Bla Bla Bla (Gigi D'Agostino song)

"Bla Bla Bla" is a song written and recorded by Italian DJ Gigi D'Agostino. It was released in May 1999 as the third single from the album L'Amour Toujours. It reached number 3 in Austria and number 15 in France.

"Bla Bla Bla"
Single by Gigi D'Agostino
from the album L'Amour Toujours
Released	17 May 1999
Genre	Italo house Italo dance
Length	3:10 (video edit/German radio edit) 4:15 (album version)
Label	ZYX EMI Arista Noise Maker
Songwriter(s)	Gigi D'Agostino Kirby Gregory
Producer(s)	Gigi D'Agostino
Gigi D'Agostino singles chronology
"Cuba Libre" (1999) "Bla Bla Bla" (1999) "Another Way" (1999)
Music video
Video on YouTube

The vocal samples are from the line "I've been thinking 'bout what you have done to me", from Stretch's 1975 single "Why Did You Do It".

Music video

The song also featured a popular music video, which was directed by Andreas Hykade and Ged Haney at Studio Film Bilder GmbH,^[1] in the style of Italian animated series La Linea. The music video shows Baba,^[2] a boy with a floating head and no arms, walking toward what appears to be a fish/shark that multiplies itself and can change direction. This style was also used in "The Riddle", another song by Gigi D'Agostino, originally by British singer Nik Kershaw.

Chart performance

Weekly charts

Weekly chart performance for "Bla Bla Bla"

Chart (1999-2002)	Peak position
Austria (Ö3 Austria Top 40)[3]	3
Belgium (Ultratip Bubbling Under Flanders)[4]	6
France (SNEP)[5]	15
Germany (GfK)[6]	4
Ireland (IRMA)[7]	23
Netherlands (Single Top 100)[8]	43
Scotland (OCC)[9]	82
Switzerland (Schweizer Hitparade)[10]	16
UK Singles (OCC)[11]	87

Year-end charts

1999 weekly chart performance for "Bla Bla Bla"

Chart (1999)	Position
France (SNEP)[12]	97

2000 weekly chart performance for "Bla Bla Bla"

Chart (2000)	Position
Austria (Ö3 Austria Top 40)[13]	24
Europe (Eurochart Hot 100)[14]	89
Germany (Media Control)[15]	18

Certifications

Certifications for "Bla Bla Bla"

Region	Certification	Certified units/sales
Austria (IFPI Austria)[16]	Platinum	50,000*
France (SNEP)[17]	Silver	125,000*
Germany (BVMI)[18]	Gold	250,000^
Italy (FIMI)[19]	Platinum	70,000‡
* Sales figures based on certification alone. ^ Shipments figures based on certification alone. ‡ Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone.