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Ah Yeah!

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"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".[1]

"Ah Yeah!"
Single by Will Sparks
ReleasedNovember 2012 (2012-11)
Recorded2012
GenreMelbourne bounce
Length3:25
LabelHussle
Songwriter(s)
  • William James Sparks
Producer(s)Will Sparks
Will Sparks singles chronology
"Okay"
(2012) 		"Ah Yeah!"
(2012) 		"Chemical Energy"
(2013)

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

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Will Sparks had left Caulfield Grammar at the end of year 11 to pursue a career as a performing DJ.[2] He described his music as Melbourne bounce and performed at local pubs and clubs – he started to post tracks on social media during 2012.[2] An early single is the self-written "Ah Yeah!",[3] which appeared in November of that year.

"Ah Yeah!" reached No. 12 on the ARIA Club Tracks component chart in February 2013.[4] The Various Artists compilation album Urban Dance 6 (October 2013) included it as a track.[5] By that time "Ah Yeah!" was listed at No. 3 on Beatport's chart.[2] In February 2015 "Oh Yeah!" peaked in the top 60 on the French and Swedish singles charts.[5][6] It was listed at No. 62 of In the Mix' 100 Greatest Australian Dance Tracks of All Time in April of that year.[1] Katie Cunningham of In the Mix credited "Ah Yeah!" for giving rise to the new electro house sub-genre of Melbourne bounce.[1]

"Ah Yeah So What"

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"Ah Yeah So What"
 
Single by Will Sparks featuring Wiley & Elen Levon
Released14 November 2014 (2014-11-14)
Length3:15
Label
Songwriter(s)
  • William James Sparks
  • Richard Cowie
  • Ilan Kidron
  • Elen Menaker
Will Sparks singles chronology
"This Is What the Bounce Is"
(2014) 		"Ah Yeah So What"
(2014) 		"Sick Like That"
(2015)
Wiley singles chronology
"Ah Yeah So What"
(2014)
Elen Levon singles chronology
"Kingdom"
(2014) 		"Ah Yeah So What"
(2014) 		"Cool Enough"
(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).[7] It reached No. 4 in Australia, No. 12 in Finland and top 40 in New Zealand.[8][9][10]

Charts

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Ah Yeah!

Chart (2015) Peak
position
France (SNEP)[11] 51
Sweden (Sverigetopplistan)[12] 51

Ah Yeah So What

Chart (2014–15) Peak
position
Australia (ARIA)[13] 4
Belgium (Ultratip Bubbling Under Wallonia)[14] 8
France (SNEP)[15] 116
New Zealand (Recorded Music NZ)[16] 34

Year-end charts

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Chart (2014) Position
Australian Artist Singles (ARIA)[17] 21

Certifications

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Region Certification Certified units/sales
Australia (ARIA)[18] Platinum 70,000^
Denmark (IFPI Danmark)[19] Gold 45,000‡
Sweden (GLF)[20] Gold 20,000‡

^ Shipments figures based on certification alone.
‡ Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone.

References

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  1. ^ a b c ITM HQ (10 April 2015). "The 100 Greatest Australian Dance Tracks of All Time". Archived from the original on 16 December 2015. Retrieved 17 December 2022.
  2. ^ a b c Money, Lawrence (7 October 2013). "Sparks flies to LA on the rhythm of Melbourne Bounce". The Sydney Morning Herald. Archived from the original on 9 October 2013. Retrieved 17 December 2022.
  3. ^ "Song Catalogue Search Results for 'Ah Yeah'". APRA AMCOS (Australasian Performing Right Association, Australasian Mechanical Copyright Owners Society). Retrieved 17 December 2022.
  4. ^ Wallace, Ian (11 February 2013). "Week Commencing ~ 11th February 2013 ~ Issue #1198" (PDF). The ARIA Report (1198). Australian Recording Industry Association (ARIA): 20. Archived from the original (PDF) on 19 February 2013. Retrieved 17 December 2022.
  5. ^ a b Hung, Steffen. "Will Sparks – 'Ah Yeah!'". lescharts.com. Retrieved 17 December 2022.
  6. ^ Hung, Steffen. "Will Sparks – 'Ah Yeah!'". swedishcharts.com. Retrieved 17 December 2022.
  7. ^ "Song Catalogue Search Results for 'Ah Yeah So What'". APRA AMCOS (Australasian Performing Right Association, Australasian Mechanical Copyright Owners Society). Retrieved 17 December 2022.
  8. ^ Hung, Steffen. "Will Sparks feat. Wiley & Elen Levon – 'Ah Yeah So What'". australian-charts.com. Retrieved 17 December 2022.
  9. ^ Hung, Steffen. "Will Sparks feat. Wiley & Elen Levon – 'Ah Yeah So What'". finnishcharts.com. Retrieved 17 December 2022.
  10. ^ Hung, Steffen. "Will Sparks feat. Wiley & Elen Levon – 'Ah Yeah So What'". charts.nz. Retrieved 17 December 2022.
  11. ^ "Will Sparks – ah Yeah!" (in French). Les classement single. Retrieved 2015-01-23.
  12. ^ "Will Sparks – ah Yeah!". Singles Top 100. Retrieved 2015-01-23.
  13. ^ "Will Sparks feat. Wiley & Elen Levon – Ah Yeah So What". ARIA Top 50 Singles. Retrieved 23 January 2015.
  14. ^ "Will Sparks feat. Wiley & Elen Levon – Ah Yeah So What" (in French). Ultratip. Retrieved 14 March 2015.
  15. ^ "Will Sparks feat. Wiley & Elen Levon – Ah Yeah So What" (in French). Les classement single. Retrieved 23 January 2015.
  16. ^ "Will Sparks feat. Wiley & Elen Levon – Ah Yeah So What". Top 40 Singles. Retrieved 23 January 2015.
  17. ^ "ARIA Charts – End Of Year Charts – Top 50 Australian Artist Singles 2014". Australian Recording Industry Association. Retrieved 26 January 2015.
  18. ^ "ARIA Charts – Accreditations – 2015 Singles" (PDF). Australian Recording Industry Association. Retrieved 26 January 2015.
  19. ^ "Danish single certifications – Will Sparks – Ah Yeah, So What!". IFPI Danmark. Retrieved 26 July 2022.
  20. ^ "Veckolista Singlar, vecka 23, 2015 | Sverigetopplistan" (in Swedish). Sverigetopplistan. Retrieved 22 June 2023. Scroll to position 61 to view certification.
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