"Bing Bang (Time to Dance)" | |
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Single by Stephanie from LazyTown | |
from the album LazyTown – The Album | |
B-side | LazyTown Megamix", "I Love Christmas |
Released | 27 November 2006 |
Format | CD single, digital download |
Genre | Eurodance, dance-pop, Bubblegum dance |
Length | 3:16 |
Label | Gut |
Songwriter(s) | Máni Svavarsson |
Producer(s) | Máni Svavarsson |
"Bing Bang (Time to Dance)" is the single version of the LazyTown song "Bing Bang".
The original version is sung at the end of every episode of the children's television series by Stephanie and is danced to by Stephanie, Sportacus and the puppets of LazyTown.
The single was released in the United Kingdom on 27 November 2006 as a digital download, and in CD format a week later. On 10 December it reached number 4 on the UK Singles Chart. Bookmarker William Hill placed the song among five songs that were likely to become the number one song on UK's chart at Christmas. The song became a gold record by selling 100,000 copies in one week.
The song was written by Máni Svavarsson, the composer and one of the scriptwriters for LazyTown. It was originally created for Glanni Glæpur í Latabæ ("Robbie Rotten in LazyTown"), a 1999–2000 theatrical production in Iceland that later evolved into the popular children's television show. According to Svavarsson, "We wanted Stephanie to sing something catchy—that kids [of] all ages could repeat after hearing it once. The conclusion was 'Bing Bang'. We also wanted the lyrics to represent her character: smiley, dancey, fun-loving."
"I Love Christmas" has an extended instrumental introduction on this CD.