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Everybody Gonfi-Gon

"Everybody Gonfi-Gon" is a song by Italian Eurodance project Two Cowboys. It was released in June 1994 as the project's debut single. Drawing comparisons to other string-driven country-dance hits at the time, including The Grid's "Swamp Thing" and "Cotton Eye Joe" by Rednex,[2] "Everybody Gonfi-Gon" became a hit single as well, reaching number two in Finland and Iceland and peaking within the top 10 in Austria, Denmark, Ireland, the Netherlands, and the United Kingdom.

"Everybody Gonfi-Gon"
Single by Two Cowboys
Released27 June 1994 (1994-06-27)[1]
GenreHouse[2]
Length
  • 4:32 (original version)
  • 3:06 (New New Atlantic Edit)
LabelFfrr
Songwriter(s)
  • Maurizio Braccagni
  • Roberto Gallo Salsotto
Producer(s)
  • Maurizio Braccagni
  • Roberto Gallo Salsotto
Two Cowboys singles chronology
"Everybody Gonfi-Gon"
(1994) 		"Get Up"
(1994)
Music video
"Everybody Gonfi-Gon" on YouTube

Critical reception

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Andy Beevers from Music Week gave the song four out of five. He wrote, "This irritating house hoe-down from Italy is threatening to be the next Doop. It has a Western flavour similar to The Grid's Banjo and Bravado's Harmonica Man but is far more cheesy. It was initially snapped up for UK releases by 3-Beat, although it has been sub-licensed to ffrr to make the most of its chart potential."[3] James Hamilton from the Record Mirror Dance Update deemed it a "madly happy fiddle and banjo prodded galloping square dance/disco hybrid".[4] Emma Cochrane from Smash Hits commented, "Imagine you're stuck in a barn with a mad fiddler, a drum machine and a few hundred over-enthusiastic good ol' boys who want you to join their party. This is what it would sound like. The next 'Doop', allegedly."[5]

Track listings

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  1. "Everybody Gonfi-Gon" (New New Atlantic Edit) – 3:06
  2. "Everybody Gonfi-Gon" (New New Atlantic Mix) – 5:55
  3. "Everybody Gonfi-Gon" – 4:32
  4. "Everybody Gonfi-Gon" (Valencia Mix) – 5:13
  • German maxi-CD[7]
  1. "Everybody Gonfi-Gon" (Video Version) – 3:02
  2. "Everybody Gonfi-Gon" (Costa del Sol Mix) – 4:44
  3. "Everybody Gonfi-Gon" (New Atlantic Mix) – 6:04
  4. "Everybody Gonfi-Gon" (Bailamos Mix) – 5:12
  5. "Everybody Gonfi-Gon" (Valencia Version) – 4:44
  • Swiss maxi-CD[7]
  1. "Everybody Gonfi-Gon" (Costa del Sol Radio Mix) – 3:56
  2. "Everybody Gonfi-Gon" (Costa del Sol Dance Version) – 4:46
  3. "Everybody Gonfi-Gon" (Valencia Radio Edit) – 3:56
  4. "Everybody Gonfi-Gon" (Valencia Dance Version) – 4:46

Charts

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References

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  1. ^ "Single Releases" (PDF). Music Week. 25 June 1994. p. 27. Retrieved 20 June 2021.
  2. ^ a b "Eurochart – Breakin' & Entering" (PDF). Music & Media. Vol. 11, no. 37. 10 September 1994. p. 12. Retrieved 14 July 2020.
  3. ^ Beevers, Andy (25 June 1994). "Market Preview: Dance" (PDF). Music Week. p. 18. Retrieved 17 April 2021.
  4. ^ Hamilton, James (11 June 1994). "Dj directory" (PDF). Music Week. p. 7. Retrieved 17 April 2021 – via Record Mirror.
  5. ^ Cochrane, Emma (22 June 1994). "New Singles". Smash Hits. p. 56. Retrieved 6 October 2024.
  6. ^ "Everybody gonfi gon [cd-single]" (in Dutch). Muziekweb. Retrieved 14 July 2020.
  7. ^ a b c "Two Cowboys – Everybody Gonfi-Gon" (in French). Les classement single. Retrieved 14 July 2020.
  8. ^ Ryan, Gavin (2011). Australia's Music Charts 1988–2010 (PDF ed.). Mt Martha, Victoria, Australia: Moonlight Publishing. p. 287.
  9. ^ "Two Cowboys – Everybody Gonfi-Gon" (in German). Ö3 Austria Top 40. Retrieved 14 July 2020.
  10. ^ "Top 10 Sales in Europe" (PDF). Music & Media. Vol. 11, no. 41. 8 October 1994. p. 16. Retrieved 14 July 2020.
  11. ^ "Eurochart Hot 100 Singles" (PDF). Music & Media. Vol. 11, no. 38. 17 September 1994. p. 13. Retrieved 14 July 2020.
  12. ^ "European Dance Radio Top 25" (PDF). Music & Media. 24 September 1994. p. 24. Retrieved 27 May 2023.
  13. ^ Nyman, Jake (2005). Suomi soi 4: Suuri suomalainen listakirja (in Finnish) (1st ed.). Helsinki: Tammi. ISBN 951-31-2503-3.
  14. ^ "Two Cowboys – Everybody Gonfi-Gon" (in German). GfK Entertainment charts. Retrieved 14 July 2020.
  15. ^ "Íslenski Listinn Topp 40 (25.8.–31.8. '94)". Dagblaðið Vísir (in Icelandic). 25 August 1994. p. 16. Retrieved 14 July 2020.
  16. ^ "The Irish Charts – Search Results – Everybody Gonfi-Gon". Irish Singles Chart. Retrieved 14 July 2020.
  17. ^ "Nederlandse Top 40 – week 37, 1994" (in Dutch). Dutch Top 40. Retrieved 14 July 2020.
  18. ^ "Two Cowboys – Everybody Gonfi-Gon" (in Dutch). Single Top 100. Retrieved 14 July 2020.
  19. ^ "Official Scottish Singles Sales Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 14 July 2020.
  20. ^ "Two Cowboys – Everybody Gonfi-Gon". Singles Top 100. Retrieved 14 July 2020.
  21. ^ "Two Cowboys – Everybody Gonfi-Gon". Swiss Singles Chart. Retrieved 14 July 2020.
  22. ^ "Official Singles Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 14 July 2020.
  23. ^ "Official Dance Singles Chart Top 40". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 14 July 2020.
  24. ^ "The RM Club Chart" (PDF). Music Week, in Record Mirror (Dance Update Supplemental Insert). 4 June 1994. p. 4. Retrieved 17 May 2023.
  25. ^ "1994 in Review Sales Charts – Eurochart Hot 100 Singles" (PDF). Music & Media. Vol. 11, no. 52. 24 December 1994. p. 12. Retrieved 14 July 2020.
  26. ^ "Árslistinn 1994". Dagblaðið Vísir (in Icelandic). 2 January 1995. p. 16. Retrieved 14 July 2020.
  27. ^ "Top 100 Singles 1994". Music Week. 14 January 1995. p. 9.
  28. ^ "The RM Club Chart of the Year" (PDF). Music Week, in Record Mirror (Dance Update Supplemental Insert). 24 December 1994. p. 10. Retrieved 20 May 2023.
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