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{{short description|Moldovan pop music trio}}
{{other uses}}
{{Distinguish|Ozone (American band)}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=July 2018}}
{{Infobox musical artist  <!-- See Wikipedia:WikiProject Musicians -->
| name              = O-Zone
| background        = 
| image             = O-Zone at Cerbul de Aur in 2005.jpg
| landscape         = yes
| caption           = O-Zone performing at Cerbul De Aur in September 2005.
<br />From left to right: [[Arsenie Todiraș]], [[Dan Balan]], [[Radu Sîrbu]]
| origin            = [[Chișinău]], [[Moldova]]
| genre             = {{flat list|
*[[Eurodance]]
*[[Pop music|pop]]
*[[electronic dance music|EDM]]
}}
| years_active      = {{flat list|
* 1999<ref name="year1">{{cite news|url=https://adevarul.ro/stiri-interne/societate/povestea-trupei-o-zone-varianta-romaneasca-a-714863.html|title=Povestea trupei O-Zone, varianta romaneasca a visului american|trans-title=The story of O-Zone, the Romanian version of the American dream|work=[[Adevărul]]|date=27 July 2004|accessdate=21 January 2025|language=Romanian}}</ref><ref name="year2">{{cite news|url=https://www.allmusic.com/artist/o-zone-mn0000484025#biography|title=O-Zone – Biography|publisher=[[AllMusic]]|accessdate=21 January 2025}}</ref>–2005
* 2017-2024
}}
| label             = {{flat list|
* [[Cat Music]]
* [[Ultra Records|Ultra]]
* [[Avex Trax|Avex]]
* [[Time Records|Time]]
}}
| website           = {{URL|artists.universal-music.de/ozone}}
| past_members   = *[[Arsenie Todiraș]]
* [[Dan Balan]]
* Petru Jelihovschi
* [[Radu Sîrbu]]
}}
'''O-Zone''' was a Moldovan [[Eurodance]] group and [[boy band]] produced by [[Dan Balan]]; originating in 1999<ref name="year1"/><ref name="year2"/> as a duo, which consisted of Bălan, and Petru Jelihovschi before the latter's departure. Their official trio lineup in 1999 consisted of Bălan, [[Radu Sîrbu]], and [[Arsenie Todiraș]].<ref name="artline">{{Cite web |url=https://www.artline.ro/O_zone__a_successful_band-16682-2-n.html |title=O-zone, a successful band |date=November 2008 |website=artline.ro |access-date=12 October 2009}}</ref>

The group became the first Moldovan act to gain global popularity with their song "[[Dragostea din tei]]" and their subsequent album ''[[DiscO-Zone]]'', which was released in 2003, before disbanding the following year.

The group members have since focused on their solo careers. The band occasionally reunited for concerts in 2017 ([[Chișinău]], Moldova; [[Bucharest]], Romania) and 2019 (Bucharest, Romania). In 2024, it was announced that O-Zone are going to do a summer tour, but this time as a tribute band, consisting of Arsenie as the only singer and two dancers. Worldwide, O-Zone have sold over 12 million copies of "Dragostea din tei" and over 2.5 million copies of its parent album ''DiscO-Zone''.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://adevarul.ro/showbiz/vedete/dan-balan-le-spun-americanilor-ca-sunt-roman-din-963459.html|title=Dan Balan: 'Le spun americanilor că sunt român din Chişinău'|trans-title=Dan Balan: 'I tell Americans that I am a Romanian from Chişinău'|language=Romanian|date=7 December 2009|accessdate=14 August 2024|work=[[Adevărul]]}}</ref>

==History==
===1999–2001: Formation and early years===
O-Zone first formed as a duo of Dan Bălan and Petru Jelihovschi in 1999.<ref name="year1"/><ref name="year2"/><ref name="ziar07">{{cite web |title=Radu si Arsenie de la O-Zone vor ca trupa sa se reuneasca |date=22 March 2007 |url=http://www.ziaruldeiasi.ro/mozaic/radu-si-arsenie-de-la-o-zone-vor-ca-trupa-sa-se-reuneasca~ni4a4q |language=ro |access-date=7 June 2010}}</ref> They released their first album, ''[[Dar, Unde Ești...]]'', in 1999. However, Jelihovschi had not intended to make music his career, so he split from Bălan. Undaunted, Bălan held open auditions for new band members. At one such audition, he met Arsenie "Arsenium" Todiraș, who eventually won over the initially skeptical Bălan with his version of [[Elvis Presley]]'s "[[Love Me Tender (song)|Love Me Tender]]". Bălan and Todiraș would have proceeded as a duo act until Bălan received a call from Radu Sîrbu, who wanted a chance to audition for the group. Despite Sîrbu having missed the initial auditions, Bălan agreed, and after a successful audition, Sîrbu joined O-Zone, officially making the group a trio.

===2002–2004: Rise to success===
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In 2002, O-Zone moved from [[Moldova]] to Bucharest, Romania, hoping to gain more recognition. There, the group became an instant hit band with their upbeat song "[[Despre Tine]]" ("About You"), which held the top position on the [[Romanian Top 100]] chart for three weeks in February 2003. Their second hit, which brought them worldwide attention, was "[[Dragostea din tei]]", translated roughly as "Love from the Linden Tree". It quickly became popular in Romania, where it also topped the Romanian singles chart for four weeks in September 2003, but faded from popularity by the end of 2003.<ref name="rfe">{{cite news |title=Romania/Moldova: O-Zone Breathes Fresh Air Into European Pop Music Scene - Radio Free Europe / Radio Liberty |newspaper=Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty |date=8 April 2008 |url=http://www.rferl.org/content/article/1052664.html |publisher=Radio Free Europe |access-date=3 June 2010 |last1=Tomiuc |first1=Eugen }}</ref> However, the song gained popularity in [[Italy]] when the little-known duo [[Haiducii]] released a cover of "Dragostea Din Tei", which topped the Italian pop charts.<ref name="rfe" /> Arsenie Todiraș later said that at the time that, while not illegal, Haiducii's cover felt like a betrayal because the group had not asked permission to make a cover.<ref name="rfe" /> However, the cover's success led to curiosity about the original artist, and led to Time Records, an Italian record label, offering O-Zone a one-year contract.<ref name="rfe" /> Soon after the song's release in Italy, it was also released in various other countries in [[Europe]] under [[Polydor Records]] and became an instant hit.<ref name="rfe" />

"Dragostea Din Tei" topped the singles charts of nearly a dozen European countries in 2004. It reached the top-10 in many other countries, including in the [[United Kingdom]], where it reached number 3 on the singles chart.<ref name="Acharts">{{cite web |title="Dragostea din tei" by O-Zone, in various singles charts |url=http://acharts.us/song/1600 |publisher=Acharts.us |access-date=3 June 2010}}</ref> The re-release of "[[Despre Tine]]" in 2004 from the same album had similar success across Europe.

In contrast to their multi-platinum status in Europe, O-Zone never entered the [[Billboard Hot 100|''Billboard'' Hot 100]] singles chart in the [[United States]],<ref name="nochart">{{cite magazine |title=O-Zone Album & Song Chart History|url={{BillboardURLbyName|artist=the o zone|chart=all}} |magazine=Billboard |access-date=2 June 2010}}</ref> although it did reach the 14th position on the [[Hot Dance Airplay]] chart.<ref name="maiahi">{{cite web |title=O-Zone Japanese Official Website |url=http://maiahi.com/index.html |publisher=Avex Marketing |language=ja |access-date=3 May 2010}}</ref> The viral video "[[Numa Numa Dance]]" by interneter Gary Brolsma helped to boost awareness of "Dragostea Din Tei" in the U.S. In the video Brolsma was seen lip-syncing to the song while sitting in a chair and dancing with only his arms and hands,<ref name="nynuma">{{cite news |title=Internet Fame Is Cruel Mistress for a Dancer of the Numa Numa |url=https://www.nytimes.com/learning/teachers/featured_articles/20050228monday.html |work=The New York Times |access-date=3 June 2010}}</ref> but, while the song received moderate to major airplay, most Americans knew it simply as the "Numa Numa Song" and never knew the name of the original song or the group that performed it. "Dragostea din tei" was sampled in the song "[[Live Your Life (T.I. song)|Live Your Life]]" by [[T.I.]] and [[Rihanna]], which topped the ''Billboard'' Hot 100 in late 2008.<ref name="t.i.">{{cite web |title=T.I. feat. Rihanna's Live Your Life sample of O-Zone's Dragostea Din Tei |url=http://www.whosampled.com/sample/view/274/T.I.%20feat.%20Rihanna-Live%20Your%20Life_O-Zone-Dragostea%20Din%20Tei/ |publisher=WhoSampled |access-date=3 June 2010}}</ref>

===2005: O-Zone split up===
On 13 January 2005, while still very popular, the members of O-Zone announced their disbandment,<ref name="ziar07" /> citing personal reasons.<ref name="setimes">{{cite web |title=Cultural Roundup |url=http://www.setimes.com/cocoon/setimes/xhtml/en_GB/features/setimes/roundup/2005/01/19/roundup-03 |publisher=SETimes |access-date=3 June 2010}}</ref> Their last European concert was held at the 2005 [[Golden Stag Festival]] in Romania.<ref name="lastc">{{cite web |title=O-Zone's Last Concert During "The Golden Deer" Festival Was A Huge Success We will miss ozone and open up a place in our heart for them |url=http://www.spotlightingnews.com/article.php?news=420 |publisher=Spotlightning News |access-date=3 June 2010 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110108023806/http://spotlightingnews.com/article.php?news=420 |archive-date=8 January 2011}}</ref>

Also in 2005, Japanese music label [[Avex Trax]] gained distribution rights for O-Zone music in [[Japan]] and released the album ''[[DiscO-Zone]]'' in August 2005 in the country.<ref name="maiahi" /> The album, which features the song "Dragostea Din Tei", became immensely successful in Japan. Topping the [[Oricon]] albums charts for two consecutive weeks,<ref>{{cite news|url=https://maiahi.com/index.html|title=O-Zone|language=ja|access-date=13 November 2024|publisher=[[Avex Inc.]]|archive-date=16 March 2024|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240316070152/https://maiahi.com/index.html|url-status=live}}</ref> it reached over 800,000 sales in 2005 alone and became the 12th-most popular album of 2005,<ref>{{cite web |title=2005年 年間アルバムチャート-ORICON STYLE ミュージック (2005 Japanese End of Year Chart) |url=http://www.oricon.co.jp/music/special/051219_01_2.html |publisher=Oricon |language=ja |access-date=2 June 2010}}</ref> partially because the album was re-released twice by Avex Trax. ''DiscO-Zone'' ended up charting for over a year on the Oricon weekly albums chart<ref name="Oricon-chart">{{cite web |title=O-ZONEのCD・DVDリリース情報、O-ZONEのプロフィールならオリコン芸能人事典-ORICON STYLE |url=http://www.oricon.co.jp/prof/artist/347987/products/release/ |publisher=[[Oricon]] |language=ja |access-date=31 May 2010}}</ref> and sold over one million copies overall.<ref name="balanbio">{{cite web |title=Biography - Dan Balan Official Website |url=http://edu-archive.org/protect.php?url=http://www.danbalan.com/bio/ |access-date=30 July 2014 }}{{dead link|date=February 2018 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}</ref> In 2006, O-Zone won the Best Foreign Act award at the 2006 [[Japan Gold Disc Awards]],<ref>{{cite news |url=https://av.watch.impress.co.jp/docs/20060310/jgd.htm |title=第20回日本ゴールドディスク大賞授賞式を開催－最もCDが売れたのは倖田來未。受賞に感涙 |work=The AV Watch |date=2006-03-10 |language=ja |accessdate=2023-10-04}}</ref> as well as a special prize at the [[47th Japan Record Awards]].<ref>https://web.archive.org/web/20160919032451/http://www.jacompa.or.jp/reco47.html</ref>

=== 2017–2024: Occasional reunions and tribute band ===
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On 5 May 2017, Dan Bălan, Radu Sîrbu and Arsenie Todiraş announced that O-Zone would be reforming for two concerts. O-Zone re-united for [[Europe Day]] on 9 May 2017. One of concerts was held in Chișinău and the other took place on the same day in Bucharest.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.romania-insider.com/europe-day-celebrated-concerts-downtown-bucharest/|title=Famous Moldovan pop band reunites after 12 years for Europe Day concert in Bucharest|last=Marica|first=Irina|date=8 May 2017|website=Romania Insider|language=en-US|access-date=12 January 2018}}</ref>

On 17 December 2019, Dan Bălan, Radu Sîrbu and Arsenie Todiraş announced that O-Zone would be performing for one concert, which took place on New Year's Eve 2019 in Bucharest as part of performances by stars of the 90s and 00s called Revelion 2020 Disco Night Fever. After the event, all three returned to their projects again. The exception was the collaboration of Radu and Arsenie for the song "Lay Down".

In 2024, O-Zone announced a summer tour in Europe, but this time as a tribute band, consisting of Arsenie from the original group and two dancers.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Instagram |url=https://www.instagram.com/reel/C76nr6riStF/?igsh=ZWdocm5lNnZqOTU3 |access-date=2024-06-10 |website=www.instagram.com}}</ref>

==Discography==
===Studio albums===
{| class="wikitable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center;"
|+ List of studio albums, with selected chart positions, sales and certifications
|-
! scope="col" rowspan="2" style="width:8em;"| Title
! scope="col" rowspan="2" style="width:14em;"| Album details
! scope="col" colspan="10"| Peak chart positions
! scope="col" rowspan="2" style="width:11em;" | Sales
! scope="col" rowspan="2" style="width:10em;" | [[List of music recording certifications|Certifications]]
|-
! scope="col" style="width:2em;font-size:90%;" |[[Ö3 Austria Top 40|{{Abbr|AUT|Austria}}]]<br><ref>{{cite news|url=https://austriancharts.at/showinterpret.asp?interpret=O%2DZone|title=O-Zone|access-date=24 April 2025|publisher=[[Ö3 Austria Top 40]]|via=Hung Medien|language=German}}</ref>
! scope="col" style="width:2em;font-size:90%;" |[[Official Finnish Charts|{{Abbr|FIN|Finland}}]]<br><ref>{{cite news|url=https://finnishcharts.com/showinterpret.asp?interpret=O-Zone|title=O-Zone|access-date=24 April 2025|publisher=[[Official Finnish Charts]]|via=Hung Medien|language=Finnish}}</ref>
! scope="col" style="width:2em;font-size:90%;" |[[SNEP|{{Abbr|FRA|France}}]]<br><ref name="France chart">{{cite news|url=https://lescharts.com/showinterpret.asp?interpret=O-Zone|title=O-Zone|access-date=24 April 2025|publisher=[[SNEP]]|via=Hung Medien|language=French}}</ref>
! scope="col" style="width:2em;font-size:90%;" |[[GfK Entertainment charts|{{Abbr|GER|Germany}}]]<br><ref name="Germany chart">{{cite news|url=https://www.offiziellecharts.de/|title=Offizielle Deutsche Charts|trans-title=The Official German Charts|access-date=24 April 2025|publisher=[[GfK Entertainment charts]]|archive-date=31 May 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150531083511/https://www.offiziellecharts.de/|url-status=live|language=German}} ''Note: Enter the name of the song/album and/or the artist(s) into the "Suchen" search bar.''</ref>
! scope="col" style="width:2em;font-size:90%;" |[[Oricon Albums Chart|{{Abbr|JPN|Japan}}]]<br><ref name="Japan">{{cite web|url=http://www.oricon.co.jp/prof/artist/347987/products/release/|title=Ｏ－ＺＯＮＥのCD・DVDリリース情報|trans-title=O-Zone CD/DVD release information|language=Japanese|publisher=[[Oricon]]|access-date=24 April 2025|archivedate=25 August 2010|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100825094706/http://www.oricon.co.jp/prof/artist/347987/products/release/}}</ref>
! scope="col" style="width:2em;font-size:90%;" |[[Dutch Album Top 100|{{Abbr|NLD|Netherlands}}]]<br><ref name="Netherlands chart">{{cite news|url=https://dutchcharts.nl/showinterpret.asp?interpret=O-Zone|title=O-Zone|access-date=24 April 2025|publisher=[[Dutch Charts]]|via=Hung Medien|language=Dutch}}</ref>
! scope="col" style="width:2em;font-size:90%;" |[[VG-lista|{{Abbr|NOR|Norway}}]]<br><ref name="Norway chart">{{cite news|url=https://norwegiancharts.com/showinterpret.asp?interpret=O-Zone|title=O-Zone|access-date=24 April 2025|publisher=[[VG-lista]]|via=Hung Medien}}</ref>
! scope="col" style="width:2em;font-size:90%;" |[[Associação Fonográfica Portuguesa|{{Abbr|POR|Portugal}}]]<br><ref>{{cite news|url=https://portuguesecharts.com/showinterpret.asp?interpret=O-Zone|title=O-Zone|access-date=24 April 2025|publisher=[[Associação Fonográfica Portuguesa]]|via=Hung Medien}}</ref>
! scope="col" style="width:2em;font-size:90%;" |[[Productores de Música de España|{{Abbr|SPA|Spain}}]]<br><ref name="Spain chart">{{cite news|url=https://spanishcharts.com/showinterpret.asp?interpret=O-Zone|title=O-Zone|access-date=24 April 2025|publisher=[[Productores de Música de España]]|via=Hung Medien}}</ref>
! scope="col" style="width:2em;font-size:90%;" |[[Swiss Hitparade|{{Abbr|SWI|Switzerland}}]]<br><ref name="Switzerland chart">{{cite news|url=http://swisscharts.com/album/O-Zone/DiscO-Zone-5015|title=O-Zone – DiscO-Zone|access-date=24 April 2025|publisher=[[Swiss Hitparade]]|language=German}}</ref>
|-
!scope="row"|''Dar, unde eşti...''
|
* Released: 2000
* Label: Music Master
* Format: [[Compact Cassette|Cassette]], [[Compact Disc Digital Audio|CD]] 
| — || — || — || — || — || — || — || — || — || —
|
|
|-
!scope="row"|''Number 1''
|
* Released: 2002
* Label: [[Cat Music]]
* Format: Cassette, CD, [[Music download|digital download]]
| — || — || — || — || — || — || — || — || — || —
|
|
|-
!scope="row"|''[[DiscO-Zone]]''
|
* Released: 2003
* Label: Cat Music
* Format: Cassette, CD, digital download
| 15 || 3 || 15 || 16 || 1 || 41 || 3 || 1 || 54 || 7
|
*{{abbr|WW|Worldwide}}: 2,500,000<ref>{{cite news|url=https://adevarul.ro/showbiz/vedete/dan-balan-le-spun-americanilor-ca-sunt-roman-din-963459.html|title=Dan Balan: 'Le spun americanilor că sunt român din Chişinău'|trans-title=Dan Balan: 'I tell Americans that I am a Romanian from Chişinău'|language=Romanian|date=7 December 2009|accessdate=23 April 2025|work=[[Adevărul]]}}</ref>
*FIN: 26,832<ref name="FIN"/>
*JPN: 900,000<ref name="nine"/>
|
*[[Associação Fonográfica Portuguesa|{{Abbr|AFP|Associação Fonográfica Portuguesa (Portugal)}}]]: Platinum<ref>{{cite certification|region=Portugal|artist=O-Zone|title=DiscO-Zone|certyear=2004|type=album|access-date=23 April 2025|id=20100918013042|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100918013042/http://www.artistas-espectaculos.com/topafp/pt/200452.htm|archive-date=18 September 2010}}</ref>
*[[Musiikkituottajat|{{Abbr|IFPI FIN|Musiikkituottajat – IFPI Finland ry}}]]: Gold<ref name="FIN">{{cite certification|region=Finland|artist=O-Zone|access-date=23 April 2025}}</ref>
*[[International Federation of the Phonographic Industry|{{Abbr|IFPI SWI|International Federation of the Phonographic Industry Switzerland}}]]: Gold<ref>{{cite certification|region=Switzerland|artist=O-Zone|access-date=23 April 2025}}</ref>
*[[International Federation of the Phonographic Industry|{{Abbr|NFPF|National Federation of Phonograph Producers (Russia)}}]]: 3× Platinum<ref>{{cite news|url=http://2m-online.ru/gold_n_platinum/detail.php?COUNTRY=5073|title=«ЗОЛОТО» И «ПЛАТИНА» – International 2004|language=Russian|trans-title=Gold and platinum – International 2004|accessdate=23 April 2025|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090124001134/http://2m-online.ru/gold_n_platinum/detail.php?COUNTRY=5073|archive-date=24 January 2009|publisher=[[International Federation of the Phonographic Industry|National Federation of Phonograph Producers]]}}</ref>
*[[Productores de Música de España|{{Abbr|PROMUSICAE|Productores de Música de España (Spain)}}]]: Gold<ref name="SPA O-Zone cert">{{cite certification|region=Spain|artist=O-Zone|access-date=23 April 2025}}</ref>
*[[Recording Industry Association of Japan|{{Abbr|RIAJ|Recording Industry Association of Japan}}]]: 3× Platinum<ref>{{cite certification|region=Japan|artist=O-Zone|title=DiscO-Zone|type=album|certyear=2005|certmonth=9|access-date=23 April 2025}}</ref>
*[[SNEP|{{Abbr|SNEP|Syndicat national de l'édition phonographique (France)}}]]: Gold<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.snepmusique.com/fr/pag-259165-CERTIFICATIONS.html?year=2004&type=8|title=Certifications Albums Or – année 2004|trans-title=Albums certified gold – year 2004|language=French|access-date=23 April 2025|publisher=[[SNEP]]|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120915002134/http://www.snepmusique.com/fr/pag-259165-CERTIFICATIONS.html?year=2004&type=8|archive-date=15 September 2012}}</ref>
*[[Uniunea Producătorilor de Fonograme din România|{{Abbr|UPFR|Uniunea Producătorilor de Fonograme din România (Romania)}}]]: Gold<ref name="nine">{{cite news|url=https://jurnalul.ro/timp-liber/monden/japonia-noua-discuri-de-platina-o-zone-30455.html|title=Japonia – Noua discuri de platina O-Zone|trans-title=Japan – nine platinum certifications for O-Zone|language=Romanian|work=[[Jurnalul]]|date=7 January 2006|access-date=23 April 2025|author=Cobuz, Dana}}</ref>
|-
| colspan="16" style="font-size:90%"| "—" denotes an album that did not chart or was not released in that territory.
|}

===Singles===
{| class="wikitable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center;"
|+ List of singles, with selected chart positions, sales, and certifications
|-
! scope="col" rowspan="2" style="width:19em;"| Title
! scope="col" rowspan="2" style="width:1em;"| Year
! scope="col" colspan="10"| Peak chart positions
! scope="col" rowspan="2" style="width:16em;" | Sales
! scope="col" rowspan="2" style="width:17em;" | Certifications
! scope="col" rowspan="2" style="width:4em;"| Album
|-
! scope="col" style="width:2em;font-size:90%;" |FRA<br><ref name="France chart"/>
! scope="col" style="width:2em;font-size:90%;" |GER<br><ref name="Germany chart"/>
! scope="col" style="width:2em;font-size:90%;" |[[Federazione Industria Musicale Italiana|{{abbr|ITA|Italy}}]]<br><ref name="Italy chart">{{cite news|url=https://www.fimi.it/top-of-the-music/history.kl#/history|title=History|access-date=23 April 2025|publisher=[[Federazione Industria Musicale Italiana]]|archive-date=5 May 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190505063351/https://www.fimi.it/top-of-the-music/history.kl#/history|url-status=live|language=Italian}} ''Note: Enter the name of the artist(s) into the "Per favore inserisci 1 o più caratteri" search bar.''</ref>
! scope="col" style="width:2em;font-size:90%;" |[[Oricon Singles Chart|JPN]]<br><ref name="Japan"/>
! scope="col" style="width:2em;font-size:90%;" |NLD<br><ref name="Netherlands chart"/>
! scope="col" style="width:2em;font-size:90%;" |NOR<br><ref name="Norway chart"/>
! scope="col" style="width:2em;font-size:90%;" |[[Romanian record charts|{{abbr|ROM|Romania}}]]<br><ref>For peak positions in Romania:

* For "Despre tine": {{cite news |date=10 February 2003 |title=Arhiva Romanian Top 100 – Ediția 5 |trans-title=Romanian Top 100 Archive – Edition 5 |url=http://www.rt100.ro:80/editie-top-100_x10000.html |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20050514165435/http://www.rt100.ro/editie-top-100_x10056.html |archive-date=14 May 2005 |access-date=8 July 2024 |publisher=[[Romanian record charts|Romanian Top 100]] |language=ro}}
* For "Dragostea din tei": {{cite web |date=1 September 2003 |title=Arhivă Romanian Top 100 – Ediția 34 |trans-title=Romanian Top 100 archive – Edition 34 |url=http://www.rt100.ro/editie-top-100_x10085.html |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20050514165753/http://www.rt100.ro/editie-top-100_x10085.html |archive-date=14 May 2005 |access-date=24 April 2025 |publisher=Romanian Top 100 |language=ro}}
* For "De ce plâng chitarele" (As Chitarele): {{Cite web |date=8 March 2004 |title=Arhivă Romanian Top 100 – Ediția 10 |trans-title=Romanian Top 100 archive – Edition 10 |url=http://www.rt100.ro/editie-top-100_x10109.html |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20050514170054/http://www.rt100.ro/editie-top-100_x10109.html |archive-date=14 May 2005 |access-date=4 October 2025 |publisher=Romanian Top 100 |language=ro}}</ref>
! scope="col" style="width:2em;font-size:90%;" |SPA<br><ref name="Spain chart"/>
! scope="col" style="width:2em;font-size:90%;" |[[UK singles chart|UK]]<br><ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.officialcharts.com/artist/10776/O-Zone/|title=O-Zone|publisher=[[Official Charts Company]]|accessdate=24 April 2025}}</ref>
! scope="col" style="width:2em;font-size:90%;" |[[Billboard Hot 100|{{abbr|US|United States}}]]<br><ref name="us"/>
|-
! scope="row"| "Numai tu"
| rowspan="2"|2002
| — || — || — || — || — || ― || — || — || — || — 
|
|
|''Number 1''
|-
! scope="row"| "[[Despre tine]]"
| 2 || 9 || 8 || ― || 27 || 1 || 1 || 4 || — || — 
|
|
*ROM: 2× Gold<ref name="sms">{{cite news|url=https://www.curentul.info/monden/europenii-invata-sa-raspunda-la-sms/|title=Europenii învață să răspundă la SMS|trans-title=Europeans learn to reply to SMS|language=ro|author=Vulpescu, Andrei|accessdate=1 October 2025|date=31 August 2004}}</ref>
*SNEP: Gold<ref name="FRA cert"/>
|''Number 1'' and ''DiscO-Zone''
|-
! scope="row"| "[[Dragostea din tei]]"
| rowspan="1"|2003
| 1 || 1 || 17 || 72 || 1 || 1 || 1 || 1 || 3 || —{{efn|group=upper-alpha|"Dragostea din tei" did not chart on the [[Billboard Hot 100|''Billboard'' Hot 100]], but "Ma Ya Hi", an English-language version featuring [[Lucas Prata]], reached number 16 on the magazine's [[Bubbling Under Hot 100]] chart.<ref name="us">{{cite news|url=https://www.billboard.com/artist/dan-balan/chart-history/hds/|title=Dan Balan Chart History|magazine=[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]]|accessdate=23 April 2025|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20211117154056/https://www.billboard.com/artist/dan-balan/chart-history/hds/|archivedate=17 November 2021|url-status=dead}} ''Note: Select 'Bubbling Under Hot 100' from the drop-down menu.''</ref>}}
|
*WW: 12,000,000<ref name="Adevarul sales">{{cite news|url=https://adevarul.ro/stiri-interne/societate/dan-balan-revine-in-romania-751324.html|title=Dan Balan revine în România|trans-title=Dan Balan returns to Romania|language=Romanian|date=13 October 2007|accessdate=14 August 2024|work=[[Adevărul]]|author=Badea, Evelyn|archive-date=9 August 2024|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240809121313/https://adevarul.ro/stiri-interne/societate/dan-balan-revine-in-romania-751324.html|url-status=live}}</ref>
*FRA: 1,170,000<ref name="France sales">{{cite web|url=http://www.chartsinfrance.net/actualite/news-93671.html|title=Top 100 des singles les plus vendus du 21ème siècle : le récap !|trans-title=Top 100 best-selling singles of the 21st century: the recap!|publisher=[[Puremédias|Charts in France]]|access-date=4 July 2024|language=fr|date=20 September 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141210120626/http://www.chartsinfrance.net/actualite/news-93671.html|archive-date=10 December 2014|url-status=live}}</ref>
*ROM: 250,000<ref name="jurnalul eu">{{cite news|url=https://jurnalul.ro/timp-liber/monden/o-zone-ne-a-integrat-in-ue-69914.html|title=O-zone ne-a integrat in UE|trans-title=O-Zone have integrated us in the EU|language=Romanian|date=21 April 2004|accessdate=3 September 2024|author=Ciobanu, Dana|work=[[Jurnalul]]|archive-date=12 August 2024|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240812075439/https://jurnalul.ro/timp-liber/monden/o-zone-ne-a-integrat-in-ue-69914.html|url-status=live}}</ref>
|
*[[British Phonographic Industry|{{Abbr|BPI|British Phonographic Industry}}]]: Gold<ref name="UK cert">{{cite certification|region=United Kingdom|artist=O-Zone|access-date=23 April 2025}}</ref>
*[[Bundesverband Musikindustrie|{{Abbr|BVMI|Bundesverband Musikindustrie (Germany)}}]]: 2× Platinum<ref name="Germany cert">{{cite certification|region=Germany|artist=O-Zone|access-date=23 April 2025}}</ref>
*[[Federazione Industria Musicale Italiana|{{Abbr|FIMI|Federazione Industria Musicale Italiana (Italy)}}]]: Gold<ref>{{cite certification|region=Italy|artist=O-Zone|access-date=23 April 2025}}</ref>
*[[NVPI|{{Abbr|NVPI|Nederlandse Vereniging van Producenten en Importeurs van beeld – en geluidsdragers (Netherlands)}}]]: Platinum<ref name="Netherlands cert">{{cite certification|region=Netherlands|artist=O Zone|access-date=23 April 2025}}</ref>
*PROMUSICAE: Gold<ref name="SPA O-Zone cert"/>
*[[Recording Industry Association of America|{{Abbr|RIAA|Recording Industry Association of America}}]]: Gold<ref name="US cert">{{cite certification|region=United States|artist=O-Zone|access-date=23 April 2025}}</ref>
*RIAJ: 4× Million<ref name="Japan cert">{{cite news|url=https://www.riaj.or.jp/data/others/chart/w060920_3.html|title=Japanese digital singles certifications|language=Japanese|access-date=23 April 2025|publisher=[[Recording Industry Association of Japan]]|archive-date=12 August 2014|archive-url=https://archive.today/20140812093549/https://www.riaj.or.jp/data/others/chart/w060920_3.html|url-status=dead}}</ref>{{efn|group=upper-alpha|This reflects the highest certification awarded to "Dragostea din tei" in Japan, which denotes ringtone sales. The song was further certified platinum and gold in other formats.<ref name="Japan cert"/>}}
*SNEP: Diamond<ref name="FRA cert">{{cite certification|region=France|artist=O-Zone|access-date=23 April 2025}}</ref>
|rowspan="2"|''DiscO-Zone'' 
|-
! scope="row"| "De ce plâng chitarele"
| rowspan="1"|2004
| 17 || — || — || — || — || ― || 3 || — || — || — 
|
|
|-
! scope="row"| "Megamix"
| rowspan="1"|2005
| 25 || — || — || — || — || ― || — || — || — || — 
|
|
|{{N/A|Non-album single}}
|-
| colspan="16" style="font-size:90%"| "—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory.
|}

==See also==
*[[List of music released by Moldovan artists that has charted in major music markets]]

==Notes==
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==References==
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==External links==
* {{in lang|ja}} [http://maiahi.com/index.html O-Zone Official Japanese Website]
* {{in lang|de}} [https://web.archive.org/web/20100127040311/http://artists.universal-music.de/ozone/ O-Zone Official German Website]

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