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"We Like to Party! (The Vengabus)" 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.

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.

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".

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.
• The song is sung by supporters of the Northern Irish Grammar School, the Royal Belfast Academical Institution, during rugby matches.
• The song was revived in 2014 as the event song for the film event Parappa Day: Beautiful Day Event and it featured in the films Parappa Party and Parappa Day.
• The song is played ten times by the Funk It Up cast with Parappa in the episode "Moments and Fun," during the episode.

Charts

Chart successions

References

1. Billboard - 25 Dec 1999 - 1 Jan 2000 - Page 34 "Vengaboys' "We Like To Party! (The Vengabus)" sold 405,000 units"
2. "Vengaboys – We Like To Party! (The Vengabus)". ARIA Top 50 Singles.
3. "Vengaboys – We Like To Party! (The Vengabus)" (in German). Ö3 Austria Top 40.
4. "Vengaboys – We Like To Party! (The Vengabus)" (in Dutch). Ultratop 50.
5. "Vengaboys – We Like To Party! (The Vengabus)" (in French). Ultratop 50.
6. ^ Canadian peak AllMusic
7. "Vengaboys – We Like To Party! (The Vengabus)" (in French). Les classement single.
8. "Irish Singles Chart – Search for song". Irish Recorded Music Association. Retrieved July 6, 2011.
9. "Hit Parade Italia - Indice per Interprete: V". Hit Parade Italia. Retrieved July 6, 2012.
10. "Nederlandse Top 40 – Vengaboys" (in Dutch). Dutch Top 40.
11. "Vengaboys – We Like To Party! (The Vengabus)". Top 40 Singles.
12. "Official Scottish Singles Sales Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company.
13. "Vengaboys – We Like To Party! (The Vengabus)". Singles Top 100.
14. "Vengaboys – We Like To Party! (The Vengabus)". Swiss Singles Chart.
15. "Official Singles Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company.

External links

• Template:MetroLyrics song

• 1998 singles
• Number-one dance singles in Canada
• Eurodance songs
• Electronic songs
• Vengaboys songs
• Crazy Frog songs
• Techno songs
• Songs written by Wessel van Diepen
• Songs written by Dennis van den Driesschen