G & Dj Sven - Holiday Rap (countdown, 1986) | Mc Miker

: While it sounds like a direct sample of Madonna’s 1983 hit "Holiday," the commercial version was actually re-recorded from scratch. Producer Ben Liebrand reconstructed the backing track using original instruments because permission to use Madonna's tape loops could not be secured.

is the 1986 debut single by the Dutch hip-hop duo MC Miker G & DJ Sven . It became one of the biggest European hits of that year, famously performed on the Dutch pop program Countdown . Production & Composition MC Miker G & DJ Sven - Holiday Rap (Countdown, 1986)

The track was a unique re-imagining of mainstream pop through the lens of early hip-hop. : While it sounds like a direct sample

The single achieved massive international success, reaching number one in at least . It became one of the biggest European hits

: The song also features an interpolation of the chorus from Cliff Richard's "Summer Holiday" .