Daddy DJ (song)

"Daddy DJ" is a song recorded by French dance act of the same name. It was their debut single from their first album Let Your Body Talk and was first released in France in 1999, and then in many European countries between April and June 2000. The music video was produced as an animated feature.

"Daddy DJ"
Single by Daddy DJ
from the album Let Your Body Talk
Released	November 1999
Length	3:36
Label	Sony Music, RKG
Songwriter(s)	David Le Roy, Jean Christophe Belval
Producer(s)	J&B
Daddy DJ singles chronology
"Daddy DJ" (1999) "The Girl in Red" (2001)

Commercial success

The song was a huge success across Europe and has been well received, entering the top ten in France, Finland, Denmark, Germany, Spain, the Netherlands and Flanders (Belgium) and even topping the singles charts in Sweden, Norway and Wallonia (Belgium). In France, "Daddy DJ" peaked at number two for 10 nonconsecutive weeks on the SNEP Singles Chart, being unable to dislodge "Seul" by Garou and "It Wasn't Me" by Shaggy from the number-one spot. As of August 2014, the song was the 24th best-selling single of the 21st century in France, with 525,000 units sold.^[1]

Cover versions

Since its release, "Daddy DJ" and its widely popular tune have been sampled and covered by numerous other artists.

• In September to October 2006, the song was sampled by Swedish singer Basshunter in his hit "Vi sitter i Ventrilo och spelar DotA" (also known as simply "DotA").
• In November 2007, German Eurodance character and virtual musician Gummibär covered the song for his debut album I Am Your Gummy Bear, but with a changed name "Funny DJ".
• In 2008, Basshunter once again sampled the song, this time into his hit "All I Ever Wanted".
• In December 2008, the song's melody was sampled by Australian DJ S3RL on the song "Pretty Rave Girl".
• In 2009, the song was covered by Crazy Frog for his album Everybody Dance Now.^[2] The song entered the French Singles Chart at a peak of number four and totaled 15 weeks in the top 50. The song debuted at number 14 on the Eurochart Hot 100 Singles, dropping 18 places to number 32 the following week.^{[citation needed]}
• In 2021, the melody was sampled by artist Maddix for the song "Superheroes".^{[citation needed]}
• In June 2022, Italian DJ Gabry Ponte and Austrian DJ Lum!x sampled the song in their song "We Could Be Together".^{[citation needed]}
• In April 2024, Gummibär remixed his cover "Funny DJ" after seventeen years of its original release.

Music video

The animated music video for the song was produced by Aladin Net Prod and was released in France in 1999 and in 2000 elsewhere.^{[citation needed]} The music video illustrates the song's lyrics.

The video starts out with the act's main protagonist Kross, a 13 year old boy who is an aspiring DJ, watching his father practice for performing at a club. After his father refuses to play a Daddy DJ record he likes, Kross is frustrated later that night when his dad leaves for the club. The next day, his father is really tired but in the evening performs back at the club again. Kross uses his computer webcam to transport himself into the club, while simultaneously his father is teleported into his son's room. Everyone enjoys Kross's skills and an agent signs Kross with a record deal. He becomes famous and at the end of the video he is seen talking on the phone with an unknown person in an office in a large building labeled "Daddy DJ's Records".

Track listings

CD single

1. "Daddy DJ" (Chico and Tonio radio edit) — 3:36
2. "Daddy DJ" (original extended mix) — 5:46

CD maxi

1. "Daddy DJ" (Chico and Tonio radio edit) — 3:38
2. "Daddy DJ" (original radio edit) — 3:44
3. "Daddy DJ" (G-box 2 steps lullaby mix) — 3:41

Charts

Weekly charts Weekly chart performance for "Daddy DJ" Chart (2000–01) Peak position Australia (ARIA Charts)[3] 67 Austria (Ö3 Austria Top 40)[4] 7 Belgium (Ultratop 50 Flanders)[5] 8 Belgium (Ultratop 50 Wallonia)[6] 1 Denmark (Tracklisten)[7] 2 Europe (Eurochart Hot 100) 14 Finland (Suomen virallinen lista)[8] 3 France (SNEP)[9] 2 Germany (GfK)[10] 7 Netherlands (Dutch Top 40)[11] 15 Netherlands (Single Top 100)[12] 7 Norway (VG-lista)[13] 1 Romania (Romanian Top 100)[14] 11 Spain (PROMUSICAE)[15] 9 Sweden (Sverigetopplistan)[16] 1 Switzerland (Schweizer Hitparade)[17] 22 UK Singles (The Official Charts Company)[18] 198

Year-end charts 2000 year-end chart performance for "Daddy DJ" Chart (2000) Position France (SNEP)[19] 94 2001 year-end chart performance for "Daddy DJ" Chart (2001) Position Austria (Ö3 Austria Top 40)[20] 56 Belgium (Ultratop 50 Flanders)[21] 48 Belgium (Ultratop 50 Wallonia)[22] 1 Europe (Eurochart Hot 100)[23] 6 France (SNEP)[24] 4 Germany (Media Control)[25] 35 Netherlands (Dutch Top 40)[26] 66 Netherlands (Single Top 100)[27] 36 Sweden (Hitlistan)[28] 1

Certifications and sales

Certifications for "Daddy DJ"

Region	Certification	Certified units/sales
Belgium (BRMA)[29]	2× Platinum	100,000*
Denmark (IFPI Danmark)[30]	Platinum	8,000^
France (SNEP)[31]	Diamond	750,000*
Norway (IFPI Norway)[32]	Platinum
Sweden (GLF)[33]	2× Platinum	60,000^
* Sales figures based on certification alone. ^ Shipments figures based on certification alone.

Crazy Frog version

"Daddy DJ"
Single by Crazy Frog
from the album "Everybody Dance Now"
Released	2009
Genre	Dance, electronica
Length	2:53
Label	Ministry of Sound
Songwriter(s)	Henning Reith, Reinhard Raith, Wolfgang Boss, David Le Roy, Jean Christophe Belval
Crazy Frog singles chronology
"Crazy Frog in the House" (2007) "Daddy DJ" (2009) "Cha Cha Slide" (2009)
Music video
"Daddy DJ" on YouTube

In 2009, "Daddy DJ" was covered by Swedish character Crazy Frog and released as a single off its third album Everybody Dance Now. It went straight to number four on the French Singles Chart.

Charts

The song entered the French Singles Chart at a peak of number four, and totaled 15 weeks in the top 50. The song debuted at number 14 on the Eurochart Hot 100 Singles, dropping 18 places to number 32 the following week.

Weekly charts

Chart (2009)	Peak position
Eurochart Hot 100 Singles	14
France (SNEP)[34]	4

Year-end charts

Chart (2009)	Position
France (SNEP)[35]	46