Vi sitter i Ventrilo och spelar DotA
2006 single by Basshunter
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"Vi sitter i Ventrilo och spelar DotA" (Swedish for "We're sitting in Ventrilo, playing DotA" and shortened to "DotA") is a song by Swedish musician Basshunter which samples a remixed version of the French song "Daddy DJ" by Daddy DJ. The lyrics, in Swedish, are about using the voice chat program Ventrilo while playing Defense of the Ancients, a fan-made game mode within Warcraft III: Reign of Chaos. The song incorporates samples from the game. It was released as the second single from Basshunter's second album LOL.
7:45 (extended version)
2:58 (new single version)
5:42 (club mix)
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| Single by Basshunter | ||||
| from the album LOL | ||||
| Released | 3 October 2006 | |||
| Recorded | 2006 | |||
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| Length | 3:21 (single version) 7:45 (extended version) 2:58 (new single version) 5:42 (club mix) | |||
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| Lyricist | Basshunter[a] | |||
| Producer | Basshunter | |||
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| Alternative cover | ||||
 2007 "DotA" cover | ||||
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| "Vi sitter i Ventrilo och spelar DotA" on YouTube | ||||
Release
An English version of the song called "All I Ever Wanted" was released as the second UK single on 7 July 2008. The second single was originally planned to be "Please Don't Go", but due to some technical issues the single was scrapped in the UK and only released in Sweden.[citation needed]
Music video
The video starts out with Basshunter's mother opening a door where it reveals that he and his friends are playing DotA. She tells him that he is playing too much DotA when he starts singing. The video continues showing him playing DotA and later singing at a gamehall live. The clip was not shot during DreamHack, as many believe, but during a similar event called The Gathering, one of the world's largest LAN party events. One of the listeners holds a sign saying "Vadå båt?" (Whaddaya mean boat?) - referring to some listeners' initial confusion of the Swedish lyrics in "Boten Anna", mistaking the word "boten" (the bot) for "båten" (the boat). This could explain the wrong translation in the German version of "Boten Anna" where "Boot" (boat) is sung instead of "Bot" (bot). Another approach is that the person holding the sign is German and wanted to point out the mistake, so Basshunter simply recorded this as a kind of self-parody.[citation needed]
The new video starts with him sitting in a chair, then flipping up a screen on his chair, then selects a video from a little menu floating in the air. Then the videos from there shows more people playing DotA, and several shots of a young woman dancing. He can also be seen playing as the hero Tiny, where he purchases an item, Butterfly. The new video uses the New Single Version mix.[citation needed]
The music video was directed in Malmö[2] by Carl-Johan Westregård and Kim Parrot.[3]
Critical reception
Adaptations
Track listing
| No. | Title | Length |
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| 1. | "Vi sitter i Ventrilo och spelar DotA" (Single Version) | 3:21 |
| 2. | "Vi sitter i Ventrilo och spelar DotA" (Club Mix) | 5:43 |
| Total length: | 9:04 | |
Charts
Weekly charts
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Year-end charts
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Certifications
| Region | Certification | Certified units/sales |
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| Denmark (IFPI Danmark)[26] | Gold | 4,000^ |
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^ Shipments figures based on certification alone. | ||
| Region | Certification | Certified units/sales |
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| Denmark (IFPI Danmark)[27] | Gold | 45,000^ |
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^ Shipments figures based on certification alone. | ||
Notes
- The Offizielle Deutsche Charts subpage for "Vi sitter i Ventrilo och spelar DotA" and the artist's subpage indicate chart entries for both "Vi sitter i Ventrilo och spelar DotA" and "DotA" versions on 19 October 2007, with peak positions of 33 and 30 respectively.[18][19] However, the chart subpage for 19 October 2007 does not list "Vi sitter i Ventrilo och spelar DotA", but instead lists "DotA" at number 33 while "Alles verloren" by Bushido is listed at number 30.[20] "DotA" peaked at number 30 on 2 November.[21]