Wild Dances (song)

Infobox Single
Name = Wild Dances


Artist = Ruslana
from Album = Wild Dances
Released = 2004 , 2008 (GTA IV version)
Format = CD Single , digital download
Recorded = 2003/2004
Genre = Pop, Folk
Length = 3:21
Label = EMI
Writer = Oleksandr Ksenofontov, Jamie Maher, Ruslana, Fayney, Sherena Dugani
Producer = Oleksandr Ksenofontov, Ruslana
Certification = —
Last single = "Kolomyjka"
(2003)
This single = "Wild Dances"
(2004)
Next single = "Dance with the Wolves"
(2005)
Misc =Infobox ESC entry
song = flagicon|Ukraine "Wild Dances"


caption =
year = 2004
country = Ukraine
artist = Ruslana Lyzchicko
as = Ruslana
with =
language =
languages = English, Ukrainian
composer = Ruslana Lyzchicko
lyricist = Alexander Ksenofontov,
Ruslana Lyzchicko
place = 1st
points = 280
place_semi = 2nd
points_semi = 256
lyrics = [http://www.diggiloo.net/?2004ua from Diggiloo Thrush]
clip =
prev = Hasta la Vista
prev_link = Hasta la Vista (Oleksandr Ponomaryov song)
next = Razom Nas Bahato
next_link = Razom Nas Bahato, Nas Ne Podolaty

"Wild Dances" (Lang-uk|Дикі танці|Dyki tantsi) is the name of the song by Ukrainian pop-star Ruslana Lyzhichko (Ruslana). "Wild Dances" was the winning song in the Eurovision Song Contest 2004 in Turkey.cite web|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/entertainment/music/3715907.stm|title=Ukraine celebrates Eurovision win
publisher=BBC]

After qualifying from the semi-final the song turned the tables in the final, and the 280 points it received were sufficient to claim a first famous Eurovision victory for Ukraine. With a mixture of English and Ukrainian lyrics, "Dyki tantsi" had the distinction of becoming the first Eurovision winner to be sung at least partly in a language other than English since the rule-change of 1999, when countries were allowed to sing in a language of their choosing, rather than one of their official languages. Ruslana was awarded 280 points during the final vote, which was the highest point total in any Eurovision contest until 2006, when Lordi were awarded 292 points for "Hard Rock Hallelujah." With this win, Ukraine became the third ex-USSR member to win the Contest (Estonia and Latvia having previously done so).

The song was remembered for an energetic performance, which Ruslana gave in a leather outfit, inspired by ethnic tradition of Ukraine.

The song was bought with exclusive copyright in Vietnam by Hồ Quỳnh Hương, a very famous Vietnamese female pop star who changed the lyrics into Vietnamese [ [http://www.giaidieuxanh.com.vn/nhacviet/2006/03/549023/ VietNamNet - Sau "đạo giai điệu" lại đến "đạo hoà âm" ] ] .

The song is used as a soundtrack of the 2008 video game Grand Theft Auto IV.

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References

External links

* [http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00024BHRY/ Amazon.com about the single]
* [http://entertainment.skynet.be/index.html?l1=entertainment&l2=ultratop&l3=yearview&fetchlist=grab&type=100_singles&yr=2004 Belgium 2004 year end chart.]
* [http://hitparade.ch/showitem.asp?interpret=Ruslana&titel=Wild+Dances&cat=s Peak positions of Wild Dances]