CHA CHA SLIDE
by DJ CASPER


The Cha Cha Slide has been a staple of every school disco, wedding and children's birthday party for the last two decades. The track was originally created in 1998 for DJ Casper's nephew, who was working as an aerobics instructor, where it was used in his classes. 

It initially caught on in the local Chicago area, before Casper signed to Universal, with its easy-to-follow dance routine and Casper's booming commands taking the track to the international stage.

Originally released in August 2000, the Cha Cha Slide barely made a dent in the US, peaking at Number 83 on the Billboard Hot 100. Its greatest success, however, would come in the UK - where it was officially released as a single in 2004, four years later.

Championed by BBC Radio 1's Scott Mills (who played the song on weekly rotation), Cha Cha Slide finally reached Number 1 on the Official Singles Chart on March 14 2004, it would only spend one week at Number 1, but would stick around in the Top 10 for 8 weeks in total.

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Chart history of CHA CHA SLIDE

Official Charts logo Official Singles Chart

Chart facts

  • Peak position1
  • LabelALL AROUND THE WORLD
  • Catalogue numberCDGLOBE329
  • First Chart Date

Weeks on chart

  1. 1No1
  2. 8Top 10
  3. 10Top 20
  4. 14Top 40
  5. 18Top 75
  6. 18Top 100

Chart run

= Peak position = This week

18 weeks - 13/03/2004 to 10/07/2004

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Official Charts logo Official Physical Singles Chart

Chart facts

  • Peak position1
  • LabelALL AROUND THE WORLD
  • Catalogue numberCDGLOBE329
  • First Chart Date

Weeks on chart

  1. 1No1
  2. 8Top 10
  3. 10Top 20
  4. 14Top 40
  5. 18Top 75
  6. 18Top 100

Chart run

= Peak position = This week

18 weeks - 13/03/2004 to 10/07/2004

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Official Charts logo Official Dance Singles Chart

Chart facts

  • Peak position10
  • LabelALL AROUND THE WORLD
  • Catalogue number12GLOBE329
  • First Chart Date

Weeks on chart

  1. 0No1
  2. 1Top 10
  3. 2Top 20
  4. 7Top 40
  5. 7Top 75
  6. 7Top 100

Chart run

= Peak position = This week

3 weeks - 13/03/2004 to 27/03/2004

1 week - 08/05/2004

1 week - 14/08/2004

2 weeks - 04/09/2004 to 11/09/2004

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