Baila morena (Zucchero song)
2001 single by Zucchero and Maná / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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"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. | ||||
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Released | 5 March 2001 | |||
Recorded | 2000 | |||
Genre | Rock | |||
Length | 4:04 | |||
Label | Polydor | |||
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Producer(s) | Corrado Rustici | |||
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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.