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"Around the World (La La La La La)"
Single by ATC
from the album Planet Pop
B-side	"World in Motion"
Released	22 May 2000 (2000-05-22)
Genre	Eurodance hi-NRG
Length	3:38
Label	King Size
Songwriter(s)	Aleksey Potekhin Sergey Zhukov Alex Christensen Peter Könemann
Producer(s)	Alex Christensen
ATC singles chronology
"Around the World (La La La La La)" (2000) "My Heart Beats Like a Drum (Dum Dum Dum)" (2000)
Music video
"Around the World (La La La La La)" on YouTube

"Around the World (La La La La La)" is the debut single of German-based international Eurodance group ATC (an abbreviation of A Touch of Class). The song is a cover of the Russian hit "Pesenka" by Ruki Vverh! and uses the song's melody with additional English lyrics. Both songs feature the phrase "la la la la la" in a call and response format. Released in May 2000, the song is ATC's most successful single, reaching the top 20 in most countries where it was released.

Background and release

"Around the World (La La La La La)" was released as ATC's debut single from their debut album, Planet Pop, on 22 May 2000 in Germany. It was produced and recorded by German producer Alex Christensen with its melody almost entirely based on "Pesenka". The single reached number one on the German Singles Chart for six weeks in 2000. It also reached number one in Austria, Poland, Romania, and Switzerland and the top 10 in Belgium, Canada, Denmark, Finland, Hungary, the Netherlands, and Sweden.

On 6 November 2000, the song was released in the United Kingdom but did not chart. In August 2002, it was re-released in a newly remixed version, peaking at number 15 on the UK Singles Chart. In the United States, "Around the World (La La La La La)" was serviced to radio stations on 16 January 2001 and peaked at number 28 on the Billboard Hot 100 chart.

Music video

The music video for "Around the World" was filmed in 1999, and part of it was filmed in a pedestrian tunnel near Internationales Congress Centrum Berlin in Berlin.

A yellow Melkus RS 1000 with a blue license plate containing the text "ATC" features in the video. It appears both as a miniature slot car and as original. It is seen drifting and dashing through the tunnel. In one scene, two girls are sitting on the hood while it is driving. In between shots of the car moving, the group members can be seen dancing in a small room on a small platform surrounded by water.

Track listings

Charts

Certifications

Release history

R3hab version

"All Around the World (La La La)"
Single by R3hab and A Touch of Class
Released	5 April 2019 (2019-04-05)
Genre	Future house
Length	2:27 (radio edit) 3:31 (extended edit)
Label	Cyb3rpvnk Casablanca
Songwriter(s)	Aleksey Potekhin Sergey Zhukov Alex Christensen Peter Könemann
Producer(s)	R3hab
R3hab singles chronology
"This Is How We Party" (2019) "All Around the World (La La La)" (2019) "Don't Give Up on Me" (2019)
A Touch of Class singles chronology
"New York City" (2003) "All Around the World (La La La)" (2019)
Music video
"All Around the World" on YouTube

In 2019, Dutch DJ R3hab released a cover version titled "All Around the World (La La La)". The band was credited on the release as A Touch of Class, though it features new vocals by an uncredited guest vocalist.

Weekly charts

Certifications

Samples

• In 2011, American rapper Kid Ink sampled "Around the World" for his single "Fast Lane".
• In 2020, American singer Ava Max interpolated "Around the World" for her single "My Head & My Heart", in which the members of A Touch of Class praised her for acknowledging their song.
• In 2021, American rapper Pitbull interpolated "Around the World" with Cuban DJ IAMCHINO for their single "Discoteca". They performed the song with DJ Deorro at the 2022 Premio Lo Nuestro awards.

In popular culture

In 2007, the song was released with new lyrics as "Magic Melody" by German pop group beFour. "Sing La La La", an interpolation of the song, was released by Colombian/Italian singer Carolina Márquez featuring Flo Rida and Dale Saunders in 2013. A cover version of the song was used in a television commercial for General Electric in the United States in February 2002 during the 2002 Winter Olympics. In 2018, Alex Christensen, along with Melanie C and the Berlin Orchestra, made an orchestral version of the song which was included on Christensen's album titled Classical '90s Dance 2. American singer Ava Max interpolates the song in her 2020 single "My Head & My Heart". Pitbull sampled the song with IAMCHINO for their late-2021 single "Discoteca". They performed the song with DJ Deorro at the 2022 Premio Lo Nuestro awards.

See also

• "Pesenka"
• List of Romanian Top 100 number ones of the 2000s

Notes

1. "Around the World" reached number 38 when RPM ceased publication in November 2000.

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External links

• "A Touch Of Class - Around the World (La La La La La) (Official Video)" at YouTube

• 2000 songs
• 2000 debut singles
• 2019 singles
• A Touch of Class (band) songs
• R3hab songs
• Casablanca Records singles
• Hi-NRG songs
• Liberty Records singles
• Number-one singles in Austria
• Number-one singles in Germany
• Number-one singles in Poland
• Number-one singles in Romania
• Number-one singles in Switzerland
• RCA Records singles
• Song recordings produced by Alex Christensen
• Songs written by Alex Christensen
• Universal Records singles
• Songs written by Aleksey Potekhin
• Songs written by Sergey Zhukov (musician)