Ecuador (song)

"Ecuador" is a song produced by German DJ and record production team Sash! featuring fellow German DJ Rodriguez. It was released in April 1997 as the third single from their debut album, It's My Life – The Album (1997). The song became an international hit, peaking at number one in Flanders, Romania and Scotland, as well as on the American and Canadian dance charts. It reached the top 20 in more than ten other countries worldwide.

Critical reception
Scottish Daily Record complimented "Ecuador" as an "intelligent dance hit" and a "catchy number". Daisy & Havoc from Music Week's RM rated it three out of five, adding that it's "more listenable in our opinion than the mega success 'Encore'".

Chart performance
In the United Kingdom, "Ecuador" reached number two on the UK Singles Chart, earning Sash! a platinum certification for sales and streams in excess of 600,000 units. "Ecuador" reached number one in the Flanders region of Belgium, Romania and Scotland and the top 10 in Denmark, Finland, Germany, Ireland, the Netherlands, Norway, Sweden and Switzerland. It also reached the top 20 in Austria, France and Iceland. On the Eurochart Hot 100, "Ecuador" peaked at number three. In the United States, the song was the second number-one on the Billboard Hot Dance Club Play chart for Sash!. It was a more successful dance hit in Canada, becoming Sash!'s first number one on the RPM Dance Chart, staying at the top position for four weeks and ending the year as Canada's second-most successful dance single, behind Stars on 54's version of "If You Could Read My Mind".

Music video
The accompanying music video for "Ecuador" was directed by Oliver Sommer, who had previously directed the videos for "Encore une fois" and "Stay", and was shot in Lanzarote and Tenerife, Spain. It features female models appearing like bird-like creatures in a desert landscape.

Track listings

 * UK CD1
 * 1) "Ecuador" (original radio edit) – 3:31
 * 2) "Ecuador" (Eat Me Edit – Bruce Wayne mix) – 3:57
 * 3) "Ecuador" (K-Klass Klub mix) – 8:14
 * 4) "Ecuador" (Bruce Wayne mix) – 5:48
 * 5) "Ecuador" (Future Breeze mix) – 5:24
 * 6) "Ecuador" (original 12-inch mix) – 5:23
 * 7) "Ecuador" (Poweblast dub) – 7:30


 * UK CD2
 * 1) "Ecuador" (original radio edit) – 3:31
 * 2) "Ecuador" (Klubbheads mix) – 6:31
 * 3) "Encore une fois" (ACD mix) – 6:13
 * 4) "Ecuador" (PowerPlant "Inject This" mix) – 7:21

Weekly charts
Original version

'''Sash! vs. Olly James'''

Covers and samples
On 15 March 2013, ItaloBrothers release the single This Is Nightlife, it uses many parts, including the melody, of "Ecuador". On 28 April 2023, in collaboration with Dutch-Moroccan DJ and producer R3hab and Romanian singer Inna, Sash! released the single "Rock My Body". The single heavily interpolates "Ecuador".