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Wikipedia article{{Infobox song | name = Played-A-Live (The Bongo Song) | cover = Safri Duo - Played-A-Live (The Bongo Song).jpg | alt = | type = single | artist = Safri Duo | album = Episode II | released = | recorded = | studio = | venue = | genre = | length = 3:18 | label = Universal | writer = * Morten Friis * Uffe Savery * Michael Parsberg | producer = * Safri Duo * Michael Parsberg | prev_title = | prev_year = | next_title = Samb-Adagio | next_year = 2001 | misc = }} "'Played-A-Live (The Bongo Song)'" is a song by Danish percussion duo Safri Duo. It was released in 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 and became the fourth-fastest-selling single ever in Europe. 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 'Billboard's Hot Dance Club Songs chart in the United States. "Played-A-Live (The Bongo Song)" song was awarded "Danish Club Hit of the Year" at the 2001 Danish Music Awards. The song has also been used as one of the themes for the Kingda Ka coaster at Six Flags Great Adventure. Track listingsCredits and personnel* Writers: Morten Friis, Uffe Savery, Michael Parsberg * Produced and arranged by Safri Duo, Michael Parsberg * Mixing: Safri Duo, Michael Parsberg, Johnny Stage * All instruments "played-a-live" by Safri Duo * Recorded in The Safri Studio, Copenhagen, Denmark * Engineer: Johnny Stage ChartsWeekly charts{|class="wikitable sortable"!Chart (2001) !Peak position |- |- |- |- |- |Canada (Nielsen SoundScan) |align="center"|4 |- |- |Europe (Eurochart Hot 100) |align="center"|4 |- |- |- |- |Hungary (Mahasz) 'See' LW 'column'. |align="center"|4 |- |- |- |- |- |- |Romania (Romanian Top 100) |align="center"|13 |- |- |- |- |- |- |- |} Year-end chartsDecade-end chartsCertificationsSee also* List of number-one club tracks of 2001 (Australia) References | |
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