For the viral video that uses the song, see Numa Numa (video).
"Dragostea Din Tei"
Single by O-Zone
from the album DiscO-Zone
Language
Romanian
B-side
"Dragostea Din Tei" (DJ Ross Radio RMX)
Released
1 August 2003
Recorded
2003
Genre
Eurodance[1]
dance-pop[1]
Europop[2]
Length
3:34
Label
Cat
Jive
Ultra
Polydor
Songwriter(s)
Dan Bălan
Producer(s)
Dan Bălan
O-Zone singles chronology
"Despre tine" (2002)
"Dragostea Din Tei" (2003)
"Despre tine" (2004)
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"Dragostea Din Tei" (pronounced[ˈdraɡoste̯adinˈtej]ⓘ; official English title: "Words of Love",[3][4] also informally known as "Maya Hi" and "Numa Numa") is a song by Moldovan pop group O-Zone, released as the second single from their third studio album, DiscO-Zone (2004). The song's title is Romanian for "Love from the linden tree". The song received positive reviews from critics and shot to number one on the Eurochart Hot 100 Singles, where it remained for 12 weeks between June and early September 2004.[5] It topped the single charts in France, Germany, and Austria for over three months, reached number 3 in the United Kingdom and number 72 on the US Pop 100. The song became the fourth best-selling single of the 21st century in France, with 1.17 million units sold.[6]
The original song was popularised in the United States via the viral video "Numa Numa" in which vlogger Gary Brolsma dances to the song, having being published to the website Newgrounds. A remix entitled "Numa Numa 2" by Dan Balan (from O-Zone) featuring Marley Waters was posted on YouTube on 12 September 2018[7] (not to be confused with a 2006 video by Brolsma of the same name but which is unrelated to "Dragostea Din Tei").
Overall, the single reached number one in over 27 countries and went on to sell upwards of 12 million copies worldwide, making it one of the best-selling singles of all time.[8][9]
^ abPaoletta, Michael (16 October 2012). "Music Billboard Picks > Singles > Pop: Dan Balan (of O-Zone) featuring Lucas Prata – Ma Ya Hi". Billboard. p. 38. ISSN 0006-2510.
^"Moldovan band O-Zone topped global charts with their Europop supersmash, Dragostea Din Tei, in 2004. But what happened next?". 8 April 2024.
^"O-ZONE OFFICIAL WEB SITE". maiahi.com.
^Alan Feuer; Jason George (26 February 2005). "Internet Fame Is Cruel Mistress for a Dancer of the Numa Numa". The New York Times. Retrieved 16 April 2011.
^Sexton, Paul (2 February 2006). "Blunt Maintains Pole-Position On Euro Chart". Billboard. Retrieved 20 January 2021.
^"Top 100 des singles les plus vendus du millénaire en France, le top 10 final!". Chartsinfrance (in French). 13 September 2014. Retrieved 17 March 2015.
^"Numa Numa 2". Archived from the original on 21 December 2021. Retrieved 20 June 2020 – via YouTube.
^Welch, Matt (October 2005). "The Second Romanian Revolution Will Be Televised". Reason. p. 4. Archived from the original on 1 November 2011. Retrieved 13 December 2013.
^Grozea, Florin (14 June 2016). Hit Yourself. 100 ideas for a successful career in music. ISBN 9789734636723.
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