IFPI) Sweden (IFPI) Gold record icon.svg gold 10,000
Switzerland (IFPI) Switzerland (IFPI) Gold record icon.svg gold 20,000
All in all Silver record icon.svg1 × silver
Gold record icon.svg3 × gold
Platinum record icon.svg1 × platinum
 210,000

TI feat. Rihanna

Country / Region Award Sales
Awards for music sales
(country / region, Award, Sales)
Australia (ARIA) Australia (ARIA) Platinum record icon.svg platinum 70,000
New Zealand (RMNZ) New Zealand (RMNZ) Platinum record icon.svg platinum 15,000
United States (RIAA) United States (RIAA) Platinum record icon.svg 3 × platinum 3,700,000 (single)
United States (RIAA) United States (RIAA) Platinum record icon.svg platinum 1,000,000 (mastertones)
United Kingdom (BPI) United Kingdom (BPI) Platinum record icon.svg platinum 600,000
All in all Platinum record icon.svg 7 × platinum
 5,385,000

Main article: Rihanna / Music Sales Awards

Italobrothers

Country / Region Award Sales
Awards for music sales
(country / region, Award, Sales)
Denmark (IFPI) Denmark (IFPI) Gold record icon.svg gold 900,000 (streaming)
All in all Gold record icon.svg 1 × gold
 900,000

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Charts DE Charts AT Charts CH Charts UK
  2. ^ O-Zone: Dragostea Din Tei . Arhiva romanian top 100. Editia 34, saptamina 1.09-7.09, 2003 (title in 1st place) ( Memento from May 14, 2005 in the Internet Archive )
  3. ^ O-Zone: Dragostea Din Tei . Arhiva romanian top 100. Editia 45, saptamina 11/24 - 11/30, 2003 (title in place 55, 23rd week) ( Memento from May 14, 2005 in the Internet Archive )
  4. ↑ Charts DE Charts AT Charts CH
  5. ↑ a b GEMA data sheet "Dragostea Din Tei" ( Memento of the original from June 3, 2009 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link has been inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.  @1@ 2Template: Webachiv / IABot / mgonline.gema.de
  6. ↑ O-Zone: Dragostea Din Tei in the French charts on LesCharts.com
  7. ↑ O-Zone: Dragostea Din Tei in the Norwegian charts on NorwegianCharts.com
  8. ↑ O-Zone: Dragostea Din Tei in the Danish charts on DanishCharts.com
  9. ^ O-Zone: Dragostea Din Tei in the Belgian-Walloon charts on Ultratop.be
  10. ↑ O-Zone in the ZDF interview  ( page no longer available , search in web archives )  Info: The link was automatically marked as defective. Please check the link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. ... ZDF interview as a YouTube clip (2004)@1@ 2Template: Toter Link / wstreaming.zdf.de  
  11. ^ Charles Cooper: How 'Numa Numa' invented the viral video. In: Cnet , December 9, 2014.
  12. ↑ Haiducii: Dragostea Din Tei in the Italian charts on ItalianCharts.it
  13. ↑ Haiducii: Dragostea Din Tei in the Swedish charts on SwedishCharts.it
  14. ^ Frank Stocker: Romania: From linden trees and lions. In: WORLD. November 17, 2013, accessed July 16, 2020 .
  15. ↑ Super Eurobeat Vol 154. In: Eurobeat Prime. Retrieved May 14, 2016 .
  16. ↑ Crazy Loop at Musicline.de
  17. ↑ Sample from O-Zone “Dragostea din tei” in TI feat. Rihanna "Live Your Life" WhoSampled.com
  18. ↑ Universal Sound Japan: GILLE (ジ ル) - GIRLS Official MV New Single 2012.10.24 Release on YouTube (English / Japanese), accessed on November 12, 2018
  19. ↑ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=baBT5Jt1eGs
  20. ↑ extra 3 songs for Brüderle on YouTube , accessed on May 21, 2020
  21. ↑ a b Award in Belgium
  22. ↑ Award in Denmark (O-Zone)
  23. ↑ Award in Germany
  24. ↑ a b Award in France
  25. ↑ Award in the Netherlands
  26. ↑ a b Award in Austria
  27. ↑ a b Award in Sweden
  28. ↑ a b Award in Switzerland
  29. ↑ Distinction in the United States
  30. ↑ Award in the United Kingdom
  31. ↑ Award in Denmark (Italobrothers)