Ah Yeah!
{{Short description|2012 song by Australian producer and DJ Will Sparks}}
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{{Infobox song
| name = Ah Yeah!
| cover = Ah-Yeah!-Will-Sparks.jpg
| alt =
| type = single
| artist = Will Sparks
| album =
| released = {{Start date|2012|11}}
| recorded = 2012
| studio =
| venue =
| genre = Melbourne bounce
| length = {{Duration|m=3|s=25}}
| label = Hussle
| writer = *William James Sparks
| producer = Will Sparks
| prev_title = Okay
| prev_year = 2012
| next_title = Chemical Energy
| next_year = 2013
}}
"Ah Yeah!" is a song written and performed by Australian producer and DJ Will Sparks. It was released on Hussle label in November 2012. In February 2015 it peaked in the top 60 on the French and Swedish singles charts. In April of that year Katie Cunningham of In the Mix credited "Ah Yeah!" for giving rise to a new electro house sub-genre, Melbourne bounce. The track gained exposure by Calvin Harris and A-Trak with Sparks recalling he "went from 'hardly getting gigs in Melbourne' to getting booked every weekend for shows around the world".
In November 2014, it was re-released as "Ah Yeah So What" on Hussle / Ministry of Sound and featured Wiley and Elen Levon. This version was co-written by Sparks with Wiley, Ilan Kidron and Levon. It reached No. 4 in Australia, No. 12 in Finland and top 40 in New Zealand.
Background
Will Sparks had left Caulfield Grammar at the end of year 11 to pursue a career as a performing DJ.{{cite web | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131009013833/https://www.smh.com.au/entertainment/music/sparks-flies-to-la-on-the-rhythm-of-melbourne-bounce-20131006-2v26i.html | title=Sparks flies to LA on the rhythm of Melbourne Bounce | first=Lawrence | last=Money | work=The Sydney Morning Herald | date=7 October 2013 | access-date=17 December 2022 | url=https://www.smh.com.au/entertainment/music/sparks-flies-to-la-on-the-rhythm-of-melbourne-bounce-20131006-2v26i.html | archive-date=9 October 2013 | url-status=live | url-access=subscription }} He described his music as Melbourne bounce and performed at local pubs and clubs – he started to post tracks on social media during 2012. An early single is the self-written "Ah Yeah!",{{cite web | publisher = APRA AMCOS (Australasian Performing Right Association, Australasian Mechanical Copyright Owners Society) | title = Song Catalogue Search Results for 'Ah Yeah' | url = https://www.apraamcos.com.au/works-search?works=true&title=Ah%20Yeah&writer=Sparks&performer=Will%20Sparks | access-date = 17 December 2022 }} which appeared in November of that year.
"Ah Yeah!" reached No. 12 on the ARIA Club Tracks component chart in February 2013.{{cite journal | date = 11 February 2013 | archive-url = https://web.archive.org.au/awa/20190813165252mp_/http://pandora.nla.gov.au/pan/23790/20130219-1428/Issue1198.pdf | title = Week Commencing ~ 11th February 2013 ~ Issue #1198 | last = Wallace | first = Ian | work = The ARIA Report | format = PDF | publisher = Australian Recording Industry Association (ARIA) | issue = 1198 | page = 20 | url = http://www.aria.com.au/pages/documents/issue1198.pdf | archive-date = 19 February 2013 | access-date = 17 December 2022 | url-status = dead }} The Various Artists compilation album Urban Dance 6 (October 2013) included it as a track. By that time "Ah Yeah!" was listed at No. 3 on Beatport's chart. In February 2015 "Oh Yeah!" peaked in the top 60 on the French and Swedish singles charts.{{cite web | url=https://lescharts.com/showitem.asp?interpret=Will+Sparks&titel=Ah+Yeah%21&cat=s | title=Will Sparks – 'Ah Yeah!' | first=Steffen | last=Hung | work=lescharts.com | access-date=17 December 2022 }}{{cite web | url=https://swedishcharts.com/showitem.asp?interpret=Will+Sparks&titel=Ah+Yeah%21&cat=s | title=Will Sparks – 'Ah Yeah!' | first=Steffen | last=Hung | work=swedishcharts.com | access-date=17 December 2022 }} It was listed at No. 62 of In the Mix{{'}} 100 Greatest Australian Dance Tracks of All Time in April of that year.{{cite web|url=http://inthemix.junkee.com/the-100-greatest-australian-dance-tracks-of-all-time/27904.html |archive-url=https://webarchive.nla.gov.au/awa/20151216224732/http://pandora.nla.gov.au/pan/24303/20151216-0715/inthemix.junkee.com/the-100-greatest-australian-dance-tracks-of-all-time/27904.html |url-status=dead |archive-date=16 December 2015 |title=The 100 Greatest Australian Dance Tracks of All Time |last=ITM HQ |date=10 April 2015 |access-date=17 December 2022 }}{{cbignore|bot=medic}} Katie Cunningham of In the Mix credited "Ah Yeah!" for giving rise to the new electro house sub-genre of Melbourne bounce.
"Ah Yeah So What"
{{Infobox song
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| cover = Ah-Yeah-So-What-Will-Sparks.jpg
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| type = single
| artist = Will Sparks featuring Wiley & Elen Levon
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| released = {{Start date|2014|11|14|df=y}}
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| length = {{Duration|m=3|s=15}}
| label = *Hussle
| writer = *William James Sparks
- Richard Cowie
- Ilan Kidron
- Elen Menaker
| producer =
| chronology = Will Sparks
| prev_title = This Is What the Bounce Is
| prev_year = 2014
| next_title = Sick Like That
| next_year = 2015
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}}{{Extra chronology
| artist = Elen Levon
| type = single
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| prev_year = 2014
| title = Ah Yeah So What
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| next_title = Cool Enough
| next_year = 2014
}}
}}
In 2014, Will Sparks collaborated with Wiley and Elen Levon to re-record "Ah Yeah!", which was released in November as the single "Ah Yeah So What" on Hussle / Ministry of Sound. This version was co-written by Sparks with Richard Cowie (Wiley), Ilan Kidron and Elen Menaker (Levon).{{cite web | publisher = APRA AMCOS (Australasian Performing Right Association, Australasian Mechanical Copyright Owners Society) | title = Song Catalogue Search Results for 'Ah Yeah So What' | url = https://www.apraamcos.com.au/works-search?works=true&title=&writer=Kidron&performer=Will%20Sparks | access-date = 17 December 2022 }} It reached No. 4 in Australia, No. 12 in Finland and top 40 in New Zealand.{{cite web | url=https://australian-charts.com/showitem.asp?interpret=Will+Sparks+feat%2E+Wiley+%26+Elen+Levon&titel=Ah+Yeah+So+What&cat=s | title=Will Sparks feat. Wiley & Elen Levon – 'Ah Yeah So What' | first=Steffen | last=Hung | work=australian-charts.com | access-date=17 December 2022 }}{{cite web | url=https://finnishcharts.com/showitem.asp?interpret=Will+Sparks+feat%2E+Wiley+%26+Elen+Levon&titel=Ah+Yeah+So+What&cat=s | title=Will Sparks feat. Wiley & Elen Levon – 'Ah Yeah So What' | first=Steffen | last=Hung | work=finnishcharts.com | access-date=17 December 2022 }}{{cite web | url=https://charts.nz/showitem.asp?interpret=Will+Sparks+feat%2E+Wiley+%26+Elen+Levon&titel=Ah+Yeah+So+What&cat=s | title=Will Sparks feat. Wiley & Elen Levon – 'Ah Yeah So What' | first=Steffen | last=Hung | work=charts.nz | access-date=17 December 2022 }}
Charts
Ah Yeah!
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| {{singlechart|France|51|artist=Will Sparks|song=ah Yeah!|accessdate=2015-01-23|rowheader=true}} |
| {{singlechart|Sweden|51|artist=Will Sparks|song=ah Yeah!|accessdate=2015-01-23|rowheader=true}} |
Ah Yeah So What
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| scope="col"| Chart (2014–15)
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| {{singlechart|Australia|4|artist=Will Sparks feat. Wiley & Elen Levon|song=Ah Yeah So What|accessdate=23 January 2015|rowheader=true}} |
| {{singlechart|Wallonia Tip|8|artist=Will Sparks feat. Wiley & Elen Levon|song=Ah Yeah So What|accessdate=14 March 2015|rowheader=true}} |
| {{singlechart|France|116|artist=Will Sparks feat. Wiley & Elen Levon|song=Ah Yeah So What|accessdate=23 January 2015|rowheader=true}} |
| {{singlechart|New Zealand|34|artist=Will Sparks feat. Wiley & Elen Levon|song=Ah Yeah So What|accessdate=23 January 2015|rowheader=true}} |
=Year-end charts=
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| scope="col"| Chart (2014)
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| scope="row"| Australian Artist Singles (ARIA){{cite web|url=http://www.aria.com.au/pages/aria-charts-end-of-year-charts-top-australian-singles-2014.htm|title=ARIA Charts – End Of Year Charts – Top 50 Australian Artist Singles 2014|publisher=Australian Recording Industry Association|accessdate=26 January 2015}}
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Certifications
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{{Certification Table Entry|region=Australia|certyear=2015|relyear=2014|artist=Will Sparks feat. Wiley & Elen Levon|title=Ah Yeah So What|award=Platinum|refname="Certification"|access-date=26 January 2015|type=single}}
{{Certification Table Entry|region=Denmark|certyear=2018|relyear=2014|artist=Will Sparks feat. Wiley & Elen Levon|title=Ah Yeah So What|award=Gold|id=7694|type=single|access-date=26 July 2022}}
{{Certification Table Entry|region=New Zealand|certyear=2015|relyear=2014|artist=Will Sparks feat. Wiley and Elen Levon|title=Ah Yeah So What|award=Gold|type=single|source=radioscope|access-date=2 March 2025}}
{{Certification Table Entry|region=Sweden|certyear=2015|certweek=23|relyear=2014|artist=Will Sparks|title=Ah Yeah!|award=Gold|type=single|position=61|access-date=22 June 2023}}
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References
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Category:Ministry of Sound singles
Category:Songs written by Wiley (musician)