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Open Sesame (Leila K song)

January 01, 1970

This article is about the Leila K song. For the by Kool & the Gang song, see Open Sesame (Kool & the Gang song).

"Open Sesame" is a song by Swedish Eurodance artist Leila K, released in October 1992 by Coma label as the lead single from the artist's second album, Carousel (1993). Co-written and co-produced by Denniz PoP, the song was a huge success in many European countries in 1993. It reached number-one in Belgium and peaked within the top 10 in at least nine other countries. Its music video was directed by Matt Broadley. In 1999, the song was released in a new remix as "Open Sesame '99". Dutch singer Daisy Dee released a cover in 2000, which reached number 78 in Germany.

"Open Sesame"
Single by Leila K
from the album Carousel
B-side"Sesame Music"
Released23 October 1992
Length3:24
LabelComa
Songwriter(s)
Producer(s)
  • Denniz PoP
  • Douglas Carr
Leila K singles chronology
"Rok the Nation"
(1990) 		"Open Sesame"
(1992) 		"Ça Plane Pour Moi"
(1993)
Music video
"Open Sesame" on YouTube

Critical reception edit

In his weekly UK chart commentary, James Masterton felt that "this high-powered commercial rap coupling a rave beat with a ragga style delivery may just revive her career."[1] Simon Price from Melody Maker complimented it as a "brilliant" hit, where "she reinvented herself as the Ragga Queen of Sheba (did you see that video?), nasally imploring us to "Jump around if you mind can work". Um. Boing! Boing!"[2] Andy Beevers from Music Week gave the song four out of five, writing, "This commercial Swedish house track combines a Felix-style tune and reggae toasting. The UK release features a more adventurous remix by Felix himself."[3] Mark Sutherland from Smash Hits gave it three out of five, saying, "Ragamuffin rapping in a Swedish accent may sound like a thoroughly appalling notion, but Ms K goes for it with such pzazz that you soon come round to the idea. This girl has more energy than Linford Christie after a Lucozade binge, and this record is a real Sesame treat."[4]

Chart performance edit

"Open Sesame" was successful on the charts across Europe. It reached number one for one week in Belgium (Flanders), with a total of 16 weeks at the Ultratop 50 chart, and number two in the Netherlands. In the latter, the song held the next best chart position for several weeks, being held off the top spot by 2 Unlimited's "No Limit". It entered the top 10 also in Austria (5), Denmark (7), Finland (9), Germany (5), Italy (5), Portugal (7), Spain (6) and Switzerland (5). In the UK, the single reached number 23 on the UK Singles Chart, but was more successful on the UK Dance Singles Chart, peaking at number ten in January 1993. In Leila K's native Sweden, it only reached number 21, staying at Sverigetopplistan for three weeks. On the Eurochart Hot 100, it hit number six in April 1993,[5] while peaking at number 12 at Music & Media's European Dance Radio Chart[6] and number 18 on Music Week's Record Mirror Club Chart.

The single earned a gold record in the Netherlands with a sale of 50,000 units.

Music video edit

The accompanying music video for "Open Sesame" was directed by Swedish-based director Matt Broadley.[7] It received heavy rotation on MTV Europe[8] and was later made available on Mega Records' official YouTube channel in 2011. The video had generated more than 6.1 million views as of June 2023.[9]

Track listings edit

Charts edit

Sales and certifications edit

Certifications for "Open Sesame"
Region Certification Certified units/sales
Netherlands (NVPI)[31] Gold 50,000^

^ Shipments figures based on certification alone.

Release history edit

Region Date Format(s) Label(s) Ref.
Europe 23 October 1992 — Coma [citation needed]
United Kingdom 11 January 1993
  • 7-inch vinyl
  • 12-inch vinyl
  • CD
  • cassette
 Polydor [32]

References edit

  1. ^ Masterton, James (17 January 1993). "Week Ending January 23rd 1993". Chart Watch UK. Retrieved 10 September 2021.
  2. ^ Price, Simon (18 September 1993). "Albums". Melody Maker. p. 39. Retrieved 17 June 2023.
  3. ^ Beevers, Andy (9 January 1993). "Market Preview: Dance" (PDF). Music Week. p. 17. Retrieved 24 March 2021.
  4. ^ Sutherland, Mark (6 January 1993). "New Singles". Smash Hits. p. 45. Retrieved 6 October 2020.
  5. ^ a b "Eurochart Hot 100 Singles" (PDF). Music & Media. 3 April 1993. Retrieved 23 March 2018.
  6. ^ a b "European Dance Radio Top 25" (PDF). Music & Media. 27 February 1993. p. 10. Retrieved 3 November 2021.
  7. ^ "Credits — Matt Broadley". mattbroadley.com. Retrieved 10 September 2021.
  8. ^ "Station Reports > MTV Europe/London" (PDF). Music & Media. 6 March 1993. p. 17. Retrieved 12 December 2022.
  9. ^ "Leila K - Open Sesame (Official)". YouTube. 8 December 2011. Retrieved 18 June 2023.
  10. ^ "Leila K. – Open Sesame" (in German). Ö3 Austria Top 40.
  11. ^ "Leila K. – Open Sesame" (in Dutch). Ultratop 50.
  12. ^ "Top 10 Sales in Europe" (PDF). Music & Media. 3 April 1993. Retrieved 26 February 2018.
  13. ^ Pennanen, Timo (2006). Sisältää hitin - levyt ja esittäjät Suomen musiikkilistoilla vuodesta 1972 (in Finnish) (1st ed.). Helsinki: Tammi. ISBN 978-951-1-21053-5.
  14. ^ "Leila K. – Open Sesame" (in German). GfK Entertainment charts. Retrieved 8 October 2022.
  15. ^ "The Irish Charts – Search Results – Open Sesame". Irish Singles Chart. Retrieved 8 October 2022.
  16. ^ "Classifiche". Musica e dischi (in Italian). Retrieved 30 May 2022. Set "Tipo" on "Singoli". Then, in the "Artista" field, search "Leila K".
  17. ^ "Nederlandse Top 40 – Leila K" (in Dutch). Dutch Top 40.
  18. ^ "Leila K. – Open Sesame" (in Dutch). Single Top 100.
  19. ^ "Top 10 Sales in Europe" (PDF). Music & Media. 27 March 1993. Retrieved 20 March 2018.
  20. ^ Salaverri, Fernando (September 2005). Sólo éxitos: año a año, 1959–2002 (1st ed.). Spain: Fundación Autor-SGAE. ISBN 84-8048-639-2.
  21. ^ "Leila K. – Open Sesame". Singles Top 100.
  22. ^ "Leila K. – Open Sesame". Swiss Singles Chart.
  23. ^ "Official Singles Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company.
  24. ^ "Top 60 Dance Singles" (PDF). Music Week. 23 January 1993. p. 22. Retrieved 8 April 2021.
  25. ^ "The RM Club Chart" (PDF). Music Week, in Record Mirror (Dance Update Supplemental insert). 30 January 1993. p. 4. Retrieved 30 October 2021.
  26. ^ "Jaaroverzichten 1993" (in Dutch). Ultratop. Retrieved 28 November 2019.
  27. ^ "1993 Year-End Sales Charts: Eurochart Hot 100 Singles" (PDF). Music & Media. 18 December 1993. Retrieved 27 November 2019.
  28. ^ "Top 100 Singles – Jahrescharts 1993" (in German). GfK Entertainment. Retrieved 27 November 2019.
  29. ^ "Jaarlijsten 1993" (in Dutch). Stichting Nederlandse Top 40. Retrieved 1 December 2019.
  30. ^ "Jaaroverzichten – Single 1993". MegaCharts. Retrieved 28 November 2019.
  31. ^ "Dutch single certifications – Leila K. – Open Sesame" (in Dutch). Nederlandse Vereniging van Producenten en Importeurs van beeld- en geluidsdragers. Retrieved 16 July 2022. Enter Open Sesame in the "Artiest of titel" box. Select 1993 in the drop-down menu saying "Alle jaargangen".
  32. ^ "New Releases: Singles". Music Week. 9 January 1993. p. 6.

January 01, 1970
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This article is about the Leila K song For the by Kool amp the Gang song see Open Sesame Kool amp the Gang song Open Sesame is a song by Swedish Eurodance artist Leila K released in October 1992 by Coma label as the lead single from the artist s second album Carousel 1993 Co written and co produced by Denniz PoP the song was a huge success in many European countries in 1993 It reached number one in Belgium and peaked within the top 10 in at least nine other countries Its music video was directed by Matt Broadley In 1999 the song was released in a new remix as Open Sesame 99 Dutch singer Daisy Dee released a cover in 2000 which reached number 78 in Germany Open Sesame Single by Leila Kfrom the album CarouselB side Sesame Music Released23 October 1992Length3 24LabelComaSongwriter s Denniz PoP Douglas Carr Deep FriedProducer s Denniz PoP Douglas CarrLeila K singles chronology Rok the Nation 1990 Open Sesame 1992 Ca Plane Pour Moi 1993 Music video Open Sesame on YouTube Contents 1 Critical reception 2 Chart performance 3 Music video 4 Track listings 5 Charts 5 1 Weekly charts 5 2 Year end charts 6 Sales and certifications 7 Release history 8 ReferencesCritical reception editIn his weekly UK chart commentary James Masterton felt that this high powered commercial rap coupling a rave beat with a ragga style delivery may just revive her career 1 Simon Price from Melody Maker complimented it as a brilliant hit where she reinvented herself as the Ragga Queen of Sheba did you see that video nasally imploring us to Jump around if you mind can work Um Boing Boing 2 Andy Beevers from Music Week gave the song four out of five writing This commercial Swedish house track combines a Felix style tune and reggae toasting The UK release features a more adventurous remix by Felix himself 3 Mark Sutherland from Smash Hits gave it three out of five saying Ragamuffin rapping in a Swedish accent may sound like a thoroughly appalling notion but Ms K goes for it with such pzazz that you soon come round to the idea This girl has more energy than Linford Christie after a Lucozade binge and this record is a real Sesame treat 4 Chart performance edit Open Sesame was successful on the charts across Europe It reached number one for one week in Belgium Flanders with a total of 16 weeks at the Ultratop 50 chart and number two in the Netherlands In the latter the song held the next best chart position for several weeks being held off the top spot by 2 Unlimited s No Limit It entered the top 10 also in Austria 5 Denmark 7 Finland 9 Germany 5 Italy 5 Portugal 7 Spain 6 and Switzerland 5 In the UK the single reached number 23 on the UK Singles Chart but was more successful on the UK Dance Singles Chart peaking at number ten in January 1993 In Leila K s native Sweden it only reached number 21 staying at Sverigetopplistan for three weeks On the Eurochart Hot 100 it hit number six in April 1993 5 while peaking at number 12 at Music amp Media s European Dance Radio Chart 6 and number 18 on Music Week s Record Mirror Club Chart The single earned a gold record in the Netherlands with a sale of 50 000 units Music video editThe accompanying music video for Open Sesame was directed by Swedish based director Matt Broadley 7 It received heavy rotation on MTV Europe 8 and was later made available on Mega Records official YouTube channel in 2011 The video had generated more than 6 1 million views as of June 2023 9 Track listings edit12 inch UK and Europe 1992 A1 Open Sesame long version A2 Open Sesame short version AA1 Open Sesame Felix remix AA2 Open Sesame Bouncing Baby mix CD maxi Europe 1992 Open Sesame radio edit 3 24 Open Sesame long version 8 43 Open Sesame instrumental 4 00 CD maxi Remixes Scandinavia 1992 Open Sesame Bouncing Baby mix 3 39 Open Sesame Felix remix 5 22 Sesame Music 9 16 CD maxi Final Exit Remix Germany 1993 Open Sesame Final Exit remix 5 34 Open Sesame Last Exit mix 4 22 Open Sesame Plutonic mix 10 54 CD maxi Scandinavia 1999 Open Sesame 99 X 2000 radio 3 43 Open Sesame 99 X 2000 extended 6 29 Open Sesame 99 Fix amp Trix extended 7 50 Open Sesame 99 Soundfreak remix 3 48 Open Sesame 99 Sezams Uber Alles remix 5 28 Open Sesame 99 Fatz Jr remix 4 59 Open Sesame original full length version 8 49Charts editWeekly charts edit Chart 1992 1993 Peakposition Austria O3 Austria Top 40 10 5 Belgium Ultratop 50 Flanders 11 1 Denmark IFPI 12 7 Europe Eurochart Hot 100 5 6 Europe European Dance Radio 6 12 Finland Suomen virallinen lista 13 9 Germany Official German Charts 14 5 Ireland IRMA 15 13 Italy Musica e dischi 16 5 Netherlands Dutch Top 40 17 2 Netherlands Single Top 100 18 2 Portugal AFP 19 7 Spain AFYVE 20 6 Sweden Sverigetopplistan 21 21 Switzerland Schweizer Hitparade 22 5 UK Singles OCC 23 23 UK Dance Music Week 24 10 UK Club Chart Music Week 25 18 Year end charts edit Chart 1993 Position Belgium Ultratop 50 Flanders 26 14 Europe Eurochart Hot 100 27 25 Germany Official German Charts 28 19 Netherlands Dutch Top 40 29 7 Netherlands Single Top 100 30 14Sales and certifications editCertifications for Open Sesame Region Certification Certified units sales Netherlands NVPI 31 Gold 50 000 Shipments figures based on certification alone Release history editRegion Date Format s Label s Ref Europe 23 October 1992 Coma citation needed United Kingdom 11 January 1993 7 inch vinyl12 inch vinylCDcassette Polydor 32 References edit Masterton James 17 January 1993 Week Ending January 23rd 1993 Chart Watch UK Retrieved 10 September 2021 Price Simon 18 September 1993 Albums Melody Maker p 39 Retrieved 17 June 2023 Beevers Andy 9 January 1993 Market Preview Dance PDF Music Week p 17 Retrieved 24 March 2021 Sutherland Mark 6 January 1993 New Singles Smash Hits p 45 Retrieved 6 October 2020 a b Eurochart Hot 100 Singles PDF Music amp Media 3 April 1993 Retrieved 23 March 2018 a b European Dance Radio Top 25 PDF Music amp Media 27 February 1993 p 10 Retrieved 3 November 2021 Credits Matt Broadley mattbroadley com Retrieved 10 September 2021 Station Reports gt MTV Europe London PDF Music amp Media 6 March 1993 p 17 Retrieved 12 December 2022 Leila K Open Sesame Official YouTube 8 December 2011 Retrieved 18 June 2023 Leila K Open Sesame in German O3 Austria Top 40 Leila K Open Sesame in Dutch Ultratop 50 Top 10 Sales in Europe PDF Music amp Media 3 April 1993 Retrieved 26 February 2018 Pennanen Timo 2006 Sisaltaa hitin levyt ja esittajat Suomen musiikkilistoilla vuodesta 1972 in Finnish 1st ed Helsinki Tammi ISBN 978 951 1 21053 5 Leila K Open Sesame in German GfK Entertainment charts Retrieved 8 October 2022 The Irish Charts Search Results Open Sesame Irish Singles Chart Retrieved 8 October 2022 Classifiche Musica e dischi in Italian Retrieved 30 May 2022 Set Tipo on Singoli Then in the Artista field search Leila K Nederlandse Top 40 Leila K in Dutch Dutch Top 40 Leila K Open Sesame in Dutch Single Top 100 Top 10 Sales in Europe PDF Music amp Media 27 March 1993 Retrieved 20 March 2018 Salaverri Fernando September 2005 Solo exitos ano a ano 1959 2002 1st ed Spain Fundacion Autor SGAE ISBN 84 8048 639 2 Leila K Open Sesame Singles Top 100 Leila K Open Sesame Swiss Singles Chart Official Singles Chart Top 100 Official Charts Company Top 60 Dance Singles PDF Music Week 23 January 1993 p 22 Retrieved 8 April 2021 The RM Club Chart PDF Music Week in Record Mirror Dance Update Supplemental insert 30 January 1993 p 4 Retrieved 30 October 2021 Jaaroverzichten 1993 in Dutch Ultratop Retrieved 28 November 2019 1993 Year End Sales Charts Eurochart Hot 100 Singles PDF Music amp Media 18 December 1993 Retrieved 27 November 2019 Top 100 Singles Jahrescharts 1993 in German GfK Entertainment Retrieved 27 November 2019 Jaarlijsten 1993 in Dutch Stichting Nederlandse Top 40 Retrieved 1 December 2019 Jaaroverzichten Single 1993 MegaCharts Retrieved 28 November 2019 Dutch single certifications Leila K Open Sesame in Dutch Nederlandse Vereniging van Producenten en Importeurs van beeld en geluidsdragers 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