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Background
Despre tine number one hit

Release
A CD of "Dragostea din tei" was first released in Romania in 2003 by Cat Music, also containing the music videos of O-Zone's previous singles "Numai tu" (2002) and "Despre tine" (2002). The label went on to issue a remix album on 3 June 2003 for digital download. Throughout 2004, "Dragostea din tei" was physically released in several other countries, including France, Germany, Italy, the Netherlands, Spain, the United Kingdom and the United States. In the latter territory, Ultra Records issued two 12-inch vinyls that included "Ma Ya Hi", an English language-version of "Dragostea din tei" featuring American musician Lucas Prata, which only credits Dan Balan as the lead artist. The original Romanian version was digitally released in the United States on 22 June 2004 by Media Services, under the name of "Mai Ai Hee (Dragostea din tei)". In 2005, a CD of "Dragostea din tei" was issued in Japan by Avex Trax, titled "恋のマイアヒ" ("Koi No Maiahi").

"Dragostea din tei" was included on O-Zone's third studio album DiscO-Zone (2003). As part of the 2004 international re-release of "Despre tine", "Dragostea din tei" was featured as the B-side on CDs released in selected regions.

Commercial performance
"Dragostea din tei" first attained commercial success in Romania, where it held the number-one position for three weeks on the Romanian Top 100 in September 2003, effectively becoming the band's second chart topper after "Despre tine" earlier that year. In the March of 2004, the song reached number 17 on the Italian singles chart. One month later, "Dragostea din tei" debuted at number one in Spain, reclimbing to the chart's top position on two more occasions in May and June 2004. In April 2004, "Dragostea din tei" further topped the French chart, holding that spot for 15 consecutive weeks. It was certified diamond in the region by Syndicat national de l'édition phonographique (SNEP), and amassed sales of 1,170,000 copies as of September 2014, amounting for the fourth-most in the 21st century.

From June to August 2004, the song impacted several other territories. It reached number one in all DACH countries, holding that position for 14 weeks in Germany and Switzerland, and for 13 weeks in Austria. In the former, it was certified double platinum by Bundesverband Musikindustrie (BVMI). In the Netherlands, the song topped the Dutch Single Top 100. "Dragostea din tei" was also successful in Nordic countries, becoming a number-one hit in Norway and Denmark, as well as peaking at numbers two and three in Finland and Sweden, respectively. The song further topped Billboard European Hot 100 Singles chart for 12 weeks, at one point being followed by Haiducii's version at number two and "Le poulailler" by Le 6/9 at number 18. "Dragostea din tei" peaked at numbers one, two and three in Ireland, Scotland and the United Kingdom, respectively, while the Unu' in the Dub Mix peaked at number nine on the radio airplay chart in the Commonwealth of Independent States (CIS). The song topped the 2004 year-end charts in Austria, Europe, France, Germany, Netherlands and Switzerland, among others.

In the United States, the Lucas Prata remix reached number 14 on Billboard Dance/Mix Show Airplay chart at the end of August 2004, however it was not until March 2005 that the song peaked at number 16 on the Bubbling Under Hot 100, as well as at positions 69 and 72 on the Digital Song Sales and Pop 100 rankings, respectively. It was eventually certified gold by the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA). The original version of "Dragostea din tei" peaked at number 72 on the Japanese Oricon Singles Chart in June 2005, with the song being awarded quadruple million, platinum and gold certifications by the Recording Industry Association of Japan (RIAJ) across multiple formats. As of October 2005, "Dragostea din tei" has sold in excess of eight million copies worldwide. It stands as the third-most successful song of the 2000s in Germany.

Background and release
Haiducii's version of "Dragostea din tei" was physically released in various countries throughout 2004, including in France, Germany, Italy, Netherlands, Spain and the United States. The CD and vinyls all included a remix produced by Italian DJ and Eiffel 65-member Gabry Ponte. A remix EP was made available for digital download on 3 August 2004 in various countries. In 2005, a CD was released in Taiwan by Avex Trax under the title of "嘜阿喜" ("Mai A Hi"). A remix, titled "Dragostea din tei 2k13", was released in 2012, featuring the contribution of Eiffel 65 lead vocalist Jeffrey Jey alongside Ponte.

Commercial performance
In many regions it reached its peak at the same time with the original

Other usage

 * Troppo chic

Track listings

 * Austrian, Italian, Dutch, US and Taiwanese CD single, and Swedish CD single 1
 * 1) "Dragostea din tei" (Original Mix) – 3:35
 * 2) "Dragostea din tei" (Haiducii vs. Gabry Ponte Radio Version) – 3:42
 * 3) "Dragostea din tei" (DJ Ross 4 the Radio Remix) – 4:15
 * 4) "Dragostea din tei" (Haiducii vs. Gabry Ponte Extended Version) – 6:30
 * 5) "Dragostea din tei" (DJ Ross 4 the Club Remix) – 6:22


 * Belgian and French CD single
 * 1) "Dragostea din tei" (Original Mix) – 3:35
 * 2) "Dragostea din tei" (Haiducii vs. Gabry Ponte Radio Version) – 3:42
 * 3) "Dragostea din tei" (DJ Ross 4 the Radio Remix) – 4:15


 * French 12-inch single
 * 1) "Dragostea din tei" (DJ Ross 4 the Club Remix) – 6:22
 * 2) "Dragostea din tei" (Haiducii vs. Gabry Ponte Extended Version) – 6:30
 * 3) "Dragostea din tei" (Original Mix) – 3:35


 * German CD single 1 and Swiss CD single
 * 1) "Dragostea din tei" (Original Mix) – 3:35
 * 2) "Dragostea din tei" (Haiducii vs. Gabry Ponte Radio Version) – 3:42
 * 3) "Dragostea din tei" (DJ Ross 4 the Radio Remix) – 4:15
 * 4) "Dragostea din tei" (Haiducii vs. Gabry Ponte Extended Version) – 6:30
 * 5) "Dragostea din tei" (DJ Ross 4 the Club Remix) – 6:22
 * 6) "Dragostea din tei" (Potatoheadz Club Mix) – 6:55
 * 7) "Spring" – 7:17


 * German CD single 2
 * 1) "Dragostea din tei" (Original Mix) – 3:35
 * 2) "Dragostea din tei" (Haiducii vs. Gabry Ponte Extended Version) – 6:30
 * 3) "Dragostea din tei" (DJ Friki Remix) – 5:17
 * 4) "Dragostea din tei" (Karaoke Version) – 3:35
 * 5) "Dragostea din tei" (Music Video) – 3:35
 * 6) Kultvideo von DJ Friki – 2:21


 * Italian 12-inch single
 * 1) "Dragostea din tei" (Haiducii vs. Gabry Ponte Extended Version) – 6:30
 * 2) "Dragostea din tei" (Haiducii vs. Gabry Ponte Radio Version) – 3:42
 * 3) "Dragostea din tei" (DJ Ross 4 the Club Remix) – 6:22
 * 4) "Dragostea din tei" (Original Mix) – 3:35


 * Spanish CD single
 * 1) "Dragostea din tei" (Haiducii vs. Gabry Ponte Radio Version) – 3:42
 * 2) "Dragostea din tei" (DJ Ross 4 the Radio Remix) – 4:15
 * 3) "Dragostea din tei" (Haiducii vs. Gabry Ponte Extended Version) – 6:31
 * 4) "Dragostea din tei" (DJ Ross 4 the Club Remix) – 6:22


 * Sweden CD single 2
 * 1) "Dragostea din tei" (Original Version) – 3:35
 * 2) "Dragostea din tei" (Haiducii vs. Gabry Ponte Radio Version) – 3:42


 * Other official digital versions
 * 1) "Dragostea din tei 2k13" (Gabry Ponte featuring Haiducii and Jeffrey Jey) [Radio Edit] – 3:26
 * 2) "Dragostea din tei 2k13" (Gabry Ponte featuring Haiducii and Jeffrey Jey) [Extended] – 4:52
 * 3) "Dragostea din tei 2k13" (Gabry Ponte featuring Haiducii and Jeffrey Jey) [Alien Cut & Dino Brown Radio Remix] – 3:38
 * 4) "Dragostea din tei 2k13" (Gabry Ponte featuring Haiducii and Jeffrey Jey) [Alien Cut & Dino Brown Remix] – 5:46
 * 5) "Dragostea din tei" (with Dual Beat and Mr. Frog) [Future Rave Extended Mix] – 5:30
 * 6) "Dragostea din tei" (with Dual Beat and Mr. Frog) [Future Rave Radio Mix] – 3:18

Cover versions, samples and interpolations

 * C.A.P.
 * https://www.ultratop.be/fr/song/17d5/O-Zone-Dragostea-din-tei

Other usage

 * Time Time
 * Compilations
 * Numa Numa 2

Track listings

 * Romanian CD single
 * 1) "Dragostea din tei" – 3:33
 * 2) "Despre tine" (Unu' in the Mix) – 7:38
 * 3) "Dragostea din tei" (Unu' in the Dub Mix) – 3:39
 * 4) "Numai tu" (Music video) – 4:10
 * 5) "Despre tine" (Music video) – 3:53


 * DACH CD single
 * 1) "Dragostea din tei" (Original Romanian Version) – 3:33
 * 2) "Dragostea din tei" (DJ Ross Radio Remix) – 4:15
 * 3) "Dragostea din tei" (DJ Ross Extended Remix) – 6:22
 * 4) "Dragostea din tei" (Original Italian Version) – 3:35
 * 5) "Dragostea din tei" (Unu' in the Dub Mix) – 3:39
 * 6) "Dragostea din tei" (Music Video) – 4:46


 * European and Swedish CD single 1
 * 1) "Dragostea din tei" (Original Romanian Version) – 3:33
 * 2) "Dragostea din tei" (DJ Ross Radio Remix) – 4:15


 * European CD single 2
 * 1) "Dragostea din tei" (Original Romanian Version) – 3:33
 * 2) "Dragostea din tei" (Original Italian Version) – 3:35


 * French CD single 1
 * 1) "Dragostea din tei" (Original Romanian Version) – 3:33
 * 2) "Dragostea din tei" (DJ Ross Radio Remix) – 4:15
 * 3) "Dragostea din tei" (Original Italian Version) – 3:35
 * 4) "Dragostea din tei" (Unu' in the Dub Mix) – 3:39


 * French CD single 2
 * 1) "Dragostea din tei" (Original Romanian Version) – 3:33
 * 2) "Dragostea din tei" (Nectar Remix) – 5:57
 * 3) "Dragostea din tei" (DJ Ross Extended Remix) – 6:22
 * 4) "Dragostea din tei" (Spike Norton Tekmix) – 6:37
 * 5) "Dragostea din tei" (Almighty Mix) – 7:00


 * French 12-inch single 1
 * 1) "Dragostea din tei" (Nectar Remix) – 5:57
 * 2) "Dragostea din tei" (Spike Norton Flymix) – 6:34
 * 3) "Dragostea din tei" (Spike Norton Tekmix) – 6:37
 * 4) "Dragostea din tei" (Almighty Mix) – 7:00


 * French 12-inch single 2
 * 1) "Dragostea din tei" (DJ Ross Extended Remix) – 6:22
 * 2) "Dragostea din tei" (Original Romanian Version) – 3:33
 * 3) "Dragostea din tei" (Acapella) – 3:30


 * German CD single 1
 * 1) "Dragostea din tei" (Original Romanian Version) – 3:33
 * 2) "Dragostea din tei" (DJ Ross Radio Remix) – 4:15
 * 3) "Dragostea din tei" (DJ Ross Extended Remix) – 6:22
 * 4) "Dragostea din tei" (Original Italian Version) – 3:35
 * 5) "Dragostea din tei" (Unu' in the Dub Mix) – 3:39


 * German and UK CD single 2
 * 1) "Dragostea din tei" (Original Romanian Version) – 3:33
 * 2) "Dragostea din tei" (DJ Ross Radio Remix) – 4:15


 * Italian, Mexican, Dutch and Spanish CD single, and Swedish CD single 3
 * 1) "Dragostea din tei" (Original Romanian Version) – 3:33
 * 2) "Dragostea din tei" (Original Italian Version) – 3:35
 * 3) "Dragostea din tei" (DJ Ross Radio Remix) – 4:15
 * 4) "Dragostea din tei" (DJ Ross Extended Remix) – 6:22
 * 5) "Dragostea din tei" (Unu' in the Dub Mix) – 3:39


 * Italian 12-inch single
 * 1) "Dragostea din tei" (DJ Ross Extended Remix) – 6:22
 * 2) "Dragostea din tei" (DJ Ross Radio Remix) – 4:15
 * 3) "Dragostea din tei" (Unu' in the Dub Mix) – 3:39
 * 4) "Dragostea din tei" (Original Italian Version) – 3:35
 * 5) "Dragostea din tei" (Original Romanian Version) – 3:33


 * Spanish 12-inch single
 * 1) "Dragostea din tei" (DJ Ross Extended Remix) – 6:22
 * 2) "Dragostea din tei" (DJ Ross Radio Remix) – 4:15
 * 3) "Dragostea din tei" (Original Italian Version) – 3:35
 * 4) "Dragostea din tei" (Original Romanian Version) – 3:33


 * Swedish CD single 2
 * 1) "Dragostea din tei" (DJ Aligator vs. CS-Jay Radio Version) – 3:35
 * 2) "Dragostea din tei" (Original Italian Version) – 3:35
 * 3) "Dragostea din tei" (Original Romanian Version) – 3:33
 * 4) "Dragostea din tei" (DJ Ross Radio Remix) – 4:15
 * 5) "Dragostea din tei" (DJ Ross Extended Remix) – 6:22
 * 6) "Dragostea din tei" (DJ Aligator vs. CS-Jay Club Version) – 6:04


 * UK CD single 1
 * 1) "Dragostea din tei" (Original Romanian Version) – 3:33
 * 2) "Dragostea din tei" (Almighty Mix) – 6:58
 * 3) "Dragostea din tei" (DJ Ross Extended Remix) – 6:22
 * 4) "Dragostea din tei" (Unu' in the Dub Mix) – 3:39
 * 5) "Dragostea din tei" (Almighty Dub) – 6:01


 * UK 12-inch single
 * 1) "Dragostea din tei" (Original Romanian Version) – 3:33
 * 2) "Dragostea din tei" (DJ Ross Extended Remix) – 6:22
 * 3) "Dragostea din tei" (Almighty Mix) – 6:58
 * 4) "Dragostea din tei" (Almighty Dub) – 6:01


 * US 12-inch single 1
 * 1) "Ma Ya Hi" (featuring Lucas Prata) – 3:36
 * 2) "Dragostea din tei" (Original Italian Version) – 3:35
 * 3) "Dragostea din tei" (Original Romanian Version) – 3:33
 * 4) "Dragostea din tei" (DJ Ross Extended Remix) – 6:22
 * 5) "Dragostea din tei" (DJ Ross Radio Remix) – 4:15


 * US 12-inch single 2
 * 1) "Ma Ya Hi" (featuring Lucas Prata) [Valentin Remix Club Version] – 6:38
 * 2) "Ma Ya Hi" (featuring Lucas Prata) – 3:37
 * 3) "Dragostea din tei" (Original Italian Version) – 3:33
 * 4) "Dragostea din tei" (DJ Ross Radio Remix) – 4:16
 * 5) "Dragostea din tei" (DJ Ross Extended Remix) – 6:23


 * Japanese CD single
 * 1) "Dragostea din tei" – 3:39
 * 2) "Dragostea din tei" (Overhead Champion Remix) – 6:46
 * 3) "Dragostea din tei" (DJ Kaya & DJ Kousuke Remix) – 5:40
 * 4) "Dragostea din tei" (Eurobeat Remix) – 4:09
 * 5) "Dragostea din tei" (DJ Ross Extended Remix) – 6:23


 * Japanese 12-inch single
 * 1) "Dragostea din tei" (Overhead Champion Remix) – 6:46
 * 2) "Dragostea din tei" (DJ Kaya & DJ Kousuke Remix) – 5:40
 * 3) "Dragostea din tei" (Original Version) – 3:39
 * 4) "Dragostea din tei" (Eurobeat Remix) – 4:09


 * Other official digital versions
 * 1) "Dragostea din tei" (Crystal Mix) – 3:45
 * 2) "Dragostea din tei" (Seb Version) – 3:53
 * 3) "Ma Ya Hi" (featuring Lucas Prata) [Valentin Radio Edit] – 3:34
 * 4) "Dragostea din tei" (Ole Ed Remix) – 2:52
 * 5) "Dragostea din tei" (Radu Sirbu Remix) – 3:35
 * 6) "Dragostea din tei" (W&W Remix) – 2:54
 * 7) "Dragostea din tei" (Besomorph & It's Different Remix) – 2:08

Links

 * https://www.hotnews.ro/stiri-arhiva-1097710-inteleg-americanii-din-dragostea-din-tei.htm
 * https://www.hotnews.ro/stiri-arhiva-1194731-zone-900-000-albume-vandute-anul-trecut-japonia.htm
 * https://www.hotnews.ro/stiri-arhiva-1205450-trupa-akcent-este-zone-2.htm
 * https://www.hotnews.ro/stiri-arhiva-1209058-zone-succes-hollywood.htm
 * https://www.hotnews.ro/stiri-arhiva-1216873-dan-balan-vrea-refaca-trupa-zone.htm
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 * https://www.billboard.com/media/lists/greatest-boy-band-songs-of-all-time-top-100-8362499/
 * https://www.billboard.com/music/music-news/koda-wins-top-prize-at-riaj-gold-disc-awards-1356802/
 * https://www.billboard.com/music/music-news/o-zone-takes-honors-at-japans-radio-disc-awards-1402409/
 * https://www.billboard.com/music/music-news/anastacia-o-zone-continue-euro-streak-1429408/
 * https://www.billboard.com/music/music-news/anastacia-o-zone-hold-serve-on-european-charts-1432631/
 * https://www.billboard.com/music/music-news/riaj-launches-master-ringtone-chart-1350082/
 * https://www.billboard.com/music/music-news/utada-breaks-digital-records-in-japan-1321038/
 * https://www.billboard.com/music/music-news/busted-chili-peppers-still-uks-no-1s-66999/
 * https://www.billboard.com/music/music-news/anastacia-stays-atop-euro-albums-summit-1439344/
 * https://www.billboard.com/music/music-news/blunt-maintains-pole-position-on-euro-chart-1358383/
 * http://www.avex.com.tw/maiahi/history01.asp
 * https://www.laut.de/Haiducii
 * https://www.laut.de/O-Zone
 * Rolling Stone Australia/Reason review
 * https://www.abendblatt.de/vermischtes/article106892631/Dragostea-Din-Tei-der-doppelte-Sommerhit.html
 * Euro year-end