King Kong (E-Rotic song)

{{Infobox song

| name = King Kong

| cover = E-RoticKingKong.jpg

| alt =

| type = single

| artist = E-Rotic

| album = Sex Generation

| B-side = The Story is Over

| released = September 2001

| recorded = 2001

| studio =

| venue =

| length = 14:45

| label =

| composer =

| lyricist =

| producer = David Brandes

| prev_title = Billy Jive (With Willy's Wife)

| prev_year = 2001

| next_title = Max Don't Have Sex with Your Ex

| next_year = 2003

}}

"King Kong" is a single released by the eurodance group E-Rotic in 2001. In 2005 it was covered by J-Pop girl group Hinoi Team, and again in 2006 by the Germany-based J-pop group Shanadoo.{{Cite web |last= |first= |date=2006 |title=Macarena auf Japanisch? |url=https://www.pointer.de/entertain/music/5330/shanadoo.htm |access-date=2022-06-21 |website=pointer.de |language=de}}{{Cite web |title=Hinoi Team / KING KONG |url=https://www.suruga-ya.com/product/220002982 |access-date=2022-06-21 |website=www.suruga-ya.com |language=en}}

E-Rotic's version

In September 2001, E-Rotic released "King Kong" in Germany. One month later, the song was featured in the album Sex Generation.

=Music Video=

Like most of E-Rotic's videos, King Kong is a surreal cartoon that takes place in the ongoing E-Rotic character universe. The video features a group of island natives with the intention of sacrificing three topless girls to a giant gorilla, a new character named "King Kong".

Some scenes from E-Rotic's previous music video, "Billy Jive (With Willy's Wife)", reappeared here.

=Track listing=

{{track listing

| headline = Premium

| total_length = 14:45

| title1 = King Kong

| length1 = 3:49

| note1 = Radio Edit

| title2 = The Story is Over

| length2 = 4:01

| title3 = King Kong

| length3 = 6:55

| note3 = Extended Version

}}

Hinoi Team version

{{Infobox song

| name = King Kong

| cover = HinoiTeamKingKong1.jpg

| alt =

| type = single

| artist = Hinoi Team

| album = Super Euro Party

| B-side = Super Euro Flash

| released = {{Flagicon|Japan}}July 27, 2005

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| studio =

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| genre = J-pop, Eurobeat

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| label = Avex Trax

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| prev_title = Ike Ike

| prev_year = 2005

| next_title = Night of Fire / Play with the Numbers

| next_year = 2005

| misc = {{Extra album cover

| header = CD-only cover

| type = single

| cover = HinoiTeamKingKong2.jpg

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In July, 2005 Hinoi Team release "King Kong" as the group's second single. This single was released only in Japan.

Although Hinoi Team's version retains a sprinkle of the English lyrics, this version was re-written in Japanese. The lyrics also change the sexual innuendo theme of the song into a childlike love song.

=Music Video=

The video features Hinoi Team dancing in front of a waterfall, with solo scenes in a fantasy-like garden. They dance the para para routine for King Kong, a popular style of dance in Japan.

=Track listing=

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| title2 = Super Euro Flash

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| title3 = Ike Ike

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| note3 = New Generation Mix

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| note4 = Eurobeat Version

| title5 = King Kong

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| note5 = TV Mix

| title6 = Super Euro Flash

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| note6 = TV Mix

}}

{{track listing

| headline = DVD

| title1 = King Kong

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| note1 = Video Clip

| title2 = King Kong

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| note2 = Para Para Version

| title3 = Ike Ike

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| note3 = Korikki Version

| title4 = Offshoot

| length4 =

}}

Shanadoo version

{{Infobox song

| name = King Kong

| cover = ShanadooKingKong.jpg

| alt =

| type = single

| artist = Shanadoo

| album = Welcome to Tokyo

| released = {{Flagicon|Germany}} June 16, 2006

| recorded = 2006

| studio =

| venue =

| genre = Eurodance

| length = 23:36

| label = Icezone Music

| composer =

| lyricist =

| producer = David Brandes

| prev_title =

| prev_year =

| next_title = My Samurai

| next_year = 2006

}}

In 2006, Shanadoo debuted in Germany with the single, "King Kong." It is a cover of Hinoi Team's version of the song, opposed to the original lyrics in E-Rotic's version. This single was not released in Japan, although it was included in the album Welcome to Tokyo, which did have a Japanese release.