Ding Dong Song

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"Ding Dong Song"
Single by Günther
from the album Pleasureman
Released21 January 2004[1]
Recorded2004
Genre
Length4:04
Label
SongwritersAnderz Wrethov
Mats Söderlund
ProducerAnderz Wrethov
Günther singles chronology
"Ding Dong Song"
(2004)		 "Teeny Weeny String Bikini"
(2004)

"Ding Dong Song" is a song by the Swedish pop singer Günther, featuring the Sunshine Girls, based on the 1984 Dutch song "Tralala" by Phill & Company which was written by Ad van Olm and Eddy Ouwens. "Ding Dong Song" was released in 2004 on Günther's debut studio album, Pleasureman.[2][3] The song was number one for three weeks on the Swedish music charts.[4]

Background and recording

Günther's version is sung in English with a heavy German accent. The song is a parody of Eurodance genres, especially those from the 1980s and 1990s in Germany.[4]

The song gained widespread popularity on YouTube with one example being Louis and Zach's parody in which they film themself in front of their computer lip-syncing to the song.[5] As of 2025 this video by Louis and Zach's has received over 22 million views on YouTube.[5] The song has also received numerous other fan-made parodies[6] as well as US soldiers in Iraq dancing to the song.[7]

Chart performance

Weekly charts

Chart (2004) Peak
position
Belgium (Ultratop 50 Flanders)[8]43
Belgium (Ultratop 50 Wallonia)[9]31
Finland (Suomen virallinen lista)[10]16
Germany (GfK)[11]93
Ireland (IRMA) 6
Norway (VG-lista)[12]6
Scotland Singles (OCC)[13]12
Sweden (Sverigetopplistan)[14]1
Switzerland (Schweizer Hitparade)[15]95
UK Singles (OCC)[16]14

Year-end charts

Chart (2004) Position
Sweden (Hitlistan)[17] 7

Certifications

Region CertificationCertified units/sales
Norway (IFPI Norway)[18] Gold 5,000*
Sweden (GLF)[19] Gold 10,000^

* Sales figures based on certification alone.
^ Shipments figures based on certification alone.

References

  1. Sanche, Karine. "Gunther And The Sunshine Girls Ding Dong Song single record info, sleeve and tracklisting". Eurodance Encyclopaedia. Retrieved 9 February 2017.
  2. The Dutch Nationaal Pop Instituut on Phil [sic] & Company Archived 2008-01-08 at the Wayback Machine
  3. "Phill & Company - Tralala". Discogs. 1984. Retrieved 9 February 2017.
  4. Gustafsson, Cecilia (18 March 2004), Tysk kärleksprofet bakom säljande diskobuskis (in Swedish), archived from the original on 18 May 2009, retrieved 20 March 2009
  5. "Louis and Zach- Ding Dong Song". Youtube. Netstrange. 30 June 2008. Retrieved 3 August 2025.
  6. "Gunther ding+dong+song+parody". Youtube. 31 August 2025. Retrieved 31 August 2025.
  7. HHC 1-21 Mortars (22 March 2008). "US Soldiers in Iraq - The Ding Dong Song". YouTube. Archived from the original on 9 August 2016.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
  8. "Günther & The Sunshine Girls – Ding Dong Song" (in Dutch). Ultratop 50.
  9. "Günther & The Sunshine Girls – Ding Dong Song" (in French). Ultratop 50.
  10. "Günther & The Sunshine Girls: Ding Dong Song" (in Finnish). Musiikkituottajat.
  11. "Offizielle Deutsche Charts" (in German). GfK Entertainment charts. To see the peak chart position, click 'TITEL VON', followed by the artist's name. Retrieved 2 March 2020.
  12. "Günther & The Sunshine Girls – Ding Dong Song". VG-lista.
  13. "Official Scottish Singles Sales Chart on 19/5/2004 – Top 100". Official Charts Company.
  14. "Günther & The Sunshine Girls – Ding Dong Song". Singles Top 100.
  15. "Günther & The Sunshine Girls – Ding Dong Song". Swiss Singles Chart.
  16. "Official Singles Chart on 19/5/2004 – Top 100". Official Charts Company.
  17. "Årslista Singlar, 2004" (in Swedish). Sverigetopplistan. Retrieved 30 May 2020.
  18. "IFPI Norsk platebransje Trofeer 1993–2011" (in Norwegian). IFPI Norway. Retrieved 12 June 2023.
  19. "Guld- och Platinacertifikat − År 2004" (PDF) (in Swedish). IFPI Sweden. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2011-05-17. Retrieved 12 June 2023.