DiscO-Zone explained

DiscO-Zone
Type:Album
Artist:O-Zone
Cover:DiscO-Zone.jpg
Alt:Cartoon illustration of, from left to right, Radu Sîrbu, Arsenie Todiraş, and Dan Bălan, with a flying airplane in the background. Radu is shown in gray with sunglasses, Arsenie is shown in blue with sunglasses, and Dan is shown in a yellow t-shirt. The caption on the bottom reads "O-Zone" while the caption on the top-right reads "DiscO-Zone."
Released:June 6, 2004
Recorded:2002–2003
Genre:Eurodance
Length:44:17
Producer:O-Zone
Prev Title:Number 1
Prev Year:2002
Next Title:Ma Ya Hi (Dragostea Din Tei) [English Mixes]
Next Year:2004

DiscO-Zone is the third and final album by the Moldovan band O-Zone. It was first released on August 13, 2003, in multiple countries throughout Europe. Produced by the band, the album features their hit singles "Dragostea Din Tei (Words of Love)" and "Despre Tine (About You)". It was a commercial success in many European countries, particularly in Portugal where it hit number one for eight consecutive weeks and was in the top 30 for 26 weeks, and it also reached the top ten in Wallonia, Belgium, Poland, Norway, Switzerland, and Finland. In France, it only reached number 15 but stayed in the top 200 for 36 weeks. In Japan it reached the number one position in its 24th week on the chart.

Track listing

Japanese version

Members

Charts

Weekly charts

Chart (2004/05)Peak
position
Japanese Albums (Oricon)[1] 1
Spanish Albums (PROMUSICAE)[2] 13

Year-end charts

Chart (2004)Peak
position
Danish Albums (Hitlisten)[3] 86
Finnish Albums (Suomen viralinen lista)[4] 7
French Albums (SNEP)[5] 99
German Albums (Offizielle Top 100)[6] 92
Hungarian Albums (MAHASZ)[7] 18
Japanese Albums (Oricon)[8] 12
Portuguese Albums (AFP)[9] 1
Swiss Albums (Schweizer Hitparade)[10] 57

Release history

RegionDateLabelCatalog
EuropeJune 6, 2004Polydor Records986 700-9
United StatesNovember 2, 2004Ultra RecordsB00065U04A
JapanAugust 24, 2005Avex TraxAVCD-17777/B
October 12, 2005Avex TraxAVCD-17823
December 21, 2005Avex TraxAVCD-17830/B

Notes and References

  1. Web site: O-Zone のCD・DVDリリース情報、O-Zone のプロフィールならオリコン芸能人事典-ORICON STYLE . . Japanese . 5 October 2015.
  2. Web site: Top 100 Albumes - Lista de los titulos mas vendidos del 16.08.04 al 22.08.04. Productores de Música de España. es. Select year 2004, week 34 and click to download the PDF archive.
  3. Web site: Chart of the Year 2004 . TOP20.dk . 18 February 2021. da. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20110929032449/http://top20.dk/chart/2004 . 29 September 2011 .
  4. Web site: Musiikkituottajat - Tilastot - Myydyimmät levyt 2004. IFPI Finland. fi. 2 March 2021. 4 June 2015. https://web.archive.org/web/20150604030520/http://www.ifpi.fi/tilastot/myydyimmat/2004/ulkomaiset/albumit. dead.
  5. Web site: 2004 French Albums Chart . Syndicat National de l'Édition Phonographique . 1 January 2010 . fr. dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20120404180102/http://www.disqueenfrance.com/fr/page-259376.xml?year=2004&type=2 . 4 April 2012 .
  6. Web site: Top 100 Album-Jahrescharts – 2004 . Offizielle Deutsche Charts. March 20, 2021. de.
  7. Web site: Összesített album- és válogatáslemez-lista - eladási darabszám alapján - 2004. Magyar Hanglemezkiadók Szövetsége. hu. 11 January 2021.
  8. Web site: 2005 – Top 100. Japanese. Oricon. 13 August 2024. 6 November 2018. https://web.archive.org/web/20181106015001/http://www.geocities.jp/object_ori/2005a.html.
  9. Web site: O-Zone foi o grupo que mais vendeu em Portugal em 2004. O-Zone was the biggest selling group in Portugal in 2004. RTP Notícias. pt. 12 January 2005. 6 January 2021.
  10. Web site: Schweizer Jahreshitparade 2004 . Hitparade . German . 1 January 2010.
  11. Web site: 2005 Japanese End of Year Chart . Oricon . Japanese . https://web.archive.org/web/20060215183607/http://www.oricon.co.jp/rank/ja/y/. 15 February 2006. 2 June 2010.