DiscO-Zone
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DiscO-Zone is the third and final album that was produced and released by the Moldovan band O-Zone
. It was first released on June 6, 2004 in multiple countries throughout Europe under the label Polydor Records
. It was also released in the United States
under the label Ultra Records
on 2 November 2004, in Australia by Mushroom Records
on the same date, and in Japan under Avex Trax
on 24 August 2005. It features their hit singles "Dragostea din tei
(Love from Lime)" and "Despre Tine
(About You)". The album was a commercial success in many European countries, particularly in Portugal where it was hit number one for eight consecutive weeks and was ranked for 26 weeks in the top 30. It also reached the top ten in Wallonia (Belgium), Poland, Norway, Switzerland, and Finland. In France, it was number 15 but stayed for 36 weeks in the top 200. In Japan it reached the number one position in its 24th week on the chart.
O-Zone
O-Zone was a Romania/Moldovan pop music trio that was active from 1998 to 2005 and consisted of Dan Bălan, Radu Sîrbu, and Arsenie Todiraş. The group gained global popularity with their song "Dragostea din tei" and their subsequent album DiscO-Zone....
. It was first released on June 6, 2004 in multiple countries throughout Europe under the label Polydor Records
Polydor Records
Polydor is a record label owned by Universal Music Group, headquartered in the United Kingdom.-Beginnings:Polydor was originally an independent branch of the Deutsche Grammophon Gesellschaft. Its name was first used as an export label in 1924, the British and German branches of the Gramophone...
. It was also released in the United States
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
under the label Ultra Records
Ultra Records
Ultra Records is an American independent electronic dance music record label. Ultra was formed in New York City in 1995 by former Polygram and Virgin Records executive Patrick Moxey, who is still currently the owner...
on 2 November 2004, in Australia by Mushroom Records
Mushroom Records
Mushroom Records is an Australian recoJrd company formed by Michael Gudinski and Ray Evans in Melbourne in 1972. After its sale in 1998, it merged into Festival Mushroom Records. From 2005 to 2009, it is one of the record labels operated by Warner Bros...
on the same date, and in Japan under Avex Trax
Avex Trax
, listed in the Tokyo Stock Exchange as 7860 and abbreviated as AGHD, is the holding company for a group of entertainment-related subsidiaries based in Japan...
on 24 August 2005. It features their hit singles "Dragostea din tei
Dragostea din tei
"Dragostea din tei" , also informally known as "The Numa Numa Song" , is the most successful single by the Moldovan pop group O-Zone, sung in Romanian. It shot to the number one spot on the Eurochart Hot 100, where it remained for 12 weeks between June and early September 2004...
(Love from Lime)" and "Despre Tine
Despre Tine
"Despre tine" is the third single release from O-Zone's second album Number 1, and came back in their last album, DiscO-Zone. Following up their 2004 summer hit "Dragostea din tei", "Despre tine" proved to be a smaller hit than its predecessor, but a big enough one to make number one in several...
(About You)". The album was a commercial success in many European countries, particularly in Portugal where it was hit number one for eight consecutive weeks and was ranked for 26 weeks in the top 30. It also reached the top ten in Wallonia (Belgium), Poland, Norway, Switzerland, and Finland. In France, it was number 15 but stayed for 36 weeks in the top 200. In Japan it reached the number one position in its 24th week on the chart.
Track listing
Romanian version
Japanese version
Members
- Dan Bălan – vocals
- Arsenie Todiras – bassBass guitarThe bass guitar is a stringed instrument played primarily with the fingers or thumb , or by using a pick....
& vocals - Radu Sîrbu – vocals
Peak positions
| Chart (2004/05) | Peak position |
|---|---|
| Austrian Albums Chart | 15 |
| Belgian (Flanders) Albums Chart | 63 |
| Belgian (Wallonia) Albums Chart | 3 |
| Danish Albums Chart | 9 |
| Dutch Albums Chart | 41 |
| Finnish Albums Chart | 3 |
| French SNEP Albums Chart | 15 |
| German Albums Chart | 16 |
| Japanese Albums Chart | 1 |
| Norwegian Albums Chart | 3 |
| Polish Albums Chart | 5 |
| Portuguese Albums Chart | 1 |
| Spanish Albums Chart | 54 |
| Swedish Albums Chart | 39 |
| Swiss Albums Chart | 7 |
End of year charts
| End of year chart (2004) | Position |
|---|---|
| French Albums Chart | 99 |
| Swiss Albums Chart | 57 |
| End of year chart (2005) | Position |
| Japanese Albums Chart | 12 |
Certifications
| Country | Certification | Date | Sales certified |
|---|---|---|---|
| Czech Republic | Gold | 2004 | 6,000 |
| France | Gold | 16 October 2004 | 75,000 |
| Japan | 3× Platinum | 2005 | 750,000 |
| Portugal | Platinum | 2004 | 20,000 |
| Switzerland | Gold | 2004 | 15,000 |
Chart successions
Release history
| Region | Date | Label | Catalog |
|---|---|---|---|
| Europe Europe Europe is, by convention, one of the world's seven continents. Comprising the westernmost peninsula of Eurasia, Europe is generally 'divided' from Asia to its east by the watershed divides of the Ural and Caucasus Mountains, the Ural River, the Caspian and Black Seas, and the waterways connecting... |
June 6, 2004 | Polydor Records Polydor Records Polydor is a record label owned by Universal Music Group, headquartered in the United Kingdom.-Beginnings:Polydor was originally an independent branch of the Deutsche Grammophon Gesellschaft. Its name was first used as an export label in 1924, the British and German branches of the Gramophone... |
986 700-9 |
| United States United States The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district... |
November 2, 2004 | Ultra Records Ultra Records Ultra Records is an American independent electronic dance music record label. Ultra was formed in New York City in 1995 by former Polygram and Virgin Records executive Patrick Moxey, who is still currently the owner... |
B00065U04A |
| Japan Japan Japan is an island nation in East Asia. Located in the Pacific Ocean, it lies to the east of the Sea of Japan, China, North Korea, South Korea and Russia, stretching from the Sea of Okhotsk in the north to the East China Sea and Taiwan in the south... |
August 24, 2005 | Avex Trax Avex Trax , listed in the Tokyo Stock Exchange as 7860 and abbreviated as AGHD, is the holding company for a group of entertainment-related subsidiaries based in Japan... |
AVCD-17777/B |
| October 12, 2005 | Avex Trax | AVCD-17823 | |
| December 21, 2005 | Avex Trax | AVCD-17830/B |