Sweat (A La La La La Long)

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“Sweat (A La La La La Long)”
“Sweat (A La La La La Long)” cover
Single by Inner Circle
from the album Bad Boys
B-side "Bad Boys"
Released August 17, 1992 (UK)
February 20 1993 (Europe)
Format CD single
CD maxi
7" single
12" maxi
Cassette
Genre R&B
Length 3:49
Label Warner, WEA
Writer(s) Ian Lewis
Roger Lewis
Producer Ian Lewis
Roger Lewis
Touter Harvey
Inner Circle singles chronology
"Bad Boys"
(1992)		 "Sweat (A La La La La Long)"
(1993)		 "Rock with You"
(1993)

"Sweat (A La La La La Long)" is a 1992 song recorded by the band Inner Circle. It was the second single from the album Bad Boys and was released first on August 17, 1992 (UK), then at the beginning of 1993.

The song achieved a great success particularly in Europe, where it was a top ten hit in many countries, including Austria, Ireland, Norway and Sweden. It topped the charts of Switzerland and Germany respectively for six and twelve weeks. It was also a hit in Australia and New Zealand where it reached #2 and #8. It reached #3 in the UK and #16 in the U.S.

The song was also ranked #94 on the Triple J Hottest 100, 1993.

This song is featured on DANCE! Online, a multiplayer online casual rhythm game.

[edit] Track listings

CD maxi
  1. "Sweat" (original version) (3:49)
  2. "Sweat" (sweatbox construction) (7:56)
  3. "Sweat" (circle zone dub mix) (5:14)
  4. "Bad Boys" (original mix) (3:51)
12" maxi
Europe
  1. "Sweat" (swemix remix) (5:35)
  2. "Sweat" (sweatbox construction) (7:51)
  3. "Sweat" (circle zone dub mix) (5:09)
US
  1. "Sweat" (Don T's dancehall version) (3:54)
  2. "Sweat" (JJ's glamarama remix) (5:27)
  3. "Sweat" (Don T's dub version) (3:53)
  4. "Sweat" (Dave Morales def mix) (4:53)
  5. "Sweat" (Dave's def raggamuffin dub) (4:07)
  6. "Sweat" (original mix) (3:46)
7" single
  1. "Sweat" (original version) (3:46)
  2. "Bad Boys" (original mix) (3:50)
Cassette
  1. "Sweat" (original version) (3:46)
  2. "Bad Boys" (original mix) (3:50)
  3. "Sweat)" (original version) (3:46)
  4. "Bad Boys" (original mix) (3:50)
CD maxi - Remixes
  1. "Sweat" (swemix Edit) (4:20)
  2. "Sweat" (JJ's glamarama dancehall remix) (5:27)
  3. "Sweat" (original version) (3:46)
  4. "Sweat" (JJ's ragga zone dub) (4:16)
  5. "Sweat" (DJ beats) (2:30)

[edit] Charts

Chart (1992-1993)[1] [2] [3] [4] [5] Peak
position
U.S. Billboard Hot 100 16
U.S. Billboard Hot R&B/Hip Hop Songs 73
U.S. Billboard Rhythmic Top 40 22
U.S. Billboard Top 40 Mainstream 8
Australian ARIA Singles Chart 2
Austrian Singles Chart 2
French Singles Chart 12
German Singles Chart 1
Irish Singles Chart 3
New Zealand Singles Chart 8
Norwegian Singles Chart 8
Swedish Singles Chart 2
Swiss Singles Chart 1
UK Singles Chart 3
Preceded by
"It's My Life" by Dr. Alban		 German number-one single
September 25, 1992 - December 11, 1992		 Succeeded by
"More and More" by Captain Hollywood Project
Preceded by
"Rhythm Is a Dancer" by Snap!		 Swiss number-one single
October 4, 1992 - November 8, 1992		 Succeeded by
"Don't You Want Me" by Felix

[edit] References

  1. ^ "Sweat (A La La La La Long)", in various Singles Chart Lescharts.com (Retrieved April 10, 2008)
  2. ^ German Singles Chart Charts-surfer.de (Retrieved April 10, 2008)
  3. ^ Irish Single Chart Irishcharts.ie (Retrieved April 10, 2008)
  4. ^ UK Singles Chart Chartstats.com (Retrieved April 10, 2008)
  5. ^ Billboard Billboard.com (Retrieved April 10, 2008)