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They're Good (Blue)! In a fortuitous turn of events, 23 years ago this week Eiffel 65 was umber 1 on the Official Singles Chart with Blue (Da Bee Da)...just as, in the modern day, David Guetta & Bebe Rexha's 2022 re-work of the track sits at Number 1.

Time, eh? Spooky. 

But let's pedal back slightly. The year is 1999 and Jeffrey Jey, Maurizio Lobina and Massimo Gabutti - the three members of Italian dance group Eiffel 65 (I know, they're not French! Shock) write Blue (Da Ba Dee) after hearing the opening paino hook as composed by Lobina. 

Wisely, they heard it and thought - this would make a great Eurodance song. But for those looking for deep introspection into the song's themes - the members have spoken about how the hook for the song, and the colour blue, were chosen seemingly at random, and the rest of the song was written with similar spontaneity. 

MORE: Bebe Rexha reacts to I'm Good (Blue) reaching Number 1 in the UK

This week in 1999, Blue (Da Ba Dee) stayed steady at Number 1 with sales of over 164,000. It would beat nearest competition S Club 7 (out for a second Number 1 with S Club Party) into second place, while Shania Twain's iconic Man! I Feel Like A Woman had to settle for a new entry at Number 3. 

But, all things considered, a very iconic Top 3, no?

Proving that nowhere was more crazy for dance music than the late 90s, thr week before this Blue (Da Be Dee) unseated the Venga Boys' We're Going To Ibiza! (Tune! But also, not how you pronounce Ibiza), debuting at the top of the Official Singles Chart with sales of over 226,000.

In 2022, of course, Blue's manic energy has come back with a vengeance, thanks to the song being sampled in David Guetta & Bebe Rexha's I'm Good (Blue). Originally demo'd by the French DJ and Bebe in 2017, the track was never officially released at the time, before a resurgence on TikTok saw the song re-recorded and produced. 

As far as Blue's chart stats stand in the modern day; it's total chart units stand at over 1.6 million Eiffel 65 lay claim to a place in the most holy of chart accolade, with the single an official million-seller in the UK. 

It also has a very healthy standing on streams, with a combined total of 64 million streams, but expect that number to rise in the coming weeks. 

Elsewhere on the Official Singles Chart this week in 1999, we had further new entries from Britney Spears' energetic You Drive Me Crazy (4), David Bowie's Thursday's Child (16) and Idlewild's Little Discourage (24).

20 years ago this month the story of a little guy that lives in a blue world became a surprise hit: Blue (Da Ba Dee) by relatively unknown group Eiffel 65 landed at Number 1 on the Official Singles Chart and went on to sell over one million copies. 

Blue (Da Ba Dee) was somewhere between a novelty hit and a serious dance tune. It was written in two hours, it was Europop and its music video featured strange-looking blue men. Eiffel 65 - a trio of Italian producers - told the story behind Blue in great depth in this Vice documentary earlier this year. The track has notched up 1.38 million chart sales in the UK, over a million of which are pure sales/downloads.

Two decades on, the song has been reworked by production duo SONDR. Their version is called So Blue and it's out this Friday (Oct. 11). SONDR's name may not be hugely familiar to you yet but pair - Yk Koi and Lorenzo Cosi - have racked up over 100 million streams globally with their work, including recent collaborations with Felix Jaehn, Lenny Kravitz and this very popular remix of Ed Sheeran's Castle On The Hill.   


But why did SONDR decide to take on this dance classic in the first place? "For anyone who grew up in the 90s, Blue (Da Ba Dee) probably brings back some great memories," they told us. "It was one of our first introductions to dance music! 20 years on we thought it would be a fun challenge to re-work the song with a modern twist, so we reached out to Gabry Ponte from Eiffel 65."

SONDR's take on the song is more than a straightforward 2019 remix. "We knew from the start we wanted to re-write a version that borrowed just the hook," they explained. "It was quite a process, we worked on around 50 versions including various re-writes and vocalists. We were bouncing ideas over to Gabry but nothing seemed to stick.

"The idea went cold for a while until one Sunday a melody came to my head whilst watching A Place in the Sun. I grabbed my laptop and recorded the idea into the onboard microphone. It was super rough and had the TV audio in the background. I sent it to our group chat and everyone went crazy. From there, everything came together quite quickly.

"We are honoured that Eiffel 65 allowed us to release our version and hope that existing fans will enjoy the nostalgia while new fans will discover one of the most infectious melodies of all time!" 

Are Eiffel 65 still together?

Eiffel 65 is an Italian music group that was formed in 1997 in the studios of the Turin record company Bliss Corporation, consisting of Jeffrey Jey, Maurizio Lobina and Gabry Ponte. ... .

Is Eiffel 65 a one hit wonder?

Eiffel 65 classic 'Blue (Da Ba Dee)' turns 22 years old It might just be the most iconic one-hit wonder of all time… We are, of course, referring to Eiffel 65 classic 'Blue (Da Ba Dee)', which was released on this day in 1998.

When did I'm good blue come out?

2022

Is I'm good a copy of I'm blue?

Bebe Rexha, David Guetta's Remix is a Massive Hit If you didn't know, “I'm Good (Blue)” is a remix of 1999 hit song “Blue (Da Ba Dee)” by the Italian pop band Eiffel 65.