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{{Infobox single
{{Short description|1999 single by DJ Jean}}
{{Infobox song
| Name = The Launch
| Cover = DJ Jean - The Launch.jpg
| name = The Launch
| cover = DJ Jean - The Launch.jpg
| Caption = United Kingdom cover art
| Artist = [[DJ Jean]]
| alt =
| caption = United Kingdom cover art
| from Album =
| type = single
| Released = 2 February 1999 <small>(Netherlands)</small><br>30 August 1999 <small>(UK)</small>
| artist = [[DJ Jean]]
| Recorded =
| album =
| Format = [[CD single]], [[CD maxi]], [[12"|12" maxi]]
| released = {{start date|1999|4}}
| B-side = Remix
| recorded =
| Genre = [[Dance music]]
| studio =
| Length = 6:46 <small>(original)</small> 3:38 <small>(radio edit)</small>
| genre = <!-- Do not add unsourced genres -->
| Label = Mo'Bizz Recordings
| length = {{unbulleted list|6:46 (original)|3:38 (radio edit)}}
| Writer = Koen Groeneveld<br>Addy van der Zwan<br>Jan Voermans<br>Jan Engelaar
| label = {{hlist|Mo'Bizz|[[AM PM Records|AM:PM]]}}
| Producer = [[Klubbheads]]<br>[[DJ Jean]]
| writer = {{hlist|Koen Groeneveld|Addy van der Zwan|Jan Voermans|Jan Engelaar}}
| Last single = "U Got My Love"<br>(1998)
| producer = {{hlist|[[Klubbheads]]|[[DJ Jean]]}}
| This single = '''"The Launch"'''<br>(1999)
| prev_title = U Got My Love
| Next single = "Love Come Home"<br>(2000)
| prev_year = 1998
{{Extra music sample |filename=DJ Jean-The Launch.ogg|format=[[Ogg]] |title=The Launch (1999)|Type=single}}
| next_title = Love Come Home
| next_year = 2000
| misc = {{Audio sample
| type = single
| file = DJ Jean-The Launch.ogg
| description = The Launch (1999)
}}
}}
}}
"'''The Launch'''" is a song produced by [[Dutch people|Dutch]] [[disc jockey]], [[DJ Jean]] and [[Klubbheads]]. The vocals are performed by Natasja Morales. It was released in the [[Netherlands]] on 2 February 1999, and released in the United Kingdom on 30 August 1999. The song was considered a big hit in [[Europe]], it was number one on the [[Netherlands|Dutch]] pop charts and was number two in the [[United Kingdom]]. The song receives constant airplay at many hockey games in [[Canada]] and the [[United States]].
"'''The Launch'''" is a song by Dutch [[disc jockey]] [[DJ Jean]], produced by Jean and [[Klubbheads]]. The vocals are performed by [[:nl:Natasja Morales|Natasja Morales]]. It was released in the Netherlands in April 1999 and reached number one on the [[Dutch Top 40]]. In the United Kingdom, the song was released on 30 August 1999, peaking at number two on the [[UK Singles Chart]] the following month.

==Track listing==
'''Dutch CD single'''<ref name="d100"/>
# "The Launch" (radio edit) – 3:38
# "The Launch" (Rollercoaster's Pumped Up Mix) – 6:10


==Track listings==
==Charts==
{{col-begin|width=74%}}
; CD single - Netherlands <ref>http://www.discogs.com/DJ-Jean-The-Launch/release/28083 The Launch release info</ref>
{{col-2}}
# "The Launch" (Radio Edit)
# "The Launch" (Rollercoaster's Pumped Up Mix)
# "The Launch" (Original Mix)
# "The Launch" (Instant Double Remix)


===Chart positions===
===Weekly charts===
{|class="wikitable sortable"
{|class="wikitable sortable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center"
! Chart (1999)
!Chart (1999–2000)
! Peak<br/>position
!Peak<br />position
|-
|-
!scope="row"|Australia ([[ARIA Charts|ARIA]])<ref>{{cite Ryan|page=84}}</ref>
{{singlechart|Flanders|14|artist=DJ Jean|song=The Launch}}
|74
|-
|-
{{single chart|Flanders|14|artist=DJ Jean|song=The Launch|rowheader=true}}
|Canada Dance (''[[RPM (magazine)|RPM]]'')
|align="center"|4
|-
|-
{{single chart|Canadadance|4|chartid=9991|rowheader=true|access-date=6 October 2019}}
|Europe ([[Eurochart Hot 100]])
|align="center"|11
|-
|-
!scope="row"|Europe ([[Eurochart Hot 100]])<ref>{{cite magazine|url=https://worldradiohistory.com/UK/Music-and-Media/90s/1999/MM-1999-09-18.pdf|title=Eurochart Hot 100 Singles|magazine=[[Music & Media]]|volume=16|issue=38|page=13|date=18 September 1999|access-date=6 October 2019}}</ref>
{{singlechart|France|28|artist=DJ Jean|song=The Launch}}
|11
|-
|-
{{singlechart|Germany|92|artist=DJ Jean|song=The Launch}}
{{single chart|France|28|artist=DJ Jean|song=The Launch|rowheader=true}}
|-
|-
{{single chart|Germany|92|artist=DJ Jean|song=The Launch|songid=41889|rowheader=true|access-date=6 October 2019}}
|Ireland ([[Irish Recorded Music Association|IRMA]])
|align="center"|2
|-
|-
!scope="row"|Iceland ([[Íslenski listinn|Íslenski Listinn Topp 40]])<ref>{{cite news|url=https://timarit.is/page/2991559#page/n9/mode/2up|title=Íslenski Listinn Sætin 21 til 40 (28.10 – 4.11 1999)|newspaper=[[DV (newspaper)|Dagblaðið Vísir]]|language=is|page=10|date=29 October 1999|access-date=6 October 2019}}</ref>
|Italy ([[Federation of the Italian Music Industry|FIMI]])<ref>[http://www.hitparadeitalia.it/indici/per_interprete/ad.htm Italian peak]</ref>
|30
|align="center"|43
|-
|-
{{singlechart|Dutch40|1|artist=DJ Jean|song=The Launch}}
{{single chart|Ireland2|2|song=The Launch|rowheader=true|access-date=6 October 2019}}
|-
|-
{{single chart|Dutch40|1|year=1999|week=12|rowheader=true|access-date=6 October 2019}}
{{singlechart|Sweden|40|artist=DJ Jean|song=The Launch}}
|-
|-
{{singlechart|UKsinglesbyname|2|artist=DJ Jean|song=The Launch}}
{{single chart|Dutch100|2|artist=DJ Jean|song=The Launch|rowheader=true|access-date=6 October 2019|refname="d100"}}
|-
{{single chart|Scotland|2|date=19990911|rowheader=true|access-date=6 October 2019}}
|-
{{single chart|Sweden|40|artist=DJ Jean|song=The Launch|rowheader=true}}
|-
{{single chart|UK|2|date=19990911|rowheader=true|access-date=6 October 2019}}
|-
{{single chart|UKdance|1|date=19990911|rowheader=true|access-date=6 October 2019}}
|-
!scope="row"|US [[Dance Singles Sales|Maxi-Singles Sales]] (''[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]]'')<ref>{{cite magazine|url=https://www.billboard.com/charts/hot-dance-singles-sales/2000-04-22/|title=Dance Singles Sales|magazine=[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]]|date=22 April 2000|url-access=subscription|access-date=18 January 2024}}</ref><br/>{{small|''with "You Got My Love"''}}
|12
|}
|}
{{col-2}}


===Year-end charts===
{{s-start}}
{|class="wikitable sortable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center"
{{succession box
!Chart (1999)
| before = "[[...Baby One More Time (song)|...Baby One More Time]]" by [[Britney Spears]]
!Position
| title = [[Dutch Top 40]] [[Dutch Top 40 number-one hits of 1999|number-one single]]
|-
| years = 20–27 March 1999 (2 weeks)
!scope="row"|Belgium (Ultratop 50 Flanders)<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.ultratop.be/nl/annual.asp?year=1999|title=Jaaroverzichten 1999|publisher=[[Ultratop]]|language=nl|access-date=6 October 2019}}</ref>
| after = "...Baby One More Time" by Britney Spears
|100
}}
|-
{{s-end}}
!scope="row"|Europe (Eurochart Hot 100)<ref>{{cite magazine|url=https://worldradiohistory.com/UK/Music-and-Media/00s/2000/MM-2000-01-01.pdf|title=Year in Focus – Eurochart Hot 100 Singles 1999|magazine=Music & Media|volume=17|issue=1|page=11|date=1 January 2000|access-date=7 February 2020}}</ref>
|93
|-
!scope="row"|Netherlands (Dutch Top 40)<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.top40.nl/bijzondere-lijsten/top-100-jaaroverzichten/1999|title=Top 100–Jaaroverzicht van 1999|publisher=[[Dutch Top 40]]|access-date=16 March 2020}}</ref>
|27
|-
!scope="row"|Netherlands (Single Top 100)<ref>{{cite web|url=https://dutchcharts.nl/jaaroverzichten.asp?year=1999&cat=s|title=Jaaroverzichten – Single 1999|publisher=[[Dutch Charts|MegaCharts]]|language=nl|access-date=6 October 2019}}</ref>
|12
|-
!scope="row"|UK Singles (OCC)<ref>{{cite magazine|title=Best Sellers of 1999: Singles Top 100|magazine=Music Week|location=London, England|page=27|date=22 January 2000}}</ref>
|43
|}
{|class="wikitable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center"
!Chart (2000)
!Position
|-
!scope="row"|US Maxi-Singles Sales (''Billboard'')<ref>{{cite magazine|title=The Year in Music 2000: Hot Dance Maxi-Singles Sales|magazine=Billboard|volume=112|issue=53|page=YE-60|date=30 December 2000}}</ref>
|44
|}
{{col-end}}

==Certifications==
{{Certification Table Top}}
{{Certification Table Entry|region=United Kingdom|type=single|artist=DJ Jean|title=The Launch|award=Gold|relyear=1999|certyear=2017|id=7073-1885-1|access-date=10 October 2020}}
{{Certification Table Bottom|nosales=true|noshipments=true|streaming=true}}

==Release history==
{|class="wikitable plainrowheaders"
!scope="col"|Region
!scope="col"|Date
!scope="col"|Format(s)
!scope="col"|Label(s)
!scope="col"|{{abbr|Ref.|Reference}}
|-
!scope="row"|Netherlands
|April 1999
|CD
|Mo'Bizz
|<ref>{{cite magazine|title=Global Beats: Amsterdam|last=Tilli|first=Robbert|magazine=Billboard|volume=111|issue=41|pages=46, 48|date=9 October 1999|quote=Released in April on Digidance's Mo'Bizz imprint, 'The Launch'...}}</ref>
|-
!scope="row"|United Kingdom
|30 August 1999
|{{hlist|12-inch vinyl|CD|cassette}}
|[[AM PM Records|AM:PM]]
|<ref>{{cite magazine|title=New Releases – For Week Starting 30 August 1999: Singles|magazine=[[Music Week]]|page=25|date=28 August 1999}}</ref>
|}


==References==
==References==
{{Reflist}}
{{Reflist}}

{{Authority control}}


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[[Category:1999 singles]]
[[Category:1999 singles]]
[[Category:Dutch Top 40 number-one singles]]
[[Category:1999 songs]]
[[Category:1999 songs]]
[[Category:AM PM Records singles]]
[[Category:Dutch Top 40 number-one singles]]

Revision as of 11:53, 4 February 2024

"The Launch"
United Kingdom cover art
Single by DJ Jean
ReleasedApril 1999 (1999-04)
Length
  • 6:46 (original)
  • 3:38 (radio edit)
Label
Songwriter(s)
  • Koen Groeneveld
  • Addy van der Zwan
  • Jan Voermans
  • Jan Engelaar
Producer(s)
DJ Jean singles chronology
"U Got My Love"
(1998) 		"The Launch"
(1999) 		"Love Come Home"
(2000)
Audio sample
The Launch (1999)

"The Launch" is a song by Dutch disc jockey DJ Jean, produced by Jean and Klubbheads. The vocals are performed by Natasja Morales. It was released in the Netherlands in April 1999 and reached number one on the Dutch Top 40. In the United Kingdom, the song was released on 30 August 1999, peaking at number two on the UK Singles Chart the following month.

Track listing

Dutch CD single[1]

  1. "The Launch" (radio edit) – 3:38
  2. "The Launch" (Rollercoaster's Pumped Up Mix) – 6:10

Charts

Certifications

Region Certification Certified units/sales
United Kingdom (BPI)[22] Gold 400,000‡

‡ Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone.

Release history

Region Date Format(s) Label(s) Ref.
Netherlands April 1999 CD Mo'Bizz [23]
United Kingdom 30 August 1999
  • 12-inch vinyl
  • CD
  • cassette
 AM:PM [24]

References

  1. ^ a b "DJ Jean – The Launch" (in Dutch). Single Top 100. Retrieved 6 October 2019.
  2. ^ Ryan, Gavin (2011). Australia's Music Charts 1988–2010 (PDF ed.). Mt Martha, Victoria, Australia: Moonlight Publishing. p. 84.
  3. ^ "DJ Jean – The Launch" (in Dutch). Ultratop 50.
  4. ^ "Top RPM Dance/Urban: Issue 9991." RPM. Library and Archives Canada. Retrieved 6 October 2019.
  5. ^ "Eurochart Hot 100 Singles" (PDF). Music & Media. Vol. 16, no. 38. 18 September 1999. p. 13. Retrieved 6 October 2019.
  6. ^ "DJ Jean – The Launch" (in French). Les classement single.
  7. ^ "DJ Jean – The Launch" (in German). GfK Entertainment charts. Retrieved 6 October 2019.
  8. ^ "Íslenski Listinn Sætin 21 til 40 (28.10 – 4.11 1999)". Dagblaðið Vísir (in Icelandic). 29 October 1999. p. 10. Retrieved 6 October 2019.
  9. ^ "The Irish Charts – Search Results – The Launch". Irish Singles Chart. Retrieved 6 October 2019.
  10. ^ "Nederlandse Top 40 – week 12, 1999" (in Dutch). Dutch Top 40. Retrieved 6 October 2019.
  11. ^ "Official Scottish Singles Sales Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 6 October 2019.
  12. ^ "DJ Jean – The Launch". Singles Top 100.
  13. ^ "Official Singles Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 6 October 2019.
  14. ^ "Official Dance Singles Chart Top 40". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 6 October 2019.
  15. ^ "Dance Singles Sales". Billboard. 22 April 2000. Retrieved 18 January 2024.
  16. ^ "Jaaroverzichten 1999" (in Dutch). Ultratop. Retrieved 6 October 2019.
  17. ^ "Year in Focus – Eurochart Hot 100 Singles 1999" (PDF). Music & Media. Vol. 17, no. 1. 1 January 2000. p. 11. Retrieved 7 February 2020.
  18. ^ "Top 100–Jaaroverzicht van 1999". Dutch Top 40. Retrieved 16 March 2020.
  19. ^ "Jaaroverzichten – Single 1999" (in Dutch). MegaCharts. Retrieved 6 October 2019.
  20. ^ "Best Sellers of 1999: Singles Top 100". Music Week. London, England. 22 January 2000. p. 27.
  21. ^ "The Year in Music 2000: Hot Dance Maxi-Singles Sales". Billboard. Vol. 112, no. 53. 30 December 2000. p. YE-60.
  22. ^ "British single certifications – DJ Jean – The Launch". British Phonographic Industry. Retrieved 10 October 2020.
  23. ^ Tilli, Robbert (9 October 1999). "Global Beats: Amsterdam". Billboard. Vol. 111, no. 41. pp. 46, 48. Released in April on Digidance's Mo'Bizz imprint, 'The Launch'...
  24. ^ "New Releases – For Week Starting 30 August 1999: Singles". Music Week. 28 August 1999. p. 25.
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