"Crying at the Discoteque" is a song performed by Swedish

Sweden

Sweden , officially the Kingdom of Sweden , is a Nordic country on the Scandinavian Peninsula in Northern Europe. Sweden borders with Norway and Finland and is connected to Denmark by a bridge-tunnel across the Öresund....

 band Alcazar

Alcazar (band)

Alcazar is a Swedish eurodance group which has established themselves as one of Sweden's most successful music groups with a string of hits since their debut single in 1999. Worldwide, Alcazar sold over 12 million records between 2001 and 2004...

, from their debut studio album Casino

Casino (Alcazar album)

- External links :* * * - Chart performance :...

(2000). It samples Sheila B. Devotion

Sheila (singer)

Sheila is a French pop singer, who became successful as a solo artist in the 1960s and 1970s and later fronted a disco act called Sheila and B. Devotion. Sheila has sold over 24,000,000 copies of records in France and was the top selling artist in France in the 1960s and 1970s...

's 1979 hit "Spacer". During the year 2001

2001 in music

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, the song became their first international hit-single. Alexander Bard

Alexander Bard

Alexander Bengt Magnus Bard is a Swedish artist, music producer and writer.-Background and education:Bard was born Alexander Bengt Magnus Bard in Medevi, Motala Municipality, Sweden. After he had completed his upper secondary education, Bard studied in the United States and in Amsterdam, Netherlands...

 produced this song and can be heard in the middle of this song (he is also featured in the videoclip).

In Finland "Crying at the Discoteque" became a hit in 2000, peaking # 8 in the main singles chart, and staying in the Official Finnish Dance chart for 34 Weeks. By the end of the year 2002 "Crying at the Discoteque" sold over 2,5 million Copies Worldwide.

The song was played in HBO´s Drama series The Sopranos

The Sopranos

The Sopranos is an American television drama series created by David Chase that revolves around the New Jersey-based Italian-American mobster Tony Soprano and the difficulties he faces as he tries to balance the often conflicting requirements of his home life and the criminal organization he heads...

 in the second seasons episode "Funhouse" http://www.hbo.com/sopranos/. It was also heard in the US Version of Queer As Folk series and was included on its Soundtrack.

Formats and track listings

These are the formats and track listings of promotional single releases of "Crying at the Discoteque".

CD single (BMG Sweden Release)

1. "Radio Edit" - 3:50
2. "Extended Version" - 4:58
3. "DeTox Dub Mix" - 6:29
4. "Pinocchio Tesco Mix" - 4:47

CD single (BMG UK & Ireland Release)

1. "Radio Edit" - 3:50
2. "Illicit Remix" - 7:13
3. "Ivan's X Mix" - 7:18

Vinyl 12 inch single (BMG Germany Release)

1. (Side A, track 1) "Illicit Mix" - 7:13
2. (Side A, track 2) "Mind Trap Disco Dub" - 7:52
3. (Side B, track 1) "Ivan's X Mix" - 7:18
4. (Side B, track 2) "Original Extended Version" - 4:57

Chart performance

Chart (2000–2001)	Peak position
Australian ARIA Singles Chart ARIA Charts The ARIA charts are the main Australian music sales charts, issued weekly by the Australian Recording Industry Association. The charts are a record of the highest selling singles and albums in various genres in Australia. ARIA commenced compiling its own charts in-house from the week ending 26 June...	14
Austrian Singles Chart	14
Belgian Singles Chart Ultratop 50 Ultratop 50 singles, often just Ultratop 50, is the weekly chart of fifty best-selling singles in Flanders, Belgium, and is produced and published by the Ultratop organization. The chart has existed since March 31, 1995...  (Flanders)	2
Belgian Singles Chart Ultratop 50 Ultratop 50 singles, often just Ultratop 50, is the weekly chart of fifty best-selling singles in Flanders, Belgium, and is produced and published by the Ultratop organization. The chart has existed since March 31, 1995...  (Wallonia)	11
Canadian Singles Chart Canadian Singles Chart The Canadian Singles Chart is currently compiled by the U.S.-based music sales tracking company, Nielsen SoundScan . The chart is compiled every Wednesday, and is published by Jam! Canoe on Thursdays....	9
Dutch Singles Chart	14
Finnish Singles Chart Mitä hittiä The Official Finnish Charts is a national record chart in Finland composed by Musiikkituottajat – IFPI Finland.The singles chart was started in January 1991 as Radiomafian lista and was broadcast on the radio station Radiomafia of the Finnish Broadcasting Company, YLE. This chart is based on a...	14
French Singles Chart Syndicat National de l'Edition Phonographique The Syndicat national de l'édition phonographique is the inter-professional organization which protects the interests of the French record industry...	64
German Singles Chart	3
Italian Singles Chart Federation of the Italian Music Industry The Federation of the Italian Music Industry is an umbrella organization that keeps track of virtually all aspects of the music recording industry in Italy....	4
Swedish Singles Chart Sverigetopplistan Sverigetopplistan, earlier known as Topplistan and Hitlistan and other names, is since October 2007 the Swedish national record chart, based on sales data from Swedish Recording Industry Association ....	29
Swiss Singles Chart Swiss Music Charts The Swiss Music Charts are Switzerland's main music sales charts. The charts are a record of the highest-selling singles and albums in various genres in Switzerland.The Swiss Charts include:* Singles Top 75...	7
Hot Dance Club Play Hot Dance Club Play The Hot Dance Club Songs chart is a weekly national survey of the songs that are most popular in U.S. dance clubs...	44
UK Singles Chart UK Singles Chart The UK Singles Chart is compiled by The Official Charts Company on behalf of the British record-industry. The full chart contains the top selling 200 singles in the United Kingdom based upon combined record sales and download numbers, though some media outlets only list the Top 40 or the Top 75 ...	13

External links

• Crying at the Discoteque live in Verona
• Illicit Remix