Bing Bang (Time to Dance)

Single by LazyTown and Stephanie

"Bing Bang (Time to Dance)"

Single by Julianna Rose Mauriello and Chloe Lang
from the album  LazyTown – The Album
B-side|

* "LazyTown Megamix"
* "I Love Christmas"

Released| 27 November 2006 (2006-11-27)
Recorded| 1999 (instrumental); 2004 (vocals)
Length| 3:16
Label| Gut
Songwriter(s)| Máni Svavarsson
Music video
"Bing Bang (Time to Dance)" on YouTube

"Bing Bang (Time to Dance)" is the single version of the LazyTown song "Bing Bang".

The original version is sung at the end of every episode of the Icelandic children's television series by Stephanie and is danced to by Stephanie, Sportacus and the puppets of LazyTown. In the episodes "LazyTown's Surprise Santa", "The Holiday Spirit", "The LazyTown Circus" and "Rockin' Robbie", a Christmas version, circus-style and rock-style of the song are performed. An extended version of the song is performed in the episodes, "Defeeted" and "LazyTown's New Superhero".

The single was released in the United Kingdom on 27 November 2006 as a digital download, and in CD format a week later. On 10 December it reached number 4 on the UK Singles Chart.[1][2] Bookmaker William Hill placed the song among five songs that were likely to become the UK Christmas number-one song in 2006.[3] The song became a gold record after selling 100,000 copies in one week.[4]

The song was written by Máni Svavarsson, the composer and one of the scriptwriters for LazyTown. It was originally created for Glanni Glæpur í Latabæ, a 1999–2000 theatrical production in Iceland that later evolved into the popular children's television show. According to Svavarsson, "We wanted Stephanie to sing something catchy—that kids [of] all ages could repeat after hearing it once. The conclusion was 'Bing Bang'. We also wanted the lyrics to represent her character: smiley, dancey, fun-loving."

## Track listing

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### Maxi CD

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1. "Bing Bang" (Time to Dance Single Mix) – 3:16
2. "Bing Bang" (Christmas version) – 2:55
3. "LazyTown Megamix" – 3:43
4. "I Love Christmas" – 1:38
5. "Bing Bang (Time to Dance)": The Video – 3:20

"I Love Christmas" has an extended instrumental introduction on this CD.

## Charts

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### Weekly charts

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Weekly chart performance for "Bing Bang (Time to Dance)"  | Chart (2006)  | Peak
position

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Austria (Ö3 Austria Top 40)[5] | 42
Germany (GfK)[6] | 73
Ireland (IRMA)[7] | 15
UK Singles (OCC)[8] | 4
UK Indie (OCC)[9] | 1

### Year-end charts

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Year-end chart performance for "Bing Bang (Time to Dance)"  | Chart (2006)  | Position

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UK Singles (OCC)[10] | 173

## References

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1. ^ "Official Singles Chart Top 100 10 December 2006 - 16 December 2006". Official Charts Company. Archived from the original on 22 February 2017. Retrieved 22 February 2017.
2. ^ "Latibær beint í 4. sæti á Top40 í Bretlandi". Vísir (in Icelandic). 10 December 2006. Archived from the original on 25 September 2018. Retrieved 25 February 2017.
3. ^ "Latabæ spáð meiri vinsældum en Justin". visir.is (in Icelandic). 4 November 2006. Archived from the original on 2 August 2023. Retrieved 25 February 2017.
4. ^ "Tölum ekki niður til barnanna". visir.is (in Icelandic). 12 December 2006. Archived from the original on 2 August 2023. Retrieved 25 February 2017.
5. ^ "LazyTown – Bing Bang" (in German). Ö3 Austria Top 40. Retrieved 3 February 2019.
6. ^ "LazyTown – Bing Bang" (in German). GfK Entertainment charts. Retrieved 3 February 2019.
7. ^ "Irish-charts.com – Discography LazyTown". Irish Singles Chart. Retrieved 3 February 2019.
8. ^ "Official Singles Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 3 February 2019.
9. ^ "Official Independent Singles Chart Top 50". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 5 August 2024.
10. ^ "2006 UK Singles Chart" (PDF). ChartsPlus. Archived (PDF) from the original on 29 September 2018. Retrieved 16 November 2021.

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