Ecuador (song)


"Ecuador" is a song produced by German DJ and record production team Sash!, featuring Adrian Rodriguez. It was released in April 1997 as the third single from their debut album, It's My Life – The Album. 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.

Chart performance

In the United Kingdom, "Ecuador" was almost as successful as "Encore une fois", reaching number 2 on the UK Singles Chart and earning Sash! another Gold certification for sales in excess of 400,000 copies. "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 3. 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 music video for "Ecuador" was directed by Oliver Sommer. It was shot in Lanzarote and Tenerife. Sommer also directed the music videos for "Encore une fois" and "Stay".

Track listings

UK CD1
  1. "Ecuador" – 3:36
  2. "Ecuador" – 6:32
  3. "Encore Une Fois" – 6:13
  4. "Ecuador" – 7:21
  5. "Ecuador" – 3:57
  6. "Ecuador" – 8:14
  7. "Ecuador" – 5:53
  8. "Ecuador" – 5:24
  9. "Ecuador" – 5:23
  10. "Ecuador" – 7:34
UK CD2
  1. "Ecuador" – 6:19
  2. "Ecuador" – 6:16
  3. "Ecuador" – 6:24
  4. "Ecuador" – 3:22
  5. "Ecuador" – 4:13
  6. "Ecuador" – 5:59
  7. "Ecuador" – 5:37
  8. "Ecuador" – 7:42
  9. "Ecuador" – 5:16
  10. "Ecuador" – 2:41
  11. "Ecuador" – 3:23

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