The Hero Song

Around the World (La La La La La) by A Touch of Class (band)

326,840,918 streams

ONE HIT WONDER

"The A Touch of Class (band) song 'Around the World (La La La La La)' is 17x more famous than their next biggest song, making them a ONE HIT WONDER. See the stats on JustOneHit.com."

Ratio

17.0x

Hit Streams

326.8M

Verdict

Certified One Hit Wonder

One Hit Wonder Meter

LEGEND
One Hit Wonder

A Touch of Class (band) · 17.0x ratio

Streams Comparison

Around the World (La La La La La) 326,840,918
My Heart Beats Like A Drum (Dam Dam Dam) - Radio Edit 19,283,067
I'm In Heaven (When You Kiss Me) - Radio Edit 5 Inch - Version 4,546,968
Why Oh Why 1,619,800
Thinking Of You 725,511
So Magical 597,539
My Heart Beats Like A Drum (Dam Dam Dam) - International Radio Edit 530,389
Until 388,359
Mistake No.2 238,378

Other Songs

Tracks 2–10 by streams

2. My Heart Beats Like A Drum (Dam Dam Dam) - Radio Edit 19,283,067
3. I'm In Heaven (When You Kiss Me) - Radio Edit 5 Inch - Version 4,546,968
4. Why Oh Why 1,619,800
5. Thinking Of You 725,511
6. So Magical 597,539
7. My Heart Beats Like A Drum (Dam Dam Dam) - International Radio Edit 530,389
8. Until 388,359
9. Mistake No.2 238,378

The Story

A Touch of Class, usually billed simply as ATC, were a Germany-based europop group who scored one enormous, inescapable hit at the turn of the millennium. "Around the World (La La La La La)", released in 2000, was built on a melody borrowed from a Russian pop song, and its wordless "la la la" hook made it a dancefloor and radio smash across Europe and beyond.

The group released more music in the same bright Eurodance mould, but nothing came close, and to most listeners they remain entirely the "Around the World" act.

On streaming, "Around the World" sits near 327 million plays, while their next most-streamed track, "My Heart Beats Like a Drum", trails at around 19 million. That sends the ratio near 17, far past our 5.0 line.

By our measure ATC are a certified one-hit wonder, in the classic Eurodance tradition. Theirs is a familiar pattern for the genre: a single, irresistibly catchy song built around a chorus anyone could sing without knowing a word of the verses, so huge in its moment that it swallowed everything else the group ever put out.

Sources

By The JustOneHit Editorial Team Last updated 23 May 2026