"Stach Stach" is 2002 song recorded by Michael Youn

Michaël Youn

Michaël Youn is a French actor, singer, comedian, and TV and radio personality.- Biography :...

 and his band Bratisla Boys. This humoristic song was released as first single

Single (music)

In music, a single or record single is a type of release, typically a recording of fewer tracks than an LP or a CD. This can be released for sale to the public in a variety of different formats. In most cases, the single is a song that is released separately from an album, but it can still appear...

 from the album Anthologigi, in April 2002. Entirely composed of onomatopoeics and meaningless words on a repetitive music, the song became a hit, topping the chart in France for almost four months.

Song information

The song was first performed as a joke in the French TV show Morning Live, hosted by Michaël Youn and his two friends and broadcast on M6

Métropole 6

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. As it was well received by the public, it was recorded and eventually released as a single, and was sponsored by Fun Radio

Fun Radio

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.

In a funny way, the song is supposed to having been recorded in a submarine

Submarine

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 while it was at 300 metres of deep. Dvorjak, Olaff and Piotr, who are indicated as writers and composers of the song, are actually the singers under a pseudonym. All three appear bare buttocks

Buttocks

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 on the back of the single cover.

In France, the single was charted for 38 weeks on the chart (top 100) from April 20, 2002. It spent ten weeks atop, 21 weeks in the top ten and 31 weeks in the top 50. Certified Diamond

Music recording sales certification

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, it is to date the 33rd best-selling single of all time in France.

Track listings

• CD single

1. "Stach Stach" (edit long) — 3:14
2. "Stach Stach" (edit radio) — 1:24
3. "Stach Stach" (instrumental) — 3:14
4. "Bratisla Theme" — 3:38

• 12" maxi

1. "Stach Stach" (edit long) — 3:14
2. "Stach Stach" (edit radio) — 1:24
3. "Stach Stach" (instrumental) — 3:14
4. "Bratisla Theme" — 3:38

• CD single - Promo

1. "Stach Stach" (edit long) — 3:14
2. "Stach Stach" (edit radio 1) — 1:45
3. "Bratisla anthem" — 3:38

Credits

• Written by Dvorjak, Olaff and Piotr
• Artwork by Markus Dinocerak
• Photography by S. Mickaïlof
• "Bratisla anthem" : mixed by Tomislav Arroyovski, produced by Play Mo' Bitch, scratches by Nikolaï

Peak positions

Chart (2002)	Peak position
Belgian (Wallonia) Singles Chart	3
French SNEP Singles Chart	1
Swiss Singles Chart	2

End of year charts

End of year chart (2002)	Position
Belgian (Wallonia) Singles Chart	20
French Singles Chart	2
Swiss Singles Chart	49

Certifications

Country	Certification	Date	Sales certified	Physical sales
France	Diamond	11 July 2002	750,000	1,250,000

Chart successions