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"Hello" is a song performed by French electronic music DJ and producer Martin Solveig, taken from his fifth studio album Smash (2011). It features vocals from Martina Sorbara of Canadian electropop act Dragonette. The song was released as the album's second single on September 6, 2010 by Mercury Records. It was also featured in Trident's commercial for its new 'Vitality' line of gum. The song was also covered by German rock and roll cover band The Baseballs on their 2011 album Strings 'n' Stripes.
It is Solveig's most successful single to date, peaking at number one in Austria, Belgium Flanders, Czech Republic and the Netherlands, while charting within the top 10 in ten countries. It also reached number one on the Hot Dance Club Songs chart in the United States in February 2011. Additionally, the song charted at number 46 on the Billboard Hot 100 in April 2011; becoming Solveig's and Dragonette's first appearance on the chart. It has since been certified gold by the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA) for sales of 500,000 units. The song has been featured in 90210, The Vampire Diaries, Skins and Gossip Girl. It also used as the intro theme to the TV series Cheer! on CMT. The song appears in the game Dance Central 3.
The music video is a tennis match scene played out on the grounds of the French Open tournament in Paris.
In the tennis match, Martin Solveig faces fellow DJ Bob Sinclar as an opponent. Other characters include Martin's love interest called She (Flo Lafaye), and apparent Bob Sinclar supporter/girlfriend (Olivia Sanchez) cheering on from the players box. As the match progresses Solveig struggles to gain any points, and is unable to win a game. With the score at 6-0, 6-0, 5-0, Sinclar is about to serve for matchpoint when "She" (Solveig's love interest) enters the crowd, and Solveig decides he must win to impress her. He returns the serve but a lineswoman (Mathilde Johansson) calls the ball out, awarding the match to Sinclar. Novak Djokovic enters the arena and convinces the referee to overturn the call after he sees the mark on the clay court, proving that the ball was clearly in. Solveig then proceeds to make an astonishing comeback, rallying to match point. However, Gaël Monfils comes into the stadium and kisses Solveig's love interest. Solveig sees this and decides to (literally) throw in the towel.
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