Pesenka

"Pesenka" (Russian: Песенка, lit. 'song'), sometimes known as "Pesenka (La La La)", is a song by the Russian pop–dance–techno group Ruki Vverh! (Руки Вверх!). The song, with lyrics in Russian and music by band members Sergey Zhukov and Aleksey Potehin, appears in the band's 1998 album Sdelai pogromche! (Сделай погромче! 'Make it a little louder!').

"Pesenka (Песенка)"
Single by Ruki Vverh!
from the album Sdelai pogromtsche!
Released	Summer 1998
Genre	Eurodance
Songwriter(s)	Sergey Zhukov and Aleksey Potehin

Famous charting adaptations

ATC version: "Around the World (La La La La La)" (2000)

"Around the World (La La La La La)"[1] is the more internationally famous English language version of the song. It was produced and recorded in late 1999 and released on May 9, 2000 by German Eurodance group ATC which is a cover of the Russian hit. The song, their debut single from their debut album Planet Pop reached #1 in Germany, Austria and Switzerland, the Top 20 in Australia, Belgium, Canada, the Netherlands, Finland, France, Italy, Sweden, Denmark, Poland, Romania, and Scotland. It reached #24 in the Irish Singles Chart, #15 on the British Singles Chart and #28 on the US Billboard Hot 100.

beFour version: "Magic Melody" (2007)

"Magic Melody"
Single by beFour
from the album All 4 One
B-side	"Fly Around the World"
Released	June 14, 2007
Recorded	January 1, 2007
Genre	Pop
Length	3:47
Label	Pop 'N' Roll
Songwriter(s)	Aleksey Potehin (original) Sergey Zhukov (original) Christian Geller (additional)
Producer(s)	Christian Geller Adam Bernau
BeFour singles chronology
"/" "Magic Melody" (2007) "How Do You Do?" /"All 4 One" (2007)

On January 1, 2007, the song was covered by beFour, a German pop group founded in Cologne, under the title "Magic Melody".[2] Released on June 14, 2007 it heavily samples on the song with changed lyrics and appears on the beFour debut album All 4 One. The single made it to the top 20 only in Austria, Germany, and Switzerland. The version did not match the global success and impact of its original cover version by ATC.

Track listings

The CD maxi version contains the following tracks plus a beFour sticker as bonus:

1. "Magic Melody" (3:39)
2. "Fly Around the World" (3:47)
3. "Wir sind" (2:18)

Charts

Chart (2007)	Peak position
Austria (Ö3 Austria Top 40)[3]	11
Eurochart Hot 100	45
Germany (Official German Charts)[4]	16
Switzerland (Schweizer Hitparade)[5]	14

Year-end charts

Chart (2007)	Position
Austria (Ö3 Austria Top 40)[6]	59
Germany (Official German Charts)[7]	91
Switzerland (Schweizer Hitparade)[8]	89

Carolina Márquez version: "Sing La La La" (2013)

"Sing La La La"
Single by Carolina Márquez featuring Flo Rida and Dale Saunders
Released	March 18, 2013
Recorded	January 1, 2013
Genre	Pop
Length	3:30
Label	Kontor
Songwriter(s)	Sergey Zhukov (original) Aleksey Potehin (original) Additional credits Alex Christensen Peter Könemann Tramar Dillard Stephen Singer Rocio Carolina Mateus Alfonso Dale Saunders
Producer(s)	E-Partment
Flo Rida singles chronology
"Sing La La La" (2013)

On January 1, 2013, the song was covered by Carolina Márquez, a Colombian-Italian singer, under the title "Sing La La La". This song was released on compilation Kontor Top of the Clubs Vol. 58. This version produced by E-Partment features Flo Rida and Dale Saunders and includes additional amended lyrics and a rap verse.[9] The single was released in March 2013, making it to the charts only in Austria, France, and Switzerland.

Track listings

1. "Sing La La La" (E-Partment Short Mix)" (3:30)
2. "Sing La La La" (E-Partment Extended Mix) (4:40)

Charts

Chart (2013)	Peak position
Austrian Singles Chart[10]	44
SNEP French Singles Chart[10]	81
Hit Parade Swiss Singles Chart[10]	70

Certifications

Region	Certification	Certified units/sales
Italy (FIMI)[11]	Gold	15,000^*
^* Sales figures based on certification alone.

R3hab and A Touch of Class version: "All Around the World (La La La)" (2019)

In 2019, Dutch DJ R3hab released a cover version titled "All Around the World (La La La)", with the band being credited as A Touch of Class. It charted in many European charts in addition to U.S. Billboard Hot Dance/Electronic Songs chart.

Samplings

The song has been subject of many samplings as well including:

• In 2010, Girlicious sampled a melody element from Pesenka in their own hit "2 in the Morning". It was released as the third single off the band's second album Rebuilt.
• Also in 2010, the American singer Auburn sampled a part of the song in her released single "La La La". This release also featured British Virgin Islands singer Iyaz.
• Also in 2010, the Swedish band JJ sampled it in their song "My Life".
• In 2011, Chevy Woods sampled it in his song called "She in Love". This track appears on his mixtape Red Cup Music.
• In 2013, American rapper Dorrough sampled it in his 2013 song "La La La" with the track featuring Wiz Khalifa. It was produced by Play-N-Skillz and contains additional rap verse.
• In 2014, Marin Monster sampled it in 2014 single "Pour Commencer" featuring Maître Gims. The single charted in France.
• In 2015, Dj Cassious sampled it in the song "LaLaLa" credited to Dj Cassious X MC Arabian.
• In 2017, Sound of Legend sampled it in the song "Sweet (La La La)".
• In 2018, Audri Nix sampled the song for her song “Complicado”.
• In 2019, Ravend sampled the song for his song "Taktım Beşe".
• In 2020, Eldzhey and Morgenshtern sampled the song for their song "Lollipop".
• In 2020, Ava Max sampled the song for her song "My Head & My Heart".

Other uses

ATC's Around The World was also used in a television commercial for General Electric in the United States in February 2002 during the 2002 Winter Olympics.[12]

All versions

Since its release in 1998, Pesenka saw tens of covers, remixes and/or other versions performed by various artists from many parts of the world from 2000 and onwards. These versions are:

• Ruki Vverh! - Pesenka (La La La) (1998), first and original
• ATC - Around the World (May 2000), internationally famous version and cover
• Naked 'Round the Block - Around the World (2000), ATC cover
• Dkay.com - Around the World (La La La La La) (2000)
• Sha-ila - Daj (2001)
• Jamaica Soundsystem - Around the World (2001), ATC cover
• Audiosmog - Around the World (La La La La La) (2001), ATC cover
• Max Raabe and Palast Orchester - Around the World (2001), ATC cover
• beFour - Magic Melody (June 2007), ATC cover with different lyrics
• Beat Ink - Around the World (December 2007)
• Kollegah - Selfmade Hustler (2008)
• Chris Webby - La La La (April 2009)
• Teclado lindinho 2009 (2009)
• Kompulsor - Around the World (La La La) (2009)
• Kla$ & Lena - Tancuj so mnoj /Russian: Kla$ & Лена - Танцуй со мной (2009)
• Auburn ft. Iyaz - La La La (2010)
• Girlicious - 2 in the Morning (2010)
• JJ - My Life (2010)
• Chevy Woods - She In Love (2011)
• Kid Ink - Fastlane (2011)
• Zed Zilla and Young Dolph - I'm Blowin (2011)
• The Disco Boys - Around the World (2012)
• Pipes - Confession (2012)
• Oregonized - Around the World (2012)
• BenNY Blanko - Peace (Interlude) (2012)
• Gromee feat. Tommy Gunn and Ali Tennant - You Make Me Say (2012)
• Carolina Marquez ft. Flo Rida & Dale Saunders - Sing La La La (2013)
• Dorrough ft. Wiz Khalifa - La La La (2013)
• Bones - HeartagramAdios (2014)
• Marin Monster ft. Maître Gims - Pour Commencer (2014)
• Metek - Le Plus Grand Fan De Metek (2014)
• Tradelove - Around the World (La, La, La) (2014)
• Black Smurf - King Smurf (2014)
• DJ Cassious - LaLaLa (2015)
• Marihuana - Bonez MC ft. Lx (2016)
• Sound of Legend - Sweet (La La La) (2017)
• Big Dope P - Presidential Pimpin (2017)
• Blacha - Pokerface (2018)
• Teabe - Lalala (2018)
• Alex Christensen feat. The Berlin Orchestra and Melanie C - Around the World (2018), ATC cover
• MOUNT & Noize Generation - Around the World[13] (2018), ATC cover
• R3hab feat. A Touch of Class - All Around the World (La La La) (2019)
• Eripe and Mario Kontrargument - Nienawiść W Rytmie Disco (2019)
• Allj (Russian: Элджей) & MORGENSHTERN - Lollipop (September 2020)
• Ava Max - My Head & My Heart (November 2020)

References

1. ATC - All Around The World (la la la la la la la la)
2. Music video for "Magic Melody" by beFour
3. "Austriancharts.at – beFour – Magic Melody" (in German). Ö3 Austria Top 40. Retrieved May 2, 2020.
4. "Offiziellecharts.de – beFour – Magic Melody". GfK Entertainment Charts. Retrieved May 2, 2020.
5. "Swisscharts.com – beFour – Magic Melody". Swiss Singles Chart. Retrieved May 2, 2020.
6. "Jahreshitparade Singles 2007". austriancharts.at. Retrieved May 2, 2020.
7. "Top 100 Single-Jahrescharts". GfK Entertainment (in German). offiziellecharts.de. Retrieved May 2, 2020.
8. "Schweizer Jahreshitparade 2007". hitparade.ch. Retrieved May 2, 2020.
9. "Sing La La La". YouTube. Kontor Records. Retrieved 6 May 2013.
10. "Sing La La La", in various singles charts Lescharts.com (Retrieved July 13, 2013)
11. "Italian single certifications – Carolina Marquez feat. Flo Rida & Dale Saunders – Sing La La La" (in Italian). Federazione Industria Musicale Italiana. Retrieved 20 September 2013. Select "Tutti gli anni" in the "Anno" drop-down menu. Select "Sing La La La" in the "Filtra" field. Select "Singoli online" under "Sezione".
12. 2002 General Electric GE Commercial during Salt Lake 2002 NBC coverage, YouTube.
13. "MOUNT & Noise Generation – Around the World". raverrafting.com. Retrieved 11 November 2018.