"Electrica Salsa"
French 7" single
Single by OFF (Sven Väth, Luca Anzilotti & Michael Münzing)
from the album Organization for Fun
B-side"Remix"
Released1986
GenreDance-pop[1]
Length
  • 3:35 (7")
  • 5:48 (12")
  • 4:51 (Music Video)
LabelZYX, Flea Records, Clever, Sonet, Sakkaris, Blanco Y Negro
Songwriter(s)Luca Anzilotti, Michael Münzing (music)
Producer(s)Oliver Büttner
OFF (Sven Väth, Luca Anzilotti & Michael Münzing) singles chronology
"Bad News"
(1985)		 "Electrica Salsa"
(1986)		 "Step by step"
(1987)

"Electrica Salsa", also titled "Electrica Salsa (Baba Baba)", is a 1986 song by the group Off, featuring German DJ and singer Sven Väth and future Snap! producers Michael Münzing and Luca Anzilotti. It was the first single from his album Organisation for Fun on which it appears as fourth track in its single version and as 14th track in the PWL remix. The song achieved success in many countries, including France, Austria, Greece and Germany, where it was a top three hit. The song was a hit particularly on the dance floors where it was much aired.[2] A new remixed version was available on OFF's next single, "Step by Step".

Critical reception

A review in Pan-European magazine Music & Media described "Electrica Salsa" like this: "One simple idea is pushed forward to its extremes and in the end become either a novelty or simply boring. This record has both qualities and exploits the musical concepts of Kraftwerk and Trio. With its danceable electro beat and the computer/vocal gimmicks, a definite Euro cross-over hit".[3]

Chart performance

"Electrica Salsa" was a major hit on the European chart. It was a top three hit in Off's home-country, Germany, where it charted for 20 weeks, 13 of them in the top 20,[4] and peaked at number three in France where it ranked for 22 weeks, the half of them in the top ten,[5] and received a Silver disc awarded by the Syndicat National de l'Édition Phonographique.[6] In addition to reach number one in Italy and number three in Greece,[7][8] it was a top two hit in Austria and a top five hit in the Flanders region of Belgium.[9][10] It was less successful in Switzerland where it missed the top 20 by three places,[11] the Netherlands where it stalled under the top 30,[12] and especially in the UK where it reached number 86 in a six-week chart run divided into two segments shared in August 1987 and May 1988.[13] On the Music & Media's Pan-Eurochart Hot 100 Singles chart, it started at number 89 on 24 January 1987, peaked at number four in its 13th week, and left the chart after 26 weeks of presence,[14] becoming the 20th best-selling single of 1987 in Europe.[15]

Track listings

7" single - France, Sweden
  1. "Electrica Salsa (Baba Baba)" — 3:35
  2. "Electrica Salsa (Baba Baba)" (dub version) — 3:36
12" maxi
1 - Germany, Spain
  1. "Electrica Salsa (Baba Baba)" (maxi version) — 5:48
  2. "Electrica Salsa" (dub version) — 5:50
2 - Germany
  1. "Electrica Salsa" (salsa inferno) — 6:22
  2. "Electrica Salsa" (instrumental inferno) — 4:57
3 - Germany
  1. "Electrica Salsa" (the mad house mix) — 7:06
  2. "Electrica Salsa (Baba Baba)" — 5:48
Italy, France
  1. "Electrica Salsa (Baba Baba)" (remix) — 6:22
  2. "Electrica Salsa (Baba Baba)" (vocal version) — 5:48
UK
  1. "Electrica Salsa" (PWL mix) — 7:06
  2. "Electrica Salsa (Baba Baba)" (dub version) — 5:50
3" CD maxi - Germany
  1. "Electrica Salsa (Baba Baba)" — 5:48
  2. "Electrica Salsa (Baba Baba)" (dub version) — 5:50
  3. "Step by Step" (vocal mix) — 5:55
CD maxi - 1989, Germany
  1. "Electrica Salsa (Baba Baba)" — 5:48
  2. "Step By Step" (vocal mix) — 5:55
  3. "Time Operator" (real time mix) — 5:39
12" maxi - 1993, Italy
  1. "Electrica Salsa (Baba Baba)" (Martini club remix) — 5:25
  2. "Electrica Salsa (Baba Baba)" (Martini cut remix) — 5:05
  3. "Electrica Salsa (Baba Baba)" (instrumental remix) — 5:25
  4. "Electrica Salsa (Baba Baba)" (original version) — 5:50

Credits

  • Produced by O. Büttner
  • Executive producers : S. Väth / L. Anzilotti / M. Münzing
  • Music: M. Münzing
  • Written: L. Anzilotti
  • Mixed by M. Münzing / L. Anzilotti
  • Recorded at Master Studios (W. Germany)
  • "The mad house mix" mixed by Mixmaster Pete Hammond

Charts

Certifications

Certifications for "Electrica Salsa"
Region CertificationCertified units/sales
France (SNEP)[6] Silver 250,000*

* Sales figures based on certification alone.

References

  1. ↑ Arena, James (2017). "Appendix: The Record Shop–Noteworthy Tracks". Europe's Stars of '80s Dance Pop: 32 International Music Legends Discuss Their Careers. McFarland & Company. pp. 225–230. ISBN 978-1-4766-7142-0.
  2. ↑ Habib, Elia. Muz hit.tubes (in French). Alinéa Bis. p. 101. ISBN 2-9518832-0-X.
  3. ↑ "M&M – New Talent" (PDF). Music & Media. Vol. 4, no. 5. 7 February 1987. p. 20. OCLC 29800226. Retrieved 28 September 2023 – via World Radio History.
  4. 1 2 "Offiziellecharts.de – Off – Electrica Salsa (Baba Baba)" (in German). GfK Entertainment charts. Retrieved 11 April 2022.
  5. 1 2 "Off – Electrica Salsa (Baba Baba)" (in French). Les classement single. Retrieved 11 April 2022.
  6. 1 2 "French single certifications – OFF – Electrica Salsa" (in French). InfoDisc. Retrieved 29 September 2023. Select OFF and click OK. 
  7. 1 2 "Classifiche". Musica e Dischi (in Italian). Retrieved 29 September 2023. Set "Tipo" on "Singoli". Then, in the "Titolo" field, search "Electrica Salsa".
  8. 1 2 "Top 3 Singles in Europe" (PDF). Music & Media. Vol. 4, no. 16. 25 April 1987. p. 20. OCLC 29800226. Retrieved 29 September 2023 – via World Radio History.
  9. 1 2 "Off – Electrica Salsa (Baba Baba)" (in German). Ö3 Austria Top 40. Retrieved 11 April 2022.
  10. 1 2 "Off – Electrica Salsa (Baba Baba)" (in Dutch). Ultratop 50. Retrieved 11 April 2022.
  11. 1 2 "Off – Electrica Salsa (Baba Baba)". Swiss Singles Chart. Retrieved 11 April 2022.
  12. 1 2 "Off – Electrica Salsa (Baba Baba)" (in Dutch). Single Top 100. Retrieved 11 April 2022.
  13. 1 2 "Off: Artist Chart History". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 11 April 2022.
  14. 1 2 "Eurochart Hot 100 Singles" (PDF). Music & Media. Vol. 4, no. 15. 18 April 1987. p. 14-15. OCLC 29800226. Retrieved 29 September 2023 – via World Radio History.
  15. 1 2 "European Charts of the Year 1987 - Singles" (PDF). Music & Media. Vol. 4, no. 51/52. 26 December 1987. p. 34. OCLC 29800226. Retrieved 7 October 2021 – via World Radio History.
  16. ↑ "Nederlandse Top 40 – Off" (in Dutch). Dutch Top 40. Retrieved 11 April 2022.
  17. ↑ "Top Dance Singles" (PDF). Music Week. 22 August 1987. p. 45. Retrieved 11 September 2023 – via World Radio History.
  18. ↑ "Jahreshitparade 1987". Austrian Charts Portal (in German). Retrieved 11 April 2022.
  19. ↑ "Jaaroverzichten 1987: Singles". Ultratop Flanders (in Dutch). Retrieved 11 April 2022.
  20. ↑ "Top - 1987". Top France (in French). Archived from the original on 19 June 2014. Retrieved 11 April 2022.
  21. ↑ "Top Sellers 1987" (PDF). Music & Media. Vol. 5, no. 11. 12 March 1988. p. 25. OCLC 29800226. Retrieved 2 October 2023 – via American Radio History.
  22. ↑ "Top Single Jahrescharts 1987" (in German). Offizielle Top 100. Retrieved 11 April 2022.
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