1001 Arabian Nights (song)
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{{Infobox song
| name = 1001 Arabian Nights
| cover = Chpz-1001_arabian_nights_s.jpg
| alt =
| type = single
| genre = Bubblegum
| artist = Ch!pz
| album = The World of Ch!pz
| released = {{Start date|2004|df=yes}}
| recorded =
| studio =
| venue =
| length = 3:07
| label = Universal
| writer = Tony Cornelissen, Allan Eshuijs
| producer = Jay Vandenberg
| prev_title = Captain Hook
| prev_year = 2004
| next_title = One, Two, Three
| next_year = 2005
}}
"1001 Arabian Nights" is a song by Dutch band Ch!pz, from their 2005 album The World of Ch!pz. The song remained at number one on the Dutch singles chart for four weeks. It reached number two in Austria, and number three in Germany and Switzerland.{{cite web|title=Ch!pz - 1001 Arabian Nights Lyrics|url=http://artists.letssingit.com/ch-pz-lyrics-1001-arabian-nights-3rtkghg#axzz2eK2XIEsu|publisher=Artists.lets sing it.com|accessdate=8 September 2013}}{{cite web|title=Ch!pz - 1001 Arabian Nights (Music Video)|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1baVHxQ51SI |archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/varchive/youtube/20211220/1baVHxQ51SI |archive-date=20 December 2021 |url-status=live|publisher=YouTube|accessdate=8 September 2013}}{{cbignore}}
In November 2022, the song received renewed attention as a result of a TikTok trend.
Music video
Filmed on location in India, the band travel to a Middle Eastern city where a magic lamp has been stolen by a thief who wished to become the richest man in the world. They battle the bodyguards finding the thief, and while Rachel and Cilla distract the thief that just turned a jester into a goat (who has wished to become the world's richest man) by dancing for him, Kevin and Peter steal the lamp and the band escapes. The city is then restored with the return of the lamp and the thief is arrested and been put away by the locals while the band bid farewell to the people.
Viral on TikTok
In November 2022, Ch!pz went worldwide viral on TikTok with the song 1001 Arabian Nights.{{Cite web |date=28 November 2022 |title=Overal klinkt weer 1001 Arabian Nights van Ch!pz, en dat komt door TikTok |url=https://nos.nl/video/2454305-overal-klinkt-weer-1001-arabian-nights-van-ch-pz-en-dat-komt-door-tiktok |access-date=2 December 2022 |website=NOS.nl |language=nl}} The song originally released in 2004 appeared in several videos on TikTok in October 2022 in which people performed a new dance to the song, in response to this, the pop group posted a video on 19 November 2022 on their account in which they performed the old and new dance to the song.{{Cite web |date=2022-12-01 |title=De ontheiliging van mijn oude hymne 1001 Arabian nights |url=https://www.nrc.nl/nieuws/2022/12/01/de-ontheiliging-van-mijn-oude-hymne-1001-arabian-nights-2-a4150131 |access-date=2 December 2022 |website=NRC |language=nl}} They then went worldwide viral; their video was viewed more than 15 million times in nine days,{{Cite web |date=28 November 2022 |title=CH!PZ gaat viral met ‘1001 Arabian Nights’ |url=https://www.janvis.nl/nieuws/chpz-gaat-viral-met-1001-arabian-nights |access-date=2 December 2022 |website=JanVis.nl |language=nl}} and more than 2.6 million new videos with their song were posted on the platform in eleven days.{{Cite web |date=30 November 2022 |title=Ch!pz is back, en wel dankzij de kracht van TikTok |url=https://www.rtlnieuws.nl/editienl/artikel/5350196/chipz-back-dankzij-tiktok-1001-arabian-nights |access-date=2 December 2022 |website=RTL Nieuws |language=nl}} This brought a revival of the song and it reached the top spot on the Viral charts on Spotify in Australia, Austria, Singapore, Sweden, Denmark, Finland and Poland.
Charts
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=Weekly charts=
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| scope="col"| Chart (2004–06)
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| {{single chart|Austria|2|artist=Ch!pz|song=1001 Arabian Nights|rowheader=true|accessdate=8 May 2020}} |
| {{single chart|Germany|3|songid=85365|artist=Ch!pz|song=1001 Arabian Nights|rowheader=true|accessdate=8 May 2020}} |
| {{single chart|Dutch40|1|year=2004|week=48|rowheader=true|accessdate=8 May 2020}} |
| {{single chart|Dutch100|1|artist=Ch!pz|song=1001 Arabian Nights|rowheader=true|accessdate=8 May 2020}} |
| {{single chart|Switzerland|3|artist=Ch!pz|song=1001 Arabian Nights|rowheader=true|accessdate=8 May 2020}} |
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=Year-end charts=
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!Chart (2000–09) !Position |
| scope="row"|Netherlands (Single Top 100){{cite web|url=https://dutchcharts.nl/decennium.asp?cat=s&dec=00|title=Decennium Charts - Singles 2000-2009|language=nl|website=MegaCharts|access-date=3 May 2022}}
|align="center"|45 |
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Certifications
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{{certification Table Entry|region=Netherlands|artist=Ch!pz|title=1001 Arabian Nights|type=single|award=Platinum|certyear=2005|relyear=2004}}
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References
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Category:Dutch Top 40 number-one singles
Category:Songs written by Allan Eshuijs
Category:Songs written by Tony Cornelissen
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