Luchtballon
| "Luchtballon" | ||||
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| Single by Joost Klein | ||||
| Released | 4 June 2024 | |||
| Genre | Bouncy Techno | |||
| Length | 2:16 | |||
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| "Luchtballon" on YouTube | ||||
"Luchtballon" (lit. 'air balloon') is a song by Dutch singer Joost Klein, released as a single on 4 June 2024. Klein co-wrote the song with Tantu Beats and Thijmen Melissant, the latter two of whom produced it. The song samples "Right Here Waiting" by Richard Marx, who received a writing credit.[1] "Luchtballon" was released after Klein's participation in the Eurovision Song Contest 2024 and subsequent disqualification from the contest's final.[2][3]
Personnel
[edit]Musicians
- Joost Klein – performer
- Tantu Beats – performer
Technical
- Joost Klein – songwriter
- Tantu Beats – producer and songwriter
- Thijmen Melissant – composer and producer
- Richard Marx – composer
- Teun de Kruif – composer
Music video production
[edit]The Music video was Directed by Lowpolyon. The 3D animation was made by Bruno Verhaar, Iri Pauwels and Lyon Pol in Blender. It has a 2000s 3D animation style, hence why it was made by Lowpolyon.[4] In the video, there are references to both Grand Theft Auto and the matrix, among others.
Charts
[edit]| Chart (2024) | Peak position |
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| Belgium (Ultratop 50 Flanders)[5] | 15 |
| Lithuania (AGATA)[6] | 48 |
| Netherlands (Dutch Top 40)[7] | 25 |
| Netherlands (Single Top 100)[8] | 4 |
Certifications
[edit]| Region | Certification | Certified units/sales |
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| Belgium (BEA)[9] | Platinum | 40,000‡ |
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‡ Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone. | ||
References
[edit]- ^ "Nieuwe single Joost – "Luchtballon", New single by Joost – "Luchtballon"". Dansende Beren (in Dutch). 4 June 2024. Retrieved 9 June 2024.
- ^ "Netherlands: Joost Klein is back in the game with a new single 'Luchtballon'". esctoday.com. 6 June 2024. Archived from the original on June 9, 2024. Retrieved 9 June 2024.
- ^ "New music this week: Songs from Joost Klein, LADANIVA, Barbara Pravi and more". wikibloggs. 9 June 2024. Retrieved 16 June 2024.
- ^ "Stuntje redt Joost Klein uit de gevangenis in geanimeerde videoclip van Luchtballon". Puna.nl (in Dutch). 2024-06-05. Retrieved 2024-11-28.
- ^ "Joost – Luchtballon" (in Dutch). Ultratop 50. Retrieved 16 June 2024.
- ^ "2024 24-os savaitės klausomiausi (Top 100)" (in Lithuanian). AGATA. 14 June 2024. Retrieved 14 June 2024.
- ^ "Nederlandse Top 40 – week 26, 2024" (in Dutch). Dutch Top 40. Retrieved 29 June 2024.
- ^ "Joost – Luchtballon" (in Dutch). Single Top 100. Retrieved 15 June 2024.
- ^ "Ultratop − Goud en Platina – singles 2024". Ultratop. Hung Medien. Retrieved 21 December 2024.