THE 1000 BEST SONGS IN THE WORLD EVER.

698-Sak Noel-Loca People.

2011-Number 1 single.

Best Bit-At 1.39. ‘Livin’ la Vida Loca’ for a younger generation.

Sak Noel is the stage name of Isaac Mahmood Noell, who was born on April 12th, 1983, in La Cellera de Ter, Girona, Catalonia, Spain, he is a music producer, songwriter, and a music video director. When his debut single ‘Loca People’ went to Number 1, he became the first ever Catalonian artist to top the chart in the UK. Sak Noel has since gone on to release a further 12 singles between 2012-2022, as well as issuing several remixes of other artists songs, including Maroon 5, (‘Cold’) and Static & Ben El featuring Pitbull with (‘Further Up (Na, Na, Na, Na, Na.’) Apart from ‘Loca People’ the only other Sak Noel single to chart in any territory is his 2016 track ‘Trumpets,’ with Salvi, featuring Sean Paul, which reached Number 12 in the Netherlands, and Number 40 in Belgium. ‘Loca People’ went to Number 1 in five European countries including the UK, and the Netherlands, and with this track being his only chart topper it makes him a ‘one hit wonder’ in three countries (the UK, Austria, and Denmark.) A ‘one hit wonder’ (in my opinion) is an act who have had a number 1 single, but have never had another top 40 chart entry. The other ‘one hit wonders’ in this ‘1000 Best Songs’ list are (see also best songs 990-496-467-177-116 and 101.)

‘Loca People’ which is also called ‘Loca People (La Gente Está Muy Loca’) or “Loca People (What the F..k!’) was written and produced by Sak Noel, who records in the genres of ‘House Music,’ ‘Trap,’ ‘Latin,’ Hip-Hop,’ and ‘Electronic Dance Music.’ The song was first released in Denmark in May 2011, and then in other European countries, and America, over the course of the next three months. It was not issued in the UK until the September, and because it had built up a following by then, the song was very well known, and therefore on it’s release it went straight in at Number 1, although with total sales being under 200,000, it actually finished the year as only the UK’s 83rd best selling single.

The female vocals on ‘Loca People’ are provided by the Dutch singer Esthera Sarita, Sak Noel has said,’She did the vocals one year ago in my studio, (2010) and the story was very funny because I didn’t know her, and one day she came to my studio, and I asked her ‘Do you mind singing some words in front of the mic?’ so she did it. After that we didn’t meet again for the reasons of life, and she was working as a waitress in a club. After that, and after making the song, and having it on YouTube, and everything, we met through Facebook. And now we’re working together and travelling around the world.’

‘Loca People’ can be filed under the genre of ‘Electro House’ music, it is a genre of ‘Electronic Dance Music’ characterised by heavy bass, and a tempo around 125–135 beats per minute. Other artists in this countdown who have been influential in the development of the genre include Benny Benassi, (see also best songs 1025 and 785) Skrillex, (see also best songs 753) and Steve Aoki (see also best songs 883 and 483.) ‘Electro House’ was at it’s peak in the first decade of the 21st Century, with music critics having pointed out the influence of Daft Punk, (see also best songs 140) with their Album ‘Discovery.’ (2001) The genre was actually kick started in the mid to late 1990’s, with tracks such as ‘Dark Invader,’ by Arrivers, (1996) ‘Raw S..t,’ by Bassment Jaxx, (1997) and ‘Flat Beat,’ from Mr Oizo,’ (see also best songs 496) all being influential in the development of the genre.

The music video for ‘Loca People’ was filmed by Roger Martin Solé, and directed by Sak Noel. It was shot in Barcelona, Spain, with Sak Noel, and the songs unaccredited female vocalist Esthera Sarita, both making an appearance in the video. The songs lyrics have met with ridicule in many quarters, with some of the lyrics being in Spanish, and some being in English, but basically the song is about a young girl making her first visit to Girona, and she is amazed at how hard people party, having never seen anything like that before.

‘Viva la fiesta, viva la noche, viva los DJ’s. I couldn’t believe what I was living, so I called my friend Johnny, and I said to him, Johnny,
La gente esta muy loca, what the f*ck. Johnny, la gente esta muy loca,’