Played-A-Live (The Bongo Song)

"Played-A-Live (The Bongo Song)" is a song by Danish percussion duo Safri Duo. It was released in November 2000 as the lead single from their first mainstream studio album, Episode II. The Michael Parsberg-produced song, which has a mix of tribal drums with electronic music twists, sold 1.5 million copies worldwide^[3] and became the fourth-fastest-selling single ever in Europe.^[4] The single topped the Danish Singles Chart. Outside Denmark, the single also topped the Swiss Singles Chart and peaked at number two in the Netherlands, Germany, and Belgium (Flanders and Wallonia). It reached number six in the United Kingdom and number seven on the US Billboard Hot Dance Club Play chart.

"Played-A-Live (The Bongo Song)"
Single by Safri Duo
from the album Episode II
Released	November 2000 (2000-11)[1]
Genre	Tribal[2] trance[2]
Length	3:18
Label	Universal
Composer(s)	Morten Friis Uffe Savery Michael Parsberg
Producer(s)	Safri Duo Michael Parsberg
Safri Duo singles chronology
"Played-A-Live (The Bongo Song)" (2000) "Samb-Adagio" (2001)
Music video
"Played-A-Live (The Bongo Song)" on YouTube

"Played-A-Live (The Bongo Song)" song was awarded "Danish Club Hit of the Year" at the 2001 Danish Music Awards.^[5] The song has also been used as one of the themes for the Kingda Ka coaster at Six Flags Great Adventure.

Track listings

European enhanced maxi-CD single^[6]

No.	Title	Length
1.	"Played-A-Live (The Bongo Song)" (radio edit)	3:18
2.	"Played-A-Live (The Bongo Song)" (original club version)	8:36
3.	"Played-A-Live (The Bongo Song)" (DJ Tandu Mix)	7:41
4.	"Played-A-Live (The Bongo Song)" (Spanish Fly Remix)	9:33
5.	"Played-A-Live (The Bongo Song)" (Nick Sentience Mix)	7:40
6.	"Played-A-Live (The Bongo Song)" (Serious Mix)	7:57
7.	"Played-A-Live (The Bongo Song)" (music video)

UK CD single^[7]

No.	Title	Length
1.	"Played-A-Live (The Bongo Song)" (radio edit)	3:00
2.	"Played-A-Live (The Bongo Song)" (Nick Sentience Remix)	4:45
3.	"Played-A-Live (The Bongo Song)" (Serious Remix)	5:30
4.	"Played-A-Live (The Bongo Song)" (original club mix)	6:40

US enhanced maxi-CD single^[8]

No.	Title	Length
1.	"Played-A-Live (The Bongo Song)" (radio edit)
2.	"Played-A-Live (The Bongo Song)" (original club version)
3.	"Played-A-Live (The Bongo Song)" (Airscape Mix)
4.	"Played-A-Live (The Bongo Song)" (music video)

Credits and personnel

• Writers: Morten Friis, Uffe Savery, Michael Parsberg
• Produced and arranged by Safri Duo, Michael Parsberg, Johnny Stage
• Mixing: Johnny Stage, Safri Duo, Michael Parsberg
• All instruments "played-a-live" by Safri Duo
• Recorded in The Safri Studio, Copenhagen, Denmark
• Engineer: Johnny Stage

Charts

Weekly charts Chart (2000–2001) Peak position Australia (ARIA)[9] 86 Austria (Ö3 Austria Top 40)[10] 7 Belgium (Ultratop 50 Flanders)[11] 2 Belgium (Ultratop 50 Wallonia)[12] 2 Canada (Nielsen SoundScan)[13] 4 Denmark (Tracklisten)[14] 1 Europe (Eurochart Hot 100)[15] 4 Finland (Suomen virallinen lista)[16] 5 France (SNEP)[17] 80 Germany (GfK)[18] 2 Hungary (Mahasz)[19] 4 Ireland (IRMA)[20] 8 Italy (FIMI)[21] 35 Netherlands (Dutch Top 40)[22] 2 Netherlands (Single Top 100)[23] 3 Norway (VG-lista)[24] 4 Poland (Music & Media)[25] 14 Romania (Romanian Top 100)[26] 13 Scotland (OCC)[27] 5 Spain (PROMUSICAE)[28] 3 Sweden (Sverigetopplistan)[29] 8 Switzerland (Schweizer Hitparade)[30] 1 UK Singles (OCC)[31] 6 UK Dance (OCC)[32] 2 US Dance Club Play (Billboard)[33] 7 US Maxi-Singles Sales (Billboard)[34] 25

Year-end charts Chart (2001) Position Austria (Ö3 Austria Top 40)[35] 34 Belgium (Ultratop 50 Flanders)[36] 3 Belgium (Ultratop 50 Wallonia)[37] 11 Canada (Nielsen SoundScan)[38] 28 Denmark (IFPI)[39] 24 Europe (Eurochart Hot 100)[40] 10 Germany (Media Control)[41] 3 Ireland (IRMA)[42] 69 Netherlands (Dutch Top 40)[43] 1 Netherlands (Single Top 100)[44] 12 Romania (Romanian Top 100)[26] 73 Spain (AFYVE)[45] 1 Sweden (Hitlistan)[46] 40 Switzerland (Schweizer Hitparade)[47] 2 UK Singles (OCC)[48] 108 Decade-end charts Chart (2000–2009) Position Germany (Media Control GfK)[49] 46 Netherlands (Single Top 100)[50] 53

Certifications

Region	Certification	Certified units/sales
Belgium (BRMA)[51]	Platinum	50,000*
Denmark (IFPI Danmark)[52]	6× Platinum	48,000^
Germany (BVMI)[53]	3× Gold	900,000‡
Netherlands (NVPI)[52]	Platinum	60,000^
Norway (IFPI Norway)[54]	Gold
Sweden (GLF)[55]	Gold	15,000^
Switzerland (IFPI Switzerland)[56]	Platinum	50,000^
United Kingdom (BPI)[57]	Silver	200,000‡
* Sales figures based on certification alone. ^ Shipments figures based on certification alone. ‡ Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone.

Release history

Region	Date	Format(s)	Label(s)	Ref.
Denmark	November 2000	CD	Universal	[1]
Denmark (re-launch)	January 2001
United Kingdom	22 January 2001	12-inch vinyl CD cassette	AM:PM Serious	[58]
Europe	29 January 2001	CD	Universal	[1]
Australia	12 March 2001			[59]

See also

• List of number-one club tracks of 2001 (Australia)