Around the World (La La La La La) was released in 2000 as the debut single by German Eurodance group ATC, also known as A Touch of Class. It reworks Pesenka, a 1998 song by Russian group Ruki Vverh!, keeping its simple melody and replacing the verses with the repeated la la hook. The track became a major hit across Europe and beyond, then found a second life online in edits and memes. Like Running in the 90s, it survives because the loop is instantly recognisable and fits any fast, looping movement.
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The catchy Eurodance chorus from ATC's Around the World La La La La La, the la la hook people add to travel edits, dance memes and upbeat montages.
This clip loops the instantly recognisable la la la chorus from Around the World, built on a bouncy Eurodance beat and a bright female vocal that repeats the same simple hook. The melody feels weightless and slightly hypnotic, circling round and round without building to anything heavy. That makes it work as pure momentum in a video, turning ordinary movement, spinning, dancing or travelling into something cheerful and a little absurd. Viewers hear it as early 2000s nostalgia, carefree and catchy enough that the tune stays in your head long after the thirty seconds end.
