▁the ▁du o ▁Sand ra ▁& ▁And res , ▁and ▁in ▁ 1 9 7 6 ▁ 9 th ▁with ▁" The ▁Party ' s ▁Over ", ▁then ▁as ▁a ▁solo ▁artist . ▁ ▁" Color ado " ▁was ▁written ▁by ▁brothers ▁Rob ▁& ▁Ferd i ▁Bol land ▁and ▁Ger ard ▁C ox . ▁Intern ation ally ▁Bol land ▁& ▁Bol land ▁are ▁arg u ably ▁best ▁known ▁for ▁writing ▁and ▁recording ▁the ▁original ▁version ▁of ▁Status ▁Qu o ' s ▁ 1 9 8 6 ▁hit ▁" In ▁the ▁Army ▁Now " ▁( # 1 ▁Austria ▁& ▁Switzerland , ▁# 2 ▁UK , ▁France ▁& ▁Norway , ▁# 6 ▁Sweden , ▁# 1 5 ▁The ▁Netherlands ). ▁ ▁" Color ado " ▁suggests ▁that ▁the ▁singer ▁and ▁her ▁lo ver ▁travel ▁to ▁Colorado ▁in ▁the ▁United ▁States ▁of ▁America , ▁as ▁" the ▁doll ar ▁is ▁not ▁so ▁expensive ▁anymore " ▁and ▁the ▁place ▁is ▁a ▁good ▁destination ▁for ▁a ▁hol iday . ▁X andra ▁goes ▁on ▁to ▁explain ▁that ▁they ▁could ▁" bu y ▁a ▁second - hand ▁horse " ▁in ▁order ▁to ▁save ▁on ▁pet rol . ▁X andra ▁recorded ▁the ▁song ▁in ▁three ▁languages , ▁the ▁original ▁Dutch , ▁English ▁and ▁German ▁- ▁all ▁with ▁the ▁same ▁title . ▁ ▁The ▁song ▁was ▁performed ▁four teenth ▁on ▁the ▁night ▁( follow ing ▁Luxemb ourg ' s ▁Je ane ▁M anson ▁with ▁" J ' ai ▁déjà ▁vu ▁ ça ▁dans ▁t es ▁yeux " ▁and ▁preceding ▁Sweden ' s