Vi sitter i Ventrilo och spelar DotA

"Vi sitter i Ventrilo och spelar DotA"
Single by Basshunter
from the album LOL
Released3 October 2006
Recorded2006
Genre
Length3:21 (single version)
7:45 (extended version)
2:58 (new single version)
5:42 (club mix)
Label
Songwriters
  • David Le Roy
  • Jean-Christophe Belval
LyricistBasshunter[a]
ProducerBasshunter
Basshunter singles chronology
"Boten Anna"
(2006) 		"Vi sitter i Ventrilo och spelar DotA"
(2006) 		"Jingle Bells"
(2006)
Basshunter singles chronology
"Vifta med händerna"
(2006) 		"DotA"
(2007) 		"Now You're Gone"
(2007)
Alternative cover
2007 "DotA" cover
Music video
"Vi sitter i Ventrilo och spelar DotA" on YouTube
Music video
"DotA" on YouTube

"Vi sitter i Ventrilo och spelar DotA" (Swedish for "We're sitting in Ventrilo, playing DotA" and shortened to "DotA") is a song by Swedish musician Basshunter which samples a remixed version of the French song "Daddy DJ" by Daddy DJ. The lyrics, in Swedish, are about using the voice chat program Ventrilo while playing Defense of the Ancients, a fan-made game mode within Warcraft III: Reign of Chaos. The song incorporates samples from the game. It was released as the second single from Basshunter's second album LOL.

Release

An English version of the song called "All I Ever Wanted" was released as the second UK single on 7 July 2008. The second single was originally planned to be "Please Don't Go", but due to some technical issues the single was scrapped in the UK and only released in Sweden.

Music video

The video starts out with Basshunter's mother opening a door where it reveals that he and his friends are playing DotA. She tells him that he is playing too much DotA when he starts singing. The video continues showing him playing DotA and later singing at a gamehall live. The clip was not shot during DreamHack, as many believe, but during a similar event called The Gathering, one of the world's largest LAN party events. One of the listeners holds a sign saying "Vadå båt?" (Whaddaya mean boat?) - referring to some listeners' initial confusion of the Swedish lyrics in "Boten Anna", mistaking the word "boten" (the bot) for "båten" (the boat). This could explain the wrong translation in the German version of "Boten Anna" where "Boot" (boat) is sung instead of "Bot" (bot). Another approach is that the person holding the sign is German and wanted to point out the mistake, so Basshunter simply recorded this as a kind of self-parody.

The new video starts with him sitting in a chair, then flipping up a screen on his chair, then selects a video from a little menu floating in the air. Then the videos from there shows more people playing DotA, and several shots of a young woman dancing. He can also be seen playing as the hero Tiny, where he purchases an item, Butterfly. The new video uses the New Single Version mix.

The music video was directed in Malmö[2] by Carl-Johan Westregård and Kim Parrot.[3]

Critical reception

In 2016 GFOTY mentioned "DotA" as one of her inspirations.[4] In 2017, the song was included in "Monstercat's 50 Best Gaming Songs Ever" by Monstercat.[5] In 2024 Derek Hanson from Spin included "DotA" in his list of songs that capture the spirit of gaming.[6]

Adaptations

In 2017, The8BitDrummer recorded a drum cover of "Vi sitter i Ventrilo och spelar DotA".[7] In 2021, Dvnk1 recorded a cover of "Vi sitter i Ventrilo och spelar DotA" entitled "Vi åker här i Volvon".[8]

Track listing

CD single
No.TitleLength
1."Vi sitter i Ventrilo och spelar DotA" (Single Version)3:21
2."Vi sitter i Ventrilo och spelar DotA" (Club Mix)5:43
Total length:9:04

Charts

Certifications

Certifications and sales for "Vi sitter i Ventrilo och spelar DotA"
Region Certification Certified units/sales
Denmark (IFPI Danmark)[26] Gold 4,000^

^ Shipments figures based on certification alone.

Certifications and sales for "DotA"
Region Certification Certified units/sales
Denmark (IFPI Danmark)[27] Gold 45,000^

^ Shipments figures based on certification alone.

Notes

  1. ^ Basshunter wrote Swedish lyrics.[1]
  2. ^ The Offizielle Deutsche Charts subpage for "Vi sitter i Ventrilo och spelar DotA" and the artist's subpage indicate chart entries for both "Vi sitter i Ventrilo och spelar DotA" and "DotA" versions on 19 October 2007, with peak positions of 33 and 30 respectively.[18][19] However, the chart subpage for 19 October 2007 does not list "Vi sitter i Ventrilo och spelar DotA", but instead lists "DotA" at number 33 while "Alles verloren" by Bushido is listed at number 30.[20] "DotA" peaked at number 30 on 2 November.[21]

References

  1. ^ Basshunter (2006). Vi sitter i Ventrilo och spelar DotA (Back cover). Warner Music Sweden. 5051011-6845-5-5. Archived from the original on 2022-04-21. Retrieved 15 October 2018 – via Discogs.
  2. ^ Bergfeldt, Carina (26 August 2006). "Basshunters nya – en orgie i champagne" [Basshunter’s newest – an orgy in champagne]. Nöjesbladet (in Swedish). Aftonbladet. Archived from the original on 15 January 2021. Retrieved 11 December 2020.
  3. ^ Carl-Johan Westregård (7 May 2010). "Basshunter – Vi sitter i Ventrilo och spelar DotA". Vimeo. Official Carl-Johan Westregård Vimeo channel linked from official Handbag Studios website. Retrieved 28 August 2014.
  4. ^ "GFOTY on make-out sessions and Miley Cyrus". Red Bull. 16 November 2016. Archived from the original on 8 November 2020. Retrieved 1 January 2025.
  5. ^ "Monstercat's 50 Best Gaming Songs Ever". Billboard. 12 December 2017. Archived from the original on 13 April 2022. Retrieved 10 May 2022.
  6. ^ Derek Hanson (12 December 2024). "The ultimate casino playlist: Songs that capture the spirit of gaming". Spin. Retrieved 24 February 2026.
  7. ^ Pettersson, Leo (6 September 2017). "Äntligen – här får Basshunters "DotA" nytt liv" [Finally – Basshunter’s “DotA” gets a second life]. Aftonbladet (in Swedish). Archived from the original on 8 September 2017. Retrieved 7 June 2022.
  8. ^ Lundström, Jacob (19 June 2022). "Här är artisterna som får epa-traktorerna att skaka" [These are the artists making EPA tractors shake]. Dagens Nyheter (in Swedish). Archived from the original on 19 June 2022. Retrieved 16 July 2023. (subscription required)
  9. ^ "Basshunter – Vi sitter i Ventrilo och spelar DotA". Tracklisten. Retrieved 29 July 2023.
  10. ^ "Basshunter: Vi sitter i Ventrilo och spelar DotA" (in Finnish). Musiikkituottajat. Retrieved 29 July 2023.
  11. ^ "Basshunter". Top 40 (in Dutch). Archived from the original on 6 October 2021. Retrieved 14 October 2021.
  12. ^ "Basshunter – Vi sitter i Ventrilo och spelar DotA" (in Dutch). Single Top 100. Retrieved 29 July 2023.
  13. ^ "Basshunter – Vi sitter i Ventrilo och spelar DotA". VG-lista. Retrieved 29 July 2023.
  14. ^ "ČNS IFPI" (in Czech). Hitparáda – Radio Top 100 Oficiálna. IFPI Czech Republic. Note: insert 200725 into search. Retrieved 29 July 2023.
  15. ^ "Basshunter – Vi sitter i Ventrilo och spelar DotA". Singles Top 100. Retrieved 29 July 2023.
  16. ^ "Basshunter – Vi sitter i Ventrilo och spelar DotA" (in German). Ö3 Austria Top 40.
  17. ^ "BASSHUNTER – DOTA" (in German). officialcharts.de. Archived from the original on 27 August 2018. Retrieved 3 April 2018.
  18. ^ "Vi sitter i ventrilo och spelar DotA Single". Offizielle Deutsche Charts (in German). Archived from the original on 8 December 2024. Retrieved 19 July 2025.
  19. ^ "Discographie von – Basshunter" [Basshunter – Discography]. Offizielle Deutsche Charts (in German). Archived from the original on 27 December 2015. Retrieved 19 July 2025. Select tab "84 Titel von Basshunter".
  20. ^ "Offizielle Deutsche Charts – Top 100 Single-Charts". Offizielle Deutsche Charts (in German). Archived from the original on 19 July 2025. Retrieved 19 July 2025.
  21. ^ "Offizielle Deutsche Charts – Top 100 Single-Charts". Offizielle Deutsche Charts (in German). Archived from the original on 3 December 2025. Retrieved 3 December 2025.
  22. ^ "Irish-charts.com – Discography Basshunter". Irish Singles Chart.
  23. ^ "Basshunter". Billboard. Archived from the original on 1 October 2023. Retrieved 26 June 2021.
  24. ^ "Jaaroverzichten - Single 2006" [Year-End Charts – Single 2006]. Dutch Charts (in Dutch). Archived from the original on 15 April 2016. Retrieved 8 May 2016.
  25. ^ "Årslista Singlar, 2006" [Year-End Singles Chart, 2006]. sverigetopplistan.se (in Swedish). Archived from the original on 8 March 2021. Retrieved 29 May 2022.
  26. ^ "Guld og platin november / december / januar" [Gold and platinum November / December / January]. IFPI Danmark (in Danish). 19 February 2007. Archived from the original on 30 January 2015. Retrieved 29 August 2014.
  27. ^ "Basshunter "DotA"". IFPI Danmark (in Danish). Archived from the original on 13 February 2026. Retrieved 13 February 2026.
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