The Story of 'Blue (Da Ba Dee)' by Eiffel 65
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5 жыл бұрынWhen Eiffel 65 released 'Blue (Da Ba Dee),' it was a flop. They sold around 200 records, shrugged it off as a loss, and forgot about it. But in a wild turn of events, the track got picked up by a small local station before getting airplay on one of the biggest radio stations in Italy-and within days, it was steamrolling its way to becoming one of the biggest hits of the late 1990s, taking the electronic music group touring around the world as their song shot up the charts.
We met up with the members of Eiffel 65-Jeffrey Jey, Maurizio “Maury” Lobina, and Gabry Ponte-to find out the origin story behind "Blue," and hear what it was like to become international superstars in the blink of an eye.
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@VICE 5 жыл бұрын
What were the actual lyrics?
@njmwape1 5 жыл бұрын
I'M BLUE DABADI DABADY
@collyerjake8 5 жыл бұрын
Oo e oo ah ah ting tang walla walla bing bang
@sherry9474 5 жыл бұрын
The old Lance Stewart vine says it all 😂
@bloody31234 5 жыл бұрын
I'm blue, I will bleed I will die, I'm blue I will bleed I will die. swear to god thats it
@kingreynoso 5 жыл бұрын
HE JUST FUCKIN EXPLAINED IT TO YOU GUYS
@gabebrusky545 5 жыл бұрын
The documentary nobody needed, but everyone wanted.
@SwagJuice11 5 жыл бұрын
Gabe Brusky facts haha
@powerpuffgirl46lover 5 жыл бұрын
hahahahaha
@UniQueLyEviL 5 жыл бұрын
RIGHT
@lil_motherf_ucking_laptop 5 жыл бұрын
we do need this
@900108Chale 5 жыл бұрын
Great Comment!
@TayePurks 4 жыл бұрын
I love how absolutely nobody asked for this and honestly it probably was a big risk and a lot of money but vice said “you know what let’s do it” and we all just love it lol. Nostalgia of us internet kids.
@CrustyUgg 4 жыл бұрын
Taye Purks how is it nostalgia for internet kids when us 90’s kids didn’t have or care about the internet?
@karowalker5254 4 жыл бұрын
Loved this video but I dislike Vice 💩 have NO idea why this is in my front page👀
@rubyy.7374 4 жыл бұрын
Mike Hunt What’s with you 90s kids and never shutting up about growing up in the 90s? Nobody will like you or the 90s if you act like a conceited douchebag about it. Grow up and deal with the fact that 1990 was 30 years ago.
@sausage8354 4 жыл бұрын
@@CrustyUgg this is the reason us internet kids hate the 90's kids. All you complain about is "how hard it is to live in the 90's we don't experience the things you have done." Nobody cares, asshole. You don't see the generations older than you complaining right? Why can't you just grow up and shut the fuck up about 'how hard and how good the 90's were'. Shut the fuck up douchebag.
@atom8248 4 жыл бұрын
@@CrustyUgg no one asked
@Dramatello Жыл бұрын
The melody is timeless. Anyone who knows anything about melodies, chord progression, and even the average listener could understand how and why this song became so big. It only makes sense. The melody is BRILLIANT!
@rodrigocastro1699 Жыл бұрын
Jajajajjajajajaa your so funny 🤣🤣🤣🤣
@GregorioStyreco Жыл бұрын
Same Level as "A Thousand Miles".
@northwest1760 Жыл бұрын
Hahaha! What?
@NiceySound Жыл бұрын
Totally. The melody is massive.
@janenothisrealname6789 Жыл бұрын
Well said bruv. If you don’t like the melody, you have a block to ur emotional level
@schahrahman Жыл бұрын
This track comes from legends and this song lives forever. Eventhough being remixed recently by David Guetta, it can never beat the original that got so many emotions in it.
@kleetus92 Жыл бұрын
Yeah I liked D Guetta's stuff back in the early 2000's, now most of the music is just resampling someone else's work... not just him, but many 'artists'. 95 -2010 was an amazing time for euro electronic dance music. With very few exceptions, music is stale now.
@beckymaggie4606 Жыл бұрын
@@kleetus92 Agreed 100%
@vv6152 Жыл бұрын
@@kleetus92 music is not stale you just need to find it
@kleetus92 Жыл бұрын
@@vv6152 K.... where?
@greasybumpkin1661 Жыл бұрын
@@vv6152 if I had a penny for every time someone says yUo JuST NeeD to LoOK 4 TeH MUSic when someone else says music isn't good nowadays. Not everyone has all day to be searching for great music hidden somewhere on soundcloud among a billion other tracks. The whole point of inventing radio and music TV was that people could discover new music outside of their local area. People shouldn't be looking for music, someone else should be making a name for themselves as a great curator and broadcaster of unknown music.
@AndreaMuttoni 5 жыл бұрын
23:02 The best quote of the whole documentary: "I don't remember how many singles I made and failed before blue. You have to mention them to understand how we wrote a song in 2 hours. it's not a question of 'we made a song in two hours'. But its 'we make a life that leads you in those two hours to make a song.'
@BillAnt 4 жыл бұрын
Well according to Gabry, he did some "tweaks" which nobody noticed. lol But after all if it's a band everyone should be included, regardless of how much they've done.
@RodovalPTY 4 жыл бұрын
Not only the best quote but when the song starts afterwards it gives me chills every time
@Seriona1 4 жыл бұрын
@@rcran2491 Ponte keeps leaving and rejoining so I don't blame him.
@absaloj 4 жыл бұрын
Andrea M 👌🏽👌🏽👌🏽
@Latinblood 4 жыл бұрын
PlayerCompare what do you mean he didn’t do anything? For blue?
@kre1193 5 жыл бұрын
Vice 2012: Cannibalism Vice 2019: I'M BLUE DA BA DEEE
@MelShibson 5 жыл бұрын
General Butt Naked
@franciscoamado6506 5 жыл бұрын
Lol
@ARealPain 5 жыл бұрын
Ok?
@antomat85 5 жыл бұрын
Link to the cannibalism one please :)
@malgorzatakawken 5 жыл бұрын
@@antomat85 I found this, there's more tho: kzfaq.info/get/bejne/kLilhrZhzs-qqaM.html
@hossamgebeily Жыл бұрын
I am from Egypt and this song was massive in my country back in the day. Crazy how music can unite the world!
@HassanSelim0 Жыл бұрын
same, I still remember when my friend made me listen to it in 2001 (a bit late, I know).
@WheresWaldo05 Жыл бұрын
Send all the hot egyptian women to me please!
@kylewilliams8114 2 жыл бұрын
What's I find fascinating is the way that they basically bumped into each other for a short moment in time. That window in time combined their talents and skills into a gem of a song; and the ride it took them on was incredible. I love that serendipity. It's hard for strangers to capture lightning in a bottle, and there's no shame in saying "We had different musical ambitions, and it's ok." They brought so much joy to people all over the world with just one song is such an accomplishment for a bunch of dudes who were just jammin' and riffing off each other.
@eyeoftheleopardleopard8829 Жыл бұрын
“Lightening in a bottle.” So true, so true!
@ABC-dw7pe Жыл бұрын
I know this is the beauty of music and moments in time - you don’t need to write a grand symphony to make something amazing that people love and it’s just pure chance a lot of the time like these videos on vice go to show
@rainbow-chan6 29 күн бұрын
I love this comment 🥹 I’m a 90’s kid and this song was EVERYTHING to me lol
@eye_need_jesus817 5 жыл бұрын
1503: Leonardo paints the Mona Lisa 1998: The Planet’s national anthem is born
@Supergecko8 5 жыл бұрын
lmao
@ErdingerLi 5 жыл бұрын
HAHAHAHA
@Extirpations 5 жыл бұрын
Nahhh that’s darude sandstorm
@smtuscany 5 жыл бұрын
Since Earth is also called the blue planet, this one is really spot on...
@succmythiccness1238 5 жыл бұрын
*YO LISTEN UP HERES A STORY..*
@gdawg51 3 жыл бұрын
It's not about writing a song in 2 hours. It's about making a life that leads you to those 2 hours
@jagger61009 3 жыл бұрын
i like this guy give him a beer
@jonnykhatru 3 жыл бұрын
Damn so true
@BoxOfCurryos 3 жыл бұрын
That one phrase made me rethink the meaning behind songs like Everlong, Teen Spirit, The Pretender, Under Pressure, No Rest for the Wicked... Wow. I hope someday I can experience a moment like that.
@internetsurfer3825 3 жыл бұрын
this comment blew my mind
@DirtyPrescottKids 3 жыл бұрын
Damn that's the best way to look at it
@rallytonight8491 Жыл бұрын
A memory of this song I’ll never forget: I was in elementary school (born in ‘90) and my bus was just pulling into school in the morning for drop off. This song comes on the radio. The entire bus load of kids-were talking 30-40 kids-was singing along to this song. Every single kid. That’s how big of a deal this song was back in the day. No one could resist it, and no one tried. God the 90s were great 💙
@Misterreckonize Жыл бұрын
When he played the piano in the beginning it struck something in my heart from when i first heard the song as a kid. You know you've made something special when music makes you feel a certain way.
@GamerTheTurtle 5 жыл бұрын
I love how none of them are pretentious artists or even your regular industry people, they're literally what happens when unnoticed producers make it big for some reason. Even their boss is cool
@mojito1439 5 жыл бұрын
we are Italian man: we always do things with style :P
@Spring_32 5 жыл бұрын
is really strange to read "unnoticed" in a sentence related to GABRY PONTE. lol
@NigelThornbery 5 жыл бұрын
Ozzy Man Diaz did you not watch at 20:30 how he tries to passive aggressively take credit for making the song, by saying his name was in the credits and people must have forgot what "actually" happened with time, and how he split from the rest of the group to go on his own career.
@NigelThornbery 5 жыл бұрын
RunTo7thst I can't tell if you're either too young or too socially inept to read his attitude when he says, everyone forgets who's name is on the original, but it was a team effort. He says it was a team effort after criticizing the true origins of the song as to avoid any negative comments.
@6884 5 жыл бұрын
nah man, at least a couple of the people showing up in the video are all but unpretentious... Gabry Ponte first of all, for what I have seen and heard and read around he's a massive diva. Jeffrey and Maury seem to be more down to earth.
@superafins 4 жыл бұрын
"We wrote the song in two hours." I love how he means that like, can you believe it? Yes. Yes, I can believe that.
@gianniutube 3 жыл бұрын
I’m blue da ba dee da ba da... okay guys, we still have 2 hours left to write this song, what next? 😄
@dcjones6418 3 жыл бұрын
@Lubabalo Mahlombe so are most the greatest songs ever. Except for In My Life, that is the song of all fucking songs. Who'd've thought 4 young lads from liverpool could create the best thing the human race has ever created
@solnirvana721 3 жыл бұрын
@Caleb Edwards 😂
@SilentCorkscrew 3 жыл бұрын
If you didn't hear him he said i wrote 3 versions in 30-40 minutes
@SilentCorkscrew 3 жыл бұрын
The whole song was constructed in 2 hours
@amandateoh1164 2 жыл бұрын
"Its not a question of we made a song in two hours but we make a life that leads you in those two hours to make the song" Very inspiring and very true.. Such is life, every failure pushes you and that is very humble of him to acknowledge
@francismbulo Жыл бұрын
This song to me is nothing but a time machine to beautiful memories. Priceless.
@DJAUDIO1 5 жыл бұрын
20 years later, We still play this song in the clubs. There are many remixes but the original version has stood the test of time. One of the greatest pop/dance records ever created.
@rml4289 5 жыл бұрын
Fab Funty shit attempt at trollin
@heavydirtysoul1111 5 жыл бұрын
@Flamez Kush Actually some discos meant for older people play this, at least in tourist places😄
@heavydirtysoul1111 5 жыл бұрын
@@FabFunty - 98 it was😂😂😂
@naaorima 5 жыл бұрын
Yes I’m still 💙
@FabFunty 5 жыл бұрын
@@heavydirtysoul1111 your right ! don't remember who gave me that drink last night but it was blue🙄😜🤣 , so I'm better going to delete my comment, thx for notification of my stupidity
@matteobertani8898 4 жыл бұрын
Band name: French Band musicians: Italian Song language: English States where the song is known: WORLD
@nitsuasiwel 3 жыл бұрын
The state world??? NO WAY 😳😳😳
@christopherarcher5271 3 жыл бұрын
Literally every eurodance and bubblegum dance song in a nutshell
@gorilla_ass 3 жыл бұрын
che onore
@berkkarsi 3 жыл бұрын
Mr. Worldwide
@joymaster2006 3 жыл бұрын
GERMANY should be a BLUE WORLD!
@bve7397 Жыл бұрын
Its sad too see that big groups like this didnt accualy get along all that well. But its really what happens with these one hit-groups, the song blew up out of nowhere and suddenly people start fighting over who did what and forget that it matters they even got the oppertunity to get this big. Nonetheless absolute timeless classic :)
@beckybecky125 Жыл бұрын
Eiffel 65 also had Move Your Body so they WEREN'T a one-hit wonder :)
@bve7397 Жыл бұрын
@@beckybecky125 Oh wow found out about that song not too long ago!
@petkokrushev3840 Жыл бұрын
@@bve7397 and ''Heaven'', which was also big and in my opinion even better than the "Blue"
@coheedmonstar33 Жыл бұрын
@@petkokrushev3840 and Living in a Bubble was a great track too!
@Stefano19otto1 Жыл бұрын
@@petkokrushev3840 too much of Heaven
@chrissybreeze Жыл бұрын
The whole Europop Album was perfection. I still have it to this day. Absolutely timeless.
@tristanpowell8721 5 ай бұрын
I still have my original copy too. It’s been bumped over and over so many times even in recent years that I am surprised it still plays 😂
@NoJusticeNoPeace 5 жыл бұрын
I think the piano melody is very pretty, and I'd love to hear a full orchestral piece developed from the original.
@runeplate123 5 жыл бұрын
A full orchestral Rolf....
@kingchickenwing4887 5 жыл бұрын
There's a good piano cover of it by radio --> piano.
@xyoojhyaj21 5 жыл бұрын
done
@kitby11 5 жыл бұрын
x100
@1Poxxxx 5 жыл бұрын
this one has a beautiful Piano track in the background: kzfaq.info/get/bejne/nMqgndCnytqVd6s.html
@Sera-Marie 4 жыл бұрын
This song was miles ahead of its time. That melody on the piano was beautiful.
@lasekerhovd 4 жыл бұрын
The most beautiful melody ever made and to be made in my opinion.
@DCFHazardRebornChannel 4 жыл бұрын
i could listen to the piano alone on a 3hr loop honestly... then id throw in Blue as is again xD
@BewareTheLilyOfTheValley 4 жыл бұрын
That really is a gorgeous melody and I'd love it if someone did their own song to it as well. They'd be interesting, just to hear alternate takes.
@supernoodles908 4 жыл бұрын
@@lasekerhovd I think that's a bit of a stretch when you take into account the piano pieces in classical music
@griffinlindsey3212 4 жыл бұрын
John Lennon Imagine is far better .... real musicians. Not someone that took a melody.
@ViktoriaLapeho Жыл бұрын
In 1999 I was 5 years old. And "I'm blue" was one of the first songs I absolutely loved. It really stands out. Still love it!
@Fishsticks187 11 ай бұрын
Every millennial knows this song. It is hypnotic to the point of surrealism and was very groundbreaking for the time. Now, ironically, it embodies the spirit of an age that has been all but forgotten.
@emmcey 8 ай бұрын
Don’t forget Gen X, I was 20 when it came out.
@ShaytownDown 7 ай бұрын
Wonderfully put
@GibbyTTV 4 жыл бұрын
Let’s get a documentary about darude sandstorm now
@atlearbuds 4 жыл бұрын
Already happened
@BiggsTGN 4 жыл бұрын
Youre not gunna believe this
@detroitfettyghost8492 4 жыл бұрын
yes they ALREADY made it
@fanstalingibs5585 4 жыл бұрын
Lemme tell ya somethin-
@addieb1314 4 жыл бұрын
IT ALREADY HAPPENED?!?
@Shakalkg 5 жыл бұрын
FINALLY A VICE DOCUMENTARY I CAN GET DOWN AND FUNKY WITH
@smoothoperator9901 5 жыл бұрын
Shakalkg you must have missed the sandstorm doc...
@Mkrabs 5 жыл бұрын
@@smoothoperator9901 the WHAT documentary? Brb
@MrLordpistoia 5 жыл бұрын
I can get funky to this shity
@BobsRockets 4 жыл бұрын
@Big Rock, yes but only because shrek
@Kohmuh Жыл бұрын
Shout out to Eiffel 65. My mother bought Euro Pop for me in 2000 when I was 8 years old. Looking back, I had no idea what the genre of music was, but it was something that was completely different then was on the radio in America at the time. Fast forward to 2010, I picked up Hardstyle and techno. Again, nothing like it in America. Now I look back on those days and I smile. Great times. I still listen to some Hardstyle every now and then. My daughter is a huge EDM fan now. She loves Techno. I played her some tracks from Euro Pop and she loved them. It made me smile. The music I listened too and loved as a child is now the same music my daughter listens to. So special
@thomasdavey1513 Жыл бұрын
No jokes, my mom would play this in the car on my way to school. She had the CD. Which these days is rare. This is like late 90's early 2000. What a beat. I still listen to it and it never gets old. The funny thing is that the while album was good, not just this song.
@C_The_Guy 5 жыл бұрын
One of the highlights of human history.
@billhicks8 5 жыл бұрын
I mean they had an Italian named Jeffrey, how could they not be destined for immediate success?
@vividvulpe9842 5 жыл бұрын
😂
@timothyclift5945 5 жыл бұрын
You must not know much of human history C,even though it’s a good 90’s song
@planetmotherfuckers 5 жыл бұрын
Timothy Clift nah man, it’s great because it fuccin bumps and brings people together.
@Coonass 4 жыл бұрын
I'm blue in color, will I remember?
@BigWordProductions 5 жыл бұрын
Now this is my kind of VICE documentary
@packers12to80 5 жыл бұрын
Yeah vice has really gotten way off track between trans b.s. and weed.
@lilachie 5 жыл бұрын
Nothing but facts
@EmpireFanProductions 2 жыл бұрын
Amazing story about one of my favorite childhood songs! It’s still catchy after all these years!
@mabelmarotta4569 Жыл бұрын
Excellent documentary! It’s mind blowing to see the creative process behind music and so disheartening when it doesn’t become successful. We are all so lucky that it eventually got it’s well-deserved break. I love how down to Earth they all seem even after all these years. Congrats to them for continuing to live their dream
@hus390 Жыл бұрын
Watch the the other episodes of this series
@JAO911PLIST Жыл бұрын
Atleast its not as sad as the 303 story. Out for more than a years. Out of production for 10 years. Blew up big after 10 years. Never came back to production.
@guido7095 4 жыл бұрын
who else had goosebumps when he suddenly played the "Im Blue" melody on the piano at the very beginning?
@CourtTV. 3 жыл бұрын
i did
@zacrobyte 3 жыл бұрын
I still love that part
@alfarojulio-araujo8374 3 жыл бұрын
Me @24.00 too
@DarkSword3125 3 жыл бұрын
The piano part just makes it amazing
@imnickim 3 жыл бұрын
Damn you got me
@StarWarsTheory 5 жыл бұрын
I was born 1990 and this song was a big part of my childhood! Thanks for this cool video about them.
@Hiiamsamm 5 жыл бұрын
Same! 90 baby here too.
@thepiOneskiess 5 жыл бұрын
Me too
@bobbob-pn6wr 5 жыл бұрын
What's up dude!
@nodnoc 5 жыл бұрын
same age as you, this was my favorite song when it came out
@valerializbeth1043 5 жыл бұрын
:( da ba deer okey no dee
@domenicocaputo1446 Жыл бұрын
If you think about what the “dance” music actually is today, dance ‘90 looks like gold compared to it. That said, Eiffel 65 made a piece of art with Blue and that song (along with a few others of those years) will be never forgotten. It was such an important part of my childhood. So many amazing memories rush to my mind as soon as I hear the first couple of notes of the melody. That is exactly what good music is, that is exactly what art is. Thank you Eiffel!
@steveschmidt5574 Жыл бұрын
This was so fun to watch! I blast the whole album with my 6 year old daughter and she loves it! Greetings from Chicago!
@samteacher1 5 жыл бұрын
What's amazing is at 3:51 he says he 'wasn't able to find C on the keyboard'.... Then 'turns up for lessons at eight thirty the next morning' and makes the doorbell sound which is pitched exactly at middle C. Wonderful.
@guitarofdestiny 4 жыл бұрын
Holy crap dude, I wasn't sure so I just tested it and you are absolutely right. Good ear!
@jeppefoghpoulsen355 4 жыл бұрын
@Marina Betancourt wrong. its middle c
@jeppefoghpoulsen355 4 жыл бұрын
Marina Betancourt bby girl ur right i actually am a little tone deaf. but my daw told me that the exact pitch of the tone, is -0.377 off C, so it is perfectly understandable that ur amazingly giftet ear is hearing a B - but also, youre wrong.
@marinabetancourtofficial 4 жыл бұрын
Jeppe Fogh Poulsen it’s a b...
@ethai1 4 жыл бұрын
@@jeppefoghpoulsen355 It may not be a perfect B, but it's definitly not a C
@sagemode6 5 жыл бұрын
Now i can finaly die in peace.
@kinotekaHD 5 жыл бұрын
Amen brother.
@woodchuck003 5 жыл бұрын
Only if you're green.
@Musa-ge4ep 5 жыл бұрын
Still up there?
@lucashexen 5 жыл бұрын
Same here.
@talay333 5 жыл бұрын
Where did you land bro?
@kingbeastu Жыл бұрын
1999: This Song Is So Good 2013: This Song Is So Good 2023: This Song Is So Good 3023: This Song Is So Good 4042: This Song Is So Good 5052: This Song Is So Good 9999: This Song Is So Good ထ : This Song Is So Good
@hemdvonlidl2613 Жыл бұрын
A Challenger appears: Lamour Toujours
@Jouhan Жыл бұрын
cuz: This Song Is So Blue
@samuelebarberi8631 Жыл бұрын
Both songs are great
@lajoyalobos2009 Жыл бұрын
I don't think a song gets anymore 90's than this
@Xzcvr 5 жыл бұрын
Holy shit this song was literally ahead of its time when it released, that’s crazy that it took a year for it to blow up.
@Senseimatty81 4 жыл бұрын
That's Italy.... ;)
@joebermuda6452 4 жыл бұрын
I was about to say it was light years ahead of its time
@marifenavarro1642 4 жыл бұрын
Yeah thats why most of people on there place didnt like it i think the trends of the in edm music in there is much Probably techno or hardcore...
@Thomalski 4 жыл бұрын
@@joebermuda6452 light years don't meassure time, they meassure distance, in case you didn't know.
@jordymorgan3681 4 жыл бұрын
Dude I loved and still love all of their Europop album. Way ahead.
@BeautifulStranger 3 жыл бұрын
I was a homeless 13 year old, living in an abandoned motel when this song came out. I was bullied a lot during that time too; and music was my only escape. I knew I wanted to do something in music when I grew up, but I wasn't sure. I listened to this track and a lot of tracks by Thievery Corporation. I was bullied for my music choices too; and I was soooo poor. But one thing I could afford was this single. It was like $12. I had a Discman I got for Christmas 2 years before that, and I played the HELL out of this single. I didn't actually see the music video until I was about 23 years old. Now I'm a former DJ who still goes bananas when this comes on. Thank you for keeping me happy and safe while I SURVIVED poverty. :)
@vergeofpeashooters 3 жыл бұрын
_this is not supposed to be the place about your life story_
@LeoraLaGraffe 3 жыл бұрын
Music is magic, isn’t it? Glad you survived and are in a better place now.
@hotjazzbaby 3 жыл бұрын
@@vergeofpeashooters Boi sounds like a name someone would give to a pink pet poodle and you’re the kind of person who ruins the experience for everybody else. Go away!!!!
@jbart4183 3 жыл бұрын
Amazing 🙂
@pencilneckgeek1842 3 жыл бұрын
bless up
@Its_just_Dave. Жыл бұрын
I remember April 1st, 1999 also. It was my 13th birthday. Absolutely loved this song when I first heard it. Still love it today.
@SarahMoreno17 4 ай бұрын
Hello April 1st twin birthday! Lol
@dusty579 Жыл бұрын
This is proof that simplicity is sometimes the best option
@peachylady 5 жыл бұрын
This is a documentary I didn't know I needed. This song always brings me back, love it.
@CANControlGRAFFITI 5 жыл бұрын
Definitely didn’t need it. Buncha fatcats rich off garbage music
@mercutiomurphy2743 5 жыл бұрын
This is a song from my childhood
@adedotunoni9265 5 жыл бұрын
I literally thought this same thing. Scrolled down once on my mouse and landed on your comment. WOW!!!!!!!!!
@ElCeeKaa 5 жыл бұрын
@@CANControlGRAFFITI dude. U listen to rap by any chance?
@flowmastaflam 5 жыл бұрын
6:58 "They trust me, I don't know why." Relatable every day at work
@paulvincentarriesgado3323 5 жыл бұрын
true, sometimes i get scared about others trusting me but fail them...
@pocoyo9014 5 жыл бұрын
@@paulvincentarriesgado3323 yep
@reacethebeast1017 5 жыл бұрын
Flowmasta Flam your good and I now about the story I wish luck and I want you to read this please😊😂😂
@vilgilante 5 жыл бұрын
7:02 ?
@ohiorushbaby 11 ай бұрын
Blue was a formative song for me in my childhood. I connected with the song because I felt like the music was saying words that I could not articulate. It was as if someone was singing for me, and because of that, I could express myself when I heard this song. I bought all the music that Eiffel 65 and Bloom 06 made because that unique sound was my sound. It was me, and because I loved it, I felt happiness in myself. Blue is the anthem for people looking to see that they are not alone in this world. Thank you Gabry, Maury, and Jeffrey for giving me this connection and this beautiful song.
@FLdancer00 2 жыл бұрын
I've seen a few behind the music types shows & when they interview foreign producers who ended up splitting, they are always so diplomatic when explaining what happened. Much respect.
@DavidDean111 5 жыл бұрын
Every 90's kid needs to watch this
@Theomite 5 жыл бұрын
Already on it.
@gtrmclaren3348 5 жыл бұрын
97' here, love it :D
@elchapo91 5 жыл бұрын
91 baby
@determineddad7935 5 жыл бұрын
Checking in for duty
@PheonixFarss 5 жыл бұрын
I was born in 04 but I remember this by heart
@chrisdavis9063 5 жыл бұрын
New Years 1999/2000 when this song came on, man I was just a kid then, but I’ll never forget
@niandraladie2953 5 жыл бұрын
Exactly. I was only 6 and I remember clear as day. This song was/is HUGE. It's every 90's kid "it" childhood song.
@plaguex1 5 жыл бұрын
Same. I was 9. Blew my mind. Such a beautiful melody and the hook catches you way off guard
@kazkaz6177 5 жыл бұрын
Old Skool 😎
@prof_Sam_G 5 жыл бұрын
I wasn't born yet...
@drewdunbar719 5 жыл бұрын
I was a freshmen in high school, this was the first mp3 I ever heard at the time
@Matt92Machine 10 ай бұрын
Something about that piano riff just hits you right in the feelings. Nostalgia overload.
@pc_buildyb0i935 10 ай бұрын
Probably because it uses a variation of the I, iV, V, Vi progression
@digitized_soul 2 жыл бұрын
I began listening to Eiffel 65 when I was 10. I'm 29 now and I haven't stopped since. They are, honest truth, my absolute favorite band. Always and forever ❤️ I know all their songs and sing them almost everyday. This is just so wonderful!!
@miserabletry Жыл бұрын
Same. I’m also 29 years old, discovered them when I was 10 years old, and haven’t stopped listening to them since. This song is such a huge part of my life.
@F16CBlock52 Жыл бұрын
@@miserabletry as an Italian, Im so proud to see that Anglo-Saxons listeners like you out there appreciate 90's italian dance music after so many years. I'm 38 and it's not so common to see italian music to be known outside our country. Eiffel 65 and some other italian dance music artists made it possible. If you like this type of music try even Gala "Come into my life" and Alexia "Me and you" songs. They are both italian and they are amazing. Cheers from Tuscany!
@chungdha 3 жыл бұрын
Wonder if James Cameron heard this song and made Avatar.
@tishku8885 3 жыл бұрын
most unappreciated comment here :P
@randywhite3947 3 жыл бұрын
Lol probably did
@bboyrelaps6708 3 жыл бұрын
#longstorySHORT !
@DaveFlash 3 жыл бұрын
@FromTheChi Tothe305 and raping the planet and it's inhabitants in the process with weird clone bodies... yuch!
@blulemon7481 3 жыл бұрын
@FromTheChi Tothe305 r/woooosh
@DaKidGowie 3 жыл бұрын
I love this series! So many classics!
@rafaelhakimian6873 3 жыл бұрын
There need 2 b way more episodes. _Stat_ !
@z3bv1onm17 3 жыл бұрын
This is not a classic
@stevezac_cptlpnshmnt 3 жыл бұрын
@@z3bv1onm17 Their Multi-Platinum plaques say otherwise lol
@z3bv1onm17 3 жыл бұрын
@@stevezac_cptlpnshmnt from overseas where they listen to anything lol
@braindonor8753 3 жыл бұрын
Classics? Wtf
@MySoloTravel Жыл бұрын
That transition from the intro is seamless
@theofficialsyyn 2 ай бұрын
1999 this song came on MTV. It gave birth to my love for dance music. I was 6 years old. :)
@bobbyfischer9927 5 жыл бұрын
This might be the best video Vice has made. Something people actually give a shit about and very unexpected.
@AlexRoseGames 5 жыл бұрын
and something that defies politics that everyone can get behind
@amirsharar8547 5 жыл бұрын
A ton of Vice's stuff is interesting and well done.
@randyflores7962 5 жыл бұрын
I know right, I never ever ever ever thought Vice would do this, to me this is quite special they were one of my cabo roten anda of all time, a big fan to say the least, I knew everything about them.
@6BRENO6 5 жыл бұрын
Listen on spotify to get it back on the charts one more time
@nicollettem5366 5 жыл бұрын
6BRENO6 lets do it chief
@marknicholl6281 5 жыл бұрын
Backed!
@FloridaGoon187 5 жыл бұрын
im down
@willk4862 5 жыл бұрын
Already on it. Lately I've been channeling my inner Millennial child self, listening to nostalgic music from the 90s. Dance pop being club music with pop lyrics, European dance music meeting USA electronic music, it all makes sense now why I like party music and EDM today. I also reactivated my boy band dancing skills. Is that something I should be embarrassed about though. lol
@Heybabetv Жыл бұрын
Gabry was basically told: you didn’t WRITE anything, yet is the one that literally built the architecture of the song. Eiffel 65 also had a side projects (sans Gabry) called Bloom 06 which also had some cool dance tracks. When that did not play out, it seemed natural to reassume the E65 name. Thanks Vice for covering this, man it’s purely nostalgic for me and took me back to the early 2000’s when trance, dance and euro pop music was truly at global peak.
@randomnesspersonified Жыл бұрын
We'd recently got married and in the B & B where we spent our honeymoon, this song was always floating out of the kitchen area on the radio every morning, without fail. Whichever station they listened to REALLY liked this song lol, it was a staple, every morning. No other songs stick out in my memory of those mornings, apart from this one. All these years later, still married to the same guy, now with a 19 year old son, and every time I hear this song I am transported back in time to being a newlywed couple again. I have a really fond affection for this song. I also feel a bit old reading most of the comments saying that they were in school when this song came out lol!
@Mickeyella123 Жыл бұрын
Thank you for sharing this lovely story. Here's to a long life with your love!
@randomnesspersonified Жыл бұрын
@@Mickeyella123 Thank you! All the best to you.
@MTran0708 5 жыл бұрын
20 years later and still a banger, this is when you know you have succeeded
@landongendur 5 жыл бұрын
Wait... it's been TWENTY YEARS? Damn, getting old sucks!
@Squidynx 5 жыл бұрын
LandonGendur Indeed 😭Spongebob is going on 20, I’m going on 20, Melee and Digimon are going on 20. It’s been so long yet feels so short
@AZZAMNO1 5 жыл бұрын
oow im getting older
@martinluizaga 5 жыл бұрын
NOW I CAN'T STOP SINGING / DANCING TO IT MAN !!!
@valenesco45 5 жыл бұрын
Wow are you serious? 20 years? Then it means i was 3 when it happened...i still remember perfectly when the commercials on Tv showed this song.
@centric9187 5 жыл бұрын
“I’m more focused on having my music more famous than me.” So humble
@jayrusty2012 5 жыл бұрын
Centric and a slight dig at the other guy, with the implication that he chose personal fame above artistic merit.
@OhMyOrangeCats 5 жыл бұрын
Funny though because the music can reach more people if the artist markets his product with his personality/fame
@maxmix-retrodisco 5 жыл бұрын
@@jayrusty2012 08:20 Bit unfair how they try discount Gabry Ponte's contribution. What "HE PUT" is the what made the track an International Hit! (first and second versions were horrible). Gabry Ponte went on to be success on his own. That is what he put. He re-arranged and fine tuned, until he heard a HIT! (all x4 of these guys contributed to the success) 1. Melody. 2. Lyrics & Theme. 3. Da Ba Dee Chorus. 4. The final hit arrangement.
@bapjap 5 жыл бұрын
max mix the evidence is what they are today. Gabry produces and releases song after song after song and Eiffel hasn’t released anything since 2016. He clearly won in the end.
@danielkandisnooker7990 5 жыл бұрын
@@maxmix-retrodisco usually the guy who does the best or final mix, ends up the asshole. Its not fair at all. If you listen to the rest of the versions in the snippets you hear, they just didnt have "the sound". From what it sounded like in the first versions at least, it didnt sound like it
@JohnDoe-pm9ip Жыл бұрын
Being a kid back in the 90’s, this song always gave me goosebumps.
@rallytonight8491 Жыл бұрын
Still does
@ARCI12345 Жыл бұрын
Same here.. cant believe how much time has gone by since than. Its way too nostalgic man, makes me sad tbh. Wish i can go back in time and stay there for awhile
@AndreasViklundOfficial Жыл бұрын
I love the background story, and the fact that it was such a random hit. As a music producer in the late 1990's, it was an amazing time in the world of electronic music production and distribution... Also, a friend of mine thought that the lyrics said "I'm blue, I'm in need of a guy - I'm in need of a..." - which made it all even more fun. Great work, guys!
@kyevlogs9076 5 жыл бұрын
Bro it’s crazy some people will never know how crazy this song was😂😂
@peachylady 5 жыл бұрын
This song literally defined so much of my childhood because it was on ALL the time. Omg and that music video was so cutting edge at the time, amazing to think lmao.
@jasonwheeler3238 5 жыл бұрын
This and the thong song! 😂😂
@Silagane 5 жыл бұрын
I was born in the late late 90's. I wasnt really there when it blew up since i was a kid but this song still somehow made my childhood and party life. To this day it comes on parties nonstop. And everybody knows and loves it. Its like it unites people in a different level, young and old. And that makes it so beautiful
@oshikiri999 5 жыл бұрын
@@Silagane dude your reaching hella hard
@jayreimann3318 5 жыл бұрын
Its so weird because that song was never not on lol u turn on the radio, tv, go to a mall, annnnyywhere and it was on. Then the ongoing debates on what the dude is sayin 😂
@lolproblem1732 5 жыл бұрын
nobody: vice: lets make an Eiffel 65 documentary
@hexagonview 5 жыл бұрын
Lol Problem? And look how bloody good it is
@martinramirezjr7872 5 жыл бұрын
[Everyone liked that]
@tendies9248 5 жыл бұрын
Omg I'm crying
@coralcomet 5 жыл бұрын
Exactly my thought when I saw this was a thing
@HiDDENk00l 5 жыл бұрын
Oh, lighten up. It's part of a series, they also did Darude Sandstorm!
@jwesby65 Жыл бұрын
This was my first cd. It was given to me back when my family had to staying a homeless. And still have the cd to this day.
@Mandalaaxo Жыл бұрын
It's great to see these "behind the music" for these 1 hit wonder songs I grew up with especially the European ones. I remember always wondering: where did this come from, who are these people, what is their story? And back then, it wasn't easy to find out at all. So I really find these so enjoyable as a kid who lived on VH1 and MTV lol April 1999, the end of 8th grade... EVERYONE LOVED THIS SONG, you couldn't get away from it. I still love it and have listened to it many times after all these years 😁 My 13yo daughter started singing the song one day and I started singing along with them and they're like "you know this song??" And I'm like "child, let me tell you a story... About a blue guy..." 😂😂
@ke_neil_we Жыл бұрын
🤣🤣🙌🏽👏🏽
@sasbub6842 Жыл бұрын
A good take, but Eiffel 65 were not one hit wonders. Move your Body and Heaven were also very popular tracks.
@skurinski Жыл бұрын
April 1999 was when it was a hit in their home country in Italy, then Summer 1999 for Europe, September 1999 for UK, and February 2000 for USA
@JulienEarle 5 жыл бұрын
the way they dressed in the video is exactly what h&m and forever 21 sell right now
@nihilisticbarbie 5 жыл бұрын
They were ahead of their time
@starkingbiker 5 жыл бұрын
You mean the astronaut clothes?
@vksepe 5 жыл бұрын
It's more like 90s chic is in.
@kingcrimson1916 5 жыл бұрын
Really? I still dress normal so I do not know nothing about those stores.. and I'm 22.. lol
@ajprucha07 5 жыл бұрын
Travis you are very right . The whole Miami vice theme is coming back .
@lolitabubbles26 4 жыл бұрын
Wow. In a million years I never would have imagined that this song was so deep and took so much to produce. This is really cool!
@addieb1314 4 жыл бұрын
Caitlin right?? Explains why it’s so timeless
@lolitabubbles26 4 жыл бұрын
@Green Mills Okay lol.
@chilesuicmez 4 жыл бұрын
it actually took like very little to produce.
@ugeniusmusic 4 жыл бұрын
@@chilesuicmez Exactly
@chilesuicmez 4 жыл бұрын
@@ugeniusmusic and thats the beauty of it.
@jonhester8909 Жыл бұрын
This was my jam back in the day! The whole Europop album is still a bop to this day. I love hearing the story behind the song.
@Andrew-K Жыл бұрын
Words to live by... “‘Blue’ changed my life in so many ways. First of all, it makes me proud of myself. Because before ‘Blue,’ for example, me…I don’t remember how many singles I failed before ‘Blue.’ And you have to mention them to understand why people like me, Jeffrey, and Massimo can write a song in two hours. It’s not a question of ‘we made a song in two hours,’ but we make a life that leads you in those two hours to make the song.” - Maurizio “Maury” Lobina
@importantguycommenting8156 5 жыл бұрын
*VICE PLEASE MAKE MORE DOCUMENTARIES ON POPULAR 90s MUSIC*
@SanFordBeats 5 жыл бұрын
facttttttttttsss
@dantheman1998 5 жыл бұрын
Alice Deejay please
@hotheadsniper 5 жыл бұрын
Vengaboys ,aqua
@Updated8SecondsAgo 5 жыл бұрын
The first song I ever liked as a child, I’m blue
@pab4435 5 жыл бұрын
Updated8SecondsAgo Facts!!!!
@geron200 5 жыл бұрын
Same, amazing song
@armynation31B5V5P 5 жыл бұрын
I'll be listening to this song right after this video
@TreeMyzer 5 жыл бұрын
Big Fat Liar put me on that good good
@Llama_lolz 5 жыл бұрын
same here, funny how it stood out to so many young people, i dont know if its the aliens in the video or what but this song is metaphysical
@colin-nekritz Жыл бұрын
The production of Vice videos are second to none on KZfaq. Keep up the amazing work!
@Danielmusicart Жыл бұрын
Italian Disco Music 90's is one of the Best music with melodies and fantasy
@TuttoRoman 4 жыл бұрын
I need more stories about 90's songs
@pandaprod2360 4 жыл бұрын
There are netflix
@sissiane 4 жыл бұрын
@@pandaprod2360 what documentary is on Netflix?
@erickantonioavilaguerrero4876 4 жыл бұрын
Which one?
@thefatgamer338 4 жыл бұрын
Yea like Rick astley never gonna give you up
@AABB-zb6dv 4 жыл бұрын
Check out the channel called "Todd in the shadows" and his one hit wonders series, it's pretty interesting.
@speedbird-bw5cq 5 жыл бұрын
I bloody loved this song when it came out. Hearing it now gives me proper chills, it’s soooo nostalgic and brings back so many memories! Ahh, the 90s.
@ArtisticlyAlexis 5 жыл бұрын
This was my song for the year I lived in Kaohsiung, Taiwan for a year as a 17 year old. Brings back so many crazy memories of an exciting time in my life.
@BofaDee33 2 жыл бұрын
I've been hooked on watching these stories about songs. I've been bingeing them all day. The songs that were all over the radio when I was a teenager and that touched or sometimes shaped my youth.
@nazishs.8327 2 жыл бұрын
Just came across it right now. I was a little kid when it came out. I was smiling the whole time while watching this documentary. Thank you VICE! :)
@AgentSmith911 5 жыл бұрын
The late 90s/early 2000s had some really weird songs, but as a 30 year old I feel I grew up at the right time considering the music 🤘🏻
@JTD472 5 жыл бұрын
Hoss Cartwright amen. Of course I’m biased, but you had these dance tracks, and also alternative rock and rap/hip hop really all getting their stride at the same time. I’m trying not to turn into the bitter old man that hates the younger generations’ music, and there is SOME good stuff coming out, but the 90s-early 2000s was the sweet spot IMO.
@axthelmk 5 жыл бұрын
Yeah I pooped too
@koldskalbanden7991 5 жыл бұрын
JTD472 Just remember that a lot of music nowadays is ironic and not meant to be good. Seems like no one gets this
@dannyforeal5339 5 жыл бұрын
Hoss Cartwright fucking right bro! I was in 3rd grade when this song came out and we had a lil elementary dance thing? Lol but they played that song and 3rd grade me is going crazy watching this lol
@dnbmania 5 жыл бұрын
Lola's theme
@lunaluna6474 5 жыл бұрын
ive never been so excited for a video. my childhood has been completed
@jaysoddfutr1136 5 жыл бұрын
Vice likes pretty girls
@lunaluna6474 5 жыл бұрын
Jays adventures well ty
@MadOrange644 5 жыл бұрын
@@jaysoddfutr1136 Vice are trying to get laid
@TubsyTmac 5 жыл бұрын
💯
@--impressive-- 5 жыл бұрын
nope
@patreefer 2 жыл бұрын
Thank u vice. What an amazing story about a song that makes me remember the good ol days of being a kid. I thought "blue"meant sad like some of us. I love the fact that I was wrong n love the idea behind everyone sees the world thru a different perspective "lense" so to speak. I hope one day these guys can swallow their pride, put the disagreement down, and realize what they did together and it's impact. Great documentary about a great song.
@dana.4230 8 ай бұрын
I can’t tell you how much this song was a part of my underprivileged teenager years; seeing this dissected in this form was so nostalgic. Thanks so much for sharing this!
@WishyBoz6 4 жыл бұрын
No joke, this was an incredibly important song in shaping pop music. It was way ahead of its time.
@patchyantraxxx6729 5 жыл бұрын
Goosebumps when the piano played 🔥🔥 child hood memories !!
@semro 2 жыл бұрын
thank you guys for bringing this masterpiece to the world! don't know how it happened, but i watching it exactly on april first, after 23 years when the song blow up.
@MayrAusSteyr 11 ай бұрын
Thanks for this video vice !!!
@leonidays898 4 жыл бұрын
23:05 is such a strong message. One of the best I’ve ever heard. After watching everything, it sinks deep.
@cityraintunes 4 жыл бұрын
Leoni Days beautifully said.
@loutiscrive 3 жыл бұрын
true
@codekhalil6437 5 жыл бұрын
I tip my hat to Vice for this one. They made one hell of a good documentary here. Maybe I shouldn't skip their posts from now on. Cheers to Eiffel 65 too.
@phoebeprice7667 Жыл бұрын
This song still plays at almost every dance festival I’ve been to💙
@juelfonck2697 Жыл бұрын
Fue la cancion emblema de mi niñez, hizo que quisiera seguir buscando mas musica asi hasta el dia de hoy
@funyunonion37732 4 жыл бұрын
Figuring out that he doesn’t say “if I was green I would die” shattered my entire existence
@ixxgxx 4 жыл бұрын
Zimbaa lmao
@lisag.4054 3 жыл бұрын
Going through this currently. All the times I argued with people about those lyrics. They were right.
@worldtechinc8889 3 жыл бұрын
“I would beat up a guy”
@nielslvstrm9365 3 жыл бұрын
"i believe i will die"
@electricpurple4112 3 жыл бұрын
somehow I figured this lyric fact out many years ago and I don't even know how I did.
@Eaglewilliamjohn 5 жыл бұрын
After watching this i went and found my old MP3-player, packard bell FunKey 512 MB (that's *M*), plugged it in and sure enough, Blue (Da ba dee) was on it. Date modified: 15-7-2004. Holy shit lol
@prc01q8 5 жыл бұрын
I had got the same MP3 player and a cd with "I'm blue" ;) memories
@mikhailsordinarylife 5 жыл бұрын
Eaglewilliamjohn dang what a blast from the past hahaha
@OfficialForekast 5 жыл бұрын
That's gonna be a relic of history, if it isn't already. Packard Bell, holy crap.
@teknoman0818 Жыл бұрын
This song was a big part of my childhood life.. thank you so much for the beautiful journey.
@realgrilledsushi Жыл бұрын
“Take every opportunity that comes to you” is what I learned from this. Thanks E65!
@whywelovefilm7079 5 жыл бұрын
All throughout High School, my friends and I would argue over what they were saying in the chorus. I thought they said "I'm Blue if I were Green I would die." Someone else thought it was "I'm Bi I'm in need of a guy." And one thought it was just the "I'm Blue Da Ba Dee Da Ba Die." That's it thought. I only had 2 friends in High School.
@vimos.9996 5 жыл бұрын
Gianni Brown Holy shit it can’t be un heard now
@mr.sinister2029 5 жыл бұрын
Lmfao those are the same arguments I had with friends over this song. That's awesome.
@iluvcamaros1912 5 жыл бұрын
My cousin insisted it was "I'm in need of a diet"
@youranongirl 4 жыл бұрын
I remember listening this in 1999, I was 14... and I was like - wow. This is the song of the millennium. The future is now. Lol
@ramon7266 3 жыл бұрын
This is a typical "im only 14 years old" comment, bet you ain't born in 1999, you are just looking for a comment that would get alot of likes 🤡🤡🤡
@Aurora-rw9lp 3 жыл бұрын
Ramon 7 born in 1999? she didn’t say that. you’re obviously like 12. foh.
@ramon7266 3 жыл бұрын
@@Aurora-rw9lplmao if im 12, you're prob 7
@ramon7266 3 жыл бұрын
@@Aurora-rw9lp calls himself "bruhh" 🤣 clearly a sign of an underaged kid 🤡🤔🤫
@Aurora-rw9lp 3 жыл бұрын
Ramon 7 oh so we being racist now? “bruh” originated from black people. I’m a female. Don’t be racist 💕
@spike280 Жыл бұрын
Great background...thanks for this. What I love most about Euro-pop (dance, etc) is that it is fun and makes me feel good. The layers of tracks are great. "Blue" does that for me too.