| King Kong | |
| Cover: | E-RoticKingKong.jpg |
| Type: | single |
| Artist: | E-Rotic |
| Album: | Sex Generation |
| B-Side: | The Story is Over |
| Released: | September 2001 |
| Recorded: | 2001 |
| Length: | 14:45 |
| 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.[1] [2]
In September 2001, E-Rotic released "King Kong" in Germany. One month later, the song was featured in the album Sex Generation.
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.
| King Kong | |
| Cover: | HinoiTeamKingKong1.jpg |
| Type: | single |
| Artist: | Hinoi Team |
| Album: | Super Euro Party |
| B-Side: | Super Euro Flash |
| Released: | July 27, 2005 |
| Genre: | J-pop, Eurobeat |
| Label: | Avex Trax |
| Prev Title: | Ike Ike |
| Prev Year: | 2005 |
| Next Title: | Night of Fire / Play with the Numbers |
| Next Year: | 2005 |
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.
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.
| King Kong | |
| Cover: | ShanadooKingKong.jpg |
| Type: | single |
| Artist: | Shanadoo |
| Album: | Welcome to Tokyo |
| Released: | June 16, 2006 |
| Recorded: | 2006 |
| Genre: | Eurodance |
| Length: | 23:36 |
| Label: | Icezone Music |
| Producer: | David Brandes |
| 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.
Shanadoo's music video features the group dancing in a pink room. They also perform the para para routine for "King Kong" in this video.