Peak
26
Weeks
20
Score
2,140
Chart Year
1999
The accompanying music video for "We Like to Party" was directed by Wendelien van Diepen.[15] It first aired in March 1999. The video features all four Vengaboys members and other tourists travelling to various destinations in Province of Barcelona, Piera and Gavà, in a 1930s style mini-bus, the "Vengabus" (a 1933 Chevrolet series O Bus), where they end up in a nightclub in La Barceloneta, Barcelona. A new "silent" version of the video was released in January 2022 via the band's official YouTube channel. It features isolated vocals and dubbed ambient sound effects based on the visuals.
This high-energy Eurodance song was a big hit for the Dutch group Vengaboys, which is actually two girls and two guys - they're kind of a cross between Abba and The Village People, pitched up a few beats. The masterminds behind the group are two Dutch producers: Danski and Delmundo (Wessel van Diepen and Dennis van den Driesschen). This song stood out thanks to its relentless, bonkers beat; it was a #1 hit in Belgium and made a strong showing across Europe. It was also the group's biggest hit in America, where they also charted with "Boom, Boom, Boom, Boom" at #84. Americans know this as "the Six Flags song," thanks to a 2004 advertising campaign for the Six Flags amusement parks featuring an elderly man in a tuxedo (Mr. Six) who pulls up in a bus, blares the song, and does dance moves that have to be seen to be believed. He then gathers the board and disaffected populace on the bus, where they all enjoy a day at Six Flags. The campaign ran for two years, earning the song far more airtime through commercials than it did elsewhere. This song was a plot point in the second season (2017) episode of the Netflix show Master of None, "New York, I Love You," where an after-hours pizza place becomes an impromptu dance club when someone plays the track. Crazy Frog remixed this for the 2005 album Crazy Frog Presents Crazy Hits, changing the line "The Vengabus is coming" to "The Crazy Frog is coming." >>
We like to party We like, we like to party We like to party We like, we like to party We like to party We like, we like to party We like to party I've got something to tell ya I've got news for you Gonna put some wheels in motion Get ready 'cause we're coming through Hey now, hey now, here's what I say now Happiness is just around the corner Hey now, hey now, here's what I say now We'll be there for you The Vengabus is coming And everybody's jumping New York to San Fransisco An intercity disco The wheels of steel are turning And traffic lights are burning So if you like to party Get on and move your body We like to party We like, we like to party We like to party We like, we like to party Hey now, hey now, here's what I say now Happiness is just around the corner Hey now, hey now, here's what I say now We'll be there for you The Vengabus is coming And everybody's jumping New York to San Fransisco An intercity disco The wheels of steel are turning And traffic lights are burning So if you like to party Get on and move your body The Vengabus is coming And everybody's jumping New York to San Fransisco An intercity disco The wheels of steel are turning And traffic lights are burning So if you like to party Get on and move your body We like to party We like, we like to party We like to party We like, we like to party We like to party We like, we like to party We like to party We like, we like to party The Vengabus is coming, the Vengabus is coming The Vengabus is coming, the Vengabus is The Vengabus is coming And everybody's jumping New York to San Fransisco An intercity disco The wheels of steel are turning And traffic lights are burning So if you like to party Get on and move your body The Vengabus is coming And everybody's jumping New York to San Fransisco An intercity disco The wheels of steel are turning And traffic lights are burning So if you like to party Get on and move your body The Vengabus is coming
| Week | Chart Date | Position | Points |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Feb 13, 1999 | 97 | 29 |
| 2 | Feb 20, 1999 | 90 | 36 |
| 3 | Feb 27, 1999 | 74 | 52 |
| 4 | Mar 6, 1999 | 70 | 56 |
| 5 | Mar 13, 1999 | 57 | 69 |
| 6 | Mar 20, 1999 | 47 | 79 |
| 7 | Mar 27, 1999 | 37 | 89 |
| 8 | Apr 3, 1999 | 34 | 92 |
| 9 | Apr 10, 1999 | 33 | 93 |
| 10 | Apr 17, 1999 | 26 | 100 |
| 11 | Apr 24, 1999 | 26 | 100 |
| 12 | May 1, 1999 | 28 | 98 |
| 13 | May 8, 1999 | 27 | 99 |
| 14 | May 15, 1999 | 30 | 96 |
| 15 | May 22, 1999 | 30 | 96 |
| 16 | May 29, 1999 | 43 | 83 |
| 17 | Jun 5, 1999 | 51 | 75 |
| 18 | Jun 12, 1999 | 53 | 73 |
| 19 | Jun 19, 1999 | 63 | 63 |
| 20 | Jun 26, 1999 | 79 | 47 |