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2001 single by Zucchero and Maná From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
"Baila (Sexy Thing)" (sometimes known as "Baila Morena") is a song by Italian singer Zucchero. The song was first released as the lead single of his ninth studio album Shake, and it was highly popular in Italy and Spain, reaching #1 chart positions, but achieved moderate success in other countries. Zucchero also recorded an English language version for the single release. The song was later re-recorded in Spanish with the Mexican rock band Maná for the compilation album Zu & Co, but only reached chart success in 2006 due to its inclusion in the soundtrack of the film French Fried Vacation 3.
"Baila morena" | ||||
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Single by Zucchero and Maná | ||||
from the album Zu & Co. | ||||
B-side |
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Released | 5 March 2001 | |||
Recorded | 2000 | |||
Genre | Rock | |||
Length | 4:04 | |||
Label | Polydor | |||
Songwriter(s) |
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Producer(s) | Corrado Rustici | |||
Zucchero singles chronology | ||||
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Maná singles chronology | ||||
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On February 2, 2006, the single entered the French Singles Chart at #64, then jumped straight to #1, which is the third biggest jump to number-one in this country. After four weeks at #1,[1] the singles dropped almost every week on the chart, totaling ten weeks in the top ten, 17 in the top 50 and 28 in the top 100.[2] It was certified Gold by the SNEP.[3]
In 2007, the song was covered by Patrick Fiori and Hélène Ségara and included in a medley available on Les Enfoirés' album La Caravane des Enfoirés.
Zucchero co-wrote the song with Roberto Zanetti who used his "Robyx" alias. The song uses vocal samples from Muddy Waters Mannish Boy and Al Greens Take Me To The River.
Peak positions
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Year-end charts
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Region | Certification | Certified units/sales |
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France (SNEP)[3] | Gold | 200,000* |
Italy (FIMI)[20] Since 2009 |
Platinum | 100,000‡ |
Spain (PROMUSICAE)[21] | Gold | 30,000‡ |
Switzerland (IFPI Switzerland)[22] | Gold | 20,000^ |
* Sales figures based on certification alone. |
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