Da Da Da

"Da Da Da I Don't Love You You Don't Love Me Aha Aha Aha"
"Da Da Da I Don't Love You You Don't Love Me Aha Aha Aha"
	Original German cover art
Single by Trio
from the album Trio
B-side	"Sabine Sabine Sabine"
Released	3 February 1982
Recorded	1981
Studio	Schweinestall-Studio, Husum, Germany
Genre	New wave; synth-pop; Eurodisco; novelty; electronic;
Length	3:23
Label	Mercury
Songwriters	Stephan Remmler; Gert "Kralle" Krawinkel;
Producer	Klaus Voormann
Trio singles chronology
Audio sample
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"Da Da Da I Don't Love You You Don't Love Me Aha Aha Aha" (usually shortened to "Da Da Da") is a song by the German band Trio. Trio was formed in 1980 by Stephan Remmler, Gert "Kralle" Krawinkel and Peter Behrens. Released as a single in 1982 and featured on their 1981 debut album Trio, "Da Da Da" became a hit in Germany and about 30 other countries, selling 13 million copies worldwide. The lyrics were written by Remmler, the music by Krawinkel. "Da Da Da" remains the band's biggest German hit and their only hit outside Germany.

Background

"Da Da Da" became a hit and was a product of the Neue Deutsche Welle, the German New Wave.

Charts

The song was a chart success in more than 30 countries.
The German version of "Da Da Da" reached No. 2 on the charts (April 1982). There were three versions: the single version (3:23), a long version (6:36). The live version was included in the album Trio live im Frühjahr 82 (1:32). The B-side of the 7-inch single release was "Sabine Sabine Sabine", whereas the B-side of the maxi-single carried two more songs: "Halt mich fest ich werd verrückt" and "Lady-O-Lady".
In the UK, "Da Da Da" hit No. 2 in July 1982.
In Canada, it peaked at No. 3 in December 1982.
In France, the song was made more popular in 1982 with Zam making a French version titled "Da Da Da je t'aime pas tu m'aimes pas".
In the US, the song peaked at No. 33 on the Dance/Disco Top 80 chart. In 1997, the song gained further chart success when the CD of TRIO and Error was released as Da Da Da I Don't Love You You Don't Love Me Aha Aha Aha in the United States, and was a US-only promo CD-single in response to the 1997 US Volkswagen Golf commercial that featured the song, often contracted to simply "Da Da Da". The re-release had some changes: two songs were added to the CD and the album was digitally remastered. The shorter version known as a radio edit runs for 2:49.

Weekly charts

Chart (1982)	Peak position
Argentina (CAPIF)	3
Australia (Kent Music Report)	4
Austria (Ö3 Austria Top 40)	1
Belgium (Ultratop 50 Flanders)	4
Canada Top Singles (RPM)	3
Denmark (IFPI)	2
Finland (Suomen virallinen lista)	2
France (IFOP)	3
Iceland (Dagblaðið Vísir)	3
Ireland (IRMA)	2
Israel	2
Italy (Musica e dischi)	5
Netherlands (Dutch Top 40)	7
Netherlands (Single Top 100)	11
New Zealand (Recorded Music NZ)	1
Norway (VG-lista)	2
Portugal (AFP)	4
South Africa (Springbok Radio)	1
Spain (AFYVE)	7
Sweden (Sverigetopplistan)	2
Switzerland (Schweizer Hitparade)	1
UK Singles (Official Charts)	2
US Dance/Disco Top 80 (Billboard)	33
West Germany (GfK)	2

Year-end charts

Chart (1982)	Position
Australia (Kent Music Report)	28
Austria (Ö3 Austria Top 40)	9
Belgium (Ultratop 50 Flanders)	7
Canada Top Singles (RPM)	25
New Zealand (RIANZ)	2
South Africa (Springbok Radio)	6
Switzerland (Schweizer Hitparade)	3

Sales and certifications


Region	Certification	Certified units/sales
Canada (Music Canada)	2× Platinum	200,000^{^}
Germany (BVMI)	Gold	500,000^{^}
United Kingdom (BPI)	Silver	250,000^{^}
^{^} Shipments figures based on certification alone.

Cover versions

In 1982, German singer and actor Frank Zander released a cover of the song titled "Da da da ich weiß Bescheid, du weißt Bescheid" that also reached number two on the West German chart. The same year, an Italian version made by I Masters (a trio formed by three Italian young men, Paolo Paltrinieri, Lorenzo Canovi and Romeo Corpetti) called Da Da Da Mundial '82 was made after Italy's victory at the 1982 FIFA World Cup, with the lyrics honouring the Italian team, with the part prior to the refrain, before the "Aha" saying Son tutti figli di Bearzot (translated, They are all sons of Bearzot).
Since 2008, a variation of "Da Da Da" has been used by the Austrian retail chain INTERSPAR for its television and radio presence. The song has also been incorporated into the retail chain’s slogan ("Alles da da da", lit. '"Everything's there there there"').
In early 2019, YouTuber MaximillianMus created a parody titled, "Oh Yeah Yeah", and ordered his fanbase to take over YouTube comment sections, title-dropping the song across many videos on the platform, prompting YouTuber/rapper KSI to address the meme in one of his videos.
In 2019, German metal band Hämatom covered the song, featuring Alexander Wesselsky from Eisbrecher.

Note

↑ German: "Da Da Da ich lieb dich nicht du liebst mich nicht aha aha aha"

References

↑ "TRIOlogie - Was bisher geschah". stephan-remmler.de. Retrieved 29 December 2024.
↑ Cateforis, Theo (2011). Are We Not New Wave? : Modern Pop at the Turn of the 1980s. University of Michigan Press. ISBN 978-0-472-03470-3.
↑ Bush, John. "Trio – Artist Biography". AllMusic. Retrieved 14 May 2016.
↑ Sheffield, Rob (27 September 2022). "100 Best Songs of 1982". Rolling Stone. Retrieved 9 September 2023. Trio found the formula for world-beating pop success in 1982: an awesomely sub-minimal Ramones-level stab at DIY Eurodisco.
↑ Evans, Richard (6 August 2024). "1982.3". Listening to the Music the Machines Make: Inventing Electronic Pop 1978-1983. Omnibus Press. p. 380. ISBN 978-1-915841-45-2.
1 2 Maume, Chris (9 March 2014). "Gert "Kralle" Krawinkel". The Independent.
↑ "Trio" (in German). Laut.de. 29 October 2013. Retrieved 18 January 2014.
1 2 "Dance Club Songs". Billboard. 6 November 1982. Retrieved 26 May 2025.
↑ "Cash Box - International Best Sellers" (PDF). Cash Box. 5 February 1983. Retrieved 13 June 2024.
↑ "Hits of the World". Billboard. Vol. 94, no. 44. 6 November 1982. p. 53. ISSN 0006-2510.
↑ "Trio – Da da da ich lieb dich nicht du liebst mich nicht aha aha aha" (in German). Ö3 Austria Top 40. Retrieved 26 May 2014.
↑ "Trio – Da da da ich lieb dich nicht du liebst mich nicht aha aha aha" (in Dutch). Ultratop 50. Retrieved 26 May 2014.
↑ "Top Singles. Volume 37, Issue 16 (1982-12-04)". RPM. Library and Archives Canada. Retrieved 26 May 2014.
↑ "Hits of the World". Billboard. Vol. 94, no. 41. 16 October 1982. p. 79. ISSN 0006-2510. cf last week position.
↑ Pennanen, Timo (2021). "Trio". Sisältää hitin - 2. laitos Levyt ja esittäjät Suomen musiikkilistoilla 1.1.1960–30.6.2021 (PDF) (in Finnish). Helsinki: Kustannusosakeyhtiö Otava. p. 263. Retrieved 13 June 2024.
↑ "Le Détail par Artiste". InfoDisc (in French). Select "Trio" from the artist drop-down menu. Retrieved 14 May 2016.
↑ "Ísland Topp 10". DV. 3 September 1982. ISSN 1021-8254.
↑ "Trio | IRMA". Irish Singles Chart. Retrieved 25 June 2013.
↑ "Hits of the World". Billboard. Vol. 94, no. 37. 18 September 1982. p. 61. ISSN 0006-2510.
↑ "Classifiche". Musica e dischi (in Italian). Retrieved 13 June 2024. Set "Tipo" on "Singoli". Then, in the "Artista" field, search "Trio".
↑ "Nederlandse Top 40 – week 27, 1982" (in Dutch). Dutch Top 40. Retrieved 6 June 2018.
↑ "Trio – Da Da Da I Don't Love You You Don't Love Me Aha Aha Aha" (in Dutch). Single Top 100. Retrieved 26 May 2014.
↑ "Trio – Da Da Da I Don't Love You You Don't Love Me Aha Aha Aha". Top 40 Singles. Retrieved 26 May 2014.
↑ "Trio – Da da da ich lieb dich nicht du liebst mich nicht aha aha aha". VG-lista. Retrieved 26 May 2014.
↑ Portuguese Charts Archive. 1982.
↑ "South African Rock Lists Website SA Charts 1969–1989 Acts (T)". Rock.co.za. Retrieved 25 June 2013.
↑ Salaverri, Fernando (September 2005). Sólo éxitos: año a año, 1959–2002 (in Spanish) (1st ed.). Spain: Fundación Autor-SGAE. ISBN 84-8048-639-2.
↑ "Trio – Da da da ich lieb dich nicht du liebst mich nicht aha aha aha". Singles Top 100. Retrieved 26 May 2014.
↑ "Trio – Da da da ich lieb dich nicht du liebst mich nicht aha aha aha". Swiss Singles Chart. Retrieved 26 May 2014.
↑ "Official Singles Chart on 24/7/1982 – Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 25 June 2013.
↑ "Offizielle Deutsche Charts (West Germany)" (in German). GfK Entertainment charts. To see the peak chart position, click 'TITEL VON', followed by the artist's name. Retrieved 18 February 2019.
↑ "National Top 100 Singles for 1982". Kent Music Report. 3 January 1983. Retrieved 22 January 2023 – via Imgur.
↑ "Jahreshitparade 1982". austriancharts.at (in German). Retrieved 26 May 2014.
↑ "Jaaroverzichten 1982" (in Dutch). Ultratop. Retrieved 26 May 2014.
↑ "Top 100 Singles of 1982". RPM. Vol. 37, no. 19. 25 December 1982. Retrieved 14 May 2016 – via Library and Archives Canada.
↑ "End of Year Charts 1982". Recorded Music New Zealand. Retrieved 16 May 2016.
↑ "Top 20 Hit Singles of 1982". rock.co.za. Retrieved 26 May 2014.
↑ "Schweizer Jahreshitparade 1982". hitparade.ch (in German). Retrieved 26 May 2014.
↑ "Canadian single certifications – Trio – Da Da Da". Music Canada.
↑ "Gold-/Platin-Datenbank (Trio; 'Da Da Da – ich lieb dich nicht')" (in German). Bundesverband Musikindustrie.
↑ "British single certifications – Trio – Da Da Da". British Phonographic Industry. Select singles in the Formats field. Type Da Da Da Trio in the "Search:" field.
↑ "Frank Zander: Da da da ich weiß Bescheid, du weißt Bescheid". Offiziellecharts.de (in German). GfK Entertainment. Retrieved 27 April 2022.
↑ "Settimana 15 Ottobre 1982 (da Boy Music)" (in Italian). Hit Parade Italia. Creative Commons. Retrieved 18 February 2017.
↑ "Alles Da Da Da". JUNG VON MATT MUSIC. Retrieved 8 May 2026.
↑ Shambler, Thomas (22 January 2019). "KSI is losing his war on Fortnite's biggest meme". Esquire Middle East. Retrieved 7 December 2020.
↑ Bonfiglio, Nahila (22 January 2019). "The 'oh yeah yeah' meme is flooding YouTube—and KSI can't deal". The Daily Dot. Retrieved 7 December 2020.

External links

Lyrics of "Da Da Da"

[6] German: "Da Da Da ich lieb dich nicht du liebst mich nicht aha aha aha"

[triologie-1] "TRIOlogie - Was bisher geschah". stephan-remmler.de. Retrieved 29 December 2024.

[2] Cateforis, Theo (2011). Are We Not New Wave? : Modern Pop at the Turn of the 1980s. University of Michigan Press. ISBN 978-0-472-03470-3.

[3] Bush, John. "Trio – Artist Biography". AllMusic. Retrieved 14 May 2016.

[RS_1982-4] Sheffield, Rob (27 September 2022). "100 Best Songs of 1982". Rolling Stone. Retrieved 9 September 2023. Trio found the formula for world-beating pop success in 1982: an awesomely sub-minimal Ramones-level stab at DIY Eurodisco.

[Evans_2024-5] Evans, Richard (6 August 2024). "1982.3". Listening to the Music the Machines Make: Inventing Electronic Pop 1978-1983. Omnibus Press. p. 380. ISBN 978-1-915841-45-2.

[I-7] 1 2 Maume, Chris (9 March 2014). "Gert "Kralle" Krawinkel". The Independent.

[8] "Trio" (in German). Laut.de. 29 October 2013. Retrieved 18 January 2014.

[usd-9] 1 2 "Dance Club Songs". Billboard. 6 November 1982. Retrieved 26 May 2025.

[10] "Cash Box - International Best Sellers" (PDF). Cash Box. 5 February 1983. Retrieved 13 June 2024.

[11] "Hits of the World". Billboard. Vol. 94, no. 44. 6 November 1982. p. 53. ISSN 0006-2510.

[sc_Austria_Trio-12] "Trio – Da da da ich lieb dich nicht du liebst mich nicht aha aha aha" (in German). Ö3 Austria Top 40. Retrieved 26 May 2014.

[sc_Flanders_Trio-13] "Trio – Da da da ich lieb dich nicht du liebst mich nicht aha aha aha" (in Dutch). Ultratop 50. Retrieved 26 May 2014.

[sc_Canada_RPM_-14] "Top Singles. Volume 37, Issue 16 (1982-12-04)". RPM. Library and Archives Canada. Retrieved 26 May 2014.

[15] "Hits of the World". Billboard. Vol. 94, no. 41. 16 October 1982. p. 79. ISSN 0006-2510. cf last week position.

[16] Pennanen, Timo (2021). "Trio". Sisältää hitin - 2. laitos Levyt ja esittäjät Suomen musiikkilistoilla 1.1.1960–30.6.2021 (PDF) (in Finnish). Helsinki: Kustannusosakeyhtiö Otava. p. 263. Retrieved 13 June 2024.

[17] "Le Détail par Artiste". InfoDisc (in French). Select "Trio" from the artist drop-down menu. Retrieved 14 May 2016.

[18] "Ísland Topp 10". DV. 3 September 1982. ISSN 1021-8254.

[sc_Ireland2_Trio-19] "Trio | IRMA". Irish Singles Chart. Retrieved 25 June 2013.

[20] "Hits of the World". Billboard. Vol. 94, no. 37. 18 September 1982. p. 61. ISSN 0006-2510.

[21] "Classifiche". Musica e dischi (in Italian). Retrieved 13 June 2024. Set "Tipo" on "Singoli". Then, in the "Artista" field, search "Trio".

[sc_Dutch40_-22] "Nederlandse Top 40 – week 27, 1982" (in Dutch). Dutch Top 40. Retrieved 6 June 2018.

[sc_Dutch100_Trio-23] "Trio – Da Da Da I Don't Love You You Don't Love Me Aha Aha Aha" (in Dutch). Single Top 100. Retrieved 26 May 2014.

[sc_New_Zealand_Trio-24] "Trio – Da Da Da I Don't Love You You Don't Love Me Aha Aha Aha". Top 40 Singles. Retrieved 26 May 2014.

[sc_Norway_Trio-25] "Trio – Da da da ich lieb dich nicht du liebst mich nicht aha aha aha". VG-lista. Retrieved 26 May 2014.

[26] Portuguese Charts Archive. 1982.

[27] "South African Rock Lists Website SA Charts 1969–1989 Acts (T)". Rock.co.za. Retrieved 25 June 2013.

[28] Salaverri, Fernando (September 2005). Sólo éxitos: año a año, 1959–2002 (in Spanish) (1st ed.). Spain: Fundación Autor-SGAE. ISBN 84-8048-639-2.

[sc_Sweden_Trio-29] "Trio – Da da da ich lieb dich nicht du liebst mich nicht aha aha aha". Singles Top 100. Retrieved 26 May 2014.

[sc_Switzerland_Trio-30] "Trio – Da da da ich lieb dich nicht du liebst mich nicht aha aha aha". Swiss Singles Chart. Retrieved 26 May 2014.

[sc_UK_-31] "Official Singles Chart on 24/7/1982 – Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 25 June 2013.

[sc_West_Germany_Trio-32] "Offizielle Deutsche Charts (West Germany)" (in German). GfK Entertainment charts. To see the peak chart position, click 'TITEL VON', followed by the artist's name. Retrieved 18 February 2019.

[aus82-33] "National Top 100 Singles for 1982". Kent Music Report. 3 January 1983. Retrieved 22 January 2023 – via Imgur.

[34] "Jahreshitparade 1982". austriancharts.at (in German). Retrieved 26 May 2014.

[35] "Jaaroverzichten 1982" (in Dutch). Ultratop. Retrieved 26 May 2014.

[36] "Top 100 Singles of 1982". RPM. Vol. 37, no. 19. 25 December 1982. Retrieved 14 May 2016 – via Library and Archives Canada.

[37] "End of Year Charts 1982". Recorded Music New Zealand. Retrieved 16 May 2016.

[38] "Top 20 Hit Singles of 1982". rock.co.za. Retrieved 26 May 2014.

[39] "Schweizer Jahreshitparade 1982". hitparade.ch (in German). Retrieved 26 May 2014.

[CanadaTrioDa_Da_DasingleCertRef-40] "Canadian single certifications – Trio – Da Da Da". Music Canada.

[GermanyTrioDa_Da_Da_–_ich_lieb_dich_nichtsingleCertRef-41] "Gold-/Platin-Datenbank (Trio; 'Da Da Da – ich lieb dich nicht')" (in German). Bundesverband Musikindustrie.

[United_KingdomTrioDa_Da_DasingleCertRef-42] "British single certifications – Trio – Da Da Da". British Phonographic Industry. Select singles in the Formats field. Type Da Da Da Trio in the "Search:" field.

[43] "Frank Zander: Da da da ich weiß Bescheid, du weißt Bescheid". Offiziellecharts.de (in German). GfK Entertainment. Retrieved 27 April 2022.

[44] "Settimana 15 Ottobre 1982 (da Boy Music)" (in Italian). Hit Parade Italia. Creative Commons. Retrieved 18 February 2017.

[45] "Alles Da Da Da". JUNG VON MATT MUSIC. Retrieved 8 May 2026.

[46] Shambler, Thomas (22 January 2019). "KSI is losing his war on Fortnite's biggest meme". Esquire Middle East. Retrieved 7 December 2020.

[47] Bonfiglio, Nahila (22 January 2019). "The 'oh yeah yeah' meme is flooding YouTube—and KSI can't deal". The Daily Dot. Retrieved 7 December 2020.