O-Zone first formed in 1998 by Bălan and Petru Jelihovschi, however Jelihovschi had not intended to make music his career and left after their first album, 1999's Dar, Unde Eşti ....
O-Zone is famous for the single Dragostea Din Tei, a notable summer hit which reached #1 in the singles charts of many countries during 2003 and 2004, and Number 3 in the United Kingdom. The follow-up single Despre Tine had similar success across Europe.
They enjoyed a brief resurgence in global popularity due to the online viral success of the Numa Numa Dance, featuring a previously unknown Gary Brolsma lip-synching and dancing to the first minute of the song Dragostea Din Tei.
O-Zone split up in 2005 each artist went on to make solo careers, reuniting in 2017 and 2019, but only for a few concerts.
In 2008, Dragostea Din Tei was sampled by Just Blaze and Canei Finch for the T.I. single Live Your Life.
Number 1
O-Zone Lyrics
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Crezi ca ne-njosesti.
A-a! Vrei sa ne duci la dispare?
Zimbetul ironic sa stii ca nu be doare
Sustinem:"Noi mergem înainte!"
Faca cuvinte
Îti vad în ochi uimire?
Ai sperat sa vezi în noi dezmagire?
Vrem sa iei aminte:"Noi mergem înainte!"
Si-mi ramîne doar sa-ti spun:
"Sîntem mai buni"
Si nu,nu-ndranzii sa ne-njuri,
Sîntem mai buni!c Cei mai buni!
Hu-hu!Provocam toata lumea
Si spunem"We are No.1!hu-hu!
Si înc-o data reptam."Sîntem The No.1!"
Ti-am cerut o sansa,doar atit
Sa demonstram am vrut
Ne-ai înterupt,ai spus c-avem defiecte,
Nu cred ca exista actimi perfecte
Luptam în continuare
Pentru ziua cea mare,
Pentru o idee tare si-un loc mai bun sub
soare,
Iar daca ziua aceea se va preface-n noapte
Vom lua aminte
Sa mergem înainte!
8-5,Pa-tru,3-2
Nu e pentru noi!
Sap-te,9,6,10
Strigem."Sîntem The No.1!"
The lyrics to O-Zone's "Numarul 1" (Number 1) speak to the band's determination to succeed and the belief that they are the best. The opening lines of the song ask if someone is trying to bring them down by laughing at them, but the band says that it doesn't hurt their ironic smile. They declare that they will keep moving forward and that they can see the surprise in the eyes of those who hoped to see them fail. Regardless, they are undeterred and want everyone to know that they are number one.
The band then goes on to say that they are better than everyone else and challenges anyone who thinks otherwise to insult them. They continue to assert their dominance, repeating that they are the number one, and say that they are fighting for a better tomorrow. Even if things don't go as planned, they will still continue to move forward. In short, O-Zone sings about their confidence, ambition, and unyielding determination.
Line by Line Meaning
Ne privesti în ochi rîzînd
You look at us with a smile
Crezi ca ne-njosesti.
Thinking that you degrade us.
A-a! Vrei sa ne duci la dispare?
Oh, you want us to disappear?
Zimbetul ironic sa stii ca nu be doare
Know that your ironic smile doesn't hurt us.
Sustinem: 'Noi mergem înainte!'
We support: 'We move forward!'
Faca cuvinte
Ignore the words
Îti vad în ochi uimire?
Do I see surprise in your eyes?
Ai sperat sa vezi în noi dezmagire?
Have you hoped to see us disappointed?
Dar nu mai conteaza,
But it doesn't matter anymore,
Vrem sa iei aminte: 'Noi mergem înainte!'
We want you to take note: 'We move forward!'
Si-mi ramîne doar sa-ti spun:
And all I have left to tell you is:
Sîntem mai buni
We are better
Si nu,nu-ndranzii sa ne-njuri,
And no, don't dare to curse us,
Sîntem mai buni! Cei mai buni!
We are better! The best!
Hu-hu!Provocam toata lumea
We hoo-hoo! It's a provocation to everyone
Si spunem'We are No.1!hu-hu!
And we say, 'We are No.1! Hoo-Hoo!'
Si înc-o data reptam.'Sîntem The No.1!'
And we repeat it again. 'We are The No.1'
Ti-am cerut o sansa,doar atit
We just asked you for a chance,
Sa demonstram am vrut
We wanted to show you
Ne-ai înterupt,ai spus c-avem defiecte,
You interrupted us, saying we have defects,
Nu cred ca exista actimi perfecte
I don't believe there are perfect actions.
Luptam în continuare
We continue to fight
Pentru ziua cea mare,
For the big day,
Pentru o idee tare si-un loc mai bun sub soare,
For a strong idea and a better place under the sun,
Iar daca ziua aceea se va preface-n noapte
And if that day turns into night,
Vom lua aminte
We will take note
Sa mergem înainte!
To move forward!
8-5,Pa-tru,3-2
8-5, four, 3-2
Nu e pentru noi!
It's not for us!
Sap-te,9,6,10
Seven, nine, six, ten
Strigem.'Sîntem The No.1!'
We shout. 'We are The No.1!'
Contributed by Juliana T. Suggest a correction in the comments below.
Vadim Nicoren
Super Energie! 2019 aici!
zapboxx
Nice O-Zone
Vasi i PV
2020????
Like pentru o zone
Welliwerin
2020 Poland !!!
dudeineedfooodfree what the heck what heck
Old musiv
ブロッコリー大佐。
2020 !!!!!!! 😂
Fabian Csaszar
suna a dnb :D ))
Yellowpick10
Why does this have identical lyrics to VIP????
Yellowpick10
@Кирилл Глебов Congratulations for replying in 7 months lol
Кирилл Глебов
Because VIP is an another version of Number 1.