D.I.S.C.O. - Wikipedia D.I.S.C.O. For other uses, see Disco ( disambiguation ). `` D.I.S.C.O. '' Single by Ottawan from the album D.I.S.C.O. Released 1979 Format 7 '' single Genre Disco Length 4 : 56 Songwriter ( s ) Daniel Vangarde Jean Kluger Producer ( s ) Vangarde Kluger Ottawan singles chronology `` D.I.S.C.O. '' ( 1979 ) `` String Module Error : Match not found '' ( String Module Error : Match not found ) `` D.I.S.C.O. '' ( 1979 ) `` Hands Up ( Give Me Your Heart ) '' `` D.I.S.C.O. '' is a song by the French band Ottawan, written and produced by Daniel Vangarde and Jean Kluger. Ottowan originally recorded it in French. It was first released in 1979 and reached number two in the UK Singles Chart the following year. The song 's name comes from the lyrics in its chorus, in which a woman is claimed to be ' DISCO ', with each letter of the word standing for a certain quality, except O which simply leads to singing ' oh - oh - oh ' ( `` She is D, delirious / She is I, incredible / She is S, superficial / She is C, complicated / She is oh - oh - oh '' ). Contents 1 Charts and certifications 1.1 Weekly charts 1.2 Year - end charts 1.3 Certifications and sales 2 N - Trance version 3 Chico Slimani version 4 TYP version 4.1 Chart 5 See also 6 References 7 External links Charts and certifications Weekly charts Chart ( 1979 -- 1980 ) Peak position Austria ( Ö3 Austria Top 40 ) Belgium ( Ultratop 50 Flanders ) France ( IFOP ) 7 Germany ( Official German Charts ) Ireland ( IRMA ) Netherlands ( Dutch Top 40 ) Netherlands ( Single Top 100 ) Norway ( VG - lista ) South Africa ( Springbok Radio ) 5 Switzerland ( Schweizer Hitparade ) 5 UK Singles ( Official Charts Company ) Year - end charts Chart ( 1979 ) Rank France ( IFOP ) 11 Chart ( 1980 ) Rank Austria ( Ö3 Austria Top 40 ) 13 Belgium ( Ultratop 50 Flanders ) 18 Germany ( Official German Charts ) Netherlands ( Dutch Top 40 ) 22 Netherlands ( Single Top 100 ) 26 UK Singles ( Official Charts Company ) 5 Certifications and sales Region Certification Certified units / Sales France ( SNEP ) Gold 612,000 United Kingdom ( BPI ) Gold 500,000 sales figures based on certification alone shipments figures based on certification alone N - Trance version `` D.I.S.C.O. '' Single by N - Trance from the album Happy Hour Released Format CD single Songwriter ( s ) Daniel Vangarde Jean Kluger N - Trance singles chronology `` String Module Error : Match not found '' ( String Module Error : Match not found ) `` D.I.S.C.O. '' ( 1997 ) `` String Module Error : Match not found '' ( String Module Error : Match not found ) `` Electronic Pleasure '' `` D.I.S.C.O. '' `` The Mind of the Machine '' Music video `` D.I.S.C.O. '' on YouTube N - Trance released a single based on the original hit, with added rap lyrics not found in the original. It was released in 1997 reached number 11 on the British Singles Chart. Track listing `` D.I.S.C.O '' -- extended version `` D.I.S.C.O '' -- radio edit `` D.I.S.C.O '' -- San Frandisco mix `` So High '' Charts Chart ( 1997 ) Peak position Austria ( Ö3 Austria Top 40 ) 29 Finland ( Suomen virallinen lista ) 10 Netherlands ( Single Top 100 ) 82 UK Singles ( Official Charts Company ) 11 Chico Slimani version `` D.I.S.C.O. '' Single by Chico Released 14 August 2006 Format CD single Songwriter ( s ) Daniel Vangarde Jean Kluger Chico singles chronology `` It 's Chico Time '' ( 2006 ) `` D.I.S.C.O. '' ( 2006 ) `` Curvy Cola Bottle Body Baby '' ( 2007 ) `` It 's Chico Time '' ( 2006 ) `` D.I.S.C.O. '' ( 2006 ) `` Curvy Cola Bottle Body Baby '' ( 2007 ) In 2006, The X Factor former contestant Chico Slimani released an alternative version as a follow up to his number 1 hit `` It 's Chico Time ''. His version of D.I.S.C.O. reached number 24 on the British Singles Chart. Lyrics He amended lyrics to say `` C.H.I.C.O. on D.I.S.C.O. '' and amended lyrics to : D dynamic I incredible S supersonic C Chicolicious ( alluding to his own name ) `` O oh, oh, oh ''. Charts Chart ( 2006 ) Peak position UK Singles ( Official Charts Company ) 24 TYP version `` D.I.S.C.O. ( TYP D.I.S.C.O. ) '' Single by TYP from the album 9am to 5pm, 5pm to Whenever Released 2011 Format CD single Length 3 : 25 Label Universal Music Songwriter ( s ) Daniel Vangarde Jean Kluger Ivri Lider Yonatan Goldstein Music video `` D.I.S.C.O. '' on YouTube In 2011, the song was sampled by Israeli musical duo TYP ( also known as The Young Professionals ) for their track `` D.I.S.C.O. '' Chart Chart ( 2012 ) Peak position France ( SNEP ) 53 See also List of number - one songs in Norway References Jump up ^ Lescure, B. ( 5 June 2008 ). `` Ce soir, le Zénith danse disco ''. La Dépêche du Midi ( in French ). Retrieved 14 May 2016. Jump up ^ `` Ottawan -- '' Disco `` ''. YouTube. 16 June 2011. Retrieved 8 June 2014. Jump up ^ `` Austriancharts.at -- Ottawan -- D.I.S.C.O. '' ( in German ). Ö3 Austria Top 40. Retrieved 8 June 2014. Jump up ^ `` Ultratop.be -- Ottawan -- D.I.S.C.O. '' ( in Dutch ). Ultratop 50. Retrieved 8 June 2014. Jump up ^ `` Le Détail par Artiste '' ( in French ). InfoDisc. Select `` Ottawan '' from the artist drop - down menu. Retrieved 14 May 2016. Jump up ^ `` Offiziellecharts.de -- Ottawan -- D.I.S.C.O. ''. GfK Entertainment Charts. Retrieved 8 June 2014. Jump up ^ `` The Irish Charts -- Search Results -- Ottawan ''. Irish Singles Chart. Retrieved 5 June 2013. Jump up ^ `` Nederlandse Top 40 -- Ottawan - D.I.S.C.O. search results '' ( in Dutch ) Dutch Top 40. Retrieved 8 June 2014. Jump up ^ `` Dutchcharts.nl -- Ottawan -- D.I.S.C.O. '' ( in Dutch ). Single Top 100. Retrieved 8 June 2014. Jump up ^ `` Norwegiancharts.com -- Ottawan -- D.I.S.C.O. ''. VG - lista. Retrieved 8 June 2014. Jump up ^ `` South African Rock Lists Website SA Charts 1969 -- 1989 Acts ( O ) ''. Rock.co.za. Retrieved 5 June 2013. Jump up ^ `` Swisscharts.com -- Ottawan -- D.I.S.C.O. ''. Swiss Singles Chart. Retrieved 8 June 2014. Jump up ^ `` Official Singles Chart Top 100 ''. Official Charts Company. Retrieved 5 June 2013. Jump up ^ `` TOP -- 1979 '' ( in French ). Top-france.fr. Retrieved 8 June 2014. Jump up ^ `` Jahreshitparade 1980 '' ( in German ). Austriancharts.at. Hung Medien. Retrieved 1 June 2014. Jump up ^ `` Jaaroverzichten 1980 '' ( in Dutch ). Ultratop. Hung Medien. Retrieved 8 June 2014. Jump up ^ ( in German ) `` Jahrescharts -- 1980 ''. Archived from the original on 8 May 2015... Offiziellecharts.de. GfK Entertainment Charts. Jump up ^ `` Top 100 - Jaaroverzicht van 1980 '' ( in Dutch ). Dutch Top 40. Retrieved 8 June 2014. Jump up ^ `` Jaaroverzichten -- Single 1980 '' ( in Dutch ). Single Top 100. Hung Medien. Retrieved 8 June 2014. Jump up ^ `` Chart Archive -- 1980s Singles ''. everyHit.com. Retrieved 8 June 2014. Jump up ^ `` Le Détail par Artiste '' ( in French ). InfoDisc. Retrieved 14 May 2016. Jump up ^ `` Les Meilleures Ventes `` Tout Temps '' de 45 T. / Singles / Téléchargement '' ( in French ). InfoDisc. Retrieved 14 May 2016. Jump up ^ `` British single certifications -- Ottawan -- D.I.S.C.O. ''. British Phonographic Industry. Enter D.I.S.C.O. in the search field and then press Enter. Jump up ^ `` Austriancharts.at -- N - Trance -- D.I.S.C.O. '' ( in German ). Ö3 Austria Top 40. Retrieved 8 June 2014. Jump up ^ `` N - trance feat. Rod Stewart : D.I.S.C.O '' ( in Finnish ). Musiikkituottajat -- IFPI Finland. Retrieved 8 June 2014. Jump up ^ `` Dutchcharts.nl -- N - Trance -- D.I.S.C.O. '' ( in Dutch ). Single Top 100. Retrieved 8 June 2014. Jump up ^ `` Official Singles Chart Top 100 ''. Official Charts Company. Retrieved 7 June 2013. Jump up ^ `` D.I.S.C.O - Chico Slimani ''. YouTube. 27 April 2007. Retrieved 17 April 2015. Jump up ^ `` Official Singles Chart Top 100 ''. Official Charts Company. Retrieved 7 June 2013. Jump up ^ `` Lescharts.com -- The Young Professionals -- TYP D.I.S.C.O '' ( in French ). Les classement single. External links `` D.I.S.C.O. '' page on Chico Slimani website Retrieved from `` https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=D.I.S.C.O.&oldid=795782334 '' Categories : 1979 songs 1979 singles 1980 singles 1997 singles 2006 singles Disco songs Number - one singles in Norway Songs written by Daniel Vangarde Songs written by Jean Kluger Hidden categories : CS1 French - language sources ( fr ) CS1 German - language sources ( de ) CS1 Dutch - language sources ( nl ) Articles with German - language external links Use dmy dates from December 2013 Music infoboxes with Module : String errors Articles with hAudio microformats Singlechart usages for Austria Singlechart usages for Flanders Singlechart usages for Germany2 Singlechart usages for Ireland2 Singlechart called without song Singlechart usages for Dutch40 Singlechart usages for Dutch100 Singlechart usages for Norway Singlechart usages for Switzerland Singlechart usages for UK Singlechart called without artist Certification Table Entry usages for France Certification Table Entry usages for United Kingdom Singlechart usages for Finland Singlechart usages for United Kingdom Singlechart usages for France Talk Contents About Wikipedia Հայերեն Русский Edit links This page was last edited on 16 August 2017, at 12 : 40. 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Question: who sang the song d i s c o
Answer: Ottawan