"D.I.S.C.O." is a euro disco song by the French band Ottawan, written and produced by Daniel Vangarde and Jean Kluger. It was originally recorded by Ottawan in French.[1]
It was first recorded in 1979 and reached number 2 in the UK singles chart the following year.
The song's name comes from the lyrics in its chorus, in which a woman is claimed to be 'DISCO', with each letter of the word standing for a certain quality, except O which simply leads to singing 'oh, oh, oh' ("She is disco // She is D delirious // She is I incredible // She is S superficial // She is C complicated // She is O oh, oh, oh").
Charts performance[]
Chart (1980) | Peak position |
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Austria (Ö3 Austria Top 40)[2] | 4 |
Belgium (Ultratop 50 Flanders)[3] | 2 |
France (SNEP)[4] | 7 |
Germany (Media Control AG)[5] | 2 |
Irish Singles Chart[6] | 2 |
Netherlands (Dutch Top 40)[7] | 3 |
Netherlands (Mega Single Top 100)[8] | 1 |
Norway (VG-lista)[9] | 1 |
South African Chart[10] | 5 |
Switzerland (Schweizer Hitparade)[11] | 5 |
UK (Official Charts Company)[12] | 2 |
In popular culture[]
- The song was featured in the UK drama series Queer As Folk, in which it was read in very serious style at a character's funeral, on the dead man's request, by a friend of his.
- The song also appears in the musical Boogie Nights 2 - This Time It's the 80s.
- This song was featured in the British comedy Imagine Me & You at Rachel and Heck's wedding.
N-Trance version[]
"D.I.S.C.O." | ||||||||||
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[1] | ||||||||||
Single by N-Trance | ||||||||||
Released | 1997 | |||||||||
Format | CD single | |||||||||
Recorded | 1997 | |||||||||
Genre | Trance | |||||||||
Writer(s) | Daniel Vangarde, Jean Kluger | |||||||||
N-Trance singles chronology | ||||||||||
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- N-Trance released a single based on the original hit, with added rap lyrics not found in the original. It was released in 1997 reached number 11 on the British Singles Chart.
- Tracklist
- "D.I.S.C.O" - Extended Version
- "D.I.S.C.O" - Radio Edit
- "D.I.S.C.O" - San Frandisco Mix
- "So High"
- Charts
Chart (1997) | Peak position |
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Austria (Ö3 Austria Top 40)[13] | 29 |
Finland (Suomen virallinen lista)[14] | 10 |
Netherlands (Mega Single Top 100)[15] | 82 |
UK (Official Charts Company)[16] | 11 |
Chico Slimani version[]
"D.I.S.C.O." | ||||||||||
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[2] | ||||||||||
Single by Chico | ||||||||||
Released | 2006 | |||||||||
Format | CD single | |||||||||
Recorded | 2006 | |||||||||
Genre | Pop | |||||||||
Writer(s) | Daniel Vangarde, Jean Kluger | |||||||||
Chico singles chronology | ||||||||||
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In 2006, The X Factor former contestant Chico Slimani released an alternative version as a follow up to his number 1 hit "It's Chico Time". His version of D.I.S.C.O. reached number 24 on the British Singles Chart.
- Lyrics
He amended lyrics to say "C.H.I.C.O. on D.I.S.C.O." and amended lyrics to:
- D dynamic
- I incredible
- S supersonic
- C Chicolicious (alluding to his own name)
- O oh, oh, oh".[17]
- Charts
Chart (2006) | Peak position |
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UK (Official Charts Company)[18] | 24 |
TYP version[]
"D.I.S.C.O.
(TYP D.I.S.C.O.)" | ||||||||||
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[3] | ||||||||||
Single by TYP | ||||||||||
from the album 9 AM to 5PM, 5PM to Whenever | ||||||||||
Released | 2011 | |||||||||
Format | CD single | |||||||||
Recorded | 2011 | |||||||||
Genre | Alternative pop | |||||||||
Length | 3:25 | |||||||||
Label | Universal Music | |||||||||
Writer(s) | Daniel Vangarde, Jean Kluger, Ivri Lider & Yonatan Goldstein | |||||||||
TYP singles chronology | ||||||||||
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In 2011 the song was sampled by Israeli musical duo TYP also known as The Young Professionals for their track "D.I.S.C.O.". It has become the duo's first international hit.
- Lyrics
The lyrics are totally new for the song, so it is not a cover but an altogether new song.
For D.I.S.C.O. they use alternative lyrics in two separate versions. In the first
- D is for doing what I want
- I is for saying that I can’t
- S is for somebody you're not
- C for don't call me and
- O is for oh no
In yet another verse
- D is for darling you're so hot
- I inside you break my heart
- S for sometime when you're around
- C is for curious and
- O is for oh my God
- Chart
Chart (2012) | Peak position |
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France (SNEP)[19] | 53 |