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| name = Hooray! Hooray! It's a Holi-Holiday
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| album =
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| released = 26 March 1979
| released = 26 March 1979
| format = [[Gramophone Record|7" single]], [[Gramophone Record|12" single]]
| recorded = 1979
| recorded = 1979
| studio =
| venue =
| venue =
| genre = [[Reggae]], [[Euro disco]]
| genre = [[Reggae]], [[Euro disco]]
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| writer = [[Frank Farian]], Fred Jay
| writer = [[Frank Farian]], Fred Jay
| producer = [[Frank Farian]]
| producer = [[Frank Farian]]
| prev_title = [[Painter Man]]
| prev_title = [[Painter Man#Boney M. version|Painter Man]]
| prev_year = 1979
| prev_year = 1979
| next_title = [[El Lute / Gotta Go Home]]
| next_title = [[El Lute / Gotta Go Home]]
| next_year = 1979
| next_year = 1979
| misc = {{External music video|header=Audio video|{{YouTube|NxloIYqM0wo|"Hooray! Hooray! It's A Holi- Holiday"}}|type=song}}
}}
}}


"'''Hooray! Hooray! It's a Holi-Holiday'''" is a 1979 single by Euro disco band [[Boney M.]] as an adaptation of nursery rhyme ''[[Polly Wolly Doodle]]''. Despite breaking their row of 7 consecutive German #1 singles, peaking at #4, the single was a big hit all over Europe, peaking at #3 in the UK. The song and its [[B-side]], "Ribbons of Blue", were taken from the movie ''Disco Fever''. Even though the single cover announced the arrival of the next Boney M. album, ''[[Oceans of Fantasy]]'', it would still be another six months before the album was released, and of the two songs, only "Ribbons of Blue" (penned by the group's drummer, [[Keith Forsey]]) was included and just in a one- or two-minute edit, depending on the pressing.
"'''Hooray! Hooray! It's a Holi-Holiday'''" is a 1979 single by German Euro disco band [[Boney M.]] as an adaptation of the song, "[[Polly Wolly Doodle]]". Despite breaking their row of 7 consecutive German #1 singles, peaking at #4, the single was a big hit all over Europe, peaking at #3 in the UK. The song and its [[B-side]], "Ribbons of Blue", were taken from the movie ''Disco Fever''. "Ribbons of Blue" has a strong country feel with the addition of a pedal steel guitar. Even though the single cover announced the arrival of the next Boney M. album, ''[[Oceans of Fantasy]]'', it would still be another six months before the album was released, and of the two songs, only "Ribbons of Blue" (penned by the group's drummer, [[Keith Forsey]]) was included and just in a one- or two-minute edit, depending on the pressing.


==Single==
==Single==
Unlike other Boney M. singles, there appears to be no different mixes. In Germany, this was the first single to picture a specially designed label with a star-spangled Boney M. logo on a blue background. In the UK, the single was released in a picture sleeve – it was also pressed on a [[picture disc]] and a 12" clear yellow vinyl with card picture cover insert.
Unlike other Boney M. singles, there appears to be no different mixes. In Germany, this was the first single to picture a specially designed label with a star-spangled Boney M. logo on a blue background. In the UK, the single was released in a picture sleeve – it was also pressed on a [[picture disc]] and a 12" clear yellow vinyl with card picture cover insert.

==Reception==
''[[Smash Hits]]'' said, "If a knees-up in a holiday camp is your idea of a good time, then you might possibly - just possibly - enjoy this excruciatingly dreadful singalongaboney. But make no mistake, whether you love it or hate it, you will hear it.<ref>{{cite magazine| magazine= Smash Hits | title=Singles|author=Cliff White|issue=11|date=3 May 1979}}</ref>

===Chart positions===
{| class="wikitable sortable"
!align="left"|Chart (1979)
!align="left"|Peak <br>position
|-
|Argentina ([[CAPIF]])<ref>{{Cite web|title=Cash Box - International Best Sellers|url=https://worldradiohistory.com/Archive-All-Music/Cash-Box/70s/1979/CB-1979-08-25.pdf|website=worldradiohistory.com|publisher=Cash Box. 25 August 1979. p. 38.}}</ref>
| style="text-align:center;"|5
|-
|Israel ([[Israeli Broadcasting Authority|IBA]])<ref>May 1979</ref>
| style="text-align:center;"|3
|}


==Releases==
==Releases==
'''7" Singles'''
'''7" singles'''
* "Hooray! Hooray! It's a Holi-Holiday" (3:56) / "Ribbons of Blue" (4:02) – (Hansa Int. 100 444-100, Germany)
* "Hooray! Hooray! It's a Holi-Holiday" (3:56) / "Ribbons of Blue" (4:02) – (Hansa Int. 100 444–100, Germany)
* "Hooray! Hooray! It's a Holi-Holiday" (3:56) / "Ribbons of Blue" (4:02) – (Atlantic K 11279 / Picture disc K 11279P, UK)
* "Hooray! Hooray! It's a Holi-Holiday" (3:56) / "Ribbons of Blue" (4:02) – (Atlantic K 11279 / Picture disc K 11279P, UK)


'''12" Single'''
'''12" single'''
* "Hooray! Hooray! It's a Holi-Holiday" (3:56) / "Ribbons of Blue" (4:02) – (Atlantic K 11279T, UK)
* "Hooray! Hooray! It's a Holi-Holiday" (3:56) / "Ribbons of Blue" (4:02) – (Atlantic K 11279T, UK)


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| artist = [[Boney M.]]
| artist = [[Boney M.]]
| album = [[20th Century Hits]]
| album = [[20th Century Hits]]
| released = November 8, 1999
| released = 8 November 1999
| format = [[Gramophone Record|12" single]], [[CD-single]]
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| label = [[BMG Records]] (FRG)
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===Releases===
===Releases===
'''CD'''<br/>
'''CD'''
* Boney M. 2000: "Hooray! Hooray! (Caribbean Night Fever)" (BMG 74321 71064 2, 1999)
* Boney M. 2000: "Hooray! Hooray! (Caribbean Night Fever)" (BMG 74321 71064 2, 1999)
# "Caribbean Night Fever – Megamix" (Radio Edit) – 3:55
# "Caribbean Night Fever – Megamix" (Radio Edit) – 3:55
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# "Brown Girl in the Ring" (Remix) – 4:01
# "Brown Girl in the Ring" (Remix) – 4:01


'''12" Single'''<br/>
'''12" single'''
* Boney M. 2000: "Hooray! Hooray! (Caribbean Night Fever)" (BMG 74321 71114 1, 1999)
* Boney M. 2000: "Hooray! Hooray! (Caribbean Night Fever)" (BMG 74321 71114 1, 1999)
"Caribbean Night Fever – Megamix" (Extended Version) – 5:26 / "Hooray! Hooray! It's a Holi-Holiday" (Extended Version) – 4:26 / "Caribbean Tropical Mix" – 6:02 / "Caribbean Carnival Mix" – 6:02
"Caribbean Night Fever – Megamix" (Extended Version) – 5:26 / "Hooray! Hooray! It's a Holi-Holiday" (Extended Version) – 4:26 / "Caribbean Tropical Mix" – 6:02 / "Caribbean Carnival Mix" – 6:02
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!align="left"|Peak <br>position
|-
|-
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{{singlechart|New Zealand|47|artist=Boney M. 2000|song=Hooray! Hooray!}}
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==Certifications==
{{certification Table Top}}
{{certification Table Entry|type=single|region=Netherlands|artist=Boney M|title= Hooray! Hooray !|award=Gold|certyear=1979|relyear=1979|access-date=13 July 2019}}
{{certification Table Entry|type=single|region=United Kingdom|artist=Boney M|title=Hooray Hooray Its A Holi-Holiday |award=Silver|certyear=1979|relyear=1979|id=2983-1996-1|access-date=13 July 2019}}
{{Certification Table Bottom | nosales=true}}


==Cover versions==
==Cover versions==
{{Infobox song
{{Infobox song
| name = (Hooray! Hooray!) It's a Cheeky Holiday!
| name = (Hooray Hooray) It's a Cheeky Holiday
| cover =
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| artist = [[Cheeky Girls]]
| artist = [[Cheeky Girls]]
| album = [[PartyTime (album)|Party Time]]
| album = [[PartyTime (album)|Party Time]]
| released = {{start date|2003|8|4|df=y}}<ref>{{cite magazine|url=https://worldradiohistory.com/UK/Music-Week/2003/Music-Week-2003-08-02.pdf|title=Key Releases: Singles|magazine=[[Music Week]]|page=19|date=2 August 2003|access-date=8 September 2021}}</ref>
| released = 4 August 2003
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| studio =
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| genre =
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| length = 3:04
| label =
| label = [[Multiply Records|Multiply]]
| writer = [[Frank Farian]], Fred Jay
| writer = [[Frank Farian]], Fred Jay, the Cheeky Boyz, Margaret Irimia-Semal
| producer =
| producer = The Cheeky Boyz
| prev_title = [[Take Your Shoes Off (song)|Take Your Shoes Off]]
| prev_title = [[Take Your Shoes Off (song)|Take Your Shoes Off]]
| prev_year = 2003
| prev_year = 2003
| next_title = [[Have a Cheeky Christmas]]
| next_title = [[Have a Cheeky Christmas]]
| next_year = 2003
| next_year = 2003
|misc={{External music video|{{YouTube|bzhdeMahaTM|"Hooray Hooray (It's a Cheeky Holiday)"}}}}}}
}}


*The Spanish group [[Parchís]] covered the song on their first LP under the same title, but sung completely in Spanish by the two female vocalists in the group: Gemma and Yolanda.
*The Spanish group [[Parchís]] covered the song on their first LP under the same title, but sung completely in Spanish by the two female vocalists in the group: Gemma and Yolanda.
*Hong Kong singer [[Susanna Kwan]] covered the song in Cantonese in 1979 as "Summer Delight" (夏日多歡享 ha yat dor foon heung) on her album ''Wing han dik foo pak'' (永恒的琥珀).
*Hong Kong singer [[Susanna Kwan]] covered the song in Cantonese in 1979 as "Summer Delight" (夏日多歡享 ha yat dor foon heung) on her album ''Wing han dik foo pak'' (永恒的琥珀).
*Danish singer [[Birthe Kjær]] covered the song in Danish in 1980 as "Hurra! Hurra! Sikken dejlig dag".
*Danish singer [[Birthe Kjær]] covered the song in Danish in 1980 as "Hurra! Hurra! Sikken dejlig dag".
*[[Ricky Martin]] covered the song in Spanish in 1993 on his album ''[[Me Amarás (album)|Me Amarás]]''.
*[[Ricky Martin]] covered the song in Spanish in 1993 on his album ''[[Me Amarás (album)|Me Amarás]]''.
*[[The Cheeky Girls]] did a cover of this song, "(Hooray, Hooray) It's a Cheeky Holiday", as a follow-up to their successful debut single "[[Cheeky Song (Touch My Bum)]]". Their version gave them their second top 5 hit in the UK.
*[[The Cheeky Girls]] did a cover of this song, "(Hooray Hooray) It's a Cheeky Holiday", as a follow-up to their successful debut single, "[[Cheeky Song (Touch My Bum)]]". Their version gave them their third top-five hit in the UK, peaking at number three.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.officialcharts.com/artist/13010/cheeky-girls/|title=Cheeky Girls|publisher=[[Official Charts Company]]|access-date=8 September 2021}}</ref>
{{Clear}}
*The Mexican group Banda Ráfaga covered the song on their album debut, ''Al ataque'' (To attack), in 1994.

*In 2005, German pop band Hot Banditoz covered the song in Spanish on their second album, ''Bodyshaker'', with altered lyrics and retitled as "Holá, Holá".
==See also==
*The song was sampled by [[Alexandra Burke]] in her No. 1 single "[[Start Without You]]".
* [[List of music released by Romanian artists that has charted in major music markets]]
*The [[Indonesia]]n Band [[Pancaran Sinar Petromak]] covered the song in [[Bahasa Indonesia]] as "Bapak Dapat Lotre" (Daddy Got Lottery).


==References==
==References==
{{reflist}}
{{Reflist}}

==External links==
*{{YouTube|ModISbNyQ8I|"Boney M. - Hooray! Hooray! It's a Holi-Holiday (Sopot Festival 1979)"}}
*{{YouTube|H7noqMOLGGk|"Boney M. - Hooray Hooray (Caribbean Night Fever) (Official Video)"}}
*{{YouTube|SXC_qdFc8iY|"Hooray! Hooray! It's a Holi-Holiday (7" Version)"}}
*{{YouTube|TGO5a434iWg|"Boney M. - Hooray! Hooray! It's A Holi-Holiday (ZDF Disco 30.04.1979)"}}
*{{YouTube|mPBYd6qepTM|"Hooray! Hooray! It's A Holi-Holiday (Radio Edit)"}}
*{{YouTube|GzmtIIG3yIY|"Boney M. - Hooray! Hooray! It's a Holi-Holiday (7" Version)"}}
*{{YouTube|GJDuYglpDLs|"Hooray! Hooray! It's a Holi-Holiday (7" Version)"}}
*{{YouTube|WUu0mpjGmo8|"Hooray! Hooray!"}}
*{{YouTube|KycwmyPoL0g|"Hooray! Hooray! It's a Holi-Holiday"}}
*{{YouTube|j3dr2P0BSOY|"Hooray! Hooray!"}}
*{{YouTube|VEuQ3SiVZJ0|"Hooray! Hooray! It`s A Holi-Holiday (Remix '88)"}}
*{{YouTube|scHgYWaH9zY|"Hooray, Hooray, It's a Holi-Holiday (Live)"}}
*{{YouTube|iR_ndUaa0GU|"Hooray, Hooray, It's a Holiday"}}
*{{YouTube|RPt5AcaCd0g|"Hooray! Hooray! It's A Holi- Holiday"}}


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Latest revision as of 18:52, 20 June 2024

"Hooray! Hooray! It's a Holi-Holiday"
Single by Boney M
Released26 March 1979
Recorded1979
GenreReggae, Euro disco
Length3:56
LabelHansa Records (FRG)
Songwriter(s)Frank Farian, Fred Jay
Producer(s)Frank Farian
Boney M singles chronology
"Painter Man"
(1979)
"Hooray! Hooray! It's a Holi-Holiday"
(1979)
"El Lute / Gotta Go Home"
(1979)
Audio video
"Hooray! Hooray! It's A Holi- Holiday" on YouTube

"Hooray! Hooray! It's a Holi-Holiday" is a 1979 single by German Euro disco band Boney M. as an adaptation of the song, "Polly Wolly Doodle". Despite breaking their row of 7 consecutive German #1 singles, peaking at #4, the single was a big hit all over Europe, peaking at #3 in the UK. The song and its B-side, "Ribbons of Blue", were taken from the movie Disco Fever. "Ribbons of Blue" has a strong country feel with the addition of a pedal steel guitar. Even though the single cover announced the arrival of the next Boney M. album, Oceans of Fantasy, it would still be another six months before the album was released, and of the two songs, only "Ribbons of Blue" (penned by the group's drummer, Keith Forsey) was included and just in a one- or two-minute edit, depending on the pressing.

Single[edit]

Unlike other Boney M. singles, there appears to be no different mixes. In Germany, this was the first single to picture a specially designed label with a star-spangled Boney M. logo on a blue background. In the UK, the single was released in a picture sleeve – it was also pressed on a picture disc and a 12" clear yellow vinyl with card picture cover insert.

Reception[edit]

Smash Hits said, "If a knees-up in a holiday camp is your idea of a good time, then you might possibly - just possibly - enjoy this excruciatingly dreadful singalongaboney. But make no mistake, whether you love it or hate it, you will hear it.[1]

Chart positions[edit]

Chart (1979) Peak
position
Argentina (CAPIF)[2] 5
Israel (IBA)[3] 3

Releases[edit]

7" singles

  • "Hooray! Hooray! It's a Holi-Holiday" (3:56) / "Ribbons of Blue" (4:02) – (Hansa Int. 100 444–100, Germany)
  • "Hooray! Hooray! It's a Holi-Holiday" (3:56) / "Ribbons of Blue" (4:02) – (Atlantic K 11279 / Picture disc K 11279P, UK)

12" single

  • "Hooray! Hooray! It's a Holi-Holiday" (3:56) / "Ribbons of Blue" (4:02) – (Atlantic K 11279T, UK)

"Hooray! Hooray! (Caribbean Night Fever)"[edit]

"Hooray! Hooray! (Caribbean Night Fever)"
Single by Boney M.
from the album 20th Century Hits
Released8 November 1999
LabelBMG Records (FRG)
Songwriter(s)F. Farian, F. Jay, Bob Marley
Producer(s)Frank Farian
Boney M. singles chronology
"Daddy Cool '99"
(1999)
"Hooray! Hooray! (Caribbean Night Fever)"
(1999)
"Sunny (Remix)"
(2000)

"Hooray! Hooray! (Caribbean Night Fever)" is a Double A-side Boney M. single from 1999 with a new remix of their 1979 hit "Hooray! Hooray! It's a Holi-Holiday" and a Megamix of their hits "Brown Girl in the Ring", "Hooray! Hooray! It's a Holi-Holiday" and "No Woman No Cry", all taken from their remix album 20th Century Hits, released at the same time. The single fared poorly, peaking at just #79 in the German charts and #80 in the Swiss charts. After producer Frank Farian had dropped the idea of launching an all-new Boney M. line-up with young people, he announced that original lead singer Liz Mitchell and her Boney M. line-up would promote the album before dropping this idea again. Consequently, the accompanying video featured a cartoon movie of the original group. The 12" single featured "Tropical" and "Carnival" mixes, both unavailable on CD.

Releases[edit]

CD

  • Boney M. 2000: "Hooray! Hooray! (Caribbean Night Fever)" (BMG 74321 71064 2, 1999)
  1. "Caribbean Night Fever – Megamix" (Radio Edit) – 3:55
  2. "Hooray! Hooray! It's a Holi-Holiday" (Radio Edit) – 3:30
  3. "Caribbean Night Fever" (Extended Version) – 5:28
  4. "Hooray! Hooray! It's a Holi-Holiday" (Extended Version) – 4:26
  5. "Brown Girl in the Ring" (Remix) – 4:01

12" single

  • Boney M. 2000: "Hooray! Hooray! (Caribbean Night Fever)" (BMG 74321 71114 1, 1999)

"Caribbean Night Fever – Megamix" (Extended Version) – 5:26 / "Hooray! Hooray! It's a Holi-Holiday" (Extended Version) – 4:26 / "Caribbean Tropical Mix" – 6:02 / "Caribbean Carnival Mix" – 6:02

Chart positions[edit]

Chart positions (1999–2000) Peak
position
Germany (Official German Charts)[4] 79
New Zealand (Recorded Music NZ)[5] 47
Spain (PROMUSICAE)[6] 6
Switzerland (Schweizer Hitparade)[7] 80

Certifications[edit]

Region Certification Certified units/sales
Netherlands (NVPI)[8] Gold 100,000^
United Kingdom (BPI)[9] Silver 250,000^

^ Shipments figures based on certification alone.

Cover versions[edit]

"(Hooray Hooray) It's a Cheeky Holiday"
Single by Cheeky Girls
from the album Party Time
Released4 August 2003 (2003-08-04)[10]
Recorded2002
Length3:04
LabelMultiply
Songwriter(s)Frank Farian, Fred Jay, the Cheeky Boyz, Margaret Irimia-Semal
Producer(s)The Cheeky Boyz
Cheeky Girls singles chronology
"Take Your Shoes Off"
(2003)
"(Hooray Hooray) It's a Cheeky Holiday"
(2003)
"Have a Cheeky Christmas"
(2003)
Music video
"Hooray Hooray (It's a Cheeky Holiday)" on YouTube
  • The Spanish group Parchís covered the song on their first LP under the same title, but sung completely in Spanish by the two female vocalists in the group: Gemma and Yolanda.
  • Hong Kong singer Susanna Kwan covered the song in Cantonese in 1979 as "Summer Delight" (夏日多歡享 ha yat dor foon heung) on her album Wing han dik foo pak (永恒的琥珀).
  • Danish singer Birthe Kjær covered the song in Danish in 1980 as "Hurra! Hurra! Sikken dejlig dag".
  • Ricky Martin covered the song in Spanish in 1993 on his album Me Amarás.
  • The Cheeky Girls did a cover of this song, "(Hooray Hooray) It's a Cheeky Holiday", as a follow-up to their successful debut single, "Cheeky Song (Touch My Bum)". Their version gave them their third top-five hit in the UK, peaking at number three.[11]

See also[edit]

References[edit]

  1. ^ Cliff White (3 May 1979). "Singles". Smash Hits. No. 11.
  2. ^ "Cash Box - International Best Sellers" (PDF). worldradiohistory.com. Cash Box. 25 August 1979. p. 38.
  3. ^ May 1979
  4. ^ "Boney M. 2000 – Caribbean Night Fever - Megamix" (in German). GfK Entertainment charts.
  5. ^ "Boney M. 2000 – Hooray! Hooray!". Top 40 Singles.
  6. ^ "Boney M. 2000 – Hooray! Hooray!" Canciones Top 50.
  7. ^ "Boney M. 2000 – Hooray! Hooray!". Swiss Singles Chart.
  8. ^ "Dutch single certifications – Boney M – Hooray! Hooray !" (in Dutch). Nederlandse Vereniging van Producenten en Importeurs van beeld- en geluidsdragers. Retrieved 13 July 2019. Enter Hooray! Hooray ! in the "Artiest of titel" box. Select 1979 in the drop-down menu saying "Alle jaargangen".
  9. ^ "British single certifications – Boney M – Hooray Hooray Its A Holi-Holiday". British Phonographic Industry. Retrieved 13 July 2019.
  10. ^ "Key Releases: Singles" (PDF). Music Week. 2 August 2003. p. 19. Retrieved 8 September 2021.
  11. ^ "Cheeky Girls". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 8 September 2021.

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