Wij houden van Oranje
Encyclopedia
Wij houden van Oranje is the title of a Dutch
football chant
, performed by the Dutch singer André Hazes
and produced by Hans van Hemert
. It is based on the melody of the well-known Scottish
song Auld Lang Syne
written by Robert Burns
. Orange
is the colour of the Dutch Royal family
. André Hazes sang the song
the first time in 1988 during the Europe
an football
championships. It is said that many Dutch football players can't sing the Dutch national anthem, but can sing the entire text of the song 'Wij houden van Oranje'. The Dutch football team sang along on Hazes' single
.
André's Wij houden van Oranje peaked at #3 on the Dutch Top 40
. Rapper Ali B
recorded a cover version (featuring Hazes) that peaked at #2 on the same charts in 2006.
Netherlands
The Netherlands is a constituent country of the Kingdom of the Netherlands, located mainly in North-West Europe and with several islands in the Caribbean. Mainland Netherlands borders the North Sea to the north and west, Belgium to the south, and Germany to the east, and shares maritime borders...
football chant
Football chant
A football chant or terrace chant, is a song or chant sung at association football matches. They can be historic, dating back to the formation of the club, adaptations of popular songs, or spontaneous reactions to events on the pitch. They are one of the last remaining sources of an oral folk song...
, performed by the Dutch singer André Hazes
André Hazes
André Gerardus Hazes was a Dutch singer in a genre called levenslied which is a form of emotional folk music about everyday life sung in the Dutch language. André Hazes was one of the most successful singers in this genre...
and produced by Hans van Hemert
Hans van Hemert
Hans van Hemert is a Dutch ASCAP award winning record producer and songwriter. Mouth & MacNeal and Luv' are among the pop acts he produced...
. It is based on the melody of the well-known Scottish
Scotland
Scotland is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. Occupying the northern third of the island of Great Britain, it shares a border with England to the south and is bounded by the North Sea to the east, the Atlantic Ocean to the north and west, and the North Channel and Irish Sea to the...
song Auld Lang Syne
Auld Lang Syne
"Auld Lang Syne" is a Scots poem written by Robert Burns in 1788 and set to the tune of a traditional folk song . It is well known in many countries, especially in the English-speaking world; its traditional use being to celebrate the start of the New Year at the stroke of midnight...
written by Robert Burns
Robert Burns
Robert Burns was a Scottish poet and a lyricist. He is widely regarded as the national poet of Scotland, and is celebrated worldwide...
. Orange
Orange (colour)
The colour orange occurs between red and yellow in the visible spectrum at a wavelength of about 585–620 nm, and has a hue of 30° in HSV colour space. It is numerically halfway between red and yellow in a gamma-compressed RGB colour space, the expression of which is the RGB colour wheel. The...
is the colour of the Dutch Royal family
Royal family
A royal family is the extended family of a king or queen regnant. The term imperial family appropriately describes the extended family of an emperor or empress, while the terms "ducal family", "grand ducal family" or "princely family" are more appropriate to describe the relatives of a reigning...
. André Hazes sang the song
Song
In music, a song is a composition for voice or voices, performed by singing.A song may be accompanied by musical instruments, or it may be unaccompanied, as in the case of a cappella songs...
the first time in 1988 during the 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...
an football
Football (soccer)
Association football, more commonly known as football or soccer, is a sport played between two teams of eleven players with a spherical ball...
championships. It is said that many Dutch football players can't sing the Dutch national anthem, but can sing the entire text of the song 'Wij houden van Oranje'. The Dutch football team sang along on Hazes' 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...
.
André's Wij houden van Oranje peaked at #3 on the Dutch Top 40
Dutch Top 40
The Dutch Top 40 is a weekly music chart, which started as the "Veronica Top 40", because the offshore radio station Radio Veronica was the first to introduce it. It remained "The Veronica Top 40" until 1974, when the station was forced to stop broadcasting...
. Rapper Ali B
Ali B
Ali B is a Dutch rapper of Moroccan descent. He has been noted as the first Moroccan-Dutch star in Dutch pop culture, "perhaps the most popular rapper in the Netherlands", and has performed together with Akon and Dutch artist Marco Borsato.-Personal life:Ali B married his then-manager Breghje,...
recorded a cover version (featuring Hazes) that peaked at #2 on the same charts in 2006.
External links
- http://www.ad.nl/binnenland/dichtbijoranje/2346329/De_mazzel_van_d_Oranjehit.html - Article on the AD.nl site about the 20th Anniversary of "Wij houden van Oranje"
- http://all-about-luv.blogspot.com/2008/06/wij-houden-van-oranje-1988-20th.html - Other article about the 20th anniversary of the song